Aphrodite of Melos (Venus de milo) Greek artists tried to create ideal beauty. Statues were not made to represent real‚ living people‚ but they were carved to show how the human body should look like. The picture in front of you is a sculpture of Aphrodite of Melos (Venus de Milo‚ in Roman mythology). For hundreds of years‚ the statue remained buried in an underground cavern‚ where it had been damaged and discovered in two parts. It was in 1820 AD (anno domini) when a peasant named Yorgos found
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When we think of quest narratives‚ we may think of stories with knights and dragons. However‚ any storyline can be a quest narrative if the story has these five elements: a quester‚ a place to go‚ a reason to go there‚ challenges‚ and‚ ultimately‚ a real reason to go there. The quest narrative would not be complete without the quester’s challenges. Challenges occur throughout the the quester’s journey to reach his/her goal. Without challenges‚ the story would be dull‚ and would lack any rising
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Problem What are teachers communicating through the way they dress? Are teachers role models for their students and should they follow the same rules they require their students to adhere too? Teacher appearance continues to be a concern not only for teachers‚ but also for administrators‚ parents and occasionally for students. As trends change teacher attire also follows the fads. Most schools do not have a written dress codes for teachers. Many administrators believe that the professional
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‘God is black’ (The Fire Next Time). Examine the uses of religious imagery in The Fire Next Time. The Fire Next Time includes many religious images concerning race‚ ethnicity and culture. The first essay‚ My Dungeon Shook‚ is a letter from James Baldwin to his nephew‚ in an attempt to “strengthen [him] against the loveless world.” The second‚ Down at the Cross‚ explores the background experiences that shaped his view of the world‚ and allowed him to give the advice in the previous essay. Throughout
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Horace Mann was an American advocate for public education‚ born May 4‚ 1796 in Franklin‚ Massachusetts and died on August 2‚ 1856 in Yellow Springs‚ Ohio. He grew up in poverty‚ hardship‚ and self denial‚ with his father dying when he was just thirteen-years old and was educated for a brief period of time and at very poor standards‚ (Britannica School.) Despite his poor education‚ Mann went on to attend Brown University in Providence‚ Rhode Island‚ graduating top in his class and studied at Litchfield
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’’Wonderful Life‚’’ which examines the evolution of early life as recorded in the fossils of the Burgess Shale‚ and ’’The Mismeasure of Man‚’’ a rebuttal to what Gould described as pseudoscientific theories used to defend racist ideologies. Enrolled at Antioch College in Ohio‚ where he received a bachelor’s degree in geology in 1963. In 1967‚ he received a doctorate in paleontology from Columbia University and went on to teach at Harvard‚ where he would spend the rest of his career. Explanations of how
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In the movie‚ many things portrayed are the same as what really happened in Roman history. Some things though‚ are a little different in the actual history of Rome than in the movie. Scenes were changed in the movie too‚ to make the plot more interesting. I connected what I could between the movie and the actual history of Rome. Maximus was the general of Rome and a really good general at that. He lead Rome to many victories. He was so great and loyal that in the movie‚ Marcus Aurelius actually
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C.S. Lewis argues that he is not looking from the view point specific to a certain branch of Christianity‚ while he is anglican. The name Christians was first given at antioch (Acts 11:26) to ‘the disciples’. To those who accepted the teachings of the apostles. The book started as Radio broadcast delivered from 1942-1944 in WW2. He served in WW1. Lewis ‘ Christianity is not philosophy or theology but a way of life. The Law of Human Nature People are moral creatures. The Law of Nature refers
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In the article "Days of the Martyrs" By Jeffery L. Sheler it tells up why Christian communities where prosecuted just because of there beliefs. By the second century Christian numbers started to drop drastically mostly because of the persecution by the government authorities. These government authorities where concerned of the out lawed movement of "Atheist." Atheists were Christians that rejected Rome’s pagan pantheon and decided to worship one invisible god. At the time when the persecutions
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Pride is an enemy of God because it hinders man from seeking after God. It takes God’s glory and keep it for itself. God alone deserves our worship and the acknowledgement of everything we have accomplished. Nevertheless‚ we should acknowledge the difference between the pride that one experiences when he has accomplished a well-done task or someone close to him. And the pride that God hates. Herod is a perfect example of one who lives for himself instead of for the glory of God. His story reminds
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