Greek art

because I know my sisters have my back." Rush week is one of the most exciting events in a woman's freshman year. Meeting new friends, exploring new opportunities, and choosing an organization to be involved with for the rest of your life. So why is Greek life so much more important in the south? Why is being a "sorority girl" a way of life in these old fashion states? Why does the south do it so much better? Sorority by definition means: "a society for female students in a university or…

there was a war in greece.Persia was a neighbor to the greek people but they weren’t a good neighbor.They were greece’s enemy.The greeks enemy was the persian empire that wanted to take all of the land in greece and rule the land.The main reason the war happened was that the ionians which was greeks on the coastline of turkey were tired of being on the edge of the persians so they the burned the capital or hometown of persia.When the greeks did that the parsians were furious.So they planned an…

all the “Go Greek” propaganda that is all around the school. Ask any Greek student what are the benefits of going Greek. They will probably say: better academic standing, resume booster, social ties, profound connections, and brotherhood/sisterhood relationships that lasts a lifetime. This study not only examines the benefits of joining a social Greek club but also the cons of it. It will also go into depth about the membership and the disaffiliation rate. Research shows that Greek students…

While we may not wear togas or worship the gods on top of Mount Olympus, much of our lives have been shaped by Greek philosophers and their discoveries. From our government, to the science and technology that makes up every tool we use, to our favorite medias and the very words we speak, the Greeks have had an impact on our world today. When our founding fathers of America wanted to separate from Great Britain, they had a job to do, create a new government. They needed to create a system that…

in the Hellenistic East,” Matthew P. Canepa argues that Hellenistic bronzes, as objects of material culture, offer insight into the cultural exchanges happening between the Hellenistic world and various other ancient cultures. According to Canepa, Greek visual culture “served as prestigious means of display and communication within and beyond the lands of Alexander’s former empire” (83). The iconography of the bronze sculptures remained inherently Hellenistic, yet their form often reflected the…

Greek literature may seem far removed from modern day culture, but Greek writers have shown today’s society that this is not true. Many Greek philosophers and writers focused on the search for truth. Philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle all strived to show that one is happiest when he is seeking knowledge of the truth. In the “Witness to the Truth: Socrates”, “The Cave”, and “Nichomachean Ethics” the ideas of examining one's life in search of truth reveals why one is living and…

The ancient Greeks were masters in learning and teaching. Many of their teachings are still evident in our world today. The knowledge they had also led to the ancient Greeks being a powerful and important society in the ancient world. The ancient Greeks were extremely intelligent and valued learning in their culture. The Greeks developed advanced forms of geometry. As seen in document 3, the Greek mathematician Euclid created a book of geometry called the Elements. In document 3 an excerpt of…

The Greek classical era sometimes called the Hellenic period was “the period between the Persian Wars at the beginning of the fifth century B.C. and the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.”(). The Greek classical era was a period of war, conflict, and development. The Persians were the greatest adversary of the Greek states. The era was characterized by series of wars between Athens state and the Persians. Also, there was rivalry and mistrust between Athens and the other members of the…

which tells the viewer what people appreciated and how they represented it through art. I have notice a change in the body forms during the Archaic period, Classical Period, and the Roman empire. When it comes to the human form, it is always changing and the best way to see it by looking at sculptures. In the Archaic period, the politics of Athens when through a series of serious changes during its period. Most of their art work had a geometric style. The Kouros (ca.590-580 BCE.) for example,…

and other Languages, including romantic and harsh messgaes. In the 1960’s , young adults in New York City used untensils to write their Initals, or ‘tagged’, on walls around the city . One of the first ‘taggers’ was Demetrius , a young teenager from Greek family. Taki was his nickname and initals with the number 183 where he lived . Used to be tagged everywhere he would go from subway stations to public…