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    During biblical times‚ Israel was ruled by the Greeks and Romans. The Israelites had to assimilate to the Greco-Roman culture and try to maintain their own culture. The Greco-Roman culture focused on ideality. People from this culture strived to be the best person they could be; they believed that they had to do everything to the extreme. The Israelites were ruled by their strict adherence to the Halakha which is also known as the 613 laws from the Old Testament. They believed that they had to follow

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    to do ! I want to be a sports medicine physician. I’m pretty confident and I can work effectively with others as a team. Sports medicine physicians work to diagnose and treat patients in a variety of specific medical areas. To become a sports medicine physician you require many years of post-secondary school‚ sports medicine physicians make a decent salary. As with all careers‚ a sports medicine physician has it’s advantages and disadvantages. As a sports medicine physician I will be working to

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    argue than Islamic science is simply an extension of Greco-Roman science‚ the scientific advancements made by medieval Arabs were unique compared to their Greco-Roman ancestors and quite substantial compared to their European counterparts. The idea that Islamic science is simply a continuation of Greco-Roman science may come from the extensive translation efforts made from Islamic ruler Abbasid caliph al-Mamum in the ninth century. It is important to note that while a greater effort was placed in

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    Mythology has been a very important part of Greek culture for many decades. Most myths date back about 2‚700 year to the time where writers such as Hesiod and Homer lived. A myth is described as “an idea or story that is believed by many people but that is not true”. For the people living in Greece back in the 8th century‚ they didn’t so much believe in these stories as myths‚ but more of a religion. Although all of the gods of their religion were very important‚ each in their own individual way

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    Accurate estimating Estimating the time to complete a project and the cost is the most difficult part of project management. Inaccurate estimating will cause a project to fail and looks bad on all members of the project team. Questions are asked why the project failed and what needs to be changed to ensure steps are taken to prevent other projects having the same issues. Once a project is planned‚ the estimating to perform the project has to be correct. For example‚ if a project was estimated to

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    Pericles In the history of the ancient Greek civilization‚ there were many powerful and contributing men and women. Only one could be called the “Greatest Greek” and that man’s name is Pericles. Pericles was a wise and powerful leader of the city of Athens. He was a great supporter of the concept of democracy. Pericles guided Athens almost through the entire Peloponnesian War. Pericles promoted the arts and literature. This was a main reason Athens held the reputation of being the educational and

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    In The Medicine Bag by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve the medicine bag is symbolic in Native American culture. A medicine bag is a small pouch‚ worn by some Native American people‚ that contains items associated with spiritual healing. This ties into the mythology and beliefs of Native American people. The mythology involving a medicine bag is they contain amulets or herbal remedies‚ or other sacred objects. Usually a shaman or medicine man carries a medicine bag. When a boy in a tribe is of age

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    The Greek Trireme warship played a very important role in the ancient Greek culture. It shaped the Athenian Empire and allowed the rise of Greek power and naval warfare. The ancient Greek ship called the trireme was the largest warship. The designers started working on it by attempting to build a boat that would do better on the seas for longer distances and in storms. The boats before the Trireme were not built very well and could not get very big or hold a lot of cargo. The Triremes were the

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    anatomy. There was little separating mainstream practice and alternative medicine in ancient times: However‚ such is not true today in Egypt. Their healthcare system today is similar to that of the United States. The state of Egyptian healthcare centers on the history and medical practices of their culture. There are three known medical texts originating from ancient Egypt‚ The Kahun Gynecological Papyrus‚ The Ebers Papyrus‚ and The Edwin Smith Papyrus. The Kahun Gynecological Papyrus was written in

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    history. Even though a movie says it is based on a true event‚ it is not always historically accurate. The movie 300 is based on a true story. The movie portrays how the boys grew up. How the Spartans fought is also historically accurate. There is also some material in there that is not historically accurate or we don’t know if it happened. In the movie 300‚ there is a lot of things that are historically accurate. The training for the army starts when they are born. Only the best of the best babies are

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