Executive Summary The Greek Cosmobob People from all over the world immigrate to places like Canada‚ not for a change of scenery but for the opportunity of a better life. Cosmo Panetta did just that in 1958‚ leaving his homeland of Greece. Since his move to Canada‚ Panetta has opened two successful businesses‚ a variety store and a drive-in/take-out restaurant. Panetta now has several business opportunities to take a popular menu item‚ the Cosmobob‚ to the mass-market. Panetta has some important
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CULTURE: The system of shared beliefs‚ values‚ customs‚ behaviors‚ and artifacts that the members of society use to cope with their world and with one another‚ and that are transmitted from generation to generation through learning Culture is the sum of total of the learned behavior of a group of people that are generally considered to be the tradition of that people and are transmitted from generation to generation. LAYERS OF CULTURE People even within the same culture carry several layers of
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in Greek mythology. He’s the person we have to thank for all the romance and love in the world. Like all the other gods in mythology‚ he has his own special story‚ including who made him‚ how unique he is and what he’s like‚ his friends‚ lovers‚ and children‚ and lastly‚ the symbols you see and are immediately reminded of the god of adoration‚ passion‚ and devotion. There are many variations in myth as to who the true parents of Eros are. The favored choice‚ however‚ is Aphrodite‚ the greek goddess
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The Mayans – A Basic Summary on Popol Vuh and Xibalba Information on the Popol Vuh The Popol Vuh is one of the only remaining texts we have of ancient Mayan cultures. It is‚ for lack of a better word‚ their bible. In English its most direct translation is “Book of the Mat” but it can translate into its more meaningful name‚ “Book of the Community”. It encompasses a variety of stories and legends as well as a history of the mayan ancestors. Its most famous story is the creation myth of
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the first thing that probably pops into your head is the moon landings. But did you know that the missions were named based on one of the Greek Gods‚ Phoebus Apollo. Considered the most ‘Greek’ of all the gods Apollo had many different skills he presented‚ which made him very respected by the Gods and very powerful in the eyes of man. Apollo is a very complex Greek God with many different names‚ special qualities and had many love affairs. Apollo was known for many things including‚ God of Light‚ for
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of Latin America Mayan Musical Traditions Mayan musical traditions are characterized by a hybrid nature of pre and post Encounter traditions‚ instrumentation‚ beliefs‚ practice and performance. Today someone can examine contemporary Mayan music to identify these European and indigenous characteristics. This paper is about the scholarly literature and musical selections of Mayan music to confirm the premise of hybridization. The social context of Mayan music today references
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The Aztecs civilization and the Mayan civilization where the most important civilizations from the new world that amazed many of the Europeans that came to conquer this wonderful rich land. The Europeans where amazed with the Aztec and Mayan culture‚ their ways of life‚ their geographical surroundings and their technology. The Europeans and historians today find that the Aztecs and the Mayans where similar in some ways of life like their culture‚ their technology‚ their religious events and at the
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The Mayans had two different types of weather.Therefore there were two different types of climates/ settings.In one part of the Mayan civilization they had a place that was known as the high lands .This was mainly on southern Guatemala .So that the Mayans could make crops here and live they would make terraces.Another place the Mayans civilization were the low lands this was on some parts of Guatemala as well as Beliz‚ and mexico.Th last place the Mayans lived on were the rainforests these had very
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Understanding how the Maya viewed the Earth‚ surrounding sky‚ and our very existence is key in grasping how astronomy played into their religion. Mayan cosmology places Earth at the center of the universe‚ as the first layer in a sequence of the heavens‚ Earth‚ and the underworld. It is envisioned as a large wheel surrounded by a divine water known at the teoatl‚ which extends to the horizon. The second layer‚ known as the Ilhuicatl metzli‚ consists of the moon and clouds. The fixed stars make
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Greek & Etruscan Architecture Greek and Etruscan architecture began to take shape during the Archaic and Early Classical periods. There were similarities between the early Greek and Etruscan architectural styles‚ but there were far more differences. One of the most obvious similarities between the Greek and Etruscan styles was the use of a gabled roof. A gabled roof resembles a triangle in that it has a peak in the middle‚ and then has two straight slopes from the peak to each side wall.
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