Why is astronomy beneficial to society? Astronomy benefits society in many ways. Astronomy has helped the medical field greatly. For example‚ blood samples from leukaemia patients can be processed faster because of a collaboration between a drug company and the Cambridge Automatic Plate Measuring Facility. Radio astronomers came up with a way that is currently used as a non-invasive way to detect tumors and as a result there is an extremely accurate detection rate in breast cancer patients. Astronomy
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To what extent was Themistocles’ contribution the key factor in bringing about a Greek victory in the Persian Wars‚ 480-479 BC? To a very large extent Themistocles did play the key role in bringing about a Greek victory against the Persians in 480-479BC. His efforts in the pre-war years‚ his leadership and tactical skills at Artemisium and Salamis‚ and his persuasive arguments all combined to offer the Greeks hope of victory. However‚ Themistocles‚ alone‚ could not determine the fate of the war
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Question: Examine the Origin of the Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses In ancient Greece‚ mythology was a part of the Greek religion. Mythology was a tool used to explain various aspects of ancient life‚ such as‚ the environment in which humankind lived‚ the creation of the world‚ and the natural phenomena they witnessed. Myths in relation to Greek religion refers to the ancient Greek gods‚ explaining their origin and their lives. The accounts of Greek mythology were originally disseminated in
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The ancient Greeks were pivotal to western intellectual history. The western philosophical tradition started in ancient Greeks and would paint the pathway to future discoveries and knowledge. As the Greeks would improve the idea of the alphabet when the Phoenicians passed it onto them and would begin recording their ideas. These recorded ideas would finally be documented and help spread the ideas of philosophy. In addition‚ the ancient Greeks would set up the basic categories of philosophy to give
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according to the Iliad‚ leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the War. Prominent in both the Iliad and Odyssey‚ Menelaus was also popular in Greek vase painting and Greek tragedy; the latter more as a hero of the Trojan War than as a member of the doomed House of Atreus. Menelaus fought bravely at Troy‚ although he did not occupy as important a position as his brother Agamemnon‚ who was the commander-in-chief of the Greek forces. At one point he agreed to settle the conflict by single
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In Ancient Greek society women had a lower social status than males‚ they were mistreated degraded and controlled. They were controlled by men whether it was their father or their spouse‚ females very given little voice‚ if any‚ in major decisions. The social life of women in Ancient Greek often mirrored the submissive female image. They were confined indoors because ‘working out of doors’ was thought to be a place for women to become potential ‘prey’ for rapists and seducers. Therefore they spent
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During the Archaic Age (c.750-500 B.C.E.) the creation of the Greek city-state began. The making of the polis after the Dark Age‚ created many independant cities along the countryside with shared government‚ which was dominated by mountains and islands. Just like any other city-state‚ Athens began as a small Mycanaean settlement. The name came from the Greek goddess Athena. Athena is the goddess of wisdom and military. The people chose her to protect their city-state of Athens. These new city-states
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audience • Foil: a foil is a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character • Foreshadowing: hints of what is about to happen in the play. • Greek Tragedy: the main character is doomed for disaster/ inevitable tragic outcome • Irony: the opposite implication of what being said or meant. • Nemesis: An opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome. • Pathos: an element which stimulates
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more advancements than any other country. However‚ we have actually borrowed many ideals from other countries and earlier civilizations. The question is often raised‚ which civilization have affected our modern-day society the most? I believe that Ancient Greece played a crucial role in the development of our society because of their advancements in government‚ science‚ and the Olympics. Our modern-day society is classified as having a democratic government‚ a government where the power is endowed
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STEFANIE LETHBRIDGE AND JARMILA MILDORF: Basics of English Studies: An introductory course for students of literary studies in English. Developed at the English departments of the Universities of Tübingen‚ Stuttgart and Freiburg 3. Drama Table of Contents: 3.1. Text and Theatre ...................................................................................90 3.2. Information Flow ..............................................................................91 3.2.1 Amount and Detail
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