Is Hestia A Good Babysitter

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Have you ever thought about what it would take to be a good employee? Have you ever wondered what kind of job you might want to do? Have you ever thought about being a babysitter? Hestia is the protector of the Hearth and the home and the goddess of fire. Hestia was the first goddess in Mount Olympus and is respected by many people. She is the sister of Poseidon, Hades, Zeus, Hera and Demeter. Hestia is best suited to be a babysitter because she is known for being very calm in high pressure situations, being trustworthy in the sense of keeping promises, and being very helpful to people that don’t have the best resources of education.

One important reason why Hestia would be a good babysitter is because she always stays calm even when it
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As Hestia grew older you could still count on her maybe even more than before. Hestia dedicated a part of her life to the other people around her by keeping promises and secrets. Of course Everyone keeps some promises, but it seems that Hestia keeps more than just some of her promises, she keeps all of them. For example, as Paleothea states “Hestia had no problem keeping her promise to stay a virgin” (Paleothea).As you can see Hestia clearly can keep promises, even when they might be tempting to break. When Hestia finally got to age where she could realize how many people broke the promises they made, she decided that even when things got hard she had to not tell anyone about what she said she wouldn't say. Hestia had troubled herself by trying to keep everything in. She knew it was the right thing to do so she kept fighting the urge. Hestia felt that since “she was worshipped at every temple” (Greek gods and Goddess),she had to keep her promises to the people of mount Olympus. If Hestia didn't keep her promises she wouldn’t be respected anymore. Although Hestia had huge promises, she still managed to get through without breaking them. Keeping just one promise can change how someone feels about you.That doesn’t always mean that the promise you keep has to be huge, it’s just keeping the promises that matter. In the end, keeping promises isn't the biggest thing in life but it is very important to some people especially

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