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...Studies courses and qualifications The hero Achilles is the son of the mortal Peleus, and Thetis, an immortal sea nymph. He is the greatest Greek warrior in the story of the Trojan War; the plot of Homer’s Iliad is driven by Achilles’ anger. When Achilles was born his mother tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the River Styx, but the heel where she held him...

...study class from the West Midlands came to erect a war memorial on top of a mountain in Scotland! Photo of Ben Nevis memorial plaque courtesy of coda on Flicker. Some rights reserved Symbolising values We may be somewhat ambivalent about war memorials, though. One could argue that World War II was fought for ideals of democracy and freedom, but previous conflicts are more...

...studies: How do people emphasise what is important to them? How do they choose to do religion in different ways? And how did these practices evolve throughout history?...Growth of toleration and privatised religion A phrase that anthropologists are keen on is ‘making the familiar strange and the strange familiar’. One thread in efforts to improve understandings of...