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Homer's Odyssey and Society - The Oikos

Byrhtwold
Categories : Help with english grammar & vocabulary

What was the oikos? Why is the oikos central to the Odyssey? How does the Odyssey explore the concept of the oikos?

Homer's Odyssey: Understanding the Use of Formulaic Expressions and Type Scenes

Byrhtwold
Categories : Help with english grammar & vocabulary

What are formulaic expressions? Why are they useful tools for an oral poet? This article for the student of Homer’s Odyssey studies standard …

Lesson Plan for the Odyssey by Homer

Byrhtwold
Categories : Help with english grammar & vocabulary

If you are preparing to study Homer’s Odyssey, you must consider first that this epic poem is perhaps a classic example of oral poetry. Next you can …

Observance of Christmas in Latin America: A Tour of Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, Peru, and Columbia

Gustavo Lequerica-Calvo
Categories : Social studies help cultures, governments & more

Christmas, or Navidad as it’s known in Latin America, is an important religious holiday for many Latin Americans. As with many holidays, the …

Want to Learn a Foreign Language? Three Great Approaches!

R. H.
Categories : Software reviews & second language acquisition ideas

What is the best way to learn a foreign language? Classroom learning, an independent approach, and the use of a language helper are all valid and …

Spanish Expressions – Part 2: El Pez por su Boca Muere

tracedreyer
Categories : Spanish language guides & study tips

Learning Spanish can be fun, especially when you begin to use idiomatic expressions to retort and respond to what your Spanish-speaking friends say. …

Teaching Gustar: It Does Not Mean "to like"

Eric W. Vogt
Categories : Spanish language guides & study tips

It is true that there is no Spanish verb that corresponds to the way the English verb “to like” works in English. This causes fewr …

Using Ser and Estar in the Past Tenses

Eric W. Vogt
Categories : Spanish language guides & study tips

It is often easier to most students of Spanish to decide correctly whether to use “ser” or “estar” when they are dealing with …

What is Phylogeny Used For?

Robyn Broyles
Categories : Science facts & homework help

Phylogeny is not just theoretical science. Researchers in applied fields from medicine to environmental clean-up have found the study of phylogeny to …

Today's Portugal Still Reflects Discoveries of the Early Sea Explorers

Renae Haug
Categories : Help with geography homework

Portugal’s early sea navigators set out in search of gold and discovered other valuable commodities, resulting in permanent transformation to its …