Marian Maguire has used Greek mythological figures taken from ancient Greek vases and put them into the scenes of New Zealand’s colonization and conflict with Maori to show the effects of the British settlers had on the shaping of New Zealand’s fate be it negative or positive depending on the viewpoint of the viewers. The pot Maguire uses in “Herakles writes home” is a black figure Volute Krater similar in shape to the Black-figure Volute Krater made by an Anonymous Greek painter between 525 and
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has greatly developed since ancient Greek times to the theatre we are accustomed to now. Theatre was created in the 6th century B.C by the Greeks during a festival for the god Dionysus‚ the god of theatre and wine amongst other things. The festival was a way for the greeks to have fun and be creative and expressive as well as honor the gods. People who pursue a career in theatre are called actors or thespians. Modern day theatre is influenced by the ancient Greeks because it uses the same terms and
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of widespread fandom‚ The Beatles have no doubt been some of the most influential musicians to ever live. The early years of the Beatles may possibly have been the most important era in modern music history‚ as they formed the group that would influence and change rock music forever. John Lennon and Paul McCartney met in mid-1957 and soon began playing music together.
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variety of card games‚ dice games‚ and games of chance. In 1931‚ Nevada became the first state to allow casino gambling. New Jersey followed in 1978‚ making casinos legal in Atlantic City. In 2009‚ legal casinos were operating in forty seven states. Today‚ different states have different regulations on casinos. In some states‚ they are still prohibited entirely. In others‚ casinos may only be run on the water‚ like riverboat casinos. Casinos also exist on Indian reservations throughout the country.
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according to the Iliad‚ leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the War. Prominent in both the Iliad and Odyssey‚ Menelaus was also popular in Greek vase painting and Greek tragedy; the latter more as a hero of the Trojan War than as a member of the doomed House of Atreus. Menelaus fought bravely at Troy‚ although he did not occupy as important a position as his brother Agamemnon‚ who was the commander-in-chief of the Greek forces. At one point he agreed to settle the conflict by single
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The Influence of Information Technology in the World Today. Technology has been a very influential matter to all of us in general. For some people it means new and exciting things but for others is a set of challenging thing about to take a turn for the better or for the worst. Technology although good has been affecting not only how people communicate‚ but also the way they think or react to things. It has also changed how people write‚ read‚ the way they communicate and interacts with others
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Jazz flourished widely in the 1920’s‚ which was considered the Jazz age. In the 1920’s Jazz was a lifestyle to most people. Some fell in love with Jazz‚ while others hated it. People who liked Jazz were the passionate and urban people. Many white young boys and girls fell in love with jazz. Jazz was a way for them to be freed from the rural America. Jazz had originally come from New Orleans but job opportunities had opened up elsewhere causing many musicians to move out of New Orleans. This is what
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were Greek in origin. There were so much of Roman society and thoughts that were of Greek in origin; however‚ to fully appreciate how this came to be‚ it is essential to understand how the relationship between the Roman society and the Greek began. In 275 BC when the Romans in Italy began its expansion projects‚ they quickly conquered the vast majority of cities in the Mediterranean and furiously engaged the Carthaginians in a tough battle. This expansion of the Romans greatly worried the Greek who
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4/30/11 History 422 Essay 2 Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God and Pa Chin’s Family both tell the story of two very different communities dominated by the presence of western influence. The nature of traditional life and customs in the Nigerian village of Umuaro differ greatly from those of the western world. The Igbo people worship a very different system of beliefs than those of which other cultures are familiar with. They pray to several gods‚ including Ulu and Idemili‚ and believe animals‚ such as
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Apollo and Daphne by Bernini In order to fully appreciate the sculpture of Apollo and Daphne by Bernini‚ we need to understand the myth that it represents from Ovid ’s Metamorphoses. The story of Daphne is an example of an etiological myth one that is strongly explanatory of why certain things in their culture were a certain way. The gods were known for punishing mortals for offending them‚ but occasionally they punished each other. The gods were a vengeful‚ and they did not take kindly to
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