desacralized and were imported in a new sympotic context. Moreover‚ Alcman’s partheneia in Attic symposia would have been reperformed not by a maiden chorus but by young males. The singing of Spartan partheneia by Attic symposiasts could have had consequences over their performers. Partheneia originally belonged to an initiative context and were sang by Spartan maidens that belonged to the Spartan elite. Participation in Attic symposia helped the young symposiasts to pass through a kind
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Memory and how it is formed. How smell can trigger memories. Since time unknown‚ humans have tried to understand what memory is and how it works. Our memory is the most essential part of what makes us human and at the same times is the most elusive of our attributes. The study of human memory can be traced back atlases 2‚000 years to Aristotle’s first attempts to understand memory. The 18th century English philosopher David Hartley was the first to hypothesize that memories were encoded
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from the prospect of status‚ strength‚ and acceptance by their community. During that period of time‚ a man who does not join the headhunting mission‚ or never ever cut off someone’s head‚ he is worthless and the chance to get married and electrify maidens are slim. This practice had long been illegal since the first ruling of the white Rajah. There are versions of stories on why the Iban men practices headhunting custom. But‚ the crucial reason why the Iban men practices headhunting is for honour
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The Battle of Pine Bluff took place in Jefferson county. At 8:00 am‚ October 25‚ Col. Powell Clayton sent a company of cavalry toward Princeton which ran into Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke’s men advancing. After some fire‚ the Rebels‚ under a flag of truce‚ came forward demanding surrender. Lt. M.F. Clark answered that there would be no surrender. Clayton slowly retreated back into Pine Bluff. In the meantime‚ about 300 African-American soldiers rolled cotton bales out of the warehouses for barricades
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Maria! maiden mild! Listen to a maiden’s prayer! Thou canst hear though from the wild‚ Thou canst save amid despair. Safe may we sleep beneath thy care‚ Though banish’d‚ outcast and reviled - Maiden! hear a maiden’s prayer; Mother‚ hear a suppliant child! Ave Maria! Ave Maria! undefiled! The flinty couch we now must share Shall seem this down of eider piled‚ If thy protection hover there. The murky cavern’s heavy air Shall breathe of balm if thou hast smiled; Then‚ Maiden! hear a
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cut from Virginia aristocracy. His extended family members included a president‚ a chief justice of the United States‚ and signers of the Declaration of Independence. His father‚ Colonel Henry Lee‚ also known as "Light-Horse Harry‚" had served as a cavalry leader during the Revolutionary War and gone on to become one of the war’s heroes‚ winning praise from GeneralGeorge Washington. Lee saw himself as an extension of his family’s greatness. Raised mostly by his mother‚ he learned patience‚ control
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In the year 2000 Universal Studios released the film "Gladiator." This film directed by Ridley Scott is both a great and terrible depiction of the Roman Empire in its "Golden Age." Some of the tiniest details of this time period have been observed and recreated skillfully‚ yet some major issues have been completely altered or tweaked. Right from the opening scene one can view historical inaccuracies. First‚ there was no last great battle against the Germanic tribes the day before Marcus Aurelius’
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August 12‚ 2012 Title: The Killer Angels Author: Michael Shaara Historical Event Depicted: This novel illustrates the Battle of Gettysburg‚ often known as the turning point of the great American Civil War. Southern slave-holding states‚ known as the Confederate States of America‚ fight the war with loyal Union states for secession. The Battle of Gettysburg is where Union Major General George Gordon Meade’s Army of the Potomac defeats Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia
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RELEASE Fleur de Tour’s Maiden Voyage brings Southern Spice to Pittsburgh Ship’s arrival throws a Fourth of July‚ Joie de Vivre (Joy to Live) Welcome Party for the City of Pittsburgh May 12‚ 2013‚ Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania: Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler! (Let the Good Times Roll!) The New Orleans native cruise line is calling Pittsburg its newest expansion city to their Maiden Voyage tour‚ bringing a twist of Creole and Cajun flare to the heart of Allegheny County. The Maiden Voyage Cruise sends passengers
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By early August‚ both the Romans and Carthaginians were deployed along the River Aufidus. Hannibal had roughly 40‚000 troops and 10‚000 cavalry. The Romans‚ however‚ had nearly 80‚000 troops with 6‚000 cavalry. On August 2‚ the two armies prepared for a battle they would never forget and never expected. The Romans‚ who were set up in block formation‚ had plans to break the center of the Carthaginian lines. Hannibal‚ who
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