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    Literature

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    Midterm Study Main Character List * Purple Hibiscus * Kambili : love and respect Papa; always hope Papa proud of her. Against her Papa at the end but still love him very much. Healing from trauma and can easily laugh‚ run‚ and looking for the future. Love equal pain to kambaili. (zip of love‚ tongue burn) * JaJa: Listen to his Papa but first against him; help sister Kambili and Mama all the time and sacrifices himself for the family. * Papa Eugene: (The representative

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    it was published in 1998. She spent eight years writing her second novel “The Inheritance of Loss” [3] . Much has been made of the parallels between the book and Desai’s family history but it’s not an autobiography. Desai herself has said that in places it’s about experiences within her family – such as the experience of immigration and going back to India. Kiran Desai’s second novel The Inheritance of Loss can be viewed as a Diasporic [4] novel. The various themes which are intertwined in the novel

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    Greek Classicism

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    Styles of Greek Classicism The Ancient Greeks Classicism arts were set on six main characteristics. Those characteristics being order‚ idealized figures‚ realism‚ simplicity‚ balance‚ and clarity. All art forms this time period display each of theses. Even in other parts of the world you can also see Greek characteristics in art due to Alexander conquering much of the area and bringing Greek influence. I am going to be focusing on one artifact in particular. That being Myron’s Discus Thrower also

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    Greek Architecture

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    Matthew Marrero Professor Collins Art 11 03/07/2014 The Parthenon and Gould Memorial Library Even though the Greek Golden Age lasted only 50 years the effects of this time period can still be widely seen even today. Since Greece was the birth place of democracy and we are a democratic nation‚ many of our government buildings draw inspiration from Greek architecture. The Greeks believed that man is the measure of all and in their art and architecture they constantly tried to achieve perfect

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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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    Greek Mythology

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    Greek mythology By:Yamilett Nunez-Meraz Period 3 Aegis • Origin: Latin from Greek • Old Definition: A large collar or cape worn in acient times to display the protection provided by high religious authority • Current Usage : Video game • Current Definition: the protectin backing‚ or support a Epicurean • Origin: Greek • Old Definition:epicurus‚ the founder of a school of philosophy‚ believed the supreme goal in life should be plesure • Current ussage: type of food

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    Greek Progression

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    Greek Progression Greek art progressed through four main periods of art‚ Archaic‚ Early Classical‚ Late Classical‚ and Hellenistic. Each period was distinct from the rest and typically was influenced by the events unfolding during the time. Sculptures were represented in all four major period but differ from each other in their stances‚ faces‚ and in the emotion that they represented. The Greek Archaic period art started around 700 BC and ended around 480 BC. Common elements is Archaic art consist

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    Greek Theatre

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    Greek and Roman Art Grinning masks‚ padded fat suites‚ and enlarged genitals all have something in common. They were part of a comedy in the classical Greek theater. The theater originated around 400 B.C. and different types of plays were common. The comedy and tragedy is what I will focus on along with the theater itself and some terms from the theater. The theater itself was held outside in an amphitheater. The auditorium originally had seat made of wood‚ but later stone was used.

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    Greek Mythology

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    Ancient Greeks lived a very unique lifestyle in their times. They knew no one of Greece. This helped them to live by their own ways and not follow anything that happened outside of Greece because they simply could not. In parts of Greek mythology gods could not interfere with fate and gods intervened directly in mortals lives. There were many examples of these things happening. One aspect learned in the Voyage of Odysseus was gods could not interfere with fate. There were many encounters

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    greek culture

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    Exam 2 PART I 1. The early Greek city-state was divided into four social classes and they were: eupatrids‚ agroikoi‚ demiourgoi and the slaves. Eupatrids (“sons of noble fathers”) are citizens with full legal and political rights; free adult men born legitimately of citizen of parents. They had the right to vote‚ be elected into office‚ bear arms‚ and the obligation to serve when at war. Agroikoi are the farmers‚ which had no formal political rights but full legal rights. Demiourgoi are the “public

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