Pantheon

PREPARATION OUTLINE TEMPLATE INFORMATIVE SPEECH (see pages 138-141) Topic: Robin William’s Life Specific Purpose: Robin Williams, actor and comedian, promoting happiness by entertaining, proves his success his natural talent, charismatic personality and through his movies. Central Idea: Tying Robin’s career to his success INTRODUCTION Attention Getter: “Politicians are a lot like diapers. They should be changed frequently — and for the same reasons.” — Robin Williams as Tim Dobbs in “Man of…

Imagine pure pandemonium, as people are running around frantically trying to escape a moving subway train. People are dropping all around and there is no place to go. What they once thought to be just another daily commute, turned out to be a day that would change their lives forever. No one had anticipated Sarin gas being on those trains. Who had committed such a despicable act? It would not be long before police officials would figure out who. While Aum Shinrikyo also attempted attacks…

The diffusion of Egyptian cults in the Greek and Roman World Sources The Roman imperial fleet was one of the main gateways for diffusion of Egyptian cults into the Roman world, and both merchant and war fleets had significant role in that diffusion. One of the most important parts of the research of this diffusion is to determinate the groups of citizens who were involved in it. In order to do that we have to find the sources from Greek and Roman periods such as epigraphic inscriptions, literary…

Hagia Sophia. Its dome is unique from the Old Sacristy in its application of light, with circular windows around the base of the dome further showing its connection to Hagia Sophia, as well as with a central oculus similar to the one found in the Pantheon. The shape of the windows continues the circular motif, and also creates a rim of light that suggests a separation of the dome from earthly space, compounds the feeling of lightness that the pendentives of the Old Sacristy communicated. Taking…

Architects from the 14th century to the mid 18th century incorporate elements from ancient Greco- Roman architecture into their designs for social, cultural and political reasons. The movement to revive “ancient Greco-Roman culture” is known as the “Renaissance.” The epicentre of this movement was in fourteenth and fifteenth-century Florence. It began with the leading merchant republics studying and teaching ancient Greek and Latin sources of history, science, art, architecture and literature…

from the Celtic word “Art”. Arthur could be like the many other Celtic gods and be the offspring of a human and a bear. Many of the Celtic gods had associations with the great bear. Some theorists claim Arthur was a late addition to the Celtic pantheon during a resurgence in pagan worship, or possibly a mythical hero. There's not much physical evidence that any of this is true. Some research says he was a warrior , knight and a king…

was the Bishop of Hippo, a North African Roman city that fell to barbarians in the same year as his death. In response to Roman military disasters, pagan critics had argued that the shift to Christianity from the traditional state gods in Rome’s Pantheon had demoralized the spirit and energy of the Empire. As a result, barbarian armies were empowered to move into Roman territories—even sacking Rome itself in 410 A.D. Augustine’s treatise defended Christianity, rebutting pagan accusations and…

Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, also known as Trajan, was born on 18 September in Italica, Spain in the year AD 52. His Spanish origin made him the first emperor of Rome to not to be born in Italy. Trajan was the son of a well-respected general and senator also named Marcus Ulpius Trajanus. In his adult years, he became a soldier and served on many distant Roman frontiers. He was elected head of the senate in 98 A.D. Shortly after, he married a woman named Pompeia Plotina. Trajan, who was at that time…

myths, folklore, religion, arts and culture. The oldest visual image of the human fascination, love and reverence for nature in India can be found in the 10,000 years old cave paintings at Bhimbetka in Central India depicting birds, animals and human beings living in harmony. The Indus Valley civilization provides evidence of human interest in wildlife, as seen in depicting images of rhino, elephant, bull, etc. The earliest concern for the wild life law could be traced to 3rd century B.C. when…

A myth is a story that holds some kind of significance in a culture, a story that addresses fundamental and difficult questions that we as human beings ask: who or what am I, where did I come from, why am I here, how should I live, what is the right thing to do, what is the universe, how did it all begin? Myths are stories that are told about great men and great women; about the forces of good and evil; about large and small animals; about natural thing as well creatures like giants, gods and…