The roman Pantheon and the Greek Parthenon were both built as symbols for gods adoration. Pantheon was dedicated to all Roman gods meanwhile the Parthenon was dedicated to goddess Athena. The Parthenon dates 447-438 BCE while the Pantheon was built in 126 CE. The Pantheon was constructed by Agrippa at his third mandate as consul. The original building was destroyed and was rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian‚ later it was converted to a Christian church‚ saving it from destruction. It functionality changed
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The Titanic was the largest cruise ship to sail the seas in 1912. These days‚ it’s the MS Oasis that is the largest cruise ship to sail the seas. The Oasis weighs about 5 times more than the Titanic. With the new technologies of the 21st century‚ the Oasis has been improved and it makes the Titanic look small and useless. They are both maiden voyage boats that transport passengers around the world. The Oasis has 2‚165 crew members‚ while the Titanic had only 883. The Titanic had 2‚228 passengers
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Happy Versus Hefty At top high schools all over the country‚ there is an unsaid‚ yet prevalent pressure to do everything in your power to place yourself at the top of the academic food chain; a pressure to prove to your parents and peers that you are among the best; a pressure to take advanced placement or honors classes. In communities in which most people graduate high school to go on to higher education‚ such as Port Washington‚ New York‚ the pressure to follow the example of the top tier students
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Creationism is believing that a superior being called‚ God‚ created Earth and all of the living creatures we have‚ such as: humans‚ animals‚ birds‚ and plants. Creationists believe that this God created it using only his words and creating humans with his own hands and breathe of life. Evidence found for creationism has been discredited throughout the years by ‘simple’‚ evolutionary explanations‚ but neither evolutionists or creationist have the closest thing to a proof. The first evidence for
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Mike Tembreull EN 101 Compare and Contrast Essay Throughout my teenage years‚ I’ve known many peers that involve themselves in mind-altering activities on the weekends. Whether it is at parties‚ social events or just hanging out in basements‚ the majority of teens generally enjoy being intoxicated. I believe that this crowd of kids fit into two groups narrowed down to their preferences: drinkers and smokers. Drinkers are people who enjoy alcoholic beverages‚ and smokers are those who enjoy marijuana
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The football versus soccer fight rages on for years now and has sparked quite some controversy. Most people say that soccer is the sport of the world‚ but however football is considered to be the most entertaining sport yet. There are many differences and similarities which part these two topics. Soccer is to be considered the sport of the world because for so many years it has been all around the world. The sport has this very important competition called The World Cup‚ where different nations
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Emily Brochu December 21‚ 2012 Ms. Joyce English Honors 10 Two Different Worlds‚ One Common Goal The story of Adam and Eve can relate and differ to Anthem in ways of goals‚ higher powers‚ and sins condemned. Both main characters‚ Adam and Equality 7-2521‚ go against what is expected of them by a higher power. The higher power in both stories‚ God and the Council‚ control the people and give them restrictions and punishments. Both Adam and Equality 7-2521 also have women‚ Eve and Liberty 5-3000
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Baseball has always been Americas sport since the 18th century. Baseball is similar to cricket because they are both bat and ball sports. Between baseball and cricket baseball is better than cricket when it comes to fields‚ equipment and rules. A baseball is better than a cricket because of its field‚ shape and size. According to an article from diffen.com‚"the shape of a baseball field is a diamond. There are 60 feet 6 inches between the pitchers mound and home plate. The length of baseball
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Basketball and football have many differences and similarities that we often don’t catch on too or just even care too focus on. Both sports here in the U.S have become extremely popular and nationally televised around the world. For anybody trying to choose which sport is the better sport ‚ it could be very helpful to get know the basics and characteristics of each sport. Although it does seem the two sports have more differences on how they play‚ the way they move ‚ the equipment and accessors
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This debate tears my heart to pieces. Each side is loaded with incredible content and characters. Billions of dollars have flown out of American hands in support of their toys‚ comic books‚ movies and cartoons. Still‚ it is a question that must be answered. Who is better: Marvel comics or DC comics? After hours of coffee fueled by rants with my friends‚ I have decided that Marvel is superior based on its licensed content‚ abundance of fantastic characters and the overall quality of its universe
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