Name: Course: Professor: Date: 19 April 2009 Three Ancient Architectures The architectural designs and elements of ancient Greece‚ Egypt and Mesopotamia have many notable similarities. This could be because of the similarities in the ancient empires’ cultures (giving more importance to religion)‚ environment and resources (the extensive use of reeds and mud bricks) or simply a result of their influences on each others’ aesthetic content in their designs. Either way‚ the ancient civilizations’
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system: time was counted in Olympiads‚ rather than years. (Herrmann‚ Jr‚ & Kondoleon‚ 2004) The Games organized at Olympia led to the development of the Pan-Hellenic Games. These included: – The Games at Olympia (Olympic Games) – The Games at Delphi (Pythian Games) – The Games at Isthmia (Isthmian Games) – The Games at Nemea (Nemean Games) These Games were special because they brought the Greek world together at a time when Greece was not a single state‚ but rather a series of city-states
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often seen in this genre too. Plot Summary: A plague has stricken Thebes. The citizens gather outside the palace of their king‚ Oedipus‚ asking him to take action. Oedipus replies that he already sent his brother-in-law‚ Creon‚ to the oracle at Delphi to learn how to help the city. Creon returns with a message from the oracle: the plague will end when the murderer of Laius‚ former king of Thebes‚ is caught and expelled; the murderer is within the city. Oedipus questions Creon about the murder of
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conversational manner. He explains that he has no experience with the law courts and that he will instead speak in the manner to which he is accustomed: with honesty and directness. He explains that his behavior stems from a prophecy by the oracle at Delphi which claimed that he was the wisest of all men. Recognizing his ignorance in most worldly affairs‚ Socrates concluded that he must be wiser than other men only in that he knows that he knows nothing. In order to spread this peculiar wisdom‚ Socrates
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Types of Forecasts: Judgmental Time Series Associative Models Judgmental Forecasts: Executive opinions Sales force Composite Consumer surveys Outside opinion Opinions of managers/staff Delphi technique Time Series Forecasts Level-Long-term “base” of the data Trend- long-term upward or downward movement in data Seasonability- short-term regular variations in data at constant time intervals Cyclicity- long term variations due to economic cycle Random variations- Caused by chance. Unpredictable-
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The Fates and The Furies In Greek mythology‚ the number three is significant. Both the Fates and Furies are included in the list of Greek Triads (Hansen‚ "triads in classical mythology”). These are groups which all consist of three deities. The Fates are goddesses of destiny and consist of the sisters: Clotho‚ Lachesis‚ and Atropos. They are also commonly imagined as weavers‚ whereas they are referred to as Spinner‚ Allotter‚ and Unbending. In modern Greek society‚ they are sometimes called “the
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accusers have spoken persuasively but not truthfully on the matters. He states that he has had no previous experience with speaking in courts of law and asks for patience. Socrates starts with his anecdote on how his friend had gone to the Oracle of Delphi and asked if anyone was wiser than Socrates and the prophet answered that no man was wiser. This testament was complexing for Socrates because he was aware that he possessed no wisdom. He sought out to find a man wiser than him so he could prove the
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himself from wrongful accusations. He claims that he will speak with honesty and directness‚ unlike his accusers. He also tells the jury that he is not familiar with the court. He explains that his behavior started from a prophecy by the oracle at Delphi which claimed that he was the wisest of all men. Socrates took this as a riddle. He himself knew that he had no wisdom “small or great”. However‚ he knew that gods can’t lie. Socrates concluded that he must be wiser than other men only in that
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field is applicable in your field. Operationalization: How to translate an abstract construct like ‘self image’ into tangible questions. 2. ethnographic research: Descriptive research carried out on the basis of a participant study. Delphi research: Aimed at surveying people’s ideas‚ especially in relation to policy and developing these ideas. This research is build up in rounds. In the first round people are asked to respond to a question. In the second round the answers to this question
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which include‚ corrupting the youth and impiety. Socrates tells everyone that he has no experience with the court and he will speak the way he is used to by being honest and direct. Socrates explains that his behavior is from the oracle of Apollo at Delphi. The oracle was asked if anyone was wiser than Socrates was. The answer was no‚ there was no man wiser. He could not believe this oracle‚ so he sets out to disprove it by finding someone who is wiser. He goes to a politician‚ who is thought
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