Positioned at the eastern fertile plain of Datos in central Macedonia‚ Philippi was a flourishing city. Gordon Fee notes although originally founded by Greek colonists from the island of Thasos (ca. 360 B.C.)‚ in 356 BCE Philippi was conquered by its namesake‚ the father of Alexander the Great‚ Philip II of Macedon. Philip seized the city due to its strategic location. Namely‚ it was blessed with provisions‚ protection‚ and prosperity. “It sat as sentinel to the large agricultural plain of Datos; it was
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How did the Greeks use mythology as both a science and a religion? Use 3 examples. Since the beginning of mankind‚ humans have been inventing various explanations in order to explain the world around them. The Ancient Greeks‚ as Edith Hamilton points out‚ created some of the most complex and intricate stories of gods‚ goddesses‚ and monsters that justified many of the world’s mysteries. They also fabricated their deity’s in their own image (they were the first to do so)‚ which allowed the universe
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best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola‚ invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Columbus‚ Georgia.[3] The Coca-Cola formula and brand was bought in 1889 by Asa Candler who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892. Besides its namesake Coca-Cola beverage‚ Coca-Cola currently offers more than 500 brands in over 200 countries or territories and serves over 1.6 billion servings each day.[4] The company operates a franchised distribution system dating from 1889 where The Coca-Cola
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The Short Story. Basic Literary Elements of The Short Story. 1.1.History of The Development of The Short Story. 1.1.1.Early Forms.Origins. The short story refers to a work of fiction that is usually written in prose‚ usually in narrative format. This format or medium tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction‚ such as novellas (in the 20th and 21st century sense) and novels or books. Short story definitions based upon length differ somewhat even among professional writers
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but ends up in prison FOR LIFE. The parallels in their stories aren’t quite as compelling as they may appear initially. For example‚ the other Wes Moore spends a number of his developmental years living in the Bronx‚ NY‚ whereas his namesake never leaves Baltimore and its suburbs. Though Wes Moore is shipped off to military school (after his antisocial behavior in a privileged private school)‚ his educational path is decidedly better than his namesake’s because of his mother’s ambition
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Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio took the papal name Francis‚ after St. Francis of Assisi‚ and was elected as the new pope of the Catholic Church. It was on March 13‚ 2013 that white smoke rose from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican and Pope Francis was elected the two hundred and sixty-sixth pope. He is a pope of many firsts. The first Jesuit pope‚ first pope from the Americas‚ and first non- European pope in more than a millennium. He is known for being
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begin with the name Nikola. it’s the number one call of the Serbian designer Tesla‚ from whom every other electric auto manufacturer were given its moniker. continue with the enterprise jostling Nikola One‚ a semi-truck walking on electricity that captured greater than 7‚000 reservations of $1‚500 in its first month to be had. include the incomparable actuality of its CEO‚ and you may understand the quantity Nikola automobiles has in a similar way as the world’s top EV creator. The Utah-based totally
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Summary Integrated Marketing Communication‚ more commonly referred to as IMC‚ is an amalgamation of several tools designed to disperse information as far as possible. IMC intends to sprout from within organizational efforts‚ and then bloom onto the on looking external masses. A more acutely developed method of transmitting the message; IMC is not the complete counter-opposite to conventional media practices. It promptly works 2.0 COMPANY PROFILE Dove is a personal
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The originality and captivating writing of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao showcases the way that Junot Díaz enraptures his audience and makes them think. He makes readers consider the social norms and social classes in which they live. The namesake of the novel‚ Oscar Wao‚ is a Dominican nerd who struggles with his weight his whole life. Oscar dreams of finding love and becoming a successful science-fiction writer but both dreams fall short of his expectation since he never grows out of the
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“God‚ my God‚ why have You forsaken me?” This cry from the cross on the day of His crucifixion was not a cry of defeat‚ on the contrary; it was a cry of victory in the ears of those familiar with the blessed twenty second Psalm written by His very namesake David the king‚ the priest‚ the psalmist. Victory
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