Language Classes, 12/20

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Written on the blackboard:

LAST CLASS -- Please hand in your final projects

There is a basket on Dream's desk to collect the papers; next to it sits another basket, full of red-and-green wrapped Christmas chocolates. Dream, now free of the plague of balloons, leans against the blackboard with his arms folded. He manages a smile for each student as they hand in their papers.

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Re: Cat, 12/20

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Paige hands in her project and takes a chocolate. "thank you sir."

Ancient Egypt and Their Worship of Cats

Cats in today’s society seem to think they should adored and get there own way whenever they say so. I believe the main reason for this is that in ancient Egypt cats were worshiped and this memory has been passed down to cats from their descendants.

One of the main reasons cats were worshiped in Egypt was for their hunting abilities, as Egypt’s economy and everyday life was based around grain it was vitally important that this grain be kept safe from vermin. This meant cats were a critical part of the Egyptian household and as such were treated very well as they protected their livelihoods, so much so that in was a crime punishable by death to kill a cat and when a cat did die they were often mummified and buried by temples.

There was also Bast or Bastet, a goddess of protection, love and life with the head of a cat, the cat was her symbol and her subjects would made statues of the animal to honor her. The black cat was also used as a symbol by doctors to heal patients. It is believed cats were chosen as the symbol for Bast due to their natural instincts to protect their kittens and to hunt, hence being associated with a goddess of protection of love.

Attached to the report is A drawing of Bast (http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/krb/images/Bast.jpg)