Homer’s Odyssey clearly illustrates the characteristics of epic literature and cultural values in ancient Greece‚ especially nostos‚ the protagonist’s long journey home by sea. Throughout the epic‚ Homer utilizes the writing strategy of conflict. This develops the central idea that the journey of the hero teaches him valuable lessons and ultimately transforms him. The use of conflict between Odysseus and monsters‚ as well as human enemies‚ demonstrates that he learns to control his hubris by the
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separately in classes like AP English Literature‚ AP Government & Politics‚ and Faith. My course would delve into the debate of questions such as "Are we to set limits on refugee immigration?" and "How will our response to this crisis reflect American values?" Each discipline would be able to contribute to the conversation with their vast experience and knowledge. An English professor
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The world is filled with several different cultures with their unknown beliefs. Culture can be defined as complex system of values‚ traits‚ moral and customs shared by a society. Another word that shapes culture is its rituals‚ which is formed by different countries. Rituals are associated with religious observation and beliefs. Culture can be viewed as a different prospective. Many anthropologists found discoveries of many rituals among humans and animals that are being practiced today in the world
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Running head: ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE GREETINGS 1 Contrastive Analysis: English and Vietnamese Greetings Nguyen Thi Bich Hang University of Education ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE GREETINGS 2 As we all know‚ differences in culture are one of the main problems leading to a failure of communication. Thus‚ if learners want to develop their communicative competence in the target language‚ besides listening and speaking‚ they should improve a wide knowledge about sociolinguistics. Usually in daily
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American values at the crossroads: Assignment 1: The constitution The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. Empowered with the sovereign authority of the people by the framers and the consent of the legislatures of the states‚ it is the source of all government powers‚ and also provides important limitations on the government that protect the fundamental rights of United States citizens. Why a Constitution? The need for the Constitution grew
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American Values 1. Individual Freedom. 2. Self-reliane. 3. Equality of opportunity. 4. Compettion. 5. Material Welth. 6. Hard Work. Talk About It 1. Americans believe strongly in self-reliance and the freedom and independence of the individual. What are advantages and disadvantages of being very independence? Which is more important to you? Pleasing your family or having the freedom to do what you want? 2. If Americans hard to pick one aspect of their country that they are most proudof‚
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Discussion of Art within the Vietnamese Community In a monograph titled “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community‚ Culture‚ and Politics in the Diaspora” which focuses on Vietnamese people‚ both in Viet Nam and in the diaspora‚ Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde uses Chau Huynh as a case study to exemplify transnationalism‚ globalism‚ and the changes needed to bring about peace. Valverde’s discussion is not a simple one; it is complicated by the fact that there are three perspectives from which to consider
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Beowulf contains samples of Danish people’s values throughout the epic. This is seen in their festivals‚ the entrance of Beowulf and his fight with Grendel‚ and Grendel’s opinions. The Danish people find belief in loyalty through warriors‚ generosity‚ family‚ religion‚ and other traditional beliefs. The opposite being Grendel‚ the grim demon‚ is descended from biblical figure Cain‚ who killed his brother. Grendel does not take part and religion because he thinks that religion is a way for people
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Cultural Comparison of Brazil and Sweden 1. Sweden 1.1 Facts Sweden is officially called the Kingdom of Sweden as it is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The current king is called Carl Gustav XVI. Geographically Sweden is part of the Scandinavian Peninsula and has borders in the west to Norway‚ in the east to Finland and is connected to Denmark by the Øresund Bridge. Further it is the third largest country in the European Union and extends to about 450 000 square kilometers
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THE COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TENSES OF ENGLISH AND THOSE OF ARABIC I. INTRODUCTION A. The Background Of The Problem We have known that there are very much variations of language in The world. Those variations can be found in the real event of the communication. Ronald Wardaugh in Introduction to linguistic‚1977:3 states as follows: “Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication”. For those definition above we can conclude that language consists of the symbols that
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