had provided improper xenia‚ and fear of retribution by the gods‚ since one never knew when a traveller might actually be a god in disguise‚ come to test the level of your xenia. All travellers were seen as sent by Zeus and under his protection‚ so giving proper xenia was also a way of showing respect for the gods‚ especially Zeus. The Odyssey by Homer may be viewed as a study in the laws of hospitality and is full of examples of both good and bad xenia‚ where good xenia is rewarded and bad xenia
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in front of me. Mixed with the water splashed his feet‚ but he did not care. Suddenly he stopped and looked back as the old beggar‚ and then looked down at the cake on his hand and the beggars‚ biting his lip‚ as if to think about something‚ a brick firm steps walked to the beggar. "Well‚ it’s for you‚ this is the last thing I bought with pocket money." The boy said. Beggars opened his eyes‚ awakened from a dreamless‚ "to me? Thank you so much." He spoke‚ he trembled with his hand and slowly took
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door you should always invite them into your house even the poorest beggar. After you invite them in‚ it is tradition to let them wash up and get clean. This is important because most travelers go through long treacherous journeys to go from place to place‚ because of the fact that Greece is made up of mostly islands with a small main land. After they have washed up the host should feed them and provide a feast‚ since most beggars have little to eat. Only after all of these steps have been completed
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In Two Lives of Charlemagne‚ author Einhard‚ an advisor and close friend of Charles the Great‚ related the accomplishments and qualities of his lord and patron. He felt that if he failed to document Charlemagne ’s life‚ the Frankish King would lose much of the respect that his greatness deserved. Einhard organized his work by telling of the wars and political conquests‚ societal works‚ and the King ’s private life. In glorifying Charlemagne‚ Einhard prescribed the qualities of a good and effective
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Prologue to The Canterbury Tales‚ there was a Friar to accompany the party traveling to Canterbury. Hubert‚ as he was called‚ embodied the traits from which friars were expected to keep their distance. Chaucer is successful in using this white-necked beggar to bring to the readers mind corruption‚ wealth‚ greed‚ and lechery‚ all hypocritical and immoral characteristics for a man of the church to possess. Although he is a merry man‚ full of joy and "wantonness"‚ these are mere irrelevancies when assessing
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the earliest examples of social policy was the Elizabethan Act in 1500 which made provisions for the punishment of ‘sturdy beggars’ and ‘the relief of the impotence poor’. An early piece of legislation to discourage giving to the undeserved and begging but to rather give relief or help to those in genuinely in need. Elizabeth 1st enacted procedures for collecting charitable alms from the wealthier people of the parish to help the poor; a task was usually carried out by churchwardens. This later gave
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solve (without giving away your “shocking” element). (Swift’s full title is “A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country‚ and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public.” Shoot for something like that.) b. Paragraph 1: A clear first paragraph that contains an indelible image of your societal problem. (Swift’s image in his first paragraph is that of the mother with six children dressed in rags begging for alms. Try to include
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instead of giving him proper mental treatment‚ the citizens‚ regardless of their social status‚ resort to physical force due to abysmal fear. This kind of societal exploration is part of the Expressionism of Weimar Cinema‚ which focuses on dark themes such as crime‚ social destruction‚ immorality‚ and establishes the characteristics that contribute to the genre film noir‚ with the film’s recurring themes of “psychological conflict‚ paranoia‚ fate and moral ambiguity” (Smith
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HISTORY OF PRISIONS -OVERCROWDING AND THE BIRTH OF AB109 Introduction Due to the passing of the Tthree -Sstrikes Llaw‚ California State prisons have become increasinglyen overcrowded. The enactment has caused a snowball effect of pandemonium throughout the sState from politicians‚ social scientists‚ activists‚ prison inmates‚ and a number of lobbyists. My paper will discuss the history of punishment and imprisonments‚ the Tthree Sstrikes Llaw‚ system capacity‚ overcrowding of prison overcrowding
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The New Deal Essay‚ Research Paper New Deal Essay Some people argue that theforward thinking policies of the New Deal did not radically alter U.S business‚but instead conserved and protected it. This statement is extremely valid. Roosevelt developed his New Deal policies to help to bolster Americaneconomy not to reshape the capitalistic economy that America had adoptedhundreds of years ago. Rooseveltbelieved‚ however‚ in very active government interaction and in some casesintervention with big
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