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    Greek art is art that originated in ancient Greece. Greek art was the start of western classical art in the classical‚ geometric‚ and archaic periods. In those periods five forms of art was mastered and created. Greek arts five forms were sculpture‚ painting‚ jewelry‚ pottery‚ and architecture. Many pieces of Greek art like vases and paintings have scenes of a statute like woman or gods surrounding the same woman. The Greek people and gods called this woman Pandora. Pandora was a woman that was born

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    The Myth Of Pandora's Box

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    Pandora was given a box or a jar‚ called “pithos” in Greek. Gods told her that the box contained special gifts from them but she was not allowed to open the box ever. Then Hermes took her to Epimetheus‚ brother of Prometheus‚ to be his wife. Prometheus had advised Epimetheus not to accept anything from the Gods‚ but he saw Pandora and was astonished by her beauty‚ thus he accepted her right away. Pandora was trying to tame her curiosity‚ but at the end she could not hold herself anymore; she opened

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    you‚ and shall follow you wherever you go. If danger threatens you‚ we shall face it also. If it be death‚ we shall die with you. You are damned‚ and we wish to share your damnation." So they led forward‚ showing their true colors as Prometheus and Gaea. Prometheus goes on to say that the sacred word of ego would drive man forward because

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    Ovid; the story before the beginning the myth‚ the creation of the world‚ and the story of Prometheus. Before beginning the myth‚ they asked a blessing from the gods or got a permission to tell gods’ stories. Both two epics explained that the world was started from the Chaos‚ a mass of nothing and how the earth‚ the water‚ the air and sky were made. Also both Hesiod and Ovid wrote about the story of Prometheus who gave fire to the man. 2. Both the creation myths of Hesiod and Genesis were started

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    revolution and is considered to be of a hybrid genre. During Volume 1‚ Frankenstein is shown as a product of its time through the idea that nature is the sublime‚ the exploration of the Gothic and the idea that Victor Frankenstein represents the modern Prometheus. The description of nature is repeatedly used during significant or emotional moments in Victor’s life. “It was a most beautiful season; never did the fields bestow a more plentiful harvest‚ or the vines yield a more luxuriant vintage: but my

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    sure they weren’t exceeding their powers. Gods before Olympics The Titans‚ also known as the elder gods‚ ruled the earth before the Olympians overthrew them. The ruler of the Titans was Cronus who was de-throned by his son Zeus. Prometheus - He stole the sacred fire from Zeus and the gods. Atlas - Zeus punished him to forever bear the heavens upon his shoulders. Dione - The mother of Aphrodite. Gaea - was the Earth goddess. She mated with

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    1.The Russian native‚ Alisa Zinov’yevna Rosenbaum‚ was born in 1905. Ayn Rand was impacted at a young age when her father’s shop was taken by Bolshevik soldiers. And while the Russian Revolution was taking place‚ she opposed the government because they were taking over and intruding. 2.The Bolshevik Revolution was the overthrow of Czar Nicholas II ‚by the Bolsheviks‚ because of his abuse of political power‚ the economical difference between classes‚ and because they wanted to withdraw from World

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    Odysseus: A Tragic Hero

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    and Iron Man. Odysseus is no different from the common heroes we hear today. The most heroic attribute of Odysseus was that he was smart. He was also courageous as well as confident. Odysseus was a very smart man. This was shown when the cyclops Prometheus asked him what his name was when they were trapped in the cave and Odysseus answered that his name was “No One.” This helped Odysseus and his men a lot because when Odysseus blinded the cyclops‚ who then screamed that “No One” was hurting

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    Paper #1: The role of anthropomorphism in Greek mythology. "God created man in his image‚ and man‚ being a gentleman‚ returned the compliment." -Mark Twain In his beginning‚ man was part of nature. He knew little about the causes of natural phenomenon and certainly knew of no way to control them. This is perhaps the reason for his creation of ritual and later religion. As man evolved he began to consider the possibilities of gaining some type of control over his environment. If nature

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    Frankenstein: Technology In Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus‚ written in the late nineteenth century by Mary Shelley‚ Shelley proposes that knowledge and its effects can be dangerous to individuals and all of humanity. Frankenstein was one of our first and still is one of our best cautionary tales about scientific research.. Shelley’s novel is a metaphor of the problems technology is causing today. Learn from me. . . at least by my example‚ how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge

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