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    There are many Greek influences that still affect us today such as Democracy. The Greeks created the world’s first democracy. Athens started out as a monarchy and then advanced to and oligarchy until it finally reached a democracy. The government consisted of over 6‚000 assembly members all of whom were adult male citizens. The assembly voted on issues throughout Athens‚ and passed laws. The required number of votes to pass a law was simply the majority but in order to banish or exile someone 6‚000

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    most representative symbols of the culture and sophistication of the ancient Greeks. Part of a series on the History of Greece Part of a map of the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent regions by William Faden‚ March 1785 Greek Bronze Age[show] Ancient Greece[show] Medieval Greece[show] Modern Greece[show] History by topic[show] Portal icon Greece portal v t e Ancient Greece was a Greek civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC

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    Chapter 3 Target Marketing Kids Teenagers http://klixdigital.com/casestudies/walls-cornetto-ice-cream-festival/ Product Positioning Satisfies different people with its variety of flavors Justification: Since Cornetto has a wide variety of flavors it would be able to satisfy the different taste of the different customers of it. Value Proposition Today’s generations of customers are of a new batch. Expectations have gone higher than before. Things that aren’t appealing won’t

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    htm>. . "All About Ancient Roman Sculpture: Materials‚ Styles And Artists ." Essortment. Demand Media‚ n.d. Web. 21 Nov 2012. <http://www.essortment.com/ancient-roman-sculpture-materials-styles-artists-51709.html>. . "Art." Ancient Greece. University Pree‚ n.d. Web. 21 Nov 2012. <http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Sculpture/>. Roman Sculpture Roman sculpture effects life and plays an important role in Ancient Rome‚ Julius Caesar‚ and modern-day society. Statues were an important and

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    Societies faced a considerable amount of change after the Ancient Period ended and the Modern Age began. Rome was an enormous empire‚ and after they were defeated‚ people flocked to cities‚ declared a new religion as the one people must believe in and wars popped up all over the place. This explanation will cover how and why people did this. The most noticeable difference‚ and arguably the one which triggered the later changes‚ was a massive population increase in cities. I don’t know why they would

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     Art (Parthenon‚ sculptures of Phidias‚ etc.‚ source of inspiration for Roman and all sorts of sub. art) The Greeks excelled in sculpture.  Their works are impressive for their handling of human anatomy‚ and details like hair and clothing.  They are also impressive for their handling of motion (cf. "Discobolus)‚ and for capturing a wide range of human emotions and moods.  Some sculptures are comic‚ others very serious. The Greeks sculptors could inspire patriotism and the love of liberty--and some of

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    The Ancient Greek society ended over 2000 years ago‚ but even now its mythology continues to influence Western society. References to Greek Mythology are found in books‚ pieces of literature‚ television shows‚ and even video games. Even when the Roman Empire took over Ancient Greece‚ Rome still used and adopted the Greece mythologies (Jupiter as Zeus‚ Kronos as Saturn‚ etc.)‚ which influenced our society just as it did throughout history. Greek Mythology has several links to music‚ film‚ and religion

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    Space exploration has been increasing greatly in the last 50 years. It has allowed us to understand the greatness of the universe and the endless possibilities it offers us. Our planet‚ Earth‚ is inhabited by approximately 6 billion humans. This is well over our natural carrying capacity (the amount of resources there are to sustain our population) but with techniques such as farming‚ we have manipulated our resources to provide us with enough food‚ but alternate solutions are needed. The Cold War

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    bombarded with images of stick skinny woman and this is the way almost everyone wants to look. Although there are other factors the media is the primary source of obsession with being thin. Why has this become such a popular trend? Is this what society says is acceptable? Prove has shown that ladies exposed to pictures of thin models experience more depression‚stress‚guilt‚shame‚insecurity and body dissatisfaction than those exposed to photo of average sized woman. In a world where images seem to

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    How advanced or civilised were the Romans? Some historians believe the Romans were civilised and advanced whilst others believe they were uncivilised. This essay will use evidence to show that the Romans were civilised. Many Historians believe the Romans were civilised and advanced because Rome was supplied with over 1‚000 liters of fresh spring water a day by means of 12 aqueducts going in to the city. This shows that the Romans were clever and that they understood the fact that the whole

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