For Greece‚ membership in the European Union has meant a sense of security and belonging. It has also brought Greece closer to its ideal of becoming a more western country. However‚ as most human endeavors‚ the process has not been free of problems. Greece has an identity one could describe as distinct from other Western countries. For example‚ they practice Orthodoxy rather than another form of Christianity as most Western European countries do – and‚ further‚ some academics (give a couple of names
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Schliemann was a German merchant‚ world traveller and archaeologist. A man of enormous ability and personal determination‚ he combined a romantic enthuses and calculating abilities of a practical realist in his search for the historical sites of Homeric Greece. In 1844 Schliemann became a corresponding clerk and book keeper with H.B. SchrÖder and company. In 1846 Schliemann got sent to St. Petersburg as a commercial agent. In 1863 he gave up his Russian
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Chapter 3: Ancient Greek Civilization 1. During the Mycenaean civilization‚ who was the great poet and what were his two important literary works that influenced the Greeks and formed part of Western literature? Homer‚ The Iliad‚ The Odyssey 2. In a period known as the Dark Ages from 100 B.C. to 800 B.C.‚ life reverted to simpler forms and people lived in relative isolation. 3. The period from the 9th to the 6th century B.C. is known as the Archaic Age during which the Greek kings were deposed
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Inhaling Western Peace In “Running Xian” (168)‚ Calderazzo utilizes literary realism to illustrate culture clash as related to the poor air quality in China (theguardian.com‚ 2008). The opening line of text‚ “China in my mouth‚ in my lungs” immediately forms the city’s air into a tangible object invading the writer’s body (Calderazzo‚ 1984). The polluted air is defined as the country of China itself. Calderazzo channels Henry James to describe everyday scenes without emphasizing contributors
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women was at the Olympic Games‚ they would be punished expect if they just owned a horse in the chariot race. This event held every four years and approximately 50 thousand people came all over the Greek world to watch and also take part. In the ancient Greece Olympics there was no such thing as gold‚ bronze and silver medals therefore winners were presented a wreath of special olive leaves which were taken from a sacred tree that was located behind the temple dedicated to Zeus‚ and were
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What do you think about running barefoot? Runners should not wear shoes because barefoot runners take a smaller collision force to their feet‚ reduces injuries‚ and most importantly how running barefoot is safe. Running barefoot reduces the amount of injuries you get when running. By running barefoot your feet will take a smaller collision force when landing. The article says that the way you step when running barefoot causes less impact to your feet. In other words‚ running in shoes causes a greater
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Barefoot running is beneficial because it reduces joint forces.1‚ 2 This reduction is a function of several changes that occur when running barefoot. A study of 11 healthy runners (6 men and 5 women) was conducted where subjects ran at their preferred stride length.3 Stride length and kinetic measurements were taken for the frontal‚ sagittal‚ and transverse planes. The study concluded that an overall reduction in preferred stride length occurred when subjects ran barefoot.3 The reduced stride length
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Barefoot Vs. Running Shoe To everyone in America probably the most used exercise in personal fitness is simply running. It is easy‚ simple‚ and extremely beneficial to do. With the increase of people who run professionally‚ recreationally‚ and for fitness a new issue as arose. That issue is the debate between running while wearing specially made running shoes or taking the “natural” approach and running barefoot or with minimalist running shoes. I recently read an article discussing‚ with evidence
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healthy and stay safe. When becoming a successful runner a person has to figure out of if they prefer running on the treadmill or the ground. “A two way repeated measures ANOVA showed that running on a treadmill increases CT‚ modifies the pressure distribution and reduces PP‚ especially under the heel‚ medial metatarsals‚ and hallux‚ compared to running overground.” (Garcai-Perez) When you are running on the ground it modifies your pressure on your foot but‚ when you run on the treadmill it makes your
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Humans have been running almost since we first evolved into the two-legged creatures that we are. In the beginning we ran to hunt‚ escape our hunters‚ or to get places more efficiently. Now days running tends to be used mainly for the purpose of staying in good physical shape or to win a competition. But‚ is running really the best thing for our body’s? Is the repeated pounding on our joints going to affect us in the long run? Or will it keep us in tip top shape till the end of our days? In this
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