Meat or no meat – that is the question. According to Socrates‚ “The best diet consists of bread‚ olive oil‚ cheese‚ fruit‚ vegetables and moderate amounts of wine‚” but in American society today eating meat is a large part of most diets. For the average person‚ changing their diet would be required to follow the wisdom of Socrates‚ and since change is always difficult‚ finding an adequate motivation to carry it out is critical. Although there is an ongoing debate whether or not the humans benefit
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Part One Luca Giordano "Diana and Endymion" 1675-1680 Oil on Canvas Neapolitan 1634-1705 National Gallery Of Art 1991.20.1 Part Two In this painting there are two figures. Diana is floating above Endymion while he is sleeping. Endymions dogs are watching at his feet. Diana‚ Endymion and one of his dogs are in the center of the painting. It seems most of the focus is on Endymion because his whole body is visible and in the light. Diana’s upper body can be seen but her lower half is faded out
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is psyche. They even believe there was a cosmic pneuma‚ or world soul. * Stoic cosmology like Plato and Aristotle’s was geocentric. However the Stoics followed the Atomists and would not come to any radical distinction between terrestrial and celestial regions. The Stoic universe was conceived to be both purposeful and deterministic.
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such as majority voting‚ averaging‚ or trading in reaching your decision. View differences of opinion as a help rather than a hindrance in decision making. 1 = Most important 15 = Least important No equal rankings 1. Sextant (a device used for celestial navigation) 13 2. Shaving Mirror 1 3. Five gallon can of water 2 4. Mosquito netting 15 5. One case of army rations 3 6. Maps of the Pacific Ocean 14 7. Seat cushion (flotation device approved by the Coast Guard) 6 8. Two gallon can of
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The pre-Columbian Maya kept whole libraries of books that contained information about their history‚ beliefs‚ astronomy and calendars. Most of these books were destroyed during the Spanish Conquest. They were burned because the Christian conquistadors believed they containing writings about the devil. Three of these books‚ called Codices‚ managed to survive today. They are the only three codices whose authenticity is beyond a doubt in authenticity. They are: The Madrid Codex‚ or the "Tro-Cortesianus
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Claudius Ptolemy was born C. 100 CE. The size and content of his literary production suggest that he lived until about 170 CE. He was a Greek descent‚ mathematician‚ geographer and Egyptian Astronomer. Nothing much is known about Ptolemy’s life apart from what can be anecdotal from his writings. The Major Astronomical work he did was title the Almagest which was completed about 150 CE and contains reports of Astronomical observations that Ptolemy had made over the preceding quarter of a century.
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In this short excerpt from Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo expresses his feelings for Juliet‚ often including body parts such as eyes and hands‚ and celestial beings to enforce his heartfelt message. In the second line‚ Romeo says‚ “It is the East‚ and Juliet is the sun!” Here‚ he is saying that Juliet is as beautiful as a sunrise‚ and saying that she is‚ while remaining poetic as Romeo is throughout the play. In the next two lines‚ Romeo says‚ “Arise‚ fair sun‚ and kill the envious moon‚ Who is already
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field to shield it from solar flares and cosmic rays - There is evidence of past water channels‚ dry lakes and minerals - At present‚ bacteria is within rocks and soil - Present and future searches‚ focuses on the extinction of life The Celestial Objects 1. Comet - Larger in size‚ containing mostly of gas and water with little rock material - Orbits space‚ quite visible - Famous one; Hailey’s Comet 2. Meteor - Leftovers of comets/asteroids due to collisions - Contain gas‚
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their proponents: Acupuncture = the belief that by inserting needles into various parts of the body you can restore normal enery balance to relieve pain and cure various disorders Astrology = the belief that our characters are determined by the celestial bodies (sun moon planets and stars) We should be open minded about these theories‚ as it can be argued that to some people it has “come true” for instance to someone acupuncture might have worked and healed a disorder. so if such a science helps
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art style of the Native Americans consisted of carved totem poles‚ pottery decoration to show lineage‚ and complex paintings on stone. Imagery was used as a symbol of sacred events‚ rituals‚ and natural forces‚ which could include everything from celestial bodies and weather to the indigenous animals of the region. Animals were often used as symbolism to show reverence for their special traits‚ especially the bison‚ which was a staple of their lives. The Europeans brought alternative ways to live that
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