very important in Greek citizens lives . They used Gods and Goddess to explain things which happened in science and everyday life . They built temples to honor their Gods and Goddess and held the Olympics in honor of the king of the gods Zeus . The Parthenon was a temple built to honor the Goddess Athena . The people believed the Gods and Goddess would favor you if you gave them offerings such as gold ‚silver ‚and the fruit of the harvest .A few of the Gods and Goddess were Zeus king of the gods
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Il a été dit que la véritable originalité des grands romanciers réalistes était « d’avoir transformé la réalité vulgaire en œuvre d’art ». En vous appuyant sur l’étude précise de «Madame Bovary»‚ vous justifierez ce jugement. ? Introduction Le réalisme classique faisait du beau et du laid la matière de son art. Mais il en proscrivait le médiocre et comme le disait La Bruyère‚ on ne saurait représenter « un laquais qui siffle » ou « un homme dans sa garde-robe ». La grande originalité des écrivains
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Rome: In Rome‚ there are three social classes‚ arranged according to wealth; Patricians‚ Plebians‚ and Slaves. Patricians are the upper class citizens; they are very wealthy and highly educated. They make up the majority of the senate and therefore control the laws. Plebians are the poor‚ lower-class citizens. They greatly outnumber the Patricians‚ make up most of the army‚ and pay most of the taxes. They are not allowed to marry Patricians or take part in government. Slaves are at the bottom of
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occasionally) scratch their names on the rock. It is not just Petra that is in danger of destruction. More than 600 million tourists a year now travel round the globe‚ and vast numbers of them want to visit the world’s most treasured sites: the Parthenon‚ the Taj Mahal‚ Stonehenge‚ the national parks of Kenya. The tourist industry will soon be the largest industry in the world‚ and it has barely reached its 50th birthday. Many places that were once remote are now part of package tours. Will nothing
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INTRODUCTION: The concept of democracy used in Athenian society is derived from the word Demos-Kratos‚ which translates to ‘power to the people’ they achieved this by‚ for example‚ giving people the power to vote on the operation and execution of legislations. This system is well known for its stability and strength which have allowed an outline for modern western politics. Powerful Athenian statesmen‚ Kleisthenes‚ who reigned from 508BC‚ and Pericles‚ who reigned from 461-429 BC‚ significantly developed
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Religion‚ many say that it has hampered the development of culture‚ that it has caused more harm to human kind than good. While it is true that many wars have been fought on religious principle‚ it is also true that western civilization is founded on the principles of religion- for better or for worse. Major religious movements have shaped the actions of leaders‚ caused brilliant minds to advance technology‚ and provided muses to the great artists of the world. Religion has produced some of the
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SWOT analysis The SWOT analysis is a strategic planning method which takes into account both internal and external factors. The internal factors are the strengths and weaknesses internal to the organisation‚ while the external factors are the opportunities and threats external to the organisation. * Strengths: characteristics of the organisation that give it an advantage on competitors. * Weaknesses: characteristics that put the organisation on a disadvantage relative to competitors.
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The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization is a documentary and TV series about the rises and falls of Athens. Liam Neeson narrates throughout the documentary of the civilization of ancient Greece. The filmmaker Anthony Geffen covered both the fourth and fifth centuries B.C. Actors were also used to portray historical events and people during this period. The documentary starts with the history of Athens beginning with the rule of Peisistratos whom transformed the city. He needed allies‚ in that way his
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Our world has gone through many changes and adaptations. We are in‚ some way‚ different from one another‚ we have different languages‚ habits‚ and beliefs. All these differences developed many years ago with our ancestors. Many primitive cultures advanced through discovery and innovation but still relied on spiritual and theological explanations to what did not make sense at that time in their cultural development. As part of this‚ ancient cultures created deities to help bring understanding to the
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style. Marble House was built between 1888-1892‚ at a total cost of $11 million. The Vanderbilt family spent $7 million for the marble alone. The architect for Marble House was Richard Hunt‚ who drew upon two famous historic building designs: The Parthenon (5th century B.C E Athens
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