Showing Xenia

Xenia means showing hospitality. The hospitality is shown to show off the wealth and power of the person showing the hospitality. You can see xenia in the forms of giving protection, shelter, favors, bathing, and feasting. Two times we see xenia in the Odyssey are when Odysseus receives clothes in a polished sea-chest, richly wrought gold, many cauldrons, and the other gifts he receives from Alcinous and his people. (Odyssey pg. 192) Another time we see xenia is after Circe promises Odysseus that she will not harm him or his men she baths and feeds them a great feast. (Odyssey pg. 151) Even though for my second example Circe didn't start out with xenia because she poisoned and turned the men into pigs she does later on show the xenia.

My passion

I have a huge interest in musical theatre. I always knew I liked preforming ever since I was a little kid. When I am on stage or performing I get this certain type of thrill. Its an amazing feeling I feel like I am on top of the world. I love being other people, I especially enjoy playing evil characters. It is just fun to play something that you are not. Dancing, singing, and acting are what I love to do, and I hope I get to do it for as long as possible.

Analyze Maus

I think that there were many conflicts in this story. There are many big conflicting events. I think that the Holocaust was the biggest conflict issue in this story. Throughout the story we see people facing tragedy, death, and suffering because of the Holocaust. From the Holocaust we also people showing greed, anger, violence, luck, and the will to fight and live. Since we see all of those things in the story I see the Holocaust as the biggest conflict.