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    “Entertainment. Can you find parallels between Ancient Rome and today’s America in terms of what they like to do for entertainment?” The human mind is an amazing supercomputer that is capable of wondrous things. Even the greatest of men have not come close to fathoming the true abilities of the brain. The information that is known‚ however‚ is mind boggling to say the least. An example of such potential is the fact that the brain can process information as fast as 268 miles per hour; it’s incredible

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    Gender in the Ancient World Warrior from Riace Ancient Greek society‚ their beliefs‚ ideologies‚ experiences and societal norms can only be realized by studying the artifacts that have managed to survive through out the centuries of abuses from war‚ conquest and Mother Nature. A great majority of the surviving artifacts found have been works of art‚ many of which are sculptures. These sculptures reveal clues to how the day-to-day lives in Ancient Greece were determined by status in society

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    Multilingualism in the Modern World Multilingual nations exist in all parts of the world‚ and very many examples could be cited. Difficulties only arise when one attempts to locate a country that is genuinely monolingual. There appear to be very few. Even in Europe there are not many true examples. Nearly all European countries contain linguistic minorities – groups of speakers who have as their native variety a language other than that which is the official‚ dominant or major language in the

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    Daoism in Modern China Since the warring states period‚ Daoism has had been an actor in Chinese politics and religious life. Daoism began as a way of life for Chinese people who discovered that through meditation they could free themselves from the burdens of this world. As the religion developed‚ many groups arose that specialized in certain aspects of attaining oneness with the Dao. Zhengyi or Celestial Masters was founded in the first century CE. This sect focused on the community and rituals

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    Cleopatra knew that she was to be taken to Rome as a captive and that she would not be able to manipulate Octavian‚ so she asked for time to prepare herself and was granted it. Cleopatra then poisoned herself- which is believed to have been by using an asp‚ but most scholars today believe it to be an Egyptian Cobra- and died shortly after. Octavian then had Cleopatra’s son‚ Caesarion‚ murdered and the children that she had with Antony were brought to Rome and were raised by Octavia‚ ending the Ptolemaic

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    Islam in the modern world Societies and individuals in the modern world are becoming increasingly secular in the way they choose to live. The notion of modernity and freedoms has seen a movement away from religions and a drive towards liberal thinking and differing philosophies on the best way to live and conduct relations. However these change in moving away from religion has not necessarily brought about positive developments in many facets of modern life. The purpose of this essay is to highlight

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    Ancient Rome was an Italic civilization that began on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome‚ it expanded to become one of the largest empires in the ancient world[1] with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants (roughly 20% of the world’s population[2][3][4]) and covering 6.5 million square kilometers (2.5 million sq mi) during its height between the first and second centuries AD.[5][6][7] In its approximately

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    Wonders of the Ancient World is the first known list of the most remarkable creations of classical antiquity‚ and was based on guide-books popular among Hellenic sight-seers and only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim. The number seven was chosen because the Greeks believed it to be the representation of perfection and plenty.[1] Many similar lists have been made. Contents 1 Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 2 Wonders of the Medieval World 3 Wonders of the modern world 3.1 American

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    WHY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS SO IMPORTENT TO THE MODERN WORLD Information technology plays a major role in the modern education. Various ideas are given by these technologies. In this faster and modern world‚ Education is an unavoidable segment. In olden days‚ Education was only the study in Hand books‚ but now‚ it is more advanced and practical. Now days‚ computer plays an active part in the modern education. It is more useful for making many assignments and projects. Now days‚ in ordinary

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    made an impact on Ancient society‚ Ancient Egypt had the biggest impact because they invented many new things like the first kind of paper‚ the first advanced irrigation system‚ and were the first to record events using Hieroglyphs. One of the biggest creations originating from Ancient Egypt was paper. Paper is very important because it gave a lighter and easier way to record events and write. Paper has been changed from the original material and creation methods used back in Ancient times but

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