Why is Xenia such an important theme in the Odyssey? Explain your views and support them with details from the poem. (45 marks) The concept of guest hospitality was extremely important in ancient Greece. Evidence that Xenia was integral to Greek society can be found in the fact that Zeus‚ the king of the Gods‚ was also portrayed as the God of Xenia. Xenia created an obligation for the host to be hospitable to their guests‚ and conversely‚ the guests had their own responsibilities too. If either
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The Enemy Above: A Novel of World War II is a story about a twelve-year-old Jewish peasant named Anton. He lives with his uncles and his grandmother‚ Bubbe in the Ukrainian village of Borshchiv. The story takes place in 1942 during World War II in a farming village. His mother died when he was young‚ and his father went off to fight in the war. A year after his father left‚ German soldiers invade Anton’s village with a plan to eradicate all the Jews from the Ukraine. Pursued by Major Von Duesen‚
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Everyone knows that the government has three branches‚ the legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial‚ these three branches separate the power of the government. The legislative branch being the ‘Lawmaker’ by having the authority to create laws‚ the legislative branch is the most different out of the trio‚ established by the first article of the constitution is home to both the Senate and House of Representatives. Not only does the branch make laws‚ however‚ it also can impeach federal officers‚ initiate
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a strong sense of ownership and scientist should remember that behind every piece of tissue there is a person with feelings and they might want to know if their tissue is being taken for research or used to make money. Henrietta is one of the most important women in science‚ but she and her family never received a dime from the companies that were making millions off of her cells‚ this is unfair to Henrietta and her family because their mother died and they went through hell growing up so the least
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WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT! What is Immigration? What is Ellis island Immigration? Immigration is when a group of people move to a certain place such as a foreign country and take action and permanently move to a new place. Immigration happens all around the world. Many people have and still do immigrate to America. One important time in history was Ellis Island‚ which had taken place from 1892-1954. Ellis Island was a federal immigration station which was used for only one intent for 60 years. According
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What is the important of Leisure and what are it function? INTRODUCTION Leisure as defined by Dictionary ‚ is the “freedom provided by the cessation of activities; especially: time free from work or duties” . Parents often plan family leisure activities in an effort to improve relationships among family members. Nowadays‚ everything becomes very "fast"‚ leisure is an effective way to ease the pressure‚ relax‚ it has been closely linked with our life and our
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Privacy protects us from abuses by those in power‚ even if we’re doing nothing wrong at the time of surveillance. We do nothing wrong when we make love or go to the bathroom. We are not deliberately hiding anything when we seek out private places for reflection or conversation. We keep private journals‚ sing in the privacy of the shower‚ and write letters to secret lovers and then burn them. Privacy is a basic human need. I]f we are observed in all matters‚ we are constantly under threat of correction
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instantly worried about what I was getting myself into. To my pleasant surprise‚ the movie was filled with enough twists and turns that kept my mind occupied for the full length of the film that I did not even realized how badly I needed to use the restroom. It is safe to say that V for Vendetta was a thousand times better than Frankenstein and Luther. V for Vendetta had very obvious and strong ties to the theme of justice. It would be next to impossible to not pick up on these themes‚ especially
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The Red Pyramid is yet another phenomenal adventure and fantasy novel by Rick Riordan! This book starts a new epic adventure following the premise of Egyptian mythology‚ titled the Kane Chronicles. Carter and Sadie Kane have not seen each other in several years‚ despite being close in their early childhood. Now‚ Sadie lives with her late mother’s parents while Carter travels the globe with his dad‚ who is an Egyptian archaeologist. Their dad‚ Dr. Kane‚ takes them to a museum to show off one of his
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risk of dictatorship or tyranny‚ the group divided the new government into three parts‚ or branches: the executive branch‚ the legislative branch‚ and the judicial branch. Executive Branch:Headed by the president. The president carries out federal laws and recommends new ones‚ directs national
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