...Eventually Apollo would go on to teach the hero Orpheus how to play the instrument. The tale of Orpheus would go on to influence much of early baroque opera. There are several other references to the lyre in mythology, too many to account for here. The instrument is very similar to the phorminx and the kithara. The lyre is plucked with a varying amount of strings. Size is the main difference between the instruments. Lyers are also very common to see in Greek art. Pottery, statues, carvings, and architecture are just a few of the ways the lyre was depicted by the Greeks. Like the rest of the instruments there is no surviving music for this instrument. This is likely because the music created for the instruments was passed down by word of mouth and not notated. The keyboard and plucked instruments had Galbreath 4 the capability of playing multiple notes at ounce, but there were also a few wind instruments that could produce multiple tones at once...
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...Wonder Woman Today’s Feminist Icon Mariano Pinho World Mythology HUM/105 September 20, 2010 Megge Fitz Randolph Wonder Woman: Today’s Feminist Icon Wonder Woman was more than a lasso slinging, bullet dodging super hero; she is an American feminist’s icon. Wonder Woman was introduced to Americans during World War II, by William Moulton Marston, a Harvard trained psychologist and lawyer. She represented nationhood at a time when our nation was at war. She was the daughter of Queen Hippolyte ruler of an all-woman race of Amazons living on Paradise Island, somewhere located in the Bermuda Triangle. She was named Princess Diana, after the Romanized version of the Greek Goddess Artemis (Emad, 2006). Since the inception of Wonder Woman, her origin has changed twice. Originally she earned her power and title she embodied for decades when she won a power competition amongst the other Amazonian women. In the second version of her origin she did not win her powers but instead was given them to her by the Gods themselves. Wonder Woman was much more than a comic book super hero. According to historian Lori Landay, “Wonder Woman operated in wartime popular culture as a metaphor for the movement in femininity out of the garden and into the war” (p. 11). She contained her super human powers from the public and lived a dual life, nurse and super hero. This reinforced the perception that women need to hide the power and strength allowing men to remain the dominate...
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...and Roman societies, did not have high status and they were considered as properties of men. During that time, woman was just being a wife and being a mother and stayed at home to take care of the house for her man. Women did not have any role in politics therefore they could not vote and they did not have any right for themselves. The roles of women could be learned by reviewing how female figures were created through the ancient Greek and Roman art works. Most of the female figures, in any art work during this period, were either goddess; such as statue of Athena goddess of wisdom,warfare and women's craft, or monsters; such as Sphixn in Greek mythology. Therefore, during the ancient...
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...My Last Duchess and Greek Mythology Robert Browning’s poem “My Last Duchess” contains a wide variety of rhetorical devices and includes some symbolism. One piece of symbolism that has gone relatively unnoticed is the allusion to Poseidon because of the mention of his Roman counterpart Neptune; both aid in making Browning’s point clear. Neptune and Poseidon both have strong connections to the main speaker (the assumed Duke of Ferrara). Browning is trying to make the point that unfaithful women and quick-tempered men should be avoided. Browning’s poem is about a nobleman showing an emissary of a potential new wife around the nobleman’s art gallery. The nobleman points out the portrait of his last Duchess and talks about her flirtatious nature and other qualities that annoyed him “her looks...
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...Pricing Pricing is one of the most important elements of the marketing mix, as it is the only mix, which generates a turnover for the organization. The remaining 3p’s are the variable cost for the organization. It costs to produce and design a product , it costs to distribute a product and costs to promote it. Price must support these elements of the mix. Pricing is difficult and must reflect supply and demand relationship. Pricing a product too high or too low could mean a loss of sales for the organization. Pricing should take into account the following factors: 1. Fixed and variable costs. 2. Competition 3. Consumers To price this product we are going to use the cost based pricing method. The procedure of this method is that the product cost should be calculated first. To calculate the product cost we need to include the cost of operating the business, which includes raw materials, advertising, wages, rents, and other indirect cost incurred on the product. Once the product cost is calculated, then add the profit level to the product cost to get the selling price. We are using the market penetration pricing strategy to achieve high volumes of sales and deep market penetration of our new product. Calculation of selling price of our product Direct material cost Rs: 10.00 Direct labor cost Rs : 08.00 Variable production overhead Rs: 15.00 Fixed production overheads Rs : 10.00 Total cost ...
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...swim in order to cross rivers and lakes – we know this because cave paintings from the Stone Age depicting swimmers have been found in Egypt. Swimming was also referred to in Greek mythology. DAWN OF A SPORT Swimming was not widely practised until the early 19th century, when the National Swimming Society of Great Britain began to hold competitions. Most early swimmers used the breaststroke, or a form of it. DISCOVERING THE CRAWL Based on a stroke used by native South Americans, the first version of the crawl featured a scissor kick. In the late 1880s, an Englishman named Frederick Cavill travelled to the South Seas, where he saw the natives performing a crawl with a flutter kick. Cavill settled in Australia, where he taught the stroke that was to become the famous Australian crawl. OLYMPIC HISTORY Swimming has featured on the programme of all editions of the Games since 1896. The very first Olympic events were freestyle (crawl) or breaststroke. Backstroke was added in 1904. In the 1940s, breaststrokers discovered that they could go faster by bringing both arms forward over their heads. This practice was immediately forbidden in breaststroke, but gave birth to butterfly, whose first official appearance was at the 1956 Games in Melbourne. This style is now one of the four strokes used in competition. Women’s swimming became Olympic in 1912 at the Stockholm Games. Since then, it has been part of every edition of the Games. The men’s and women’s programmes are almost identical...
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...Blake Fleischer 11/11/14 Dionysus and Satyrs: Greek mythology and application with theatre Dionysus was the Greek god of wine and patron, who happened to have companions known as Satyrs; a hybrid of a man and horse. The stories of these two “species” have inspired many ancient Greeks. There was an abundance of art, monuments, and worshipping of Dionysus and his satyrs in ancient Greece. It was also known that Greeks loved to write plays about Dionysus and satyrs. Greeks went so far as too dress up their entire casting crew as furry, half-horse creatures - even the chorus. The Athenians built an entire theatre in honor of Dionysus. It is known that the Greeks loved their and therefore worshipped Dionysus accordingly. The Greek satyr is a spirit of the wilderness and countryside. They are depicted as men with horse features such as nose, hair, legs, tails, and ears. They were companions of Dionysus, so they are almost always shown drinking wine, dancing, or playing Dionysus’ instruments like the flute and tambourine. Satyrs mated with mountain Nymphai; another species companion of Dionysus. The satyrs not only mated with nymphai, they also danced and sported with them. In Roman concepts of spirits, the similar “fauns” were men with goat-like features. In “Satyr-plays” that were performed in the festivals of Dionysus, the entire cast and chorus dress up as satyrs. They are characterized with drunkness, impudent sexuality, visual gags, pranks, and general merriment...
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...1. Accounting as mythology * The rigid discipline / procedure in gathering and processing accounting information e.g. double bookkeeping, ledger posti 2. Accounting as distortion – “noise” in accounting information * Manipulation, misrepresentation, fraudulent reporting of information 3. Experimentation realty - exploring various after … of presenting accounting information e.g. deprecation methods, inventory valuation 4. Numeracy reality – Accounting information is essentially presented in numbers e.g. profits, assets, liabilities, reverse & expenses. Influences on accounting practices Rules and regulation relate to: recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure. 1. Economic & political system: Business ownership Financing systems Because it influences the purpose of preparing financial statement i.e. to protect shareholders or protect creditors and loan provides 2. The degree of competition - e.g. how vibrant is the stock exchange would mean providing interim financial statement. 3. Educational factors - User education will influence extent of disclosure CCAB(consullaton ) CCAB(consullaton ) - Will influences the status of the accounting profession, prosuting enhanced exercise of professional judgment. 4. Level of inflation -Will influence measurement of assets, liabilities and determine the relevance of their value 5. Taxation * in some countries such as Germany the tax depreciation...
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...The Ancient Greek World: Religion Throughout the world, many are faced with the question of religion: who and what we believe in. This question has caused wars, political arguments, debates, and the list goes on. Religion opens up the minds to profound possibilities and questions throughout our world of history and across cultural boundaries. Religion can enlighten our knowledge of other worlds and disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, and literature. Taking a look back into our ancient world you can see the cultural impacts that began and influenced different views on how our world began. With formal rituals which included animal sacrifices and libations, myths to explain the origins of mankind and...
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...Communism PHI 105 July 8 2013 Final Project “I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition” (Fidel Castro). Communism has become a demonized and taboo word around the world,especially in Western society where it is taught that capitalism is the only correct way to govern a society. Many people condemn communism, however so fewunderstand the beliefs and concepts behind communism. It is not correct to say that communism has failed, but rather that a true communist society has never been enacted. In order to better understand communism we must first know the definition of communism. Communism is (a: a theory advocating elimination of private property b: a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed” (Merriam-Webster). Communism is also defined as “a system of government and ideals where all people are considered equal in an attempt to create a fairer society” ("Communism", n.d.). The base of the word communism is commune. A commune is a “group of people living communally sharing in the work, earnings and property” ("Communism", n.d.). In a commune there is no private property, rather the individuals living within the commune share all property and resources. Also in a commune all profits and resources are administered equally to all those who reside within...
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...The naked muscular bodies were originally used for portraying the heroic and divine characters of mythology but eventually shifted for the display of fame for those who won athletic competitions. Those competing in said competitions were the wealthy members of society that could afford having others do their work for them so they could train daily. The correlation between the wealth and athleticism carried over to the standards of beauty that were unobtainable by the average members of society. With the influence of religion on the athletic competitions the only people who were able to truly please the gods through the ceremonies centered around physical activities were the wealthy. Thus creating a divide between those who would be unable to achieve fitness due to their socio-economic standings and those who were able to compete and develop a perfect physique. The form of the male nude up held this separation by the patronage of the wealthy for these forms- creating an unobtainable standard of beauty and...
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...U MYTHOLOGY U GODS AND GODDESSES IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY Michelle M. Houle Copyright © 2001 by Michelle M. Houle All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means without the written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Houle, Michelle M. Gods and Goddesses in Greek Mythology / Michelle M. Houle. p. cm. — (Mythology) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Discusses various Greek myths, including creation stories and tales of principal gods and goddesses. ISBN 0-7660-1408-8 1. Mythology, Greek—Juvenile literature. [1. Mythology, Greek.] I. Title. II. Mythology (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) BL782 .H68 2000 398.2’0938’01—dc21 00-028782 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Our Readers: All Internet Addresses in this book were active and appropriate when we went to press. Any comments or suggestions can be sent by e-mail to Comments@enslow.com or to the address on the back cover. Cover and illustrations by William Sauts Bock CONTENTS Chart of Major Gods and Goddesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The War Between the Titans and the Olympians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Prometheus and Earth’s First Inhabitants . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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...Her story is one that is intricately intertwined with many of the Greek gods and goddesses. The beginnings of the story of Helen have little to do with her personally. As was characteristic of Greek mythology and the interactions of the deities with their human counterparts, she was never more than a puppet in various heavenly battles, beginning with three goddesses, and then stretching to include all of the deities on Olympus, the place in the sky from where the gods and goddesses reigned. The first event that would end up directly leading to the Trojan War was that of the wedding of King Peleus and the immortal sea nymph Thetis. The goddess of Discord, Eris, was not invited to the wedding, and in order to get revenge, she threw a golden apple into the midst of the wedding party. It was marked "For the Fairest," and although all of the goddesses felt that they were deserving of it, only three actually fought over it. Those three were Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena. Zeus, the king of the gods, was asked to judge which of these three was the fairest, but he refused because Hera was his wife, and told them that a young mortal named Paris, or later, Alexandros, was an excellent judge of beauty. The goddesses each tried to bribe Paris before the competition began. Hera's offer was of sovereignty over all of Asia, while Athena offered him victory in war, but Aphrodite's offer of the most beautiful woman in the entire...
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...IWT1 Task 1 Romantic and Realist Visual Art Romanticism Romanticism first began as an artistic movement in the early decades of the nineteenth century in France and Britain, it continued to flourish until the mid-century. One of the biggest social conditions that contributed to the Romantic Movement in Europe was the British Industrial Revolution. Manufacturing, business, and the amount of wage laborers began to soar. This period was also largely a revolt against the aristocratic social and political norms. The Romantic Period was significantly associated with liberalism and radicalism, and the long-term effect of nationalism was probably much more significant. Romantics feared the oppression and conformity that they felt was brought on by Enlightenment, and so this period is thought to be a direct reaction to the dominance of it. They strongly believed that no person could ever understand or know everything about human personality or the world. The Romantic Period focused its main emphasis on the imagination and emotion. The romantic artists’ nature gave an alternative to the ordered world of enlightening thought. Romanticism painting is not generally identified with any one single style, attitude, or technique. It is more defined by a highly subjective and imaginative approach, a visionary or dreamlike quality and intense emotions. Romantic artists tried to express with suggestion, states of feeling that were too mystical, or too intense too define. Self expression...
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...Significance of the Study Beauty pageants take place everywhere around the world, and as the researcher observed, they never fail to draw various sectors of audiences. As Cohen (1996a) described it, beauty pageants, as diverse as they are in their cultural and historical contexts, they do something similar wherein they establish an ideal of beauty that best represents the locality. Indeed, Filipinos have been always fond of beauty pageants that it has become a significant part of their lives. No town fiesta or festival can be called as they are if there was no beauty pageant held. And beauty queens and even beauty contestants are always admired and considered as one of the beautiful icons in the country. But as the Philippine culture easily being influenced by the American society, this research hopes to emphasize the distinction of Philippine beauty pageants from American beauty pageants for it is in beauty pageants that the epitome of a Filipino is being showcased around the world. With that in the mind, this research also hopes to discover and unravel the purposes behind the staging of beauty pageants in both American and Philippine society. Background of the Study The researcher, who is not a stranger in the world of beauty contests in her school, has been asked by a judge on what she thinks is the purpose of beauty pageants in the society and whether its purpose is still prevalent. Intrigued, the researcher decided to do a research on beauty pageants. The TLC TV series...
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