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    Days"‚ "Theogony" and "Hymn to Demeter." And see that these women/goddess similar to real life women. In the Works and Days‚ women are seen as beautiful things and men strong and fighting creatures. Zeus‚ the king of gods‚ had Hephaestus fashion a woman endowed with everything‚ which he called Pandora. Pandora is described as a sweetly seductive female and her name refers to the gifts that all the gods give to mankind. She is made as a tempting snare for Epimetheus. She was sent with an urn full

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    Design Everyday

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    Design of everyday things Summary so far: – many so-called human errors are actually errors in design – human factors became important as human performance limitations reached when handling complex machinery You will soon know these important concepts for designing everyday things – perceived affordances – causality – visible constraints – mapping – transfer effects – idioms & population stereotypes – conceptual models – individual differences Slide deck by Saul Greenberg. Permission is granted

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    The Myth of Sisyphus

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    Does life ever seem pointless and discouraging? In Albert Camus ’s "The Myth of Sisyphus‚" Camus describes the correlation between Sisyphus ’s fate and the human condition. In the selection‚ everyday is the same for Sisyphus. Sisyphus is condemned to rolling a rock up a mountain for eternity. Camus ’s "The Myth of Sisyphus" forces one to contemplate Sisyphus ’s fate‚ how it relates to the human condition‚ and how it makes the writer feel about her part in life. Camus states "if this myth is tragic

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    Everyday Use

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    Everyday Use Symbolism The Quilts These quilts represent Mama’s family and her heritage‚ they were made by Grandma Dee and Big Dee. Symbolically‚ each piece of material was made from scraps of clothing that once belonged to someone in their family‚ including pieces of their great-grandfather’s Civil War uniform. . To Maggie‚ they represent her family; she still remembers with love her grandmother who made one of them and she says it is okay if Dee takes them because she does not need the quilts

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    Opportunities Found in Adversity Oftentimes‚ there are many trials and tribulations on a journey home. The Odyssey by Homer is a great example of this. An epic poem that describes Odysseus’ journey home‚ it describes all of the trouble and misfortune that he runs into. In Book 19‚ Penelope questions Odysseus about his journey. Then‚ when a maid is washing Odysseus’ feet‚ she discovers him for who he actually is. Later‚ Penelope explains a dream to Odysseus and he interprets it for her. Book

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    Found Dog Flyer

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    The scientific basis of climate change According 2013 IPCC Status Report on Climate Change‚ climate change is occurring due to global warming. Observational evidence is coming back from all continents and most oceans‚ And it shows that many natural systems are being affected by regional climate changes particularly temperature increases. There is much scientific data backing the (intergovernmental panel on climate change) with conclusions and facts‚ based on changes in weather patterns

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    Story Analysis: Everyday Use by Alice Walker (602 Words) In the story‚ "Everyday Use"‚ author Alice Walker uses everyday objects‚ which are described in the story with some detail‚ and the reactions of the main characters to these objects‚ to contrast the simple and practical with the stylish and faddish. Walker’s main writing power seems to be description and imagery along with a little flashback every now and then. Flashback played a bug role because with every event in the story‚ the reader

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    Creation Myth

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    10/3/12 World Civilization The Creation of the Creation Mythos Myths are a vital key to understanding not only a culture’s history‚ and also its future. A society’s ethics and mores are portrayed through a myth’s oral and written tradition that is passed down from generation to generation and is most often used as a teaching tool. Since creation myths are such a good set of tools every culture has some form of them. Creation myths are an important aspect of teaching a culture’s children about how

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    Everyday Use In Alice Walkers story "Everyday Use" she uses the mother to narrate the story. Through humorous comments‚ the mother paints a picture of what she is thinking‚ and allows the audience to see her as she is‚ and not as the world and those around her perceive her to be. Specifically the mother describes the characters appearance‚ and actions‚ as well as offers analogies‚ such as mothers on T.V. To support her view of reality‚ or how things really were‚ in her opinion. As the story

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    When looking at the definitions of folktales and myths‚ we can conclude that there is a very fine line between the two. Myth can be defined as "… to do with the gods and their actions‚ with creation‚ and with the general nature of the universe and of the earth." (Thompson‚ 106) On the other hand‚ some might say that folktale is defined as an anonymous story‚ that originates and circulates orally among a people (Harris and Platzner‚ 1054)‚ or even that folktales involve a fairy god mother and dancing

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