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    The ancient Greeks believed that to honour one’s guest was to honour the god’s. This concept of hospitality and comradery is frequently explored in Homer’s the Odyssey through the lens of Odysseus’ reciting of his voyage home to Ithaca and his wife, Penelope following his victory in the Trojan War. Book IX presents the crux of Odysseus’ tale in his encounter with Polyphemus where Shewring’s translation presents the tale of Odysseus candidly and without verbosity allowing the formation of…

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    Macbeth and Lady Macbeth differ in many ways throughout Act 1 of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. A very interesting difference between this couple is that Lady Macbeth is very controlling while Macbeth is not. This controlling factor of Lady Macbeth plays an important role as it is the main source of the erupting dilemmas which lead Macbeth to his destruction. Lady Macbeth’s character shines through as controlling in Shakespeare’s tragedy of Macbeth because she is dominant, power-hungry, and…

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    their hands together the same space so that political violations were essentially moral and religious. Jesus’ message stands in contrast. On the one hand, in the gospel narratives, they compete for places of honour. Who is the…

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    Similarly, in the text written by Addos, Ping-Ann, it is presented that when one family gifts Koloa to another it indexes, honours, and channels women’s mana as a positive and binding force that produces people and perpetuates culture (Ping-Ann, 2015, p. 103). I believe this is what creates the trust in between the families as something of so much value is being gifted with honour thus, presenting that the capacity of words and actions by simple means of speaking and comforting, the important…

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    Nyasha Research

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    for reaching the final 20 of the iDEA Award, an scheme run by HRH The Duke of York and Nominet Trust; pitching a business idea at the Google Campus in London and being selected as a social action Project Leader by O2 Think Big. In addition to these honours, Nyasha secured highly competitive work experience and diverse formal roles across various industries due to being identified as a fast learner. For instance, at Powermeeter her interviewers were so impressed that they offered her the job on…

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    Westbrook SR and Shannon Horton. His brother is Raynard Westbrook. Russell really liked to hang out with his family, chill around, and go shopping. He learned to love the game from his father. The mom believed in academics which made him become an honour student. He got little attention as a 5’8 freshman. The following year suffered a tragedy teammate Khelcey Barrs dies after a pickup game. He then made his way to the starting lineup as a Junior. NBA Superstar When he was in grade school, he…

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    As you can see in my selfie, I am smiling, which refers to my answer to the question "Has Canada's history made you proud to be a Canadian?" And that smile means yes, I am proud to be a Canadian, due to Canada having so much effect over the years of the 20th century, which I will point out from my GREAT CANADIAN SELFIE. The first prop is the outfit and the mustache, in which I am supposed to look like an immigrant, who just immigrated to Canada, because of Canada's 1980 immigration act, which…

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    ‘We cannot succeed when half of us are held back’ How true is this quote by Malala Yousafzai and how does this relate to Human Rights violations? It’s hard to define what human rights are; there is just too much to consider. Generally, human rights are simply referred to as the rights a human has. Of course, there are heaps of rights worldwide aimed towards certain groups of people; however, human rights are the only set of rights that are applied to everyone, universally. That includes everyone…

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    In what ways, and with what success, did Hitler (after 1933) honour the promises he made relating to domestic issues during his rise to power? Hitler, the leader of the NSDAP also known as the Nazi Party, became chancellor of Germany in January 1933 and consequently Fuhrer in August 1934. Up until this point he had been gaining popularity quickly especially in the years after the Great Depression. This is due to the many promises he made regarding the economic situation as during his rise to…

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    be observed that gratuitous concurrence has occurred due to the tendency to agree with defence counsel on more than one occasion. An example of this is when defence counsel states ‘May I have 5 minutes to consult with my instructing solicitor Your Honour’. Moira responds, ‘yes’. The question isn’t directed at Moira, however, it elicits a response consistent with an agreeable and cooperative interaction. Moira has no known relationship or directional involvement in this question to His…

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