Being a Woman Contents 1. Introduction 2. “The Hymn to Demeter” vs “Odyssey 3. Homeric representation of gender roles 4. Conclusion Introduction Homer is a famous and mysterious figure in the ancient literature who made a significant contribution in the development of literature of all times. His personality and existence is the subject for numerous discussions since some specialists consider that he did not live at all but despite these arguments the importance of works‚ which are known
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Being an officer‚ you use a lot of discretion and doing this simulation really helped me understand the word ‘discretion’ better. Using the scenario of pulling somebody over‚ you have to listen to the tone of the person’s voice‚ and their facial expressions. In the first scene‚ the driver was going 10 mph over the speed limit in a residential area‚ but no children where outside. When I approached the vehicle‚ the driver seemed apologetic‚ and understood that he was speeding because he was in jeopardy
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I. Chapter 6 a. Introduction i. What is listening? Cognitive activity‚ the active process of receiving‚ constructing meaning from‚ and responding to spoken or nonverbal messages. ii. What is hearing? Passive physiological process in which sound is received by the ear. iii. How are listening and hearing different? Listening is cognitive while hearing is physical. b. The Importance of Effective Listening i. How much of a college student’s time is spent listening? 50% or more. c. Effective
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sadness. During the speakers work‚ the poet describes to his readers how eloquently she sings a song‚ whose meaning he knows not but yet‚ can feel the song touch his heart‚ though he may not comprehend the real intent of the lyrics‚ the language being unknown to him. The poet‚ with artistic elements of poetry‚ compares the song of the Highland Lass with the relatively dim sweetness of other objects and he seems to be successful in his work of contrast‚ but despite his comparisons‚ he wonders what
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Finding out that you’re going to be a grandparent is an amazing feeling. When I got the text message of the home pregnancy test I couldn’t believe it. I was so excited. I called my oldest daughter‚ Racheal‚ and asked if she was kidding. She told me she wasn’t and that she was due in August. Grandkids are fun‚ mine are a very large part of my life. A few months before she was due she called me and asked me if I would come out to be with her for the rest of her pregnancy and the birth. Her
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Best Friends Forever By Kymmberly Morton When I was a young girl my mother would read to me every night before I went to sleep. She would read all types of books from fairy tales to nursery rhymes‚ fiction and non-fiction‚ I loved them all. I wouldn’t fall asleep until she would read the entire book‚ or at least I would try‚ but her voice was so soothing that I couldn’t help it but to close my eyes and fall into a deep sleep. I would sometimes fine myself trying to read along with her but
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Between the Sayings of an Ex-Atheist and an Ex-Christian Lewis: I believe in Christianity as I believe in the risen sun: not only because I can see it‚ but because it illuminates everything else. Pullman: Christianity is a powerful and very convincing mistake. You must know this. Lewis: The sun in the sky‚ the creatures of the world‚ the earth and all of its elements. All of these things tell me that there is a God. Pullman: To believe in God is to subjugate yourself to a being of higher power
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To Be Canadian Being Canadian simply doesn’t mean being born and raised in Canada. For me‚ it defines the diversity of the country and its people and the unity among the different ethnic groups that live together in peace. Canada is often referred to as a land of immigrants because for the past 200 years‚ we became a multicultural country thanks to the millions of newcomers that helped build our way of life. Being a multicultural country is one of the many unique characteristics we should be proud
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What does it mean to be responsible? Responsible means taking care of your duties; being accountable for your own actions. Being responsible also means to me is to take ownership; owning what I need to do and accepting the blame when I cause the problem. Committing ourselves to lead‚ to create‚ to solve problems involve being responsible. Whether it’s cleaning the house or just attending class‚ I am acting out of what it means to be responsible. When I think of having responsibilities I think
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Being Homeless Kaplan University HN200 1. In your text on Pages 206-207‚ the author discusses his research on the homeless population. He refers to the many routes one can take to become homeless. Choose two populations from his list that you might work with in your career as human services professional. Describe two possible interventions or tasks that you might be involved with in working with each population what are some of the general skills a human services professional might need
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