The development of the Greek polis--whether a military oligarchy in Sparta or democracy in Athens--allowed citizens to participate in political issues. This concept of the "rule by the people‚" mainly in Athens‚ gave the citizens a sense of freedom and harmony. Greeks applied the label "polis" to all of the states‚ regardless of their political distinctions‚ because each was a koinonia‚ a community. After this period‚ the concept of the polis began to change. The regulation of power changed‚ along
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3/16/14 Prof. Wozniak English 102 The Common Core The common core is a set of standards which were developed by state leaders along with teachers‚ school administrators and many other people‚ not the Federal Government. The common core has standards. Standards which are not curriculum. Standards that “do not tell principals how to run their schools‚ and they do not tell teachers how to teach. Local teachers‚ principals‚ and district administrators ultimately decide how the standards are
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School based initiatives to implement Common Core Implementing the Common Core curriculum will be quite a conversion from the previous curriculum‚ however‚ I have some ideas for school based initiatives that can ease students‚ parents‚ staff‚ and the community into the changeover. The vision for the school would of course be the successful implantation and teaching of common core thorough the building. Here are some school based initiatives that an administrator could begin; first‚ an administrator
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influencing entire populations. Yet‚ unjust things also spread throughout distant lands‚ such as sexism and racism‚ and in turn allowed for prejudice to engulf societies. Nonetheless‚ things like time and oppression can’t change humanities most carnal desires. Certain practices have conquered laws and have continued to thrive through history. The practice of prostitution has survived since the first civilizations and still lives on today‚ though a few things have changed. Sex work was originally done to
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Greek Progression Greek art progressed through four main periods of art‚ Archaic‚ Early Classical‚ Late Classical‚ and Hellenistic. Each period was distinct from the rest and typically was influenced by the events unfolding during the time. Sculptures were represented in all four major period but differ from each other in their stances‚ faces‚ and in the emotion that they represented. The Greek Archaic period art started around 700 BC and ended around 480 BC. Common elements is Archaic art consist
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The chorus‚ in tragic plays of ancient Greece‚ is assumed to have developed out of Greek hymns and drama. It presented experience and also abstract information to help the audience pursue the performance‚ commented on main themes‚ and demonstrate how a model audience might respond to the tragedy as it was presented. Greek choirs also stood for the common public of any specific story. Most of the time they communicated in song form‚ but every now and then the messages were spoken. The chorus also
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|Greek Theatre |The origins of drama started with hymns called ‘dithyrambs’ and were| |‘Drama’ comes from the Greek word ‘Dran’ meaning ‘to do’ |sung in worship of the god ‘Dionysus’. | |‘Theatre’ comes from the Greek word ‘Theatron’ meaning ‘the seeing |The hymns progressed to ‘choral’ (group of people) processions. This| |place’ |progressed
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"But I figure if the world were really right‚ humans would live life backwards and do the first part last" Angela Johnson page 4."Things have to change" Angela Johnson page 4. In the beginning of the book angela johnson shares many quotes and symbols that could lead a person to thinking or imagining what would happen in future chapters and idea of Bobby coming to age and maturing. For example‚ In the beginning of the first part last one of the main characters Nia tells his boyfriend Bobby that
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Roman slavery Slavery was an important part of the ancient world‚ and it was an integral piece of Roman daily life and the economy. Though slavery was practiced all over the Mediterranean‚ and was abundant in the east‚ its impact in other places was not felt nearly as much as it was in Rome and her Empire. As the Romans consolidated their position on the Italian peninsula and began the systematic conquest of the Mediterranean region‚ millions of slaves were incorporated into Rome and the Italian
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Often times society deems marginal behavior to be unbeneficial‚ but Frazier states "..marginal behavior can be the most important kind."(58 Frazier) because every purpose-filled activity starts off as a margin. Nonetheless‚ it is crucial for marginal things to exist as they provide many benefits and play an important role in the world we live in today. Living in a society where we are constantly being told what to do ‚ marginal activities are necessary because they can allow oneself to discover what
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