The Odyssey by Homer relates to a soldier trying to return home after a war because in Odysseus’s journey home‚ he faces things that may symbolize the hardships that a soldier would face when coming home such as when he is held captive by the Cyclops‚ when he is on the island of the lotus eaters‚ and his experience with the Island of the Cicones. Upon finding a large cave on one of the many islands that Odysseus and his crew went to they entered and helped themselves to the food and drinks they
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Module 1 Study Guide Chapter 1 • Know the four basic steps of the interpretive journey. • Know the order of these four basic steps. Why is order important in following the interpretive journey? • What is a theological principle? Does it apply only to modern readers‚ or did theological principles apply to the original recipients of Scripture as well? • What are some of the barriers that constitute the "river" distancing readers of the Bible from an accurate understanding of
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“The war at sea was more important than the Western Front” When many people think about World War 1‚ they imagine trench warfare with machine guns and tanks. They just think about the Western Front and men conquering bits of land bit by bit to win the war. This was certainly the more publicised part of the war. But what many people missed was the war at sea. What did the ships do to help win the war? Could we have won the war without our navy? And was it even more important than the war on the Western
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Why was rearmament so important for Hitler ? The treaty of Versailles cut Germany’s armed forces to a tiny percentage of what it used to be during the First World War. During the 1920’s the league was trying to establish a plan for disarmament but many nations were using rearmament as a way to get over the depression‚ especially after 1929. In 1932 a world Disarmament conference was called. The conference was a failure‚ as no country was willing to disarm as much as they wanted. Hitler thought
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How important was Martin Luther King in bringing about civil rights for black people in the USA? (50) Martin Luther King was instrumental and pivotal; in the civil rights for black people‚ and arguably the most important person. King was critical for the civil rights movement; he was massively proactive. This is evident from King’s first significant role‚ the 1955 Bus boycott - King put forward his method of non-violent protest as for correcting the inequalities of the American Society. Already
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led the way for the 19th amendment‚ when woman won the right to vote. Sadly‚ the amendment was not added to the constitution until 14 years after her death. Here are three reasons why Susan B. Anthony is important. One of the reasons she is famous because she was a suffragist. A suffragist means someone who fought for the right to vote. For example‚ Susan Anthony was arrested for illegally voting in the
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Why was the civil rights movement so important? The Civil Rights Movement had many important events throughout the years.Some people argue that it was nothing but a waste of time‚ but to others it was the most historic event in Black History. Martin Luther King Jr participated in the Civil Rights Movement because he wanted equality between blacks and whites. The Civil Rights Movement is a very important event in Black History because Martin Luther KIng Jr and others helped establish equality between
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Civil War played a very important role in the U.S. The American Civil War played a very important role in U.S. history. It was probably very hard to fight for our country‚ and for us. If the American Civil War didn’t end‚ we wouldn’t have peace‚ or a beautiful Earth like we do now. I think the American Civil War is a defining moment in the history of the U.S. Here are some facts about why I think the American Civil War is a defining moment in the history of the U.S. One reason why I think the American
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The Journey of Odysseus Homer‚ a blind poet‚ wrote a book called The Odyssey. He set the book in Greece from Troy to Ithaca in 800 BC. The opening scene stress how Odysseus‚ the main character‚ trying to get back home to his family but struggles with all the obstacles thrown his way. Athena‚ the main supporter of Odysseus and the goddess that helps him through war and getting home‚ talks to her father‚ Zeus‚ into cooperating with Odysseus going home throughout the book. Zeus hasn’t always appreciated
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Elion: Why Is She Important? It was the day Gertrude Belle Elion would share the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology with George H. Hitchings‚ a medical doctor she assisted. It was their use of innovative methods for developing drugs that people recognized as an important discovery. Elion is an American biochemist and pharmacologist. Elion’s goal was to alleviate‚ meaning to make less severe‚ human suffering from illnesses. Other than the individual drugs she discovered‚ she also developed a new‚ more scientific
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