Mary Hall Slate and Luke Flint were married on June 6, 1776 in Connecticut. The following details were recorded in the Diary of The Revolution:…
Toula Portakolis is the lead character, a Greek first generation, 30 year old single woman still living at home. Her parents and extended family still firmly hold on to the Greek culture in their lives, however, not Toula she has become acculturated adopting many American attitudes. Toula is more conservative in her planning for her and Ian’s wedding from bridesmaid dresses, makeup, and earrings. However, she gives in a great deal in order to keep her parents and family happy. Regardless of her tolerance of Greek culture she still desires to distance herself through furthering her education and wanting to leave the family business. Yet the distance she goes isn’t that far away since her desire is to work at her Aunt’s travel agency.…
Since my sophomore year in high school, I have always wanted to join a fraternity. First, I think it is a great experience for students to witness the greek culture as they attend college. In addition, the shows, parties, and other activities really excite me. Finally, not only does all the fun excite me, but a fraternity is also a brotherhood. Therefore, I think it is a great idea to join a fraternity.…
In the early 1800's many countries such as Britain, Scotland, and The United States began looking to the Greeks for architectural ideas. This was known as The Greek Revival. The Greek Revival dominated American architecture during the early 1800's. It was the first dominant style of architecture in the United States and was able to be found in all regions of the country. The architecture became so popular it became known as the first "national style" in America, and was the first architectural style that reached to the west coast. The Greek style of architecture became so popular because of its beauty, simplicity, and its link to the world's earliest democracy. Originally, America liked Roman architecture more but it was closely related to Britain at the time, so America leaned towards Greek architecture. They did not want to be anything like Britain since they were now independent and they saw Greece as the true home of Democracy, and the Mother of Rome. Greece had also begun its war of independence against Turkey in 1821, creating sympathy from the newly independent United States.…
“όμοιος ομοίω αεί πελάζει” – the meaning of this Greek expression is similar to that of “birds of a feather flock together,” and with the blue-and-white plume of Greek flags flying proudly on front porches and displayed in shop windows, this expression well portrays the thriving Greek community of Danforth Avenue: redefined on Canadian soil, yet proud of history, heritage, and home. Encounter men and women who left native lands over the last 50 years and eavesdrop on random conversations — you may or may not be able to understand the friendly banter depending on your mastery of Greek. Officially named “GreekTown on the Danforth,” GreekTown, The Danforth, and the Danforth Village are used by locals to describe one of the largest Greek neighbourhoods in North America. Toronto’s Greektown can be found along Danforth Avenue starting from Greenwood Avenu all the way – heading west – just passed Broadview Avenue. Enter into a world of restaurants, cafés, and specialty shops where gyros, souvlaki, and a wealth of authentic Greek fare is readily available — culinary specialties celebrated yearly at the Taste of the Danforth, a weekend festival attracting over a million people amidst lively music and fun activities for the whole family. For dining, shopping, strolling, lounging, or people watching, GreekTown on the Danforth is a warm, inviting community with reasonably-priced homes, great schools, and fantastic parks.…
The Fraternity and Sorority Life Relations Office aims to foster academic success, brotherhood/sisterhood, civic engagement, and leadership within Georgia Southern University’s campus. They are open Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm and is located in the Russell Union. They watch over the 37 chapters which are represented by the interfraternity council, Multicultural Greek Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, and the Panhellenic Association. Membership into these organizations provides many different benefits such as: opportunities to give back to the community through community service and philanthropies, networking with alumni, providing leadership opportunities, and enhancing your academic success. Although this is a large organization, there is a…
Greek civilization, in many ways, was the most advanced population of it's time. The Greeks have created a great stir in modern day values, events, and philosophy, and they were just getting warmed up. The question, "What did the Greeks contribute to modern society", was posed, and I will begin to answer. The Greeks created a vast religious system, filled with heroes, gods, villains, monsters, and more. This has fascinated us, and has even influenced some of our brands of clothing, Nike for example (Nike being the goddess of victory). Speaking of Nike, the Olympic games were held in celebration of her, and was often seen as the main event. She was held in the hand of the statue of Athena during the games, and the olive wreaths were actually…
The Golden Age is considered the pinnacle of Greece as a nation and a society. It was the highest point of wealth and prosperity in Greeces history and therefore the happiest of times. This period was also the peak of Grecian art, writings, sculpture, theatre, and architecture. The Golden Age is credited with forming the modern day stereotype of what Grecian life was like. The Greeks greatly influenced modern day culture through the establishment of a standard of living for society. The Greeks further established a model government that, despite many wars, functioned fairly well without dispute from the people.…
Native American religions are very closely connected to the land in which Native Americans dwell and the supernatural. While there are many different Native American religious practices, most address the following areas of supernatural concern: an omnipresent, invisible universal force, pertaining to the "three 'life crises ' of birth, puberty, and death", spirits, visions, the medicine people and communal ceremony. Greek religion encompasses the collection of beliefs and rituals practiced in ancient Greece in the form of both popular public religion and cult practices. These different groups varied enough for it to be possible to speak of Greek religions or "cults" in the plural, though most of them shared similarities. Africa encompasses a wide variety of traditional beliefs. Although religious customs are sometimes shared by many local societies, they are usually unique to specific populations or geographic regions. According to Dr J Omosade Awolalu, The "traditional" in this context means indigenous, that which is foundational, handed down from generation to generation, meant as to be upheld and practiced today and forevermore. A heritage from the past, yet not treated as a thing of the past but that which connects the past.The Greek immigrant was the last of the Europeans to come to America. Fewer than two thousand Greeks were in the entire country before the 1880 's. The first arrivals were young boys bought by American naval officers and philanthropists on the Turkish slave block. They were sent to the United States for education and freedom and many distinguished themselves as teachers or naval officers.…
A. Analyzing Causes and Recognizing Effects As you read this section, make notes in the chart to explain how each geographic characteristic or historical event influenced the history and culture of early Greek civilization.…
I believe that a lot of the traditions of western civilizations come from the Hellenistic periods of Greece. A lot of the Homeric values like heroism, skill, dominating warrior, and strength are still much valued in the western ways. Through math, science, society, and culture prove much of this point.…
Greece’s culture is high context, which means that for the Greek culture the meaning of messages is determined by the context or the environment. Most of their communication is implicit. The members of the culture are skilled in reading non-verbal cues. Their interactions do not need explanation because of their common history. This is the reason why Greeks will interrupt what someone is saying while they try to figure out what is means. This is a common aspect of Greek communication. Greeks tend to speak quite loudly and with a lot of emotion. At times it may appear as if they are yelling and annoyed but it is most likely a normal tone of voice. Direct eye contact is expected it is viewed as a sign of interest and respect towards the speaker.…
Ancient Greek culture had major influences on today’s culture; some of these influences include mathematics, government, art and architecture; they even did research in the field of medicine. Many cultures and religions have adapted their ideas from the ancient Greeks. Without the influences of the ancient Greeks our society wouldn’t be the way it is today. The Greek culture lasted from around 776 BCE to 146 BCE (though it is argued to have begun around 1000 BCE), during this time they invented many technologies and refined old technologies. These things are what caused the ancient Greek culture to be such a powerful influence on western society today.…
The Greek settlement started in small trading posts, but then soon grew into very successful merchant cities. The Greeks settled in southern Italy because it had good agriculture land and harbor sites. In Sicily, Greeks carved up the island, taking over its best sites. The Greeks settled on the island of Ischia, which was off the bay of Naples in Campania. They started to expand at Cumae and establish new cities, nea polis, in Naples. This gave the Greeks access to those agriculture riches of Campania.…
The biggest similarity between the social structures of the ancient civilizations of India, China and the Mediterranean region would be the contempt of women, who were usually seen as a source of entertainment for men. As a result, women all around the world had near to zero influence in the society in old times. Another important social similarity of these four (if you separate the Romans and the Greeks) civilizations was the presence of a hierarchical social ladder, mainly based on occupation. In Ancient India, one’s social class was hereditary and unchangeable. In other civilizations, however, social mobility was generally possible, as one’s level of education was among the main determiners of their class.…