In The Odyssey‚ the act of heroism and storytelling plays a significant role in portraying the story of Odysseus. According to the standards of the Greek society‚ The Odyssey depicts a different aspect of a hero in which an older‚ more established man already starts off as a hero‚ but must regain his dignity after falling into a crevice of turbulent times . When pieced together‚ each aspect that is told becomes part of a whole however‚ each with a different unique function within the epic to express
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Do Males and Females Communicate with each other in different ways? " I do not give you the right to raise your voice to me because you are woman and I am man " (Tannen p 23) This statement is offensive to both men and women alike. Yet it is a true‚ telling statement as well. This one sentence shows us that in many countries‚ including the U.S.‚ a patriarchal society creates a hierarchal push and pull between the genders‚ creating a very large gap in communication. This assertion also brings
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and arguably the last‚ direct Democracy. Sparta‚ by contrast‚ was something of a mix between Republic‚ Monarchy and Oligarchy. Examining the similarities of their governments is the best way to observe the differences. Both Sparta and Athens were ruled initially by a land-owning aristocracy. Governance in both was limited to male citizens. But as
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present. The most notable of these is in the ancient Mesopotamian mythology‚ with the story of Utnapishtim and his story of survival of the gods wrath. Though both are telling what is assumed to be a tale of the same event‚ there are many similarities as well as differences in certain details of the story. Although some of these differing aspects are for the most part‚ fairly trivial‚ some of them are quite drastic from one version to the other. <br><br>The source of the myth in the two cultures is quite
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includes the contradictory characters Atticus and Alexandra. These siblings have identifiable similarities and differences. Atticus and Alexandra are similar in various ways. One similarity is the want to lead Jem and Scout into the right direction‚ but how they do it is in a different way. Atticus will lead them to the right paths‚ but Alexandra wants to shape the kids into her own image. Another similarity is they both listen to the radio. See‚ Atticus gets his news from the newspaper‚ so he probably
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Do males have better spatial awareness than females? Spatial Awareness: the ability to be aware and conscious of ourselves and objects in our environment‚ and their movement in space in relation to each other. Experimental hypothesis: males will correctly identify more shape pairs than females in a mental shape rotation task measuring spatial awareness. Null hypothesis: there will be no difference in the number of right answers achieved by males and females in the mental shape rotation task
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Jews were the target of prejudice and many conversion attempts. But‚ Christianity has the equal origins and core ideals as Judaism. The similarities among Christianity and Judaism are numerous. As an example‚ each Jews and Christians agree with in monotheism‚ the faith in a single god. Moreover‚ both religions worship the equal God‚ even though they name Him in another way. The Christian call
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There are many similarities and differences Africa with any other Countries. Africa and China have the similarities in trade. Africa and Egypt have the difference in Social Class. Africa and Sumer might have the differences as hunter-gatherers. Africa and China have similarities in trade. In Africa they had to travel in camels to cross the Sahara Desert so that they could trade with other societies. By 700 trade is what makes the people have more money and making them rich. Later they mined gold
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Wicca versus Paganism Wicca and Pagan are two religions‚ which have many similarities as well as many differences within each area. Wicca is a sect of Pagan in which each has their own variations on the religion. A good way to put it; all Wiccans are Pagan‚ but not all Pagans are Wiccan. Witch is a term used for any practitioner of Wicca. The Webster’s II Dictionary defines witch as 1. A woman who practices sorcery or is believed to have dealings with the devil‚ 2. An ugly‚ vicious
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Why women vote Oct.8 2012 Similarity and difference between 1940s and 1970s in China about women vote We are so lucky because we live in a relatively democratic society than before. Nowadays‚ everyone have more equal rights than before‚ especially the women. Compare with women in 19 century even the beginning of 20 century‚ we seen live in paradise. At that time women have no rights‚ cannot get education‚ cannot join any work related to politics‚ all the things they can do is housework and take
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