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also social ones. Many people are aware of the story of the Titan god Cronus, father of Zeus, who swallowed his children because he learned that “one of his children was destined someday to dethrone him” (). Zeus, however was spared, as his mother Rhea hid him away in Crete while giving Cronus a rock disguised as a baby that he swallowed instead. Zeus eventually returned to avenge his father for his terrible deeds and in turn fulfilled the prophesy. This myth is a main part of the Greeks…

Interview with Walter Points: The following is a summary of the forensic interview with Walter Points, not an exact transcript. On March 16, 2018 at approximately 11:15 AM, I went to the Muskogee County Jail to get Walter to bring him over to the Muskogee Police Department to speak with me. I brought him to the MPD Criminal Investigations Division and had him take a seat in Interview Room A. I asked him if I could get him a cup of coffee or water before we started. He advised he would like a…

goddesses. Through Demeter’s power with nature, she can be credited for all of creation, and the maintaining of all earthly vegetation. She also help set rules of mankind. Her name means “Grain mother”(“Demeter” 3). Demeter’s parents are Cronus and Rhea and she has five siblings. Her siblings are Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, and Hestia. She had three biological children and then also adopted one more. Her children are Persephone, Iacchus, Plutos and…

Hope and beliefs are the cornerstone of human self esteem, in order to see yourself as ‘good’ you must be able to see a future for yourself and have a hope that everything is going to turn out good. “Negative self-image and unrealistic expectations create insecurity and failure in life, causing frustration and hopelessness. This hopelessness is the main reason for depression.” (Kaustubh V. Yadav) People are in constant search of this hope and find many ways to believe in themselves or some other…

(i)Observation Question 1. According to Piaget, there are four stages of human cognitive development. These stages include sensory-motor stage, pre-occupational stage, concrete operational stage, and the formal operations stage. The sensory motor stage occurs starting from birth to about two years. During this stage, the child is able to use objects, and only understands his or her environment by relating it to objects (Piaget 14). Babies are triggered by stimuli in this stage, where they learn…

Ancient Greek’s regarded hospitality with great importance in their culture. Being a good host was a reflection of power, as well as a form of honoring the gods, especially Zeus—who was associated with xenia. Xenia extended past hospitality rather it was a form of proper behavior between individuals, both host and guest. This mutual trust helped establish and create bonds. These bonds were often created through eating; food was associated with bonding and power, eating was seen as a luxury and a…

Greek mythology is the center of the ancient Greek world. Everything revolved around the gods, deities, and nymphs. Their society thrived on the guidance received from those of greater power. Precautions were taken in order to never offend any deity. These gods and members of greater power were held to higher standards than humanity and were worshipped as so. There are many Greek gods and deities that are common to many of us; Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, and Hades. The one that I have chosen to…

According to Walter Burkert, historian of Greek Religion, “myth is a traditional tale with secondary, partial reference to something of collective importance”, meaning that, myths were told and used for the specific purpose of informing the cumulative population of certain events, ideas, and or lessons. Myths were pre-scientific ways the Greeks used to explain natural phenomenon and were often tales of morality; acting as the guide of how people should behave and conduct themselves within social…

How much more evidence do skeptical people need, to believe that global warming is a real problem and needs to be solved immediately? Global warming is one the serious issues confronting humans right now. Global warming has occurred due to carbon dioxide and other gases getting stuck near the earth’s atmosphere, creating a thick blanket trapping greenhouse gases and the sun’s heat, thus making the planet warmer. It is changing our economy, health and the way we live in different ways. Many…

trend that was going on at the time. Huygens has a space probe named after him, which is actually exploring the very moon he discovered. Another astronomer by the name of Jean-Dominique Cassini discovered four other major moons which included Iapetus, Rhea, Tethys and Dione. In addition to those groundbreaking discoveries he also found out there was a narrow gap in Saturn’s ring system, which would go on to be named after the astronomer who came across it in his observations. There is also a…