Germany to help them when they first initialized the project‚ but Germany fell out of the partnership once new leadership was established. Germany took a similar position to France and wanted to develop its own government-funded search engine called Theseus. Germany’s main issue with Google was not only the cultural preservation‚ but also censorship‚ since the government wanted certain pages left off the search retrieval options‚ such as pro-Nazi websites and anti-semitic websites. The government also
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participants can die during this event‚ it can serve as a direct reference to how boys and girls were sacrificed to the Minotaur in the myth of King Minos due to the punishment Minos forced upon the Athenians. It also showed the courage and strength of Theseus. He volunteered to be a sacrifice‚ only to find the Minotaur and slay it in order to free his people from the oppression that King Minos had over the land. In conclusion‚ the myth of King Minos and the Minotaur has led to the continued evolution of
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Where Does Personal Identity Reside? : Tommy Vladek Personal identity theory is a theory that questions our existence philosophically: it asks who we are and how do we know? In the essay “Will Tommy Vladek Survive?” John Perry described a controversial topic on identity by analyzing an essay called The Meeting by Frederik Pohl and C.M. Konibluth. In the essay there were two boys -Tommy Vladek a destructive boy‚ who was mentally challenged but healthy-bodied and Sam a normal boy‚ who had an accident
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Every day we are forced to make decisions which can either help or hinder the lives of others. Socially‚ physically‚ and mentally the choices we make can affect others exponentially. In William Shakespeare’s play; A Midsummer Night’s Dream the fairies face a multitude of similar choices to make. Although the fairies hinder the characters in the stories lives minimally‚ the amount that they helped contribute to the relationships‚ and happiness of the characters exceeds all the issues they may have
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From Lady Macbeth to Juliet ‚ Shakespeare had created many female characters who were not afraid to go against their society’s expectations. The intelligent and Brave Rosalind from As You Like It for example‚ dresses as a man in order to travel safely and expresses many ideas with her new found freedom. The societies in which these women were part of reflected some of the ideals of the Elizabethan era‚ a period of time where women were thought as lower than and property to men. Many historians agree
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fortifications‚ to the south of the Propylaia” (Freeman 2006‚ 73). This bastion‚ which was known as a pyrgos (tower)‚ dates back to at least the Bronze Age. In Greek myth “It is from this elevated spot that Theseus’ father Aegeus is said to have kept watch for the return of his son from Crete. Theseus had promised to hoist a white sail if his ship was bringing him home alive. He forgot to do so‚ and seeing the black sail approach and believing his son to have been devoured by the Minotaur‚ Aegeus hurled
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In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ by William Shakespeare‚ a character named Oberon tells a character named Puck to put a love potion in the Athenian man eye. Unbeknownst to them‚ there were two Athenian men in the forest at the time: Lysander and Demetrius. Puck then puts the potion in the eyes of the wrong man--Lysander. The potion makes someone fall in love with someone and this has caused anger between Demetrius‚ Helena ‚ Hermia‚ and Lysander. Why was it called a love potion? The potion
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Palace of Knossos The Palace of Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and possibly the political and cultural centre of Minoan civilisation‚ possibly the oldest in Europe. The ruins of Knossos were first discovered by a Cretan merchant called Minos Kalokairinos in 1878. After Kalokairinos‚ Heinrich Schliemann had shown an interest but it wasn’t until March 16‚ 1900 that archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchased the site and started the excavations. Arthur Evans is famous
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Warrior queen is being forced into submission by a totalitarian husband‚ the opinions and feelings of a women are rarely taken into account‚ and‚ if acknowledged‚ are brushed to aside as seen in Act 5‚ Scene 1 when Hippolyta voices her opinions of Theseus’ choice of play.
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Love is a beautiful thing‚ it is the feeling that some people get when they want to be with someone forever. Shakespeare was born in Stratford‚ England‚ his dream of becoming a play writer came true. That lead to Shakespeare establishing his acting company The King’s Men. Late in his career he creates a play about love called “A Midsummer Nights Dream” Shakespeare creates this play to show the impact that love has on people including the four lovers: Lysander‚ Demetrius‚ Helena and Hermia. Shakespeare
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