Colonies in antiquity

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…

The subject of the research essay is the 2400 years of interest in The Iliad by Homer. The Iliad by Homer is regarded as foundational in literature. Plato’s critique that everything proceeding from Homer is but the crumbs of Homer continues, echoed by the modern intelligentsia. Homer has been a gateway to Greek Literature for centuries. Due to the high placement of Homer historically, and the Classical education movement, a knowledge of Greek, Homer, and Latin has become considered the epitome…

Homer and Geoffrey Chaucer are from different generation, but they contribute to civilization in their generation. Homer contributes to the transition of oral records by the Greek culture to writing with the use of alphabets. Chaucer helps in establishing English as a major literary language. In the twenty-first century, English is a major language to majority of the people on earth. We have the classical culture of Greek, which colors our world with great stories and personalities. Homer is…

blocked from gaining access to waste routes due to a targeted legislation from the State of Utah . Since 2009, the Intertribal Coalition has been the main opposition against PLI and they call for the President of the United States to utilize the Antiquities Act to provide protection that they feel the State of Utah and the commission behind the Public Lands Initiative isn’t properly…

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…

My keen interest in midwifery came from being inspired by a midwife from the Eden team. Her friendly and encouraging nature, brought real comfort to me when I wasn't feeling my best, that experience has got me to where I am today, it gave me the confidence to be able to pursue my career in midwifery and one day become an inspiring midwife and give other women a positive experience throughout their pregnancy, birth and postnatal period. I understand that the role of a midwife is to provide care…

retrieve back what was once theirs or their country’s. The antiquities are often taken without warning and never returned unless one hires people to get that specific piece back. Antiquities acquired by museums without permission should be required to return the pieces to the original place because of the fact that the pieces were looted…