The name-giving of Athens It is well-known that Athens was the most powerful and glorious town of ancient Greece. Its residents managed to develop a wonderful civilization that is admired till today. It is also known that the city got its name from Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom and courage. But how did Athens have its name? Here is a charming little story about the origin of the city’s name. The dispute of the gods Cecrops‚ a strange creature‚ half-man half-snake‚ was the founder of a city which
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When I Was One-And-Twenty‚ by A. E. Housman When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say‚ ‘Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.’ But I was one-and-twenty‚ No use to talk to me. When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again‚ ‘The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; ’Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue.’ And I am two-and-twenty‚ And oh‚ ’tis true‚ ’tis true. In
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the world stands divided. Terrorist outfits continue to strike in the name of religion and the common man‚ not even remotely associated with these groups‚ is bearing the brunt. The world is not a safe place anymore. * The second statement: There’re two sets of people in this world - the good and the bad. No matter how strong the evil forces are‚ good always triumphs. My Name Is Khan mirrors the era we live in. Not a day goes by when you haven’t heard/read/watched news of terror attacks and innocents
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early 15th Century to present day. (BBC News‚ 2011) Ethnic and racial diversity‚ known as the "melting pot"‚ is the core element of the American ideology. Like some countries‚ the United States started as a collection of colonies when settlers came to the New World. Several groups of people sought this new land for various reasons‚ such as seeking new adventures and escaping the tyranny of England. One example of a group seeking escape
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The poem in study is As I Walked out One Evening by W.H. Auden. His views projected in this poem are suggested to have not varied since the time he composed this piece. Unlike his other poems‚ this piece was never revised. Here‚ Auden exposes the two sides of romance through the manipulation of narrative voices‚ the poet‚ the lover’s song and the chiming of the clock personified. As I walked out one evening is composed in a traditional ballad form. It’s consists of 15 quatrain stanzas conforming
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I am writing to you today‚ to explain what I believe about your discriminative views on names of children and scapegoating it onto their parents. May I call you Katie? Maybe I should stick to Ms. Hopkins‚ because you have made it really quite clear - you don’t like me. In fact‚ apparently‚ you hate me a lot just because I don’t have a top-notch name. I don’t really understand why you would feel such hate towards me; it’s such a strong‚ negative word and I wonder why you feel the urge to use that
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named Desire‚ switch to the one that is called Cemeteries and then to get off at Elysian Fields; Williams’ use of these names for the streetcars and the street itself summarizes the development of the main characters of the play. Every character has its own desire but the reality causes all their dreams to end up in Elysian Fields - the land of the dead according to the Greek mythology. Stella has to settle for a mediocre life with an abusing husband after she left her house at Belle Reve to find
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99 NAMES OF ALLAH S.W.T. 1. Ar-Rahman * The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers and the blasphemers in this world and especially for the believers in the hereafter. 2. Ar-Rahim * The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers. 3. Al-Malik * The One with the complete Dominion‚ the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection. 4. Al-Quddus * The One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and adversaries. 5. As-Salam * The One who is free from every
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"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never harm me" I believe that words do more harm than any physical pain. In this essay‚ I will explain why I believe this‚ as well as what various rabbi’s have to say on the matter. ’that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet’ In Act 2 scene ii of the famous Shakespearian play ’Romeo and Juliet’‚ Juliet murmurs from her balcony‚ explaining that names are just creations of humans for greater clarity‚ and that if a rose
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The article “The Adopted Black Baby‚ and the White One Who Replaced Her” by John Eligon talks about the life of Ms. Smith and Ms. Roost who switched parents when they were just newborn babies. The reason for this situation was the fact that Ms.Smith was a dark skin baby and the couple that adopted her were white. It is later explained that Ms.Roost‚ the baby that replace Ms. Smith‚ searched for Ms.Smith to find out what happened to her after she was sent away. The author clearly emphasizes this
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