My personal expression of the Scenes of Dionysiac Mystery Cult‚ from the Villa of the Mysteries‚ Pompeii 60-50 BCE. Reflecting on the artwork itself and my interpretation. This astonishing nature of art is a stunning fresco of antique taste and creation which was found in 1909. There are religiously significant‚ but may not be acceptable by any entities. There is a religious represented symbolized by events in the primitive spiritual world also an enriched combination of religious implication observed
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Heroism in medieval times was different than it is today. Much of it was based on power over beauty‚ or wealth over intelligence. When faced with the decision of looking brave but being dumb‚ or looking cowardly while being intelligent the majority of the heroic people would have chosen the first option. In the example of Theseus (Canterbury Tales:The Knight’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer) although he was honored for his wise decisions he had the power and strength to stand fast against anyone who opposed
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Nelson Mandela once said‚ “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear‚ but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid‚ but he who conquers that fear” (Mandela). Nelson Mandela‚ one of the most admired world leaders of all time‚ went through the same journey to discover true courage that Jem and Scout do throughout the novel. They do this by first having a complete misconception of courage and gradually progressing to being courageous themselves‚ without really realizing
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The Mysteries of Uranus Jeremy Colin Newell Hanover College Hanover‚ Indiana April 5‚ 2001 Astronomy 145 ¡V Stars‚ Galaxies‚ and the Universe 2‚870‚990‚000 km from the Sun‚ Uranus hangs on the wall of space as a mysterious blue green planet. With a mass of 8.683e25 kg and a diameter of 51‚118 km at the equator‚ Uranus is the third largest planet in our solar system. It has been described as a planet that was slugged a few billion years ago by a large onrushing object‚ knocked down (never
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As the great Arthur Ashe once put it “True heroism is remarkably sober‚ very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost‚ but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” The epic‚ Odyssey by Homer highlights the determination of a certain character to return to his homeland and family after many years at war. However‚ with determination comes important decisions to do what is right and what is best for all. In most cases‚ a hero must take some kind of guidance from his acquaintances
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The Great Halloween Spoof It was a dark and kooky night when it happened. My worst nightmare happened. My friends and I were coming home from the big football game with some girls when {pause} my friend dared me to go into the "so called" old haunted mansion on N. Klent and Broadway Ave.. Why he had to do it in front of my friends and some other kids from school? I was trapped and he knew it. So I walked up the old cracked
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Heroism is usually linked to famous figures who go up against all odds to save others‚ like Beowulf‚ who fought monsters to save his people. But is courage something that all of us have‚ or is it just something that these special people have? Heroism is something I think all of us have in common‚ even if it shows up in different ways based on the situation. Heroes aren’t just a small group of people; everyone has the power to be one‚ whether they’re doing small acts of kindness or big acts of sacrifice
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Odysseus The Cunning The Epic Poem The Odyssey written by Greek poet Homer follows the adventures of epic hero Odysseus‚ whose main objective is to return home to his family. Throughout his adventures‚ his heroism is displayed in a plethora of brave acts. Odysseus in The Odyssey possesses the archetype of a hero as proven several times in his adventures. Odysseus manifests a heroic personality because of how many times he swoops in to save the day against all odds. An example of this is when Odysseus
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Introduction: Being able to identify a particular bacterial species is important. It is very useful in knowing its risk of toxicity to humans or animals‚ its resistance or susceptibility to antibiotics‚ and determining how to control its growth or kill it altogether. The purpose of these procedures is to discovery the identity of an unknown microbe by observing its reactions to a barrage of chemical and physical tests. Different microorganisms react in different ways‚ due to their function‚ digestibility
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Ancient Heroism of Western and Eastern Have you ever thought about the differences and similarities in the heroines in two far-away lands with two totally different cultural backgrounds in ancient time? The river of history is flowing slowly; every country and every era have its own heroine who is being recognized by their own ways. In the story of the Bible‚ a woman named Judith in ancient Israel who made the ignominious defeat of the Assyrians‚ an army bent on world domination. Meanwhile‚ on the
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