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    a sculptural technique in which figures are carved out of a block of stone‚ part of which is left to form a background. a. capital b. relief c. flute d. volute 2. _____ Which Greek vase painting style includes the meaner or maze pattern? a. archaic b. undulating c. classical d. geometric Identifications Identifications (brief essays) will be taken from the list offered below. You will be asked to write on two topics from this list of nine‚ and you get to pick which two. You should be prepared

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    never to return to Corinth. Travelling toward Thebes‚ he encountered Laius‚ who provoked a quarrel in which Oedipus killed him. Continuing on his way‚ Oedipus found Thebes plagued by the Sphinx‚ who put a riddle to all passersby and destroyed those who could not answer. Oedipus solved the riddle‚ and the Sphinx killed herself. In reward‚ he received the throne of Thebes and the hand of the widowed queen‚ his mother‚ Jocasta. They had four children: Eteocles‚ Polyneices‚ Antigone‚ and Ismene.

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    cupidity and domination motivates them to take over the entire landlord‚ where the working class is forced to spend their long life underneath the ground with machines. When the boiling point is hit‚ these workers turn to wild predators- Morlocks in Sphinx Era. This source helps me understand deeply where the split of society came from and how the religion played a big role of separating the community into two species. I like the convincing argument of Wackfelt because it clearly explains the progress

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    Cited: Knopf‚ 1971. Boardman‚ J. Greek Sculpture: The Archaic Period. London: Oxford University Press‚ 1978. Boardman‚ J. Greek Sculpture: The Classical Period. London: Oxford University Press‚ 1985. Burckhardt‚ Jacob. History of Greek Culture. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co.‚ 1963. Chamoux‚ Francois

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    Bibliography: The Archaic Mode of Production: Archaic Northern Africa‚ Starting on 24 May 2008‚ Holl Augustin‚ Saharan rock art: archaeology of Tassilian pastoralist iconography‚ Publication date: April 2004‚ Cave Art in Europe‚ 2011-11-20 14:38:01‚< http://waiyu.kaoshibaike.com/tuofu/tuofu/

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    As Henry A. Kissinger says‚ “The task of a leader of a leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.” Kissinger means‚ a leader will put his people over himself to get them somewhere better. In the greek drama‚ Oedipus Rex‚ written by Sophocles shows a tragic hero who is an effective leader. King Oedipus is an effective leader because he wants to do the best for his town and family. Oedipus is an effective leader because he wants to do the best for his town. After

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    From honorable and successful king to devastated‚ blind‚ man guilty of murder and incest‚ Oedipus’ downfall is so drastic that it poses the question: what did Oedipus do to deserve such misfortune? E.R. Dodds and his students give varying interpretations to this question; some students state that Oedipus’ downfall is a result of his own actions and proves that people always getting what they deserve‚ while others believe his downfall is part of his destiny and proves that people cannot escape their

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    The first short story to be summarized is “The Black Cat”. In the beginning of the story‚ we learn that the unnamed narrator is in jail and going to die the very next day and wants to set his story straight. From the day he was born‚ he loved animals and has lots of them. He expresses that taking care of his animals and hanging out with them is his favorite thing to do. He gets married and finds out that his wife loves animals just as much as he does. Out of all the different animals he has‚ his

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    the difference The Ivory Trail though is more of a Physical Journey then the Road Not Taken and is set in Africa‚ symbolized by the warm colors shown in the cover‚ the appearance of the person on the bottom left‚ the mosque like buildings and the Sphinx. This story is based on a physical journey of a boy‚ who encounters many journeys as he grows up. In contrast to The Road Not Taken‚ where the persona is satisfied with their journey‚ the look of forlorn in the character suggests that he is terrified

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    situate the origins of globalization in the modern era‚ others regard it as a phenomenon with a long history. To simplify the issue‚ we can divide the interconnection process into three main periods: archaic globalization‚ proto-globalisation and modern integration. *archaic globalization: Archaic globalization referred to globalizing events and developments from the time of the earliest civilizations until roughly 1600. Even as early as the Prehistoric period‚ the roots of modern globalization

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