Nike‚ Greek Goddess of Victory In Greek mythology‚ Nike was a goddess who personified victory. She was the beautiful goddess of strength. Her great speed enabled her to be victorious. This is why she is also known as the Winged Goddess of Victory. Nike is the daughter of Pallas‚ a Titan and Styx. She had three brothers‚ Kratos (Strength)‚ Bia (Force)‚ and Zelus (Zeal & Jealously). Nike is seen with wings in most statues and paintings. Her symbols include a wreath or sash to crown a victor‚
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How far was Labour’s election victory in 1945 due to changes in social attitudes during the second world war? (24 marks) After the war had finished Labour enjoyed a political victory in 1945‚ they were now in charge of making the policies and choices that would best suite Britain at this rough time of economic depression. Their success was down to many different factors both during and after the war. factors such as the public wanting rid of the total war memories that are held within the conservative
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Vietnam and largely took place during the second half of the 20th century. While Korean immigration has been fairly gradual‚ Vietnamese immigration occurred primarily post-1975‚ after the fall of Saigon and the establishment of restrictive communist policies in Vietnam. Whereas many Asian immigrants came to the United States to seek better economic opportunities‚ Vietnamese immigrants came as political refugees‚ seeking asylum from harsh conditions in their homeland. The Refugee Act of 1980 helped
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the war effort by planting victory gardens‚ buying war bonds‚ and women working at jobs previously employed by men. Citizens were known as the backbone of ww2.The resources we take for granted the citizens back then conserved those resources. Citizens contributed to the war effort by the planting of victory gardens. Victory gardens were also known as war gardens. The government encouraged citizens to plant victory gardens. Almost 20 million Americans planted victory gardens. Gardens were planted
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The battle destroyed Japan’s naval strength while the Americans only lost 1 aircraft carriers. The victory at Midway‚ aided the allied strategy worldwide. The “Operational Initiative” was passed from the Japanese to the Americans from Pearl Harbor to Midway. During the battle‚ Japan had the largest battleship in the world called the Yamato. This was a
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In reading more about the Winged Victory of Samothrace‚ I was able to learn about the Greek goddess after which the statue is created. Victory was a goddess that would appear after a great triumph‚ whether it be athletic or war based. Upon her arrival she would bear a wreath‚ trumpet‚ or fillet to the conquerors. In return‚ wine‚ or milk would be offered to the goddess as a libation. This statue is extremely complex‚ and in reading about it I learned a great deal about how difficult it would be to
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There are several arguments that Calloway concludes with in The Victory with No Name. The primary argument is his notion that Native Americans deserve more credit than what American history has given them. Calloway states‚ “the day when American Indians won their greatest victory became an aberration in the national story and a blank spot in the national memory‚” and argues the book will “restore the memory” of this victory (10). Moreover‚ Calloway demonstrates that “St. Clair’s defeat” represented
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not only honor the goddess‚ Nike‚ but to honor a sea battle. It conveys a sense of action and triumph as well as portraying artful flowing drapery through its features which the Greeks considered ideal beauty. Modern excavations suggest that the Victory occupied a niche in an open-air theater and also suggest it accompanied an altar that was within view of the ship monument of Demetrius I Poliorcetes (337–283 BC). Rendered in white Parian marble‚ the figure[3] originally formed part of the Samothrace
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Morris Extra Credit: 2012 Presidential Victory Speech This year we had our 2012 election for our forty-fifth president of the United States of America. Barack Obama‚ now being our forty-forth and forty-fifth president‚ won on November 7‚ 2012 to opponent governor Mitt Romney. He won with three-hundred and thirty-two electoral votes verses Romney’s two-hundred and six votes. After months upon months of campaigning‚ Obamas victory lead him to have his victory speech on November 7‚ 2012 giving thanks
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New Kingdom‚ our great and benevolent Ramesses II ruled not only Egypt‚ but other Asiatic colonies to the North and to the East. I‚ Akash‚ am a royal scribe that has been tasked in foretelling the facts that not only led to our Pharaoh’s glorious victory at Kadesh‚ but as well as his massive state-building projects that will remain standing for decades. Throughout the Egyptian lands‚ with Nubia‚ Kush‚ and Elephantine in the South to Ramesseum in the North near Luxor‚ the Great God-King has established
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