Olympia

Athena Lemnia, a modern copy of Athena Lemnia’s reconstruction, currently resides in a niche in Carpenter Library of Bryn Mawr College. It used to exhibit in Thomas Great Hall and it was moved to carpenter Library in 1997. and before The statue is made of plaster and slightly over life-size. Its dimension is 228.6 cm x 106.68 cm x 68.58 cm (Height x Width x Depth). The statue was made by August Gerber and was painted black to resemble bronze texture of the original. The original sculpture it…

Math in Track and Field Track and field is a sport consisted of running, throwing, and jumping. Track and field was first recorded in Olympia, Greece at the Ancient Olympic Games in 776 BC (1). Yet track and field first began when cave dwellers chased a deer, jumping over logs and other obstacles, and throwing rocks and spears trying to capture their prey (Marx 3). The Greeks made the idea that track had a great influence on physical and mental health, which is what makes it so popular today…

“There is nothing impossible to him who will try.” Alexander the Great (Great). Alexander the Great was an ancient Greek conqueror who created one of the largest empires known to mankind. Taking a stand in history is when a person, group of people, or an idea attempts to overcome a problem regardless of opposition. A prime example of someone who took a stand is Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great took a stand in history when he conquered the Persian Empire, spreading Greek culture affecting…

informally or they didn't get any education at all. Knowledge usually came from school and philosophers. The Greeks produced different types of art forms. They made extraordinary buildings in honor of their gods. For example, the Statue of Zeus in Olympia was a 12 meter tall statue of Zeus made of gold and ivory! It was made in honor of Zeus and the Olympics. The Greeks studies math, science, and philosophy. There were many writers and thinkers in Ancient Greece. Some of them were Socrates,…

The American Dream Is the American Dream a myth or reality? According to Dicitonary.com, the American Dream is defined as the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, and initiative. The American dream is a goal that is strived by Americans and foreigners alike, but the idea behind it gets convoluted because of different interpretations. These different interpretations fall under two spectrums: public and individual…

“Great moments are born from great opportunities.” Bobby Orr gave himself opportunities, and from that he created great moments. He is a former hockey player who played for the Boston Bruins. He wore the number four and represented Boston as one of their great players in the team's history. Robert Gordon Orr was born on March 20, 1948, in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. He had two sisters and two brothers. Bobby Orr started playing hockey when he was five years old, as a forward. He started…

Country Government Project: Greece Greece is a Parliamentary Republic, although best described as a parliamentary representative democratic republic. The leader (president) is Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The historically dominant parties have been New Democracy (ND) and the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) , in more recent elections, five parties have emerged; new or re-emerging (SYRIZA, Independent Greeks, Golden Dawn, DIMAR, and KKE) New Democracy - Its ideology is socially conservative, with…

In the US, racism is more of a historical issue compared to other social issues, which making it becomes less important than others. Though we can still read a racial report from our news media every day, more social problems occur besides racism. In “Why it’s OK to Ignore Phil Robertson’s Racism,” John McWhorter doesn’t really ignore Robertson’s racial claim, instead he compared racism with sexuality that “discrimination against gay people is more overt in modern America than against black…

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visible to the audience. The onscreen tension, however, was used to replicate tension from presented in the texts. As Alexander’s campaign wore on his relationship with Kassander’s father, Antipater, was tested as he received letters from his mother, Olympias, complaining about the ills of Antipater as regent in Macedon (Arrian, 7.12.6-7). This led Alexander to summon Antipater to Babylon, but he sent his sons Kassander instead (Arrian, 7.12.6a). These events would also explain the intensity of…