I had just turned 27. I woke up to my train car and like every time I wake up‚ I study my photos of Pripyats beauty before the tragic war.. My father walked in and said “Artyom‚ come with me to meet an old friend” I got up slowly but I new who he was talking about. My father was the general of the green station down here in the metro. He was a tall man who always wore a leather trench coat with a revolver on his right side‚but he always seemed cheerful. Most people liked him because he never asked
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(biologically‚ psychologically and spiritually) such as eating. In our most primitive development‚ mankind has distinguished between food fit for consumption and food unfit for consumption. As such‚ one of the oldest documented set of food laws are the Jewish dietary laws‚ also known by the Hebrew term (Kashrut) from which the word kosher is derived. Jews who observe the dietary laws of Kashrut must make constant decisions about what they eat‚ and how they prepare their own food. As a result‚ the observant
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of my pipe and tried to think of something pleasant. I hated the jungle’s heat. Upon my return stateside‚ I believed my blood carried the jungle’s heat. It would surface unexpectedly‚ and it brought with it the misery of war. Although I hated the jungle like I hated the war‚ there was a beauty to the jungle‚ and I remembered one particular morning. Some colorful birds were coming out of the foliage. It wasn’t the monsoon season‚ and the sun with the multicolored birds mingled among the plants
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ROMAN WOMEN An average roman housewife normally left her home only to go shopping‚ to go to the baths‚ or‚ if she want to go visit her friends and relatives. A women did count as someone in politics. She could not vote or be a witness in court. Divorce was in the early part of the empire impossible‚ even if her husband dated other women. Children legally belonged to their father even after divorce. Roman foods Romans ate beef rarely. It was a mark of luxury and was eaten only on special
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most important and central aspect of Roman religion was the idea of dutifulness or devotion to duty which the Romans referred to as pietas. In Republican Rome‚ every plebian chose a patrician as his supporter‚ most patricians were themselves clients of sometimes more powerful echelons in society‚ however their duty was to represent the plebian in any matter‚ mostly economic. This partnership known as “patronage” represents the family’s central role in Roman culture. The pater‚ or father‚ protected
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Forty-thousand people and one million animals died. The colosseum is located in the east of the Roman forum and on Nero’s old lake. It is famous for it’s structure‚ gladiator games‚ and history. The Roman Colosseum took over 10 years to build and it’s structure and has many functions. During games‚ it could hold 60000 people seated and 10000 standing. After spectators finish watching the games‚ they could leave the colosseum in minutes‚because it has 80 entrances. It is 188x156 meters. Inside the
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When the colonists first came to the Americas they had very little impact on Britain‚ they expanded the empire‚ created new trading routes and opportunities between countries‚ and they were paying taxes to the British. Because of these reasons‚ the colonies were not a problem in the eyes of the British so they felt no need to pay much attention to them. Leaving the colonists in charge of themselves‚ and not effectively enforcing many British laws. Thousands of miles of ocean between the two countries
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Roman Portraiture The Romans practiced the art of capturing an image of a person‚ otherwise known as Roman portraiture‚ which is a significant period in the field of portrait art. This practice continued for almost five centuries starting from Ancient Rome. It can be seen that during this period‚ portraits spoke a lot about a specific person thus it became an integral part of society. The way one was depicted through portraiture became very important for the Romans as it reflected not only them
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ROME: In our Roman world‚ a wide variety of fruits and vegetables are grown in the rural setting‚ and also in city gardens. According to Aemilia of one of the most popular Roman gardens‚ "We’ve been productive all year round and everything has been tended to by hand‚ manured and carefully protected from cold winds or the scorching sun." She goes on to say that‚ "gardens are currently used to grow the staple vegetables of the Roman diet. The common roman diet usually consists of brassicas‚ greens
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From the terrace of a Roman restaurant‚ two middle-aged women gaze down on the splendor of Rome and its ancient ruins. The narrator describes one of the women as small and pale and the other u0093fulleru0094 and u0093higher in color.u0094 On the stairway leading to a courtyard below‚ two young girls hasten off to an adventure. The women overhear one of them saying‚ u0093Well‚ come along‚ then‚ and letu0092s leave the young things to their knitting.u0094 .......The pale woman‚ Mrs. Horace (Grace)
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