Hospitality: Odysseus & Polyphemus Portal: Seeking Wisdom Amanda Conley Salve Regina University Hospitality: Odysseus & Polyphemus Good hospitality is an expected practice in Greek culture. The King of gods‚ Zeus‚ supports proper hospitality. “Zeus of the Strangers guards all guests and suppliants: strangers are sacred—Zeus will avenge their rights!” (Odyssey‚ 9.304-5) The encounter between Odysseus and Polyphemus‚ also known as “the Cyclops”‚ showed a great example of poor hospitality
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Hospitality can be defined as the practice of entertaining strangers graciously. It was a very important trait in Biblical times. In the New Testament‚ the Greek word translated as hospitality literally means “love of strangers.” In the Old Testament‚ Abraham was the host to angels unaware; he invited strangers into his house‚ washed their feet‚ prepared fresh meat‚ had Sarah bake bread‚ and later accompanied them as they left (Genesis 18: 1-15). Even today a traditional greeting by Bedouin people
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Why is AutoNation having a problem with its inventory? AutoNation having a problem with its inventory because of… - Detroit’s century-old business model‚ which dates to Henry Ford’s mass production of millions of largely identical Model T’s. Rather than build cars to suit customer tastes‚ U.S. auto makers churn out what makes sense for their plants‚ and then use incentives and rebates to lure buyers. The thirst for revenue to pay for mounting health-care and
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“Christian Crusades” Submitted by: Chaya R. Blackmon February 5‚ 2007 Humanities 202-04 Instructor: Prof. Scales The Crusades were military expeditions planned and carried out by western European Christians. The crusades started around 1095. The purpose of these crusades was to overtake and gain control of the Holy Land from the Muslims. The Holy Land was Jerusalem and the Christians believed that gaining control of it was their fate. The pope would gather
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Case Study Questions 1. Using Porter’s competitive forces model‚ analyze the NBA’s market situation. How does the use of Akamai help the NBA compete in this market? 2. Using Porter’s generic strategies model‚ what do you think is the NBA’s overall strategy or strategies? 3. Why is it important that all fans in the world have the same experience? 4. Why is it important that individual franchise owners can build‚ manage‚ and distribute on the NBA platform their own content? 5. The word
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What kind of databases and database servers does MySpace use? A database is an organized collection of data. A database server is a computer program that provides database services to other computer programs. In the initial phases‚ MySpace operated with two web servers (a computer application that helps to deliver web content that can be accessed through the internet) communicating with one database server and a Microsoft SQL Server database(as s database‚ it is a software product whose primary
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IKEA: Stylish Furnishings at affordable prices Swedish company IKEA is a mass market producer of cheap and stylish home furnishings that appear to transcend national boundaries. The company was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprada small town handyman from southern Sweden‚ who devised the company name by combining his initials with the first initials of his farm (Elmtaryd) and the parish (Agunnaryd) where he was raised. Today IKEA’s business mission is clear. In the words of the company founder
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In The Odyssey by Homer‚ hospitality is honored by many‚ such as Nestor and Penelope‚ however‚ there are still some people and creatures who do not show hospitality‚ like Polyphemus. Hospitality is the act of honoring a stranger‚ rather it’s a wealthy traveler or a poor person‚ by comforting and aiding him or her. Usually‚ you are required to bring the person into your house and give him something to eat and a place to rest. Showing honor to your guest is an act of loyalty to Zeus‚ however‚ the traveler
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QUALITY OF HOSPITALITY SERVICE A CHALLENGE Delivering quality service will be one of the major challenges facing hospitality managers in the opening years of the next millennium. It will be an essential condition for success in the emerging‚ keenly competitive‚ global hospitality markets. While the future importance of delivering quality hospitality service is easy to discern and to agree on‚ doing so presents some difficult and intriguing management issues. Since the delivery of hospitality service
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