and international public opinion that symbolizes civilization and democracy‚ but for the Greek people it indicates much more than that‚ for them‚ the Parthenon Marbles symbolizes our history and solidity of the Greek nation. The Athenian statesman Pericles builds the Parthenon after the Greek army’s final victory over the Persians at Plataea in 479 B.C. They labored on the Parthenon‚ which privileged Athens patron deity Athena‚ began in 447 B.C. and it was finished fifteen years afterwards. The memorial
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WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY Early Humans Australopithecines1st to grow the opposable thumb Homo Habilis“Man of Skill”‚ Traits‚ 2.5-1.5 million BC‚ Brain size = 700 cubic cm Achievements Made tools from lava rock‚Use tools to cut meat and crack bones‚ Homo Erectus‚ “Upright Man” Traits‚1.6 - 30‚000 million BC‚ More intelligent and adaptable‚ Brain size 1‚000 Cubic cm Achievements Used intelligence to develop technology Neanderthal Traits‚ 200‚000 – 30‚000 BC‚ Brain size 1‚450 cubic cm Powerfully built
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Life as a woman in Athens A historic view point by Cecil Fuson. Being a woman in Ancient Athens was not what the movies and Plays led me to believe. The Athenian Democracy was a democracy of the minority. Every man‚ no matter their class had equal say in the ruling of the government. But Women‚ Slaves and Foreigners had zero civil rights and no influence on how things were done. Because the Athenian’s were a very exclusive society‚ they rarely allowed outsiders share in the privileges the citizens
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Odyssey Essay Leadership Ross Johnson Throughout the Odyssey‚ the lead character‚ Odysseus‚ is presented as the ideal Greek leader. He demonstrates this through the treatment of his men and how he deals with problems that are presented to him. Because the Odyssey was first a spoken myth‚ it took on the shape of the society in which it was told. Including that society’s moral and ethical values‚ as well as its desires in the traits of a leader. A leader must first be defined‚ then set apart from
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Ideology is best defined as a system of ideas and beliefs that affect a person‚ group‚ or culture’s way of thinking. Ancient Greece was filled with different ideologies throughout the years; almost every polis with a different and unique set of values. Sparta had its strict militarism and aristocracy‚ suppressing people’s free thought. Athens had a mostly open‚ democratic‚ system‚ allowing more room for individual interpretations. And the empire of Alexander the Great that‚ despite having an absolute
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Throughout President Franklin Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor speech‚ he uses various devices to appeal to the audience listening. Although‚ the most effective excerpt from the speech is when President Roosevelt depicts the resilience and determination of the United States to fight back‚ both figuratively and metaphorically‚ “With confidence in our armed forces - with the unbounding determination of our people - we will gain the inevitable triumph - so help us God” (paragraph 17). By accentuating the unity
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Thames leading to the building of the Globe theatre * The Globe would have particularly attracted young people * Some plays performed at the theatre: Hamlet-1600-1601 Twelfth Night -1601 Richard II - 7 February 1601 Macbeth -1606 Pericles‚ Prince of Tyre- 1607 Henry VIII – 1613 and lots
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across America. By using four artificial proofs‚ mythos‚ logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos‚ Martin Luther King was able to open the eyes of people who were blinded by the color of skin. Including cultural legends such as the nations history of justice in his oration‚ Martin Luther King portrayed a style of mythos. King stated the fact that when our ancestors wrote the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence‚ they signed a promissory note that would guarantee the inalienable rights of life‚ liberty‚
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William Shakespeare’s Life By Paul Bleier William Shakespeare was a supreme English poet and playwright‚ universally recognized as the greatest of all the dramatists. A complete‚ authoritative account of Shakespeare’s life is lacking; much supposition surrounds relatively few facts. His day of birth is traditionally held on April 23‚ and he was baptized on April 24‚ 1564. He was the third of eight children‚ and was the eldest son of John Shakespeare. He was probably educated in a local
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optimizing his adroit oration abilities‚ he eventually convinced the entire German nation to follow him whole-heartedly and began a world war in the process. Being in a state of bankruptcy and distress‚ Germany was easily swayed by Hitler’s promising claim for a German rise to power and wellbeing. The public evidently viewed Hitler as a strong leader‚ something that was much needed at the time. Thus‚ by exploiting the instability of the German nation‚ Adolf Hitler used skillful oration‚ exploitation of
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