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    Greek Legacies

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    Greek legacies are their governmental systems‚ culture and arts‚ and science and technology. Classical Greece was a time where the growth of a community held strong through times of plague‚ wars‚ and numerous breakthroughs. A major legacy left by classical Greece was a government based on direct democracy. With a direct democracy‚ citizens ruled by majority vote. The citizenship was expanded to all free males‚ except foreigners. Those not considered citizens were women‚ slaves‚ and all foreigners

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    greek unifiers

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    Greek Unifiers The Ancient Greeks were a group of independent city-states that often rivaled each other. Although the Greeks were fiercely independent they were united and in all sorts of ways‚ such as athletics‚ religion and fear of Persia. The Greeks all had a common love for athletics to honor Zeus and to display human perfection. Religion and worship were the same in every city-state. The Persians were the most powerful and feared culture‚ which caused the Greeks to come together to protect

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    Greek Chorus

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    The chorus‚ in tragic plays of ancient Greece‚ is assumed to have developed out of Greek hymns and drama. It presented experience and also abstract information to help the audience pursue the performance‚ commented on main themes‚ and demonstrate how a model audience might respond to the tragedy as it was presented. Greek choirs also stood for the common public of any specific story. Most of the time they communicated in song form‚ but every now and then the messages were spoken. The chorus also

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    How Wrath‚ Envy & Sloth Impact Modern Society Thou shall not murder‚ thou shall not steal‚ and thou shall honor thy mother and father. These are three of the Ten Commandments which have been given to society from the Bible‚ and that depict sins against God. There are also the seven deadly sins set by society which include: lust‚ greed‚ envy‚ sloth‚ wrath‚ gluttony and pride. These seven deadly sins are not in the bible or sins against God‚ but in their own ways can be just as deadly with similar

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    without a doubt one of the most advanced societies of the Ancient World. As a result of that‚ they had numerous accomplishments. However‚ what were said accomplishments? Ancient Greece made significant achievements in the area of Philosophy‚ Mathematics‚ Science‚ Art‚ and Architecture. So‚ throughout this essay I will further elaborate on the nature of these accomplishments and how these accomplishments impact our society even today! One of the main things the Greeks were known for was their Philosophy

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    Macbeth‚ a play written by William Shakespeare‚ it is one of his more dark and sinister pieces. Even so‚ the multiple themes that Shakespeare incorporated into his play can be found in modern day society. Superstition‚ one of his many themes‚ is present even in the twenty-first century. Many people now believe in UFO’s (unidentified flying objects) coming to overrun our planet‚ the illuminati a group of influential and powerful people trying to take over the United Nations and unesco‚ along with

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    Greek Architecture

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    Greek Architecture Thesis;In my point of view‚ Functionality is based on the foundation of Greek architecture ‚ like the architecture style in the some cities such as Ephesus‚ Millet and Assos. Greek architecture is based on the houses called “Megaron”.The Megaron houses‚ which has four corners and an entrance‚ has some pillars around.In fact they are temples and for this reason the people musn’t enter in it.Only they pray out of temple.The outside of it is much more

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    Greek Wine

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    Sometimes the Greeks would even use sea water instead of water because it would help weaken the sweet taste. The grapes were mainly harvested in the early autumn season‚ which the Greeks would eventually use their bare feet and stomp on the grapes to extract all the juices. The methods of wine cultivation slowly improved after time. Herbs and spices were used to preserve and flavor the wines. Wine was also consumed by both young and old Greeks‚ even infants were known to be given

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    Greek Mask

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    dedicated to honoring Dionysus‚ the Greek god of wine and fertility. The festival‚ named City Dionysia‚ was held in Athens and the most significant rituals involved masked performances. Inspired by City Dionysia‚ the Greek acting fraternity soon decided to incorporate the use of masks into theater. Thespis‚ a Greek actor and writer was the first recorded actor to wear a mask in a play. It is from him that we have derived the word‚ “Thespian”‚ a synonym for actor. Greek masks were made from light weight

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    How Has Computer Hacking Interfered Modern Society? By Angel Passament How has computer hacking inferred modern society? In this passage I will be talking briefly about the fundamentals of computer hacking from the past to the present. Computer hacking has changed more over time resulting in computer emergences to corporate system shutdowns. This research paper will be talking about three major parts of computer

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