1) At the end of book 5‚ the two trees Odysseus sleeps under have two important meanings. The wild olive tree is a straight up tree with no fruit present on it. This tree represents physical attraction for love. The cultivated olive tree is a tree that has grown wildly with fruit all over it. This tree represents timeless love. The two trees are intertwined with one another which represents how physical and timeless love are relate to one another. Odysseus has a desire to get back to his homeland
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among the food forager society is called social leveling mechanism. In the article Eating Christmas in the Kalahari‚ Richard Lee talks about the Kung Bushmen way of practicing social leveling mechanism‚ which is shown by two clear ways. These ways are publicly ridiculed and in the other manner they show no signs of gratitude and thankfulness. For example‚ when hunting for a large animal for the Christmas feast‚ Kung Bushmen does not allow the hunter to act as a chief or the leader because this might
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An Interpretation of the Money Tree As I walked into Gallery 15 of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco‚ I was overwhelmed by the number of art pieces. Craning my neck and straining my ears to hear Professor Riegel‚ I caught a glimpse of a glimmering branch of a tree. As I drew closer‚ I saw a beautiful object‚ one that I had never seen before in Chinese art – the money tree‚ and knew that this was the piece that I would write my essay on. Visually‚ the money tree was unique and distinct‚ compared
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the tar out of them next time we did laps and were out of sight of our coach.” Nobody in the school liked Harry Hands‚ though one thing they liked was to bully him. Douglas was in the lead when Harry’s pants were put to the highest branch on the tree. This way the pupils and Douglas had the opportunity of laughing and pointing fingers at Harry. But nothing could tear down Harry’s confidence‚ not even this sort of humiliation cared him a bit‚ his answer to this display was simply to pull down
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A Christmas CarolTheme Expressed Through Symbolism "Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity‚ mercy‚ forbearance‚ and benevolence were all‚ my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business." A Christmas Carol‚ written by Charles Dickens is a straightforward narrative‚ which effectively uses symbolism to develop the major theme of the novel
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remember the day know as Christmas and New years has both been seen as see days of new life and renewal. Christmas usually been viewed as a Christian holiday with the birth of Jesus Christ and New Year’s a symbol of a beginning of another new year. Henrik Ibsen play A Doll House setting goes on during this festive season in which most of the main characters work through some sort of realization and come to a new understanding about their lifetimes as the time proceeds. Christmas in the play is first
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people give you just Think about why they gave it to you. In the book The Giving Tree the tree is being really kind to the boy and letting him take her stuff. The giving tree is all about giving and being greedy is not all about giving. I think giving is a big part of this book.The tree is giving all her things to the boy so he can survive. "I want to buy things and have fun.I want some money?""I’m sorry‚" said the tree‚ "but I have no money.I have only leaves and apples.Take my apples‚ Boy‚ and sell
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doors of the house at midnight‚ Christmas Eve is supposed to be good as it lets out the evil spirits. ’First Foots’ are those that enter the house first‚ a darker haired man entering the house first on Christmas Day is a good sign‚ and if the first guest is a woman it is said to bring in bad fortune. A first foot bringing in an evergreen is considered a blessing. The first person to open the door on the morning of Christmas should shout and welcome ’Father Christmas’. Some people also believe that
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Banyan TREE Banyan Tree is founded in 1992 by Ho Kwon Ping.The first Banyan Tree opened in 1994 in Phuket Island.The resorts were designed to blend into the natural environment. Corporate Strategies K. P. Ho thinks that company should consider the physical and human environment when making business decisions Business Strategies Goals : “...one of the top two or three dominant players in a global space which is very niche but nevertheless very global” K. P. Ho said. Scope : Banyan Tree provides
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I don’t know what the heck I’m doing‚ so I’ll just right about a legend from where I’m from. This is a legend of how the coconut tree came about. And if you don’t know what a legend is‚ it’s a story that isn’t meant to be believed. So I don’t care if you don’t believe it‚ but I think it’s a very interesting story to tell. The coconut legend is about a young girl who was admired by her entire village and all of her tribe. Anyways‚ one day the girl became very thirsty. The tribe looked and searched
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