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    There are many ways in which Greek culture and Roman culture can be compared. They also differ in their own way. What most people don’t already know is that the Romans borrowed much of their ideas from the Greeks‚ such as‚ Gods‚ Culture and most importantly Literature. For example‚ almost everyone knows the popular Gods of Greek mythology‚ like Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ Hades‚ Hermes‚ but what they may not know is the Roman equivalent to those Gods are Jupiter‚ Neptune‚ Pluto‚ and Mercury. In Greece‚ the gods

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    From the beginning of the Empire‚ Roman society was divided between patricians and plebeians. The first‚ rich citizens‚ could enter the senate‚ the magistracy‚ and the military post. The less fortunate citizens‚ the plebeians‚ could enlist in the army for a long career of about twenty years. The plebeian is a movement opposed to the patriciate and to the oligarchical institutions of the city which favor it. It welcomes all those who adhere to its ideals‚ and thus approaches a party‚ or a union.

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    National Honor Society is to stand out among your peers with intentions of being a good leader. A leader is someone who stays on task‚ helps others understand what they are doing or learning. The National Honor Society is also about showing good character. Being a good character is doing the correct thing even when no one is watching your actions. The National Honor Society is a stepping stone in accomplishing many goals. Sadly not everyone can make it into the National Honor Society so if I make it

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    In modern Roman Empire‚ Honey has the equivalent of gold and can be used to pay taxes instead of gold. Honey is a healthy food. Honey acts as both food and medicine at the needed time. And every home tend to always stored honey in their kitchen. Drop of yellow gold was produced from the crowd bee tens of thousands of tickets out of the nest comb to find the nectar from flowers‚ hundreds of thousands of flowers every dawn a new day is a source of great food‚ to become a legend in health for a long

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    Censorship is an issue which frequently generates a great deal of heated debate‚ with supporters maintaining that it is vital in order to protect society‚ whilst opponents claim that it is an unjustifiable restriction of public accesss to information. Firstly‚ all countries have secrets which must be safeguarded for reasons of national security. For instance‚ if an enemy country were to acquire such highly sensitive information‚ the effects could be catastrophic. Consequently‚ governments have to

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    women married while they were still in their early teens. As they reached these ages‚ their parents would consult with friends to find suitable partners that could improve the family’s wealth or class.” (PBS1) A Roman wedding could not take place unless both the bride and bride-groom were Roman citizens. Inheritance for women in ancient Greece was pretty straight forward. Wives did not inherit from husbands‚ or daughters from fathers; but sisters could inherit from brothers. This made it very difficult

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    Are the ancient biblical stories and the myths of the Greeks irredeemably male oriented? All ancient societies treated women as the inferior gender. It has been historically shown that in the ancient world‚ men were the leaders‚ heroes‚ and kings‚ and women served primarily as companions‚ helpers‚ and child-bearers. In the Old Testament and throughout ancient Greek literature‚ there is a constant theme of male superiority that cannot be ignored. Men did not believe that women were capable of existing

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    enjoy growing as a person and with others around me. I like doing this in order to create a community of highly impactful individuals that will positively change the communities around us. I already do this in my high school with the National Honor Society by volunteering for different events around my community in forms of beautifying‚ reforestation‚ and giving back to my fellow citizens. I also expect to work together and collaborate ideas with my fellow peers to pursue our goals of completing a post-secondary

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    lectures‚ wrote plenty more books‚ and even had a movie made based on her life (para 12)! All in all‚ Keller’s courageousness is what led her to have the very successful life that she did. Helen Keller’s benevolence in helping people and society as a whole is what led her to be as famous and

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    Brief Historical Development and Contributions of Chemistry for Modern Civilization Introduction: As defined by Oxford Dictionary‚ Chemistry is the scientific study of the structure of substances‚ how they react when combined or in contact with one another and how they behave under different conditions . In other words‚ Chemistry is the study of the materials and substances of the world in which we live. The materials‚ which make up the earth‚ sea and air‚ are called raw materials. These include

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