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    Greek mythology is the myth that the ancient Greeks centered their lives and beliefs around. Monsters‚ gods and heroes are just a part of the myth that all the world heard for decades. Myths have been passed down by world of mouth for decades‚ usually to explain an unexplainable event or often to tell a story of a Greek God. These myths started in Greece culture has an influence on our culture today. The Greek culture impacts our daily life. The Greek culture has an impact on the western culture

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    it can be described through places or cultures or other things that affect our life. From the past until now‚ humans search for their identity. The universe consists of different places with various landscapes which reflect people’s identity through location or culture and time. Landscapes are the meaning of people’s lives which give symbols for people’s culture‚ traditions‚ and valuable things. When people go to different places‚ they find how places can shape people’s identity that’s why the writer

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    sociology are mainly concerned with the function of education to society and to seek solution to the following questions‚ “what is the relevance of education to the social system and “what are the relationship between education and economic system”. The functionalist believe strongly in value consensus‚ value consensus is a social contract entered into by members of the society on how best they can leave together. They believe education is aimed to produce social stability‚ to keep society smooth and

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    The God I chose is Apollo because he is a big part of Greek mythology and his storylines are cool. Also he is just like most people today. I will also show you how these epics are cool and entertaining. “Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto. He is also the twin brother of Artemis and they were both born on Delos. Leto was fleeing from Zeus and could not have children on land.”(www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Apollo/Apollo.html)Leto went to Delos which wasn’t a real island at the time and

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    Indians lived in different way and had different cultures that depended on the climate and their surroundings however the way of life of Native American was based on cooperation to keep their society together their spiritual beliefs were quite different from these of the new settlers on the Great Plains. (BBB1) The native American were not one people but many tribes the most famous tribes were the ache ;Sioux ;black feet and Cheyenne each one led by its own council of elders their government

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    Though it was Rome that defeated Greece‚ it was the culture of the Greeks that the Roman people most reflected (Morey‚ 1901). Greece could be seen in many of the new cultures forms from their worship all the way to how they taught their children. It was the great defeated Greeks that made way for the new Roman civilization (Morey‚ 1901). Although Greece was defeated it lived on through the guise of Roman daily life. The Greeks had many gods’ whom they worshiped and believed could change and save

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    Ancient Greek Culture In the United States today there are various different types of art‚ many different religions‚ and several different thought processes. However‚ all these things didn’t just develope over night. The rise of modern day art‚ religion‚ and thought developed in ancient Greece. This explains why ancient Greece was so similar to modern day culture in many ways. Today in the United States we have the right to free speech and the right to express ourselves. We wouldnt have these

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    How does water shape Michigan? Michigan is a natural resource because of water and is part of a large‚ renewable water cycle. Michigan is full of rivers and lakes‚ but it is most importantly known for its great lakes‚ making Michigan the “Mitten State.” That being said‚ it is no surprise that water has a large effect on the state‚ shaping the land with the erosion and deposition that occurs with lakes and rivers‚ to the glacial movement a million years ago. How has water shaped the mitten shape of

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    put to the lash‚ “(Source8). They forced the Maya to become Christians. The Maya were called pagans and mistreated if they did not adhere to the Christian doctrine that Spanish friars required them to follow. “Huge piles of idols were set to the torch and many convicted idolaters were put to the lash‚” Source 7). By Landa destroying “...his writings in all aspects of Maya culture would serve as an invaluable resource for Maya scholars” (Source7). To show the superior moral and political power of the

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    In fifth century Greece‚ religion was present in all areas of life. Although its origins may be traced to the remotest eras‚ Greek religion in its developed form lasted more than a thousand years. From before the time of Homer to the reign Julius Caesar in the fourth century AD‚ the gods were alive and present and influencing human affairs. There were myths to explain the origins of mankind‚ formal rituals that could include animal sacrifices and libations and temples dominated the city skyline

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