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played with the contrast between the lack of moral tension of the pagan gods in the background opposed to twisting of the Virgin, who forms with St. Joseph and baby Jesus a kind of pyramidal sculpture. The relationship between Michelangelo and the antiquity may be also seen from another point of view: his contemporaries found his masterpieces as important, as a source of inspiration, as the ones of the ancients. This can be noticed for example in Nicholas Batrizet’s engraving La Pietà by…

Skeletal remains from Lofkënd, Corinth, Epidamnus, and Apollonia were examined to determine if the null hypothesis of changes in physical activity levels, as evidenced by osteoarthritis in human skeletons is correct. This research will test the null hypothesis that physical activity levels, as evidenced by osteoarthritis in human skeletons, remained constant at Epidamnus, and Apollonia, Albania during Greek colonial expansion (620 BCE-229 BCE). The assemblages for each site was first divided…

Foundations from the Classical World The Ancient and Classical world is an incredibly important part of western history, and laid the foundation to what we consider normal in the modern age. Things such as: how we codify our law, and how democratic governments function currently were first done in this Classical era. Later, these ideas were built upon and refined to create things like our very own government in the United States and the very laws we adhere to. The Code of Hammurabi was of huge…

Throughout history, many women have broken free of the ever-existent patriarchy to be remembered for centuries, a few such as Queen Victoria, Amelia Earhart, and Marie Curie. While others are legends in folklore, such as Joan of Ark and Mulan. Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross, is the story of the life of Joan a young girl who craves knowledge and has a strong desire to learn. As she grew up she constantly had to validate her intelligence to men in authoritative positions, in order to obtain an…

Many different civilizations have impacted history throughout time. The most evolutionary times of these civilizations were between 600 B.C. and A.D. 1200 when they began to organize institutions and characteristics. These “defining and long lasting civilization patterns shaped by belief systems, including philosophies and religions, can be understood as classicism.” The base of classicism can also be seen as the expansion of societies into civilizations. There are five classical civilizations…

The Roman Empire did things that no other empires have been able to do. Five hundred years of economic prosperity, cultural influence, and military dominance caused many to think that Rome was invincible. However, the inevitable prevailed for Rome. At the turn of the fourth and fifth centuries, we see the fall of the Western Roman Empire in Europe, replaced by the numerous Germanic tribes surrounding the borders to the North. This set the stage for what would become of Europe and set the…

well established by the time of Classical Athens. He composed two major works, the Iliad and the Odyssey, which were originally in oral form before they were later converted to a written form. Some works were attributed to him but disputed. Homer acts as a major source of information for the Greeks and their gods. Homer is the earliest poet in…

The term midwife means to me is ‘with women’. It’s about being a guardian of normality whilst being able to recognise deviations from the norm. It means that I am and will be an expectant parent’s voice during their vulnerable stages of labour; I will be there to empower and educate her during her pregnancy and post-partum. Midwives are health care professionals with the academic ability to provide a high level standard of care for women and their families through the antenatal, post natal and…

is a classic adventure story about friends who plan a great adventure; however, they hit bumps in the road, but the problems they endure help them define themselves. In the three act breakdown, act I is the planning of the trip to taking off on the trip, act II is the runaway from all their troubles, which leads to act III Thelma and Louise tries to escape and their official acceptance of an identity as criminals. The film sets up their escape perfectly through the methods of character…

are taking is going to determine your future and what colleges you’ll get into. What I just described was any of the standardized tests that high school students are subjected to for the sake of college admissions. The two most prominent tests, the ACT and the SAT, are standardized tests required by virtually all colleges. If every high school student is taking the same test, regardless of ethnic background, educational background, family income, or prior experience, you may begin to question…