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    Greece the origin of a multitude of famous philosophies‚ astronomical theories‚ mathematical ideas and architectural feats! Greece’s prime location and various geographical features was one of its greatest attributes which in fact helped make Greece one of the most successful ancient civilizations. Throughout history mountainous terrain and vast amounts of water in close proximity have helped provide the people of Greece with protection‚ means of transport and trade‚ and furthered communication lines

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    In Classical Greece‚ men’s domination over women is clearly apparent in each social‚ economic‚ and political arena. According to this period‚ women exist because their existences are necessary in order to produce male heir for the continuity of the state. For this reason‚ women’s roles are limited to procreation and marriage and they are not allowed to have economic and political rights‚ and their social roles are very restricted. According to Classical Greece‚ women only exist to produce male heir

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    Facts about this decade --- Population: 151‚684‚000 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce‚ Bureau of the Census)* Unemployed: 3‚288‚000 Life expectancy: Women 71.1‚ men 65.6 Car Sales: 6‚665‚800 Average Salary: $2‚992 Labor Force male/female: 5/2 Cost of a loaf of bread: $0.14 Bomb shelter plans‚ like the government pamphlet You Can Survive‚ become widely available Important Historic and Cultural Events 1950 - Pres. Harry Truman ( ’til 1952) approves production of the hydrogen bomb and sends

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    Expressions of homosexuality were commonplace in ancient Greece. Homosexual practices impacted Greek culture and society‚ especially in religion‚ history‚ and the arts. Poetry was written on same-sex love‚ philosophers often discussed issues regarding male love‚ tragedies and comedies revolved around gay protagonists‚ vases and statues highlighted homosexual relationships and famous philosophers‚ leaders‚ poets‚ gods‚ and heroes were known to be involved in same-sex relationships. Many city-states

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    Homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome Americans endlessly recycle the old conflicts: "first we fought about slavery‚ then segregation‚ then gender‚ and now sexual orientation"-(Anon). Homosexuality is an on-going conflict in America‚ as well as other countries. The history of homosexuality goes back to the ancient civilizations. As we have different ideas and ways of "dealing" with it‚ so did the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome. Ancient Greece is considered as being

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    Women have not been considered equal to men throughout history. The Etruscans were an ancient civilization that thrived in central Italy around the sixth century BCE. Little is known about the Etruscans‚ but what is known can be extracted through art-producing culture. Their artistic culture is related to but distinct from the civilization of ancient Greece. The ancient Greek civilization spanned from the tenth century to the end of antiquity. This civilization made enormous contributions to science

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    GLOBAL MARKETING ASSIGNMENT – 3rd December 2012 FLORIAN PROTOY Introduction I had chosen to export a new French product to Greece. The product is a cocktail‚ which came to life in Saint Tropez in the South of France. This sparkling wine cocktail is mainly based upon a rosé wine‚ mixed up with a flower of peach and carbonated water. The modern style bottle containing a refreshing drink‚ with an amazing touches of fruits flavours to embellish your senses. Ice Tropez is probably an interesting

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    The debt crisis of Nigeria and Greece Introduction National debt is a problem that can inflict any country including the developed countries. Almost all countries go into budget deficit one way or the other and end up borrowing money. The most direct effect of the government debt is to place a burden on future generations of taxpayers. When these debts and accumulated interest come due‚ future taxpayers will face a difficult choice. Inheriting such a large debt cannot help but lower the living

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    Introduction Ancient Greece as one of the cradles of civilization and an employer of several forms of governmental rule during its time in history serves as an excellent beginning point to compare and contrast some of the common structures of government. In my paper I will be briefly describing and discussing monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy as forms of government in ancient Greek city-states and will provide my opinion of the results of those experiments in governmental rule

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    For Greece‚ membership in the European Union has meant a sense of security and belonging. It has also brought Greece closer to its ideal of becoming a more western country. However‚ as most human endeavors‚ the process has not been free of problems. Greece has an identity one could describe as distinct from other Western countries. For example‚ they practice Orthodoxy rather than another form of Christianity as most Western European countries do – and‚ further‚ some academics (give a couple of names

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