Ancient Aliens and Ancient Astronaut Theory Mark P. Robertson Educational Planning Course “Critical Issue Project” Empire State College Mary Ellen Shaughnessy June 17‚ 2011 There has been a lot of commotion lately between both the scientific and religious communities in regards to this topic. The claims of Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life visiting the Earth in ancient times and profoundly affecting the development of Human civilization‚ is
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Ancient Greece Essay Athens and Sparta were two Greek city-states that shared a bitter rivalry. Geographically they are very close to each other‚ near the southern part of Greece‚ yet they were very different in their life styles‚ government‚ education etc. Regardless‚ both Athens and Sparta hold great historic value for the world and Greece. In this time period of Classical Greece‚ Sparta protected the country with it’s outstanding army while Athens stood as a symbol for art‚ freedom‚ and democracy
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Technology is‚ by definition‚ the practical application of knowledge. It is the systematic treatment of art and science. Our new science is circular in its motivation. The proclivity only grows more definite as it kindles consecutively greater aspirations. Perhaps it is a desire‚ whether technical or ethical‚ to leave something here that is greater than before. Now the world is thriving‚ dominated by computers and electronic intelligence that will leave a path for our heir’s advancements into the
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also responsible for leading the citizens in their religious celebrations. Spartan Kings held limited Judicial roles yet still had the authority of judges in certain cases. They decided upon legal matters such as the marriage of orphaned heiresses and had control of all cases concerning highways‚ public infrastructure like roads and water supply. Any adoptions of Spartan sons could only be approved by Spartan Kings themselves. Their only Kingly power was as commanders in battle. If they
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The ancient Greece‚ place of many historical events and the birth of many revolutionary social achievements. One of the most successful civilizations in the mediterranean but never as firm as other powerful empires. Staring with the Minoans‚ Greece began its way to be one the tops civilized civilizations. This time brought writing‚ roots for religion and what would be later the greek land. To what is known today they were a pacific civilization‚ not like their successors‚ the Mycenaean. A constant
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Catapults were one of the most terrorizing and powerful weapons of Ancient Greece and Rome. They were able to destroy enemy defense and turned sieges in favor of the offensor. They also operated with deadly precision and could fire massive boulders huge distances. (Foley and Soedel 5). Catapults were some of the biggest engineering marvel of Ancient times‚ and marked the first time many engineering and management techniques that we see today were used. And these new engineering practices let the
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Brandon John ADP‚ SCS/1108/029 Question 2: Philosophy in Ancient Greece and its Influence on Western Culture “My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you ’ll be happy; if not‚ you ’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates‚ Greek philosopher Socrates‚ like many of the greatest minds in history‚ was rather different from others in his time. In the quote above‚
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One of the most commonly heard complaints at the end of the year comes from seniors. The complaint is from students in regards to the senior project. Of 99 seniors who took the Spartan Spin Senior Project survey‚ 63.6 percent voted for the termination of the senior project. But since there is no possible avoidance of the project‚ the least that can be done is amend it in order to make the work more fulfilling for students. Every day‚ students have to adhere to structures in the classroom‚ but this
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Most people think of ancient Athens as the city of freedom and democracy‚ while they think of Sparta as a highly restricted society. The schools teach us that modern democracies are modeled on Athens‚ while military dictatorships are modeled on Sparta. However‚ history shows us that women had much more liberty in Sparta than in Athens. In fact‚ the democracy of Athens was available only to free men who were citizens of Athens. Moreover‚ to claim citizenship‚ an Athenian had to prove that both his
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There were four main ancient River Valley civilizations: the Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia‚ the Nile River of Egypt‚ the Indus River of India‚ and the Yellow River of China. These civilizations showed specific similarities and contrasting differences. Many of these differences and similarities showed up in the three categories of the technological advances‚ the types of government‚ and the geography of the civilization. Two civilizations that are very interesting to delve deeper into and study
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