E. A. W. English 1 Honors September 28‚ 2013 The Ephesian’s Tribute to Artemis I. Introduction The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was a very famous monument in the ancient world. It was originally built around 550 BC to honor the goddess Artemis‚ sister of Apollo (Australia.edu). It was located in Ephesus‚ or today’s Turkey‚ and attracted many Grecian tourists and merchants to worship there despite the journey across the Aegean Sea (Australia.edu). This tribute to the goddess of the moon was
Premium Alexander the Great
as Ajax’s wife‚ she inadvertently draws parallels between her and her husband‚ revealing that they are more similar than previously seemed. Both are objects of fate‚ lacking control over the adversities in their lives. Just as Ajax‚ controlled by Athena‚ had no control over his fall to shame‚ so was Tecmessa an object of fate‚ with no regulation of her current
Premium Marriage Love Hamlet
The Oval Temple at Khafaje. A critical response. "Discuss critically important architectural principles and urban layouts in Mesopotamia between 4th and 2nd millennia B.C.‚ citing specifically The Oval Temple at Khafaje. Furthermore‚ consider how the cultural values of the Protoliterate period were reflected in the architecture and spatial qualities of the time and site." Corresponding to modern-day Iraq‚ the north eastern section of Syria and to a lesser extent south eastern Turkey and smaller
Premium Mesopotamia Sumer Ancient Near East
Kullakottan first sailed to Trincomalee‚ compelled by the holiness of the temple‚ and‚ accordingly‚ had three further Hindu temples built on its compound‚ all of which were destroyed by the Portuguese during the Thirty Years’ War there at Swami Rock‚ including the incredible Koneiswara Parwatia. In his 1895 account‚ Tennent proclaims that the remaining edifice that is contained within the compound of Fort Frederick is still known as the Temple of a Thousand Columns‚ though only small echoes of its original
Premium James Emerson Tennent History of Sri Lanka Deccan Plateau
Helen and Miss Temple both play a very important role in the emotional development and maturity of Jane. Coming from a hellish place where not a single person sympathises or understands her up until the few weeks before she leaves‚ she is naturally inclined to be intolerant and rebellious. The actions and words of both Helen and Miss Temple affect her greatly throughout her stay at Lowood‚ and without them she very well might have failed. For instance‚ Jane’s first interaction with Helen comes after
Premium Marriage Woman Love
sculpture is Nike of Samothrace‚ now located in the Louvre museum in Paris. It is a demonstrative‚ and powerful sculpture which encapsulates everything great about Ancient Greece. The sculpture is made of Rhodian marble‚ stands 2.45 meters tall and 2.35 meters wide including its wings (Burn‚ 2004‚ p. 89). Nike’s sculptor is not well known‚ however it is presumed to have been constructed by the sculptor Pythokritos (Pollitt‚ 1986‚ p. 114) during the early second century BC. Discovering Nike was discovered
Premium Hellenistic civilization Louvre Nike
whether to buy Nike’s Stock Nike’s net income has fallen from $800 million to $580 million since 1997. Also its profit and market share have declines significantly from 48% to 42% (Shoe products market share) from 1997 to 2000 To counter this down fall Nike has decided to develop more athletic shoe products in mid-priced segment and also to push their apparel line. It has also decided to cut down expenses Analyst reactions are mixed – Lehman Brothers report a recommended “Strong Buy” whereas UBS Warburg
Premium Weighted average cost of capital Investment Mutual fund
ignored.) C8: Using CAPM: KE’=3.2%+0.91*5.5%=8.21% C9: Using DGM formula: P’=D1/ (KE’-g) =1.06*(1+8%)/(8.21%-8%)=$545 In Nike’s case‚ when Joanna Cohen calculated the WACC of Nike‚ she made several mistakes and led to a wrong estimate of the cost of capital. The first mistake comes to the book value of equity used in calculating WD. Nike became a publicly traded company since December 2‚ 1980‚ the share price has changed significantly during 20-year’s time. So‚ the market value of equity should be used
Premium Weighted average cost of capital Stock market Stock
Athena in the Odyssey VS. Virgil in the Inferno Two of the greatest works ever written‚ The Odyssey by Homer and The Inferno by Dante‚ are detailed‚ multi-sectioned poems about the journey’s of two men. In each story‚ the main character is given some sort of guidance by another character in order to aid them in their travels. In The Odyssey‚ Athena is portrayed as the protector to Odysseus on his journey back home from the Trojan War to his family in Ithaca. In The Inferno‚ Virgil is requested
Premium Odyssey Odysseus Hell
Athena Johns Characterization Who is your least favorite character? Why? If you could pick a celebrity that best personifies this character‚ who would it be? Why? Give examples from the play. My least favorite character is Regina Giddens. She was only about herself and how much she would be getting. "...It took me a little while to find out I had made a mistake. As for you - I don’t know. It was almost as if I couldn’t stand the kind of man you were..."(Hellman 65). She even sat there and let
Premium Antagonist Protagonist Black people