Macedonians gained control over Greece. The heir of the Macedonian throne, Alexander the Great, was a fan of Greek culture and their accomplishments, and spread a mix of Macedonian and Greek culture on the Silk Road. The ancient Greeks’ most distinctive contributions to Western civilization were advances in math & science, revolutionizing philosophy & art, and the creation of democracy. While Greek civilization flourished, they made major advances in math & science. Regarding math, Euclid proposed a
The Winged Victory of Samothrace was sculpted around 200 BC to commemorate a naval victory by Rhodes, but also to honor the goddess Nike and pay tribute to the very concept of Victory. The sculpture is both reverent and triumphant, still and in motion, connected to the land and the sea. She reminds us today, just as she must have thousands of years ago, that Victory means more than just winning. The Winged Victory is a monument of a winged woman standing on the prow of a ship. This winged woman
Born Marguerite Annie Johnson on 4 April 1928 to Bailey and Vivian Baxter Johnson, Maya Angelou, then three, was sent to live with her grandmother, Annie Henderson. Writing about her growing up years in Stamps, Arkansas in her first autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1971), Angelou describes the helplessness and social disadvantage blacks faced in almost all situations, calling herself and her brother ‘explorers walking without weapons into man-eating animals’ territory.’ She felt that
Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance - and Why They Fall, by Amy Chua analyzes the complex histories of empires that dominated the globe in addition to how they fell due to achieving domination. Chua’s overall thesis is that every hyperpower in history “described as having achieved global hegemony-- was ... extraordinarily pluralistic and tolerant during its rise to preeminence…. But here’s the catch.... tolerance eventually hit a tipping point, triggering conflict, hatred
Chapter 1: Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It’s Not) Main Ideas: • Quests may not always be as dramatic as a knight having to save a princess from evil, but instead may be as simple as a trip to the supermarket. • There is usually a stated reason for a quest, but the real reason never involves the stated reason. • The real reason for a quest is to always gain self-knowledge. Connection: In the movie “Shrek,” Shrek starts off as a hostile and solitary ogre who dislikes all and is disliked by
Chapter 2 Chapter two (2) Literature Review Literature review is a critical and in depth evaluation of previous research. It is a summary and synopsis of a particular area of research, allowing anybody reading the paper to establish why you are pursuing this particular research program. A good literature review expands upon the reasons behind selecting a particular research question. (Shuttleworth, 2000). This chapter will be done in two sections, section one the independent variable which is Guided