ARTICLES 1. Looking Back: ‘Rizal the bed spacer’ This article is about the life of Rizal as a student and a bed spacer. The article mentioned how one’s environment outside the classroom can affect one’s performance in class. 2. Looking Back: ‘Draco rizali‚’ the winged dragon The article speaks about the huge correspondence of Rizal. This correspondence includes letters‚ some items and preserved animals. Rizal’s name is attached to some animal species since some of the specimens were not listed
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Western Civilization February 18‚ 2010 Essay Question 1 According to our lecture notes and Frontline’s “From Jesus to Christ” there exist similarities between Christianity and Mithraism‚ the Essenes‚ Pharisees and Sadducees. For example in comparison with the Mithraism‚ Christianity also believes that Jesus (Messiah) was born from a virgin mother and that shepherds attended his birth. Both Mithraism and Christianity believed that there was a hell and a heaven and that good versus evil existed
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Πόλις The Polis "The polis was a complex hierarchical society built around the notion of citizenship. It was made up of hundreds or even thousands of independent peasant households All citizens had a share in the polis..." (Morris) Originally‚ the polis referred to a defensible area to which farmers of a particular area could retreat in the event of an attack. This defensible hill became known as an acropolis. The Acropolis in Athens is one example. Over time‚ towns
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1. Bedlam noun pejorative terms for an insane asylum; a state ofextreme confusion and disorder 2. Chauvinism noun fanatical patriotism; activity indicative of belief inthe superiority of men over women 3. Draconian adj. of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws 4. Herculean adj. extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules; displayingsuperhuman strength or power 5. Martinet noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms maudlin adj. effusively or insincerely
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was broken‚ the immediate punishment was death. Poverty was rampant‚ with Oligarchic rule. Many rich‚ aristocratic archons were sentencing people to death for petty theft‚ so the people under control soon revolted. The tyrant Solon came to power‚ and created a
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from typical villain to lovable‚ complicated and misunderstood hero is a convention technique that is gaining popularity in popular culture characters such as Rise of the Guardians-Pitch‚ The Avengers- Loki or Fanfiction.net’s user exploration of Draco Malfoy as a good guy or even a lover to Harry (Humble‚ 2012). As of 2009 Fanfiction.net alone had over 430‚100 stories involving Harry Potter‚ each with a new plot twist or addition to fill readers desires to gain more from the books (Humble‚
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The ancient Greeks have made many influential contributions to western civilization. These contributions are the most achievable throughout ancient Greece; including philosophy‚ art‚ math and science. Also democracy was a major part and is what we use today to elect our representatives. With respect to philosophy‚ there were some of greatest Greek thinkers back then; including Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle. In medicine‚ Hippocrates had a major influence on the development of western medicine. His
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The ancient scholar of Greece Plato told of a legend of a great city the size of Asia and Libya put together on a lush island that sank into the ocean within one day and one night 9000 years ago. Plato wrote two dialogues Timaeus and Critias at around 360BCE‚ Atlantis’ features in both of these. This myth has enthralled people for centuries and has given rise to many skeptics and believers of the legend. Still to this day people ask was Atlantis real? The Greek scholar Plato spoke about a place
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Global Culture (A block) Peter Qiu John Baker 10/27/2016 Rough Draft Athens was the largest city in Greece‚ located at the Attica peninsula. The name Athens was come from the Goddess of Athena‚ who is the protector of Athens. Between the mountains were fertile valleys‚ with many farms. Athens became rich because Attica also had valuable sources of various types of material‚ which allowed them to trade with other city-states (Ancient Greece:Athens‚ source 5). As the ancestor of modern democracy‚ Athenian
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in Athens. The Ekklesia is also referred to as the Assembly‚ and was “the sovereign ruling body of Athens” (History.com Staff). Participation in the Assembly was originally allotted only to males with at least two years of military experience‚ but Solon opened it up to all Athenian citizens. In order for the Assembly to operate‚ a quorum of 6‚000 people was required on some occasions (Revolvy). They wrote and revised laws‚ disciplined public officials‚
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