Lopez English I HP‚ Period 6 Miss Grabowski January 27‚ 2011 Odysseus as Epic Hero The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ describes an epic hero to be a mortal male‚ someone who goes on along‚ dangerous expedition‚ also who is very brave‚ intelligent‚ and responsible. He will face many conflicts yet always manages to prevail. Odysseus possesses all these traits and demonstrates it throughout the entire Odyssey‚ such as when Odysseus and his men become trapped in a Cyclops’ cave and he needs to figure
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Samaritan paid the innkeeper to care for him until he was well. Jesus tells this story because of how compelling the meaning is. The implication is this; God calls us to love our neighbor as ourselves. Who is our neighbor? Everyone is our neighbor and we must not discriminate because of his or her
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Each denomination has a certain characteristic that distinguishes themselves from each other‚ but no one ever asks why do we have denominations or are they necessary. These questions‚ when asked‚ produce some rather disturbing results. Denominations are unnecessary and are actually detrimental because they divide Christians as a people and should be replaced with unity. To understand why denominations are unnecessary and detrimental‚ one must
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Why do we study History? We study History today to learn about certain things that occurred in the past. History is important because it tells you when things happened‚ how they happened‚ and what contributed to it. Without History‚ we wouldn’t be organized and people would have no idea of events that occurred before our time. You can use History as a guideline to relate things to your own personal experiences and everyday life. If people did not know about history‚ the world would clueless
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Why Do We Make Decisions The decisions we make decide who we are. Most people believe this is true‚ but could who we are determine what decisions we make? Can I really make a decision‚ or do I make it subconsciously then rationalize with logic and reasoning? Is it possible to overthink a decision? Research and studies have shown that it can. Some decisions are harder to make than others‚ is it because the more it could affect us the less we want to make it? Through researching decision making and
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Why do we Study History? People live in the present. They plan for and worry about the future. History‚ however‚ is the study of the past. The purpose of historical findings and inquiries is not simply to present facts but to search for an interpretation of the past issues. Historians attempt to find patterns and try to relate through the rigorous study of documents‚ laws and artifacts left by people decades or centuries ago. It is commonly understood that an understanding of the past is essential
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government funding. Also a need for much less consumption by the American civilians was crucial. Propaganda was a technique that is known as a type of transfer. The propagandist wants to transfer the importance‚ power‚ or approval of something that we respect and accept to something else that they want us to endorse. Posters and speeches were the easiest and most successful way to get the word out the people. Posters saying “Avenge Pearl Harbor!
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4. Do you agree with Kepler? Explain. Yes I agree with Kepler because of the definition of matter. Which is anything that has mass and takes up space. So any object that has matter can be considered geometry. 5. In grade school teachers often have geometry scavenger hunts; they ask students to find as many triangles‚ rectangles‚ and circles as they can. Spend a few minutes doing this. Write down all of the basic shapes that you find. Let’s see what happens if we are not confined to thinking of
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The following essay will be focusing on how we can use izithakazelo as sources in historical research. When I researched about izithakazelo‚ concepts such as ‘praise names’‚ ‘clan praises’‚ and ‘family praises’ came up. The word ‘coward’ can absolutely not go together with the word izithakazelo‚ as izithakazelo has such high appraisal. Izithakazelo is connected to the Zulu culture‚ and when they are praised‚ they start with the surname and then clan name whereas amaXhosa start with the clan name
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Law is a topic mentioned when we talk about illegal activity and the things that were not able to legally do as citizen of the United States. When we end up breaking the law up‚ we are innocent before proven guilty. This all happens within the court system. This is where they find out whether you’re guilty or not‚ so I felt that this would be a great place to do my project. I’m able to get more knowledge about the law and the people around me. Some of the things that you see in court can be astonishing
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