• Helots As with many civilizations‚ the Spartan city-state made use of slave workers‚ helots. Those who fell into the status of the helot slave were of Greek decent. Although Spartans did not have written laws‚ they put aside their personal interests and needs in order to serve the needs of the city-state first. The backbone of this economic foundation was based on the populace holding the lowly position of helot. With Spartans at war‚ the defeat of outer areas of Greece ensured a wealth of helot
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What features of ’Willow Tree and Olive’ make it worthy to study? ’Willow Tree and Olive’ is a post- modernist novel by Irini Savvedes. The story presents a period of a young girl’s life during which we see her discover and accept things about herself by remembering things from her past that she has tried to forget. Olive is a teenage girl in her last year of school trying to get through the difficulties that come with adolescence: fitting into school‚ her family and her culture. A speaker who
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According to the two poems‚ I do prefer the second one as it felt more emotional in content. In the “Peer of Gods He Seemeth to me”‚ Sapphos explicates upon her emotions in an intricate fashion. For instance‚ she describes her intense passion for a lover in lines such as “my tongue is broken”‚ “ impalpable fire runs tingling”‚ and “sweat runs down in rivers”. I find Sapphos’ poems to be far more complex than most modern love songs today. Nowadays‚ the majority of modern love songs are either commercialized
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first interpretation of Sappho’s poem‚ the translator offers a line about the “violet-wearing Muses.” Violet was traditionally a sign of dignity in Ancient Greece‚ as opposed to royalty during Roman times. Therefore‚ the interpreter is implying that Sappho was attempting to portray the Muses in a respectful way. Both interpretations begin with a warning‚ though slightly different diction choices‚ they both give the same message- to respect the Muses for the beautiful gifts they offer. Then‚ they divulge
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As a great national poet Li Bai showed a great concern about war.He expressed ardent praise for soldiers defending the country’s frontiers and relentlessly castigated the warlike ruling class‚ as reflected in his poems Song of the Frontier‚ Wars at the South of the Town‚ and The Song of Ding ‚the Protector-General. Li Bai also wrote many yuelu poems (poems imitating folksongs and ballads) describing the hardships of common people and expressing his deep sympathy for them‚ for example‚ The Ballad
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unthinkable. Our Earth has given birth to singers‚ musicians and composers who have attained mastery in the art of healing music‚ from the olden days‚ throughout the centuries‚ right up to our time. Shall we name but just a few: David‚ Solomon‚ Arion‚ Sappho‚ Terpander‚ the inventor of the 7 stringed Kithara‚ Tibetan Buddhist chants‚ Zen Shakuhachi music‚ ancient native American flute‚ Plainchant‚ Renaissance choral music‚ English and Irish folk songs‚ Monteverdi‚ Josquin des Prez‚ Bach‚ Handel‚ Mozart
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pedagogical function‚ in general‚ female ritual performance enacted an internalization of temperance and passivity by means of choral education (Ingalls 3). Although physical evidence is lacking to attest to the use of a chorus at Brauron‚ fragments from the works of Sappho and Corinna concerning the choral education of
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same sex relationship was important‚ upper class Romans did not openly admit to being penetrated. If you admitted to having been penetrated you would be considered effeminate. Bisexuality and Homosexuality: It has been noted that out of the first 16 Roman Emperors 15 were bisexual‚ but only the Emperor Hadrian may have actually committed a homosexual act. It has also been noted that the Spartans of Greece viewed homosexuality like a part of military training. According to the Greeks‚ every soldier
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Greek Literature GREEK LITERATURE. The great British philosopher-mathematician Alfred North Whitehead once commented that all philosophy is but a footnote to Plato . A similar point can be made regarding Greek literature as a whole. Over a period of more than ten centuries‚ the ancient Greeks created a literature of such brilliance that it has rarely been equaled and never surpassed. In poetry‚ tragedy‚ comedy‚ and history‚ Greek writers created masterpieces that have inspired‚ influenced
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Course | World Cultures I | Test | Week 5 Quiz | Started | 8/14/12 10:01 PM | Submitted | 8/15/12 12:53 AM | Status | Completed | Score | 62 out of 80 points | Time Elapsed | 2 hours‚ 52 minutes out of 3 hours. | Instructions | This quiz consist of 40 multiple choice questions. The first 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 4. The second 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 5. The third 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 6. The last 10 questions cover the
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