through many of the traditional Japanese arts such as ancient dance‚ singing‚ playing the shamisen (a stringed Japanese instrument)‚ kimono wearing‚ ancient tea ceremonies‚ calligraphy‚ conversation‚ and alcohol presentation. (Graham (Diaz)‚ Naomi. "Immortal geisha"‚ web) Geisha were traditionally trained from childhood. Geisha houses often bought young girls from poor families‚ taking responsibility for raising and training them. During their childhood‚ apprentice geisha worked first as maids‚ then
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In Homer’s‚ “The Odyssey”‚ Odysseus struggles to return home not only to rejoin his wife Penelope and son Telemakhos but also to fulfill his duty as ruler and legend. As Odysseus struggles homeward‚ the idea of his true self and what defines him shifts. His longing for family and sovereignty serves‚ at times‚ as a raging fire that propels him home. At other times it seems to be lost in the shadows of his adventures. At the end‚ when all conflicts are resolved and Odysseus is reunited with his wife
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Sing‚ Muse‚ sing of the child of Sacha who became a man as for his trials slayed the monstrous Kharybdis‚ bringing great relief to the gods. When his trials were done and gone‚ son of Sacha‚ favored of all the gods‚ procured a spot as an immortal‚ accompanying Hestia by the hearth. Why did the slayer of Kharybdis forsake a hero’s life‚ now a man? Story: When Sacha went off to meet the hideous Scylla‚ she left behind her son‚ Domos and her husband‚ Denis. With no promise of returning until she has
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It tells of an old black woman and the struggles she’s had to deal with throughout her life. The author names the woman Phoenix after a mythological bird that died and then came back to life through its ashes which makes it immortal. The author makes the woman "immortal" because she continues to have something to live for‚ her grandson‚ whom she apparently considers her biggest gift. The author never says exactly how often the woman makes the journey‚ but we know she’s made it before because
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Love is the most powerful force in the world‚ even in death the power of love continues to be felt making the lover immortal. This is the idea expressed in Anne Bradstreet’s ode “To My Dear and Loving Husband”. The Love between two people is so powerful that it combines them and makes the as one. This is proven when Bradstreet states “If ever two were one … Surely we” (1)‚ This states that connection between two people is so powerful that it combines them physically‚ mentally and spiritually thus
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his ship mates arrive in the Land of the Dead‚ Homer graphically describes the land: “We bore down on the ship at the sea’s edge / and launched her on the salt immortal sea” (The Odyssey lines 526-27). Homer uses a personification to move people’s emotions and show how deadly and ghastly this place is. The sea is described as an immortal sea which the author tries to communicate as an endless sea showing its immensity. Figurative language is shown in the poem when Odysseus is in purgatory and sees
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"I know that men are won over less by the written than by the spoken word‚ that every great movement on this earth owes its growth to great orators and not to great writers." Most would agree with this‚ even find it wise or enlightening. They would be dismayed to discover that these are the words of Adolf Hitler‚ one of the most despised and dangerous men in history. The reason he was so dangerous? The very thing he accredits his success to in the quote above: his ability to speak. Hitler had a kind
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they seem and had a great headline but because many people believe in Immortal Soul‚ Afterlife‚ Near-death experiences‚ Reincarnation‚ Communication with the Dead‚ and miracles. All this topics show plenty of evidence or they have been tested and had found plenty of remarkable things that will leave a person speechless and not knowing what to think about the person informing them about the event. Summary: In the section of immortal souls I learned that Socrates believe that the soul would never die
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the death of Endiku eventually. After the death of his best friend‚ Gilgamesh started to look for immortality in a journey that made him to meet Utnapishtim‚ the figure of Noah in The Epic of Gilgamesh. According to the epic‚ Utnapishtim became immortal after construct an ark‚ as it is indicated in the epic in the lines which say “O man of Shuruppak‚ son of Ubar-Tutu‚ tear down your house‚ build a ship; abandon wealth‚ seek after life; scorn possessions‚ save the life. Bring up the seed of all kinds
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useful when in battle she can pummel her enemies with a single blow. Not only does she have the strength to fight but also has the ability to heal her comrades when injured in battle. During the “Fourth Great Shinobi War” she battled a man who was immortal because of a person that had resurrected to him so it was of course a challenge because no matter what damage they inflicted he would not be injured and not die. Thus‚ her getting the title of “Fifth Hokage” was not taken lightly because she earned
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