Treating guests with respect and generosity has always been a source of pride for hosts‚ as society has encouraged this way of thinking throughout history. In Homer’s‚ The Odyssey‚ the importance of this guest-host relationship becomes reinforced time and time again during Odysseus’ journey. When he finally makes it back home to Ithaca‚ Homer clearly illustrates for the reader how the guest host relationship holds paramount over everything else: “So you‚ old misery‚ seeing a god has led you here
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What is your definition of a hero? What kinds of things do heroes do that ordinary people do not do? Why do you think they do those things? When I think of a hero‚ I think of someone that goes that extra mile to take care of his or her own and others. A hero is someone who is courageous‚ brave‚ and fearless. Someone that is not selfish and will do anything needed even if it means that they could get hurt. Heroes do things like charity and volunteering‚ or they deliver kind acts to strangers without
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Undershaft’s Religion "The greatest of our evils and the worst of our crimes is poverty"‚ a concept echoed in the character of Undershaft‚ which reflects part of George Bernard Shaw’s idea of life. At a younger age‚Undershaft had to choose between wealth and poverty and so it was a choice‚ as Shaw calls it in the preface‚ between "energetic enterprise and cowardly infamy". This is how we are introduced to Undershaft’s religion. Undershaft corrects his daughter‚ Barbra‚ when she
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Love‚ care and sacrifice are indispensible to most of the relationships of life; especially in marriage‚ these factors become more important. Each of the couple has to know for whom and for which they live and work. In “The Gift of the Magi”‚ O.Henry was really successful in describing the love‚ care and sacrifice that Della and Jim give each other. The story would not become famous without its “surprising ending”‚ the accident and coincidence. Readers are attracted to the moving love story between
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FREEGANS : 1. Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freegans embrace community‚ generosity‚ social concern‚ freedom‚ cooperation‚ and sharing in opposition to a society based on materialism‚ moral apathy‚ competition‚ conformity‚ and greed. They boycott products from unethical corporations responsible for human rights violations‚ environmental destruction‚ and animal abuse
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Romeo and Juliet is hailed as a staple of romantic literature‚ with beautiful prose and loving relationships. However‚ while its language is eloquent‚ Romeo and Juliet’s relation is the antithesis of a good relationship. Any relationship which involves both parties ending up dead within a few days of meeting each other is probably not healthy. It’s clear both of them rushed into it based on superficial reasons and stupidity ended it early. In Act V Scene iii‚ Romeo finds Juliet in the tomb. After
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2015 ANNUAL REPORT: A Year of Generosity and Program Excellence Throughout 2015‚ more than four million Ohioans participated in more than 200 programs supported by Ohio Humanities. Programs included living history presentations‚ scholarly discussions‚ symposiums‚ exhibits‚ and book festivals. Highlights of 2015 included: Trees in Trouble Support by Ohio Humanities helped film producer Andrea Torrice to create the documentary "Trees in Trouble." It premiered December 2015 on Cincinnati public
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Christian and I know God answers prayer. God has calmed my fears‚ given me comfort and joy and has solved many of my problems on one or more occasions. The problem with our society isn’t the lack of prayer in schools but the lack of love and generosity among those who claim they are Christians. Instead of worrying about whether school children are standing and reciting a daily prayer‚ maybe we should take more time to follow God’s example to steal away to a quiet place and ask God to bless us
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Niccolò Machiavelli thoroughly discusses the importance of religion in the formation and maintenance of political authority in his famous works‚ The Prince and The Discourses. In his writing on religion‚ he states that religion is beneficiary in the formation of political authority and political leaders must support and endorse religion in order to maintain power. However‚ Machiavelli also critiques corrupt religious institutions that become involved in politics and in turn‚ cause corruption in
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Characteristics of Jesus in the Hellenistic Culture vs. Beowulf in the Anglo Saxon Culture How would one define a person as a “hero”? Those from different time periods have different cultural beliefs that could contribute to their definition of a hero. Those from the Anglo-Saxon culture‚ from which the character Beowulf comes‚ may have different views on various heroic attributes compared to those who were raised in the Hellenistic culture from which Jesus comes. Although Beowulf‚ from the epic
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