The name-giving of Athens It is well-known that Athens was the most powerful and glorious town of ancient Greece. Its residents managed to develop a wonderful civilization that is admired till today. It is also known that the city got its name from Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom and courage. But how did Athens have its name? Here is a charming little story about the origin of the city’s name. The dispute of the gods Cecrops‚ a strange creature‚ half-man half-snake‚ was the founder of a city which
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“Ambition is the first step to success. The second step is action” (Drew Wagner). “Success” is often the main indicator of the value of a man. Society’s view on success is that the more success you have endured‚ the better of a life you will live. But‚ success‚ in or of itself‚ merely speaks to a particular status and most likely has little to do with the journey the person took to get there. It also has little to do with whether or not he/she retained their dignity along the way. Thousands of non-fiction
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Pauley Ernest Rutherford was a New Zealand physicist and chemist who earned the title “Father of Nuclear Physics” after his discoveries of radioactive half-lives‚ differentiated between alpha and beta radiation‚ and proved that radioactivity involved the transmutation of one chemical element to another. He is also the recipient of the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements‚ and the chemistry of radioactive substances". Ernest Rutherford
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Giving Up Privacy to Live Happily Privacy has been a controversial topic since the humanity began to develop the civilization and live individually or in a small group as family instead of in a big group of population inside a huge cave. Basically‚ privacy is a seclusion of one’s information or existence from public. The motion of privacy is described as an action of hiding something or keeping something secret‚ but it is still debatable whether privacy is achieved when either someone is being
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Ricky Evans Reflection Assignments Discuss plagiarism and your newly acquired knowledge or understanding of giving credit where credit is due (The Essential Guide‚ pp. 58-65; Herzing University Policy on Academic Dishonesty‚ Course Information) When it comes to plagiarism and giving credit where credit is due; what I believe what this is about is giving who is reading your work that you have done the research and that you understand what you are reading. When it comes to citing you are putting
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all have our ups and downs‚ but it is how we react to them that truly matters. Life is life and no matter what‚ giving up on lifelong dreams and aspirations because of a few bumps in the road should never be an option. "It isn’t where you come from; it’s where your going that counts‚" stated a very wise woman by the name of Ella Fitzgerald. This may be hard to believe but even people with great success like Ella Fitzgerald‚ can come from a troubled background. Before her career took off‚ this superstar
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Giving Voice to Values is a book that is innovative regarding an approach to leadership that is value-driven. The book explains how most people are always looking forward towards performing wholeheartedly at their place of work; however‚ many are the times when they are faced with a conflict of values in their work (Gentile‚ 2012). Therefore‚ at times people are forced to make certain ethical decisions when they are faced with dilemmas. At times people are aware of the right thing and they surely
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Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co. v. Martinez Briefly explain the opinion. Which of Martinez’s claims were successful and which were not? Why (what was the court’s legal explanation)? In this case‚ Martinez brought forward three claims. First‚ he claimed strict product liability based on defective design of the tire. Martinez also claimed negligence and gross negligence. In their ruling‚ the jury found that the defective design of the tire contributed towards the Martinez injuries. The jury did not find
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is a process that is complicated and a skilled art. The process of giving a tattoo can be very in depth and difficult to understand. For many years‚ the process of giving a tattoo was only learned by proving one’s self to a tattoo artist in hopes that they would give you your own tattoo machine one day. Now that the art of tattooing has become so popular‚ it is more easily learned. There are many different steps to follow in giving a tattoo. The first step is talk with the client about what tattoo
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"The Killers‚" Ernest Hemingway’s story about two hit men who come to a small town to kill a former prizefighter‚ Ole Anderson‚ was published in the March 1927 issue of Scribner’s Magazine. Uncertainty is emphasized throughout the story.‚ George‚ Nick‚ Sam‚ and Ole each have unique responses to the concept of “death”. Nick Adams is robbed of his innocence when he is forced to face this by the two men. Each character develops their own response in a setting filled with confusion‚ perhaps depicting
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