Leonidas I

day in Iowa and I was getting to spend it with my friend Abigail Snyder we’ve friends since kindergarten. A girl in a bright green swimsuit and a name tag opened the wooden gate gave us our wristbands and let us in. As soon as we stepped in we smelled the very pungent chlorine. Me and my friend ran to grab two chairs threw our stuff down and raced to the freezing cold water of the wave pool the bottom of the pool was rough and bumpy so we could have traction. She won score 0<1.I dove in…

Today is the day that I Kamehameha the Great, set out with nine-hundred-sixty war canoes and ten-thousand soldiers for Oahu. It has been an enduring voyage conquering island after island here in Hawaii. “Ka’iana prepare the landing party,” I ordered the high ranking ali’i. “Yes! Your Majesty,” Ka’iana replied. For some reason this particular battle seemed to cause this wildness in all of my men. It’s like my men entertain the thought of bloodshed and are eager to turn…

the end. I am definitely not a hero, but my journey of finding Christ and giving my life to him has absolutely made me into a better person overall. As I look at my journey of finding Christ, I see that it has many similarities to Campbell’s Hero’s Journey. My journey of coming to know Christ is much like Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey because I left from my ordinary world to go into the special world, I refused to take on my adventure, and I found out my ordeal, and what would happen if I…

Hardcore Law Breaking What would I have done if I got arrested with Mr. Lutman and Sam? I don’t really know, it would have been hard to call my mom because she had to work that day, and there is no way I would call my dad. Anyways, there should have been a lot more people there; my friend Ariana was going to come and drive her friends Erin and Neca, but her junky car broke down, so it was just us. I think I would have been less worried if there were more of us, because of the safety of numbers…

In this brief review of the literature and research leading up to the topic at hand many scholars take different views. Some just examine before the Christian Church and what the economy and lifestyle was like for a prostitute. Others look at the influence of the Christian Church on philosophical mindset change. Each is a critical note to understanding how prostitution changed with the installation of the Christian Church. In ancient Rome, the society started as practicing paganism. In fact,…

The reason why Christians persecuted in the early centuries after Christ was because the beliefs values and practices were against and was at odds with the Roman culture; it created tension which eventually led to persecution. The Christians did not give ritual sacrifices like the Romans did. The Romans understood that their gods but the God that the Christians believed and worshipped. The Romans believe the gods would protect their Empire from destruction if they honored and sacrificed the…

Byzantine Empire Byzantine Empire started around 330 AD. The Byzantine Empire is the most impressive civilization we learned in World History I because they have interesting education skills, important religion, and skilled achievements. First, Education is the most important during the Byzantine Empire because they had Roman and Greek grammar and literature to help the students understand. Another reason why education was important because Monasteries and private tutors were helpful to kids…

“The Relationship Between Religion and Empire” Throughout 300BCE-1000CE, within many empires, leaders relied on their beliefs and traditions as a way to rule over their empires. Constantine, who was heavily influenced by Christianity, sought protection and guidance through his knowledge in Christian beliefs and traditions. Some rulers, such as the Caliph Umar II, sought to endorse their religion as the main belief of their culture despite ruling over diverse communities. Later on, this idea of…

history as a conniving, scheming seductress who foolishly brings down the men around her. During Hatshepsut’s 20 year reign she was able to recruit influential supporters, and many of whom were men that had been favored officials of her father, Thutmose I. Under Hatshepsut’s reign, Egypt prospered. Unlike other rulers in her dynasty, she was more interested in ensuring economic prosperity and building and restoring monuments. Although there is not much information on her, due to the fact that…

“The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.” -Bill Nye. After college, he became a mechanical engineer. Afterward, he began to enter into comedy, where he was working as a mechanical engineer and a stand up comedian. Eventually he developed the character “Bill Nye The Science Guy,” and one day, he had been casted in the PBS show titled, “Bill Nye The Science Guy.” Bill Nye was influential in America because he made learning science fun and…