Monday‚ September 8th‚ 2014 — Around the Crimean Sea‚ there is good land to grow land — Greek has several dialects i.e.: (Attic Greek‚ Doric Greek [Spartans]‚ — Political units separated by Valleys — Athens- Attica‚ Sparta- Laconia are examples of city states/polis. — All the city-states are extremely competitive with one another; constantly at war — Spartans beat Mecinians during 700 BC and enslaves them (Helots)… for 300 years — Common themes in Greeks were religion — Pantheon of
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capable of taking revenge for Laios’ murder‚ and he will certainly do it. Now that he is blinded by his kleos‚ he does not bother to give a thought on Teiresias’ words that he is the one who slew Laios‚ which reminds us of Croesus’ attitude towards Solon. Oedipus had been warned of the truth [alêthês (the unforgettable)] twice before: when "at a banquet a man drunk with wine cast it at [him] that [he] was not the son of [his] father" and when Phoebus told him "[he] was fated to defile [his] mother’s
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identifies with Vivian’s childhood traumas and the resulting sense of isolation and abandonment that Vivian suffered. This unexpected shared suffering gives Molly the courage to examine her own traumas. Molly is the first person that Vivian confides-in about her childhood. By taking Molly into her confidence‚ Vivian implicitly communicates to Molly that she trusts her and cares about her. As Vivian releases the negative feelings and secrets she had kept pent up for decades‚ she triggers a release
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The following is a conversation between Socrates‚ who has mysteriously appeared in Philadelphia on November 9th‚ 2016‚ and Vivian Beck‚ a pro-choice woman among the crowd. The crowd chants outside to protest the election of Donald Trump‚ a republican candidate‚ as the President of the United States. Trump’s policies on defunding Planned Parenthood‚ overturning Roe v‚ Wade‚ and returning abortion laws to the state‚ has caused outrage from both pro-choice men and women. Tonight‚ they are protesting
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The Way of Shadows Summary Setting The story takes place in Cenaria City‚ the capital of Cenaria‚ which is located in the fictional land of Midcyru. Cenaria City is split into two halves‚ the Warrens and the East Side. The Warrens are full of cheap prostitutes‚ brothels‚ orphans‚ beggars‚ muggers‚ and slums. The East Side‚ though still infested with crime‚ is where the richer middle and upper class live. Cenaria is ruled in a Monarchy‚ with a single king ruling the land and power passing on
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In ancient Greece the polis evolved greatly. This evolution included a break with theocratic politics and four stages that Greek city-states generally moved through. The evolution also included contributions made by Draco‚ Solon‚ Pisistratus‚ and Cleisthenes to Athenian Democracy. The city-states first political association during early stages of civilization was based on tribal allegiances. The polis was a self-governing community that expressed the will of free citizens‚ not the desires of gods
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about Molly and Vivian‚ who spend time together and share their life experiences. Molly is a 17-year-old girl‚ a Penobscot Indian who is aging out of the foster care system‚ and her improbable friendship with a 91-year-old woman named Vivian‚ an Irish immigrant child that rode an orphan train. Vivian was fearful that if she allowed herself to love her daughter she would set herself up for another extreme loss. By listening to Vivian’s stories‚ Molly has the influence to help Vivian find answers to
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explore the theme of a soul working out its salivation. In the play Vivian is perceived as a woman who is shrewd‚ tough‚ serious‚ and strict. Vivian states‚ “I know all about life and death after all I am a scholar of Donne’s Holy Sonnet” (Edson 12). However‚ after Vivian is diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer and undergoes treatment she if forced to analyze who she has become. Edson allows the audience to see what Vivian perceives as acceptable as she recalls her past. For instance‚ as she
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Ancient Athens is credited with having developed one of the first democracies on this earth. The city-state’s democracy‚ which was known as a direct or radical democracy‚ was at its peak under the rule of Pericles (circa 495- 430 BC). Prior to the development of what was an extremely active democracy‚ the Athenians were under various forms of government‚ including monarchy‚ oligarchy and tyranny. Monarchy The city-states in Greece were established some time around the 9th century BC. From around
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classmate‚ Vivian Huynh. After speaking to her on the on phone‚ Vivian agreed to spend time to talk about ethics issues that she faced at work. Due to her busy work schedule‚ Vivian does not have lot of time‚ so she agreed to spend her lunch to talk about ethics issues at her work place. To make our conversation convenient for Vivian‚ I took her to a coffee shop nearby her work place. While waiting for coffee‚ Vivian started telling me about the ethical issues she faces at work. Vivian works as
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