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    this proving contact of the species. Different sources of information give more validity to the studies. A second article talks about how it is hard to see the archaic lineages thanks genetic drift. “Our study thus provides a methodological template for identifying additional loci in the human genome that might harbor alleles from archaic populations through introgression and subsequent positive selection.” (Evans et al.‚ 2006) Even though the article by prof. Haws and Cochran has many examples

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    Oedipus shows how prideful he is when he refers to himself as being famous amongst the people of Thebes. Also‚ the fact that he comes forth when he hears prayers‚ indicates that he views himself as an equivalence to the gods because he defeated the Sphinx. Oedipus’ boasting relates to the theme because it foreshadows his tragic fate that he will kill his father and marry his mother as destined by the gods. Oedipus’ pride continues throughout the play when the messenger announces the death of King Polybos

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    tragic hero is being talented and of noble birth. Oedipus is talented because during his journey to run away from his curse‚ the oracle foresaw for him‚ he stumbles upon the Riddle of the Sphinx in Thebes; Oedipus solved the riddle and is rewarded to be king and is given the old kings wife. “You freed us from the Sphinx; you came to Thebes and cut us loose from the bloody tribute we had that harsh brutal singer” (Line 44). As Oedipus is being rewarded for his talents‚ no one knows that Oedipus is

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    wise and brilliant king‚ his cleverness could lead him to solve the most challenging puzzles‚ the only puzzle that he could not solve and the clearest of them all was his own puzzle‚ the prophecy. Oedipus helped the city by solving the riddle of the Sphinx and thus taking control as king. The main characters in both epic poems were very similar. King Oedipus and Odysseus were both wise and clever and handled their destinies with great honor‚ bravery and courage. They were also both well-respected leaders

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    Theme 1: Love for your family (or home) 1. (Homer’s the Odyssey) In the Odyssey‚ Odysseus spends ten years trying to go home to Ithaca. Odysseus left the Trojan War with the mindset and hopes of returning home. Although he wanted to go home to Ithaca many obstacles faced him. He fought against the Cyclops‚ survived against Poseidon’s wrath‚ left the Island of Calypso‚ and many other dangers just to come home. Odysseus survived through all of the hardships just to return home to his family and city

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    Fragment 22 Pa Essay

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    Most probably‚ fragment 22 CA was not composed during the archaic period. Its meter and especially its language -which has affinities with archaic epic and lyric diction‚ later Euripidean drama and even Moschion‚ and is full of rare words- situate it within the broader context of the ‘New Music’. The same is true about its intertextuality with archaic epic‚ Alcman‚ Sappho and Ibycus. Its self-referentiality and its sensuality were constructed to captivate the audience’s attention. It was either performed

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    Khufu measuring at 441 ft tall. Its built on 30 ft of bedrock giving the illusion that it’s taller than The Pyramid of Khufu.This Pyramid is tomb to Pharaoh Khafre son of Khufu and his successor. It took 26 years to built and it has a sphinx in front of it. The sphinx depicts pharaoh Khafre having a lion body with his human head being the only human part on it. Khare was the fourth king of

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    BCE‚ during the Archaic period which was from 600-480 BCE. The medium is terracotta‚ the piece is sixteen inches and it was a Museum Purchase. At the beginning of the transition into the archaic art lost its geometric and rigid style and transformed into a more natural and real. The human figure changed from being triangular to more realistic anatomically correct human forms. These figures usually represented illustrations of epic tales. Also during this time the notable “archaic smile” was introduced

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    Ancient Egyptian Influence of Funerary Art and Architecture Since the beginning of time civilizations have evolved in numerous ways. One of the earliest civilizations to evolve quickly in a great number of ways was the ancient Egyptians. The ancient Egyptians had some of the most advanced forms of writing‚ metalworking‚ sculptures‚ and architecture for its time. As time passed‚ the Egyptian culture grew and matured. They began to be increasingly wealthy and subsequently started to spend more time

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    theory of early human migrations out of Africa and subsequently around the world‚ supporting the Out of Africa Theory. This theory claims that all modern humans are descended from anatomically modern African Homo sapiens rather than from the more archaic European and Middle Eastern Homo neanderthalensis or the indigenous Chinese Homo pekinensis‚ and that the modern African Homo sapiens did not interbreed with the other species of genus Homo. Each episode concerns a different continent‚ and the series

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