Theseus Athens Great Hero At birth Theseus an unknown father. His mother ‚ Aethra ‚ was friendly with both Poseidon and Aegeus (Hunt 3-6). Before Theseus was born Aegeus said to Aethra ." If we are to have a son ‚ when he is grown have him take my sword and sandals from under this boulder to me ‚" then he was off to Athens. Theseus was born in a small town called Troezen and grew up there‚ in a normal way. When Theseus was old enough Aethra took Theseus to the boulder where the sandals and
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Democracy in Athens What does the Classical Greece’s heritage consist in? In 431 B.C‚ war erupted in Greece as two very different Greek city-states‚ Athens and Sparta‚ fought for domination of the Greek world. In the first winter of the war held a public funeral to honor those who had died in battle. As was the custom in Athens‚ one leading citizen was asked to address the crowd‚ and on this day it was Pericles who spoke to the people. In this famous Funeral Oration‚ Pericles gave voice to
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Circulatory System of Frogs vs. Circulatory System of Humans The circulatory system of a human compared to that of a frog is different due to the number of chambers each contains. A frog’s heart has three chambers (two atria‚ and a single ventricle)‚ whereas a human’s has four (two atria‚ and two ventricles). The atrium of a frog receives deoxygenated blood from the blood vessels that drain the various organs of the body. The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and skin. Both
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Choose three different political ideologies (ie. democracy‚ socialism‚ communism‚ feminism‚ etc.) and 1) define them‚ 2) discuss their origins‚ 3) give examples of where those ideologies have been realized in history‚ 4) give examples of where those ideologies are realized in today’s world‚ and 5) discuss the ideologies giving your opinion as to what you think are both their positive and negative aspects. The paper should be around 10 pages long‚ excluding the cover page and bibliography. Please
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Sparta became a militaristic society because city states at that time had to become good in military matters to be able to defend themselves and able to expand to remain self-sufficient. The Helot rebellion also caused them to ramp up their military standard to be able to control the helots and to protect them from invaders. Sparta was forced to become a self-sustaining society because they would not be able to get any help from other countries. The training of Spartan warriors started when they
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The School Of Athens by Raphael Nii Teiko Tagoe 9/11/12 LBTS 1105 The School of Athens by Raphael is a painting that really relates to classical philosophy and humanism. It is one of the greatest paintings in the high Renaissance‚ and it was painted in one of the greatest most extraordinarily decorated rooms in the Vatican‚ the name of the room was the Stanza della Segnatura.” The school of Athens” was painted by Raphael between 1508 and 1511‚ and it was right around the time Michelangelo was
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Raphael’s “School of Athens” fresco is one of the four frescoes in the Stanza della Segnatura ‚ in the Vatican. The walls are covered with four different scenes‚ each depicting a different theme. The School of Athens represents Philosophy. The techniques and figures used in the fresco not only pay homage to Raphael’s influences‚ but are also a presentation of the skills acquired from each. Almost as though he was submitting it for approval. As Raphael traveled throughout Italy‚ he formed relationships
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Old Athens‚ was city-state overflowing with culture and knowledge. It was the heart of the finer arts in Greece. However‚ it came to pass that it would see a decline in the amount of people with talent. The Muses had been responsible‚ or more specifically‚ their victims’ hubris for one may challenge them and they shall grant a wish. However‚ should one fail‚ their talent would leave them and they shall return home ashamed … if they were lucky that is. The withering culture crippled Athens for it
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Nervous System: an extensive network of specialized cells that carries information to and from all parts of the body. Neuron: the basic cell that makes up the nervous system and that receives and sends messages within that system. Dendrites: branchlike structures that receive messages from other neurons. Soma: the cell body of the neuron responsible for maintaining the life of the cell. Axon: tubelike structure that carries the neural message. Glial cells grey fatty cells that provide support for
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English 101 EU 10 March‚ 2010 German school system VS. English school system As we grow up‚ school seems to be so ordinary that we do not take the time to realize how different our schooling is compared to other countries. I have a friend who has experienced both the American and German school system. Through my conversations with him‚ I have learned much about the differences between them. The main American criticism of the German schooling system is how kids test into different schools at a
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