as marble. There were also statues made of wood and bronze (a kind of metal). Over time Greeks made their statues more lifelike - gods look like human beings. There are figures of people without clothes‚ and statues of athletes in action (a discus thrower‚ for example). The Romans collected Greek statues and made copies of them. Many later artists imitated the Greek styles
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Biomechanical analyses of the performance of Paralympians: From foundation to elite level Clinical Perspectives in Research and Product Development Biomechanical analyses of the performance of Paralympians: From foundation to elite level Sarah A. Curran1 and Laurent Frossard 2‚3 1 2 Wales Centre for Podiatric Studies‚ Cardiff Metropolitan University‚ Cardiff‚ UK Group of Research on Adapted Physical Activities‚ Université du Québec à Montréal‚ Canada 3 Marie Enfant Rehabilitation Centre‚ CHU Sainte-Justine
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influenced Western Civilization. The pillars and the shape of the building showed a sense of power and the actual architecture used in the Parthenon is still used today in places like the White House and Lincoln Monument. The picture of The Discus Thrower sculpture in document #8 reveals things about Greek values and shows an olympic event that is still used in modern times. This statue shows that the Greeks were very athletic people. The olympics sill influence p[people today by
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pleasurable and giving them meaning‚ and finally‚ artists believe they are giving form to immaterial ideas and things (Sayre‚ 2009). First Chosen Art Work The first art work chosen was a figure by Myron of Athens‚ Discobolous. The Discobolous‚ a Discus Thrower‚ is a Roman marble copy after a bronze original of 450 BCE. A picture of this piece is shown below‚ figure 1. This piece of art work is simply amazing and exemplifies the Greek sense of harmony and balance (Petronius‚ 2008). The artist depicted
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The Greek Civilization lasted from 1900 – 133 BC‚ but the affect it had on the Western world is still here today. As Greeks conquered other empires and build more and more territory for them‚ they spread and received their ideas from other cultures. During these times‚ the Greeks made many long lasting contributions in the areas of art‚ architecture‚ philosophy‚ math‚ drama‚ government‚ medicine‚ and science. This is why many of the foundations of Western civilization can be traced back to the ancient
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The sport of running is one of the best kinds of sports because throughout the school year there is a running sport for each sports season. That means if you want to run all year long on a competitive school team than you can‚ unlike any other sport offered at school‚ running is the only sport which has a team for all seasons. The first of the running sports takes place in the fall and it is called cross country. Cross country is a sport where teams of runners compete to complete a course over
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was as a whole‚ whereas Greek philosophers consider the individuals as a crucial part of society. As shown in Document 12‚ the human is miniscule to the landscape around him‚ showing that the human is only a tiny piece in the civilization. The Greek Discus
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A Woman from Willendorf - fat lady with penis boobs Venus of Willendorf 25‚000 BCE made of limestone Goddess‚ no face Woman from Willendorf‚ c25000 BCE. oldest sculpture known. anatomical exxageration. possible fertility idol. paleolith representation of women B Lion Human from Germany- 30-000-26000 BCE‚ mammoth ivory‚ tactile (cannot stand on its own) seen from all sides. not life like or found in nature. C Loacoon and His Sons‚ 1st century CE. 2 sculptors‚ Athanadoros‚ Hagesandros
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ANCIENT GREEK CONTRIBUTIONS DBQ This task is based on the accompanying documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purpose of this task. This task is designed to test your ability to work with historic documents. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view Historical Context Many of the roots of Western civilization can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. They made long lasting contributions in areas of
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Comparing Modern Olympics to Ancient Greek Olympics The Olympics‚ the most popular show on TV every two years. The Olympics are very old‚ older then you would think‚ they are over 1‚500 years old. The Olympics were created by the Greeks‚ and were held every four years‚ back then “Four years” was called an Olympiad. The original Olympics Games were not invented by anybody. They were created in month Apollonius in year that we now know as 776 B.C.‚ there was a great foot race in a meadow beside
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