1992: The "Grand Solar Challenge" in Japan.Since 1993: "World Solar Rally car" in Akita in Japan and here‚ too.The Dream Cup Suzuka in Japan.The "Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge‚ USA.1996: The "Canadian Solar Discovery Challenge.In 2004: "Phaethon 2004" for the Athens Olympics in Greece.European Solar
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last look at Thisbe before death takes him away. Just after Pyramus stabbed himself with a sword thinking his lover had passed‚ Thisbe encountered him and spoke ”At the sound of her name he opened his heavy eyes for one look. Then death closed them”(Ovid 949). Pyramus passed away with a look and realization that his lover was still alive. He died realizing that he did a thoughtless act and he couldn’t change that. While Romeo died thinking his lover was dead and he just joined
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The noble savage in antiquity is often characterised by the traits of the golden races accounted for by Hesiod in Works and Days and Ovid in Book I of the Metamorphoses. The two accounts mark the decline in human moral behaviour from the idealistic and peaceful Golden Age to their contemporary violent and competitive Iron Age world. Accordingly‚ the so-called noble savage is always discussed by the Graeco-Roman authors from an ethnocentric world-view wherein the spaces most familiar to them were
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just dropped down automatically and deadly from his wings‚ “Melted in that fierce heat‚ and the bare arms. Beat up and down in air‚ and lacking oarage. Took hold of nothing. Father! He cried‚ and Father” ‚ Daedalus and Icarus from The Metamorphoses by Ovid. He lost his young
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The main documentation for Roman mythology include the first few books of Livy’s history‚ the Aeneid of Virgil and the fourth book of elegies by Propertius. Another significant source is the Fasti of Ovid‚ which is a six-book poem that was constructed by the Roman religious calendar. In Fasti‚ Ovid depicted the myths of the gods and the roots of their rituals as well as the festivals of the first six months of the Roman calendar. However‚ whilst the foundation of Rome differs between several sources
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CLT3378 Exam 1 Dr. Branscome Section 4 http://quizlet.com/14533032/clt3378-flash-cards/ Above is a link to a useful‚ flash card‚ study tool to help master these terms. * Hero: Figures in whom the gods take a special interest. An example of a hero in Greek culture is Hercules. * Trickster: Tricksters are amoral‚ shape-shifting deceivers in mythology. An example in the Babylonian Enuma Elish is the god Ea. * Polytheism: The belief and acknowledgement of many gods. Polytheistic
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Navajo tale "Changing Woman and the Hero Twins after the Emergence of the People" is a perfect example of archetype (model) in ancient‚ and not so ancient‚ mythology. Containing within the story of its pages the repetitive use of a numerical value‚ a father god and sons of the father god‚ and heroes who must overcome dramatic obstacles while obtaining help from outside sources‚ "Changing Woman and the Hero Twins" places itself among a rich history of similar myths and folklore from around the
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Chaucer’s "The House of Fame": The Cultural Nature of Fame QUESTION 7. DISCUSS THE CULTURAL NATURE OF FAME AND ITS TEXTUAL EXPRESSION WITH REFERENCE TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: ORAL HEROIC POETRY‚ CHAUCER’S DEPICTION IN THE HOUSE OF FAME AND THE MODERN CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANON OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. YOU SHOULD FOCUS YOUR ANALYSIS ON THE INTERPLAY OF ORAL AND LITERARY TRADITIONS IN THESE CONTEXTS. Many critics have noted the complexities within Chaucer’s The House of Fame‚ in particular
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Erinyes are representatives of justice and vengeance‚ and their reputation is very dynamic. Most see them as evil-minded‚ but there are stories where they are known as the “Kindly Ones” because they gained justice. In the story Metemorphoses‚ by Ovid‚ the Furies are seen as three sisters who torture someone‚ and their whole reputation is known as venomous. The Furies were told by Juno that a mortal‚ Ino‚ had offended her. Juno ordered them to go seek revenge on her and her husband‚ Athamas. According
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As for those in the modern world‚ a funeral is seen as something everyone deserves‚ and a transition from the different states of living and death. It was overtly important to conduct the right ceremonies‚ practices‚ and burials‚ for the people of Rome so they would avoid anything malicious in the afterlife. Ancient sources provide ideas and accounts of funerals that took place‚ which vary from rich to poor. Funerals could be very expensive‚ much like today‚ so in the event of the death of the poor
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