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- 13201: Legacies: Roman, Greeks, and Hebrews
- ... be known as options for later cultures. Civilizations had different ways of doing things and therefore each of their cultures differed considerably. The Romans, the Greeks and the Hebrews all presented different legacies to the world. The Romans actually gave a legacy from their political, and economic systems. From the political system they gave us two forms of working government. There was the republic, which was made up of a senate ... legacies are important because they focus on the three aspects of every society. The political aspect, the social aspect, and the economic aspect of society. It is important that as civilizations continue to come across new findings, that these are passed down, so that technology can continue to advance.
- 13202: Ancient Greek Olympics
- ... finding of the statue of Hermes. Hermes was sculpted by the Praxiteles. This statue was found in the Hera's Temple. Contained in the Temple of Zeus was one of the Seven Wonders of the World, it was a statue of Zeus sitting on his throne, it was larger then a two-story house. This great masterpiece was made by, Phidias, it was made of ivory and gold. Soon everyone wanted ... won the first thirteen Olympic races. Soon people from all around Greece joined the games. They came from Crete, Rhodes, Sicily, Asia Minor, and Egypt. These games served as a common link to the Hellenic world. Nothing was more important to the Greeks then the Games, not even wars. During the month of the festival, no one with weapons was allowed into Olympia. The Olympics was far more important to the ... not having to pay taxes. Often when the winner would return home, he would be escorted through a hole through the wall surrounding his city. The hole was made by the citizens to show the world that an Olympic champion lived there. Among many Olympic heroes in history, Milo of Croton was one of the most famous. He won six wrestling matches in a row during 600 BC. Milo supposedly ...
- 13203: The Ultimate Pet: A Pet Rock
- ... can a rock be?" Just like a cat or dog, it will sit with me and listen to all of my problems and worries. The rock won't talk back or give unwanted advice. My world feels like a better place after a conversation with my pet rock. Best of all, he will love you no matter what words or force you put on him. All of ones anxieties can be ... it won't eat my furniture or shed on my couch. The rock won't beg at the dinner table, fart when I have company, or give my boss a slimmy kiss on his brand new pants. What more can you ask for in a pet? As well, a pet rock can do tricks too. It can sit and stay; it can roll over if you give it a gentle kick ...
- 13204: The Symposium: A Philosophers Guide to Love
- ... notions of the value of honor and virtue to the philosophers of this time. Soon after Pausanias completes his lecture, Aristophanes is heard. Aristophanes relays a legend to the group on the beginning of the world and the creation of man. In this myth we learn that through these beliefs man and women were once created as one being. The two were joined back to back with two faces, four arms ... more confusion and uncertainty as to who their original mate was. The pursuit of the other half is what Aristophanes designated love. The legend as Aristophanes portrays it is much like that of the modern new age philosophy of the soul mate. Many modern faiths and cultures believe that each person is originally a part of on being that is split in two and that their other half is their one ...
- 13205: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who lived to the age of eighty-two and produced more than 130 volumes of poetry, plays, letters, and science, is acknowledged to be one of the giants of world literature. His writing ranged from fairy tales, to psychological novels, to political and historical novels, and to something completely unique and different such as Faust. Goethe was born shortly after the death of the Pope ... would be his actual home until his death there on March 22, 1832). He was already a good lawyer and had written the novel Werther. His work in Weimar caused him to observe the natural world around him and led him towards science. He would yet write fourteen volumes on the subject. At that time Weimar was an important city in Germany. C.P. Magill describes the time in the following ... the fragmentation of German culture. Surprisingly, as Goethe's life came to its last decade he continued to write poetry very vigorously, just as in youth. By this time he was entirely famous and a world figure. People streamed to Weimar from both hemispheres allowing Goethe to learn the current events. He summarized his feelings in Wilheim Meistres Wanderjahrde. He kept track of the technological and social progress, such as ...
- 13206: Phaedo
- ... At first, the connection between philosophy and death is not clear. However, as we unravel Socrates' argument backing up his claim, the statement makes a lot of sense. In order for Philosophers to examine their world accurately and learn the truth accurately, they must remove them selves of all distractions. These not only include physical distractions, but they include mental distractions and bodily distractions as well. Philosophers must get used to viewing and examining the world with out any senses. Senses merely hinder and obscure the truth. Sight for example can be fooled easily with optical illusions which occur normally in nature. Sound can be very distracting as well when a philosopher is trying to concentrate. All of these cloud the judgement, and must therefore be detached from the soul. Socrates argues that philosophers must view the world around them with their souls in order to accurately learn about it. However, by detaching their souls from all bodily functions, philosophers may as well be in an induced state of death. In mortem, ...
- 13207: I Believe: A Code of Ethics
- ... profit... I believe in the mother ship... I believe the Mona Lisa was framed... I believe in Pez... I believe Darwin... I believe in beauty... I believe we have the worst justice system in the world with the exception of every other system... I believe in Wally and the Beaver... I believe I didn't learn anything in kindergarten... I believe we are all in this together... I believe that breakfast ... people should not help each other. For instance when a friend comes up short on the rent and needs a loan, I will give him the money. If another friend needs help moving into a new apartment, I will help. Or if a stranger is broken down by the side of the road and I am able to help (and feel safe in doing so) I will. It is these small ...
- 13208: What Is Orientalism?
- ... at the orient with orientalism (western eye). Was the orient really weaker than the west? Could it be simply that the orient was just farther? May be not interested? Had no curiosity towards the western world? Could it be that the orient was to busy and was not much concern about this western curiosity? Very clearly, Orientalism, a very subjective and erroneous ideology demonstrate its genuine power and how, like a ... This relationship (western/orient) though works both ways: the west becomes as much of a fiction as orient is. We can also look at the west with oriental perspective. In this relation of differences a new western set of representation emerges. Both cultures now understand each other through a web of cliches. We witness an ideology of mutual ignorance leading to far greater differences. What can we do? Is it too ...
- 13209: John Dalton
- ... magazines. John found a mentor in John Gough,who was the blind son of a wealthy tradesman. John Gough taught Dalton languages,mathematics,and optics. In 1973 John moved to Manchester as a tutor at New College. He immediately joined the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society and in the same year he published his first book: Meteorological Observations and Essays. In his book Dalton stated that gas exits and acts independantly ... giving chemistry its own language. Over the next couple years John began to lecture and continually experiment. In his lectures reported the experiments, and published them in a book in 1808. His book , A New System of Chemical Philosophy Part 1, was his most famous work. John had relied on his observations and his mathematical reasoning to create this astounding book. But not everyone accepted his atomic theory so he ... philosophy and his list of atomic weights and symbols. Without John Dalton science would not be where it is at today. Bibliography: http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/ci/1992/Dalton.html Dalton, John (1808) A New System of Chemical Philosophy http://web.lemoyne.edu/~giunta/dalton.html
- 13210: Human Life and Fire
- Human Life and Fire The world is full of powerful forces. There are forces that effect the entire society and there are forces that only effect a select part of it. One of the most powerful forces of nature is fire ... that life does begin with a very small, yet significant "spark." Others believe that life begins at birth. This could be related to the beginning "spark" of life through the way a baby enters the world, in material form. Humans begin to grow through their experiences and how they are raised. Each person lives their own life because of the impact these external factors have on them. As times change, people ... unpredictable and out-of-control. This fact can be proved by just scanning through a history book -- the Holocaust, the fall of Roman Empire and the assassination of the Arch Duke of Austria, which began World War I. Human nature is strange and impossible to understand. Fire is close to the same. Science can try to come up with explanations of them both, yet the truth is not really known ...
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