As legend has it, Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus, twin sons of Mars, the god of war. Left to drown in a basket on the Tiber by a king. They were rescued and raised by a she-wolf. The twins lived to defeat that king and found their own city on the river’s banks. After killing his brother, Romulus became the first king of Rome, which is named after him. Rome’s era as a monarchy ended and turned into a republic, a world derived from the property of the people. It later was transformed into…
Henrietta Swan Leavitt was a female astronomer who lead the way for the ability to measure the distance between two planets, along with many other. Leavitt was born to a minister in Lancaster, Massachusetts in 1868. She attended a a higher education at Society for the Collegiate Instruction for Women, now named Radcliffe College. She graduated the college with a Bachelor's degree, but it was not in astronomy, which she would later dedicate her life to. She did take an astronomy class in her…
When working in the medical field, learning and using medical terminology is essential to navigating through the vast ever-advancing medical world. Every occupation within healthcare uses it. Medical terminology is a universal language in the medical field that helps us identify, define and understand large complicated terms which facilitates faster and easier to understand oral and written communication. With the ability to put together root words and modify them by using prefixes and suffixes,…
Although author Cheryl Swope received her master’s degree in special education and worked as an overseer of thirteen public school special education programs, the enormous challenge of teaching her own special needs children became a task that no formal education or previous practice had prepared her for handling. Yet, through days and years of personal study and learning with her precious children, Swope gained extensive insights into how to best teach her children. In Simply Classical: A…
1. Pointing words like this and that are used in text to point to a thought or refer back to a previous thought that was already stated. Its a way to connect parts of your argument by using pointing words such as "this and that". The pointing word "that" is used in the first paragraph when he says "the machines that keep us alive, and the machines that make the machines, are all directly or indirectly dependent upon coal". He uses "that" to state a idea he`s about to make and connect both the…
Should Adrenaline Fatigue Patients be Tested for Iodine Deficiency? In the human body, iodine deficiency and adrenaline fatigue are correlated. This phenomenon is not new to the world of medicine. Yet, it is largely ignored, inadequately researched, and poorly understood by scientists, physicians, nutritionists, and medical practitioners all across the globe. This article focuses on the link between iodine deficiency and adrenaline fatigue. It also stresses on the need for adequate iodine in…
Passionately Curious Curiosity is the lust of the mind. Have you ever felt that adrenaline rush through your body increasing the mind’s interest of a topic you were freshly introduced to? I feel that passion over the topic of the human body and the medical world and I become determined to learn more. I am interested in the foreign, universal language of medical terminology and of the hands-on skills of assisting a doctor. I strongly feel the desire to gain the knowledge and skills to become…
their own beliefs and language. However, it was limited to mainly funerary and some political standings. The Roman culture was starting to influence the north Etruria culture funerary inscriptions that were once in oscan language was now changing to Latin inscription. In the end, they were assimilated into the Roman empire. In the city of Volaterrae here one can see the spread of the Roman culture and influence, which had a major impact on South Etruria. This is evident in the inscriptions found…
The Gladiators and games were not what they are historically described as in most history textbooks. History teaches us that the gladiators were murderers, rapists and the dregs of the Roman Empire and they were forced to fight. However, this is not entirely the case. The role of the Gladiators and the Gladiatorial games on the Roman Empire was long-lasting and far-reaching. When the games first took off, many of the soldiers were actually volunteers who wanted to fight to increase their social…
superpower, dominating other cultures with a large military and cultural influence. However, with this power also came a degree of arrogance. Many would agree that Americans have a certain “superiority complex,” rejecting foreign ideas and imposing their own culture on the world. A good example would be the general attitude of the American public to demonize the concept of socialism, despite its proven effectiveness in European nations. A similar attitude was held in ancient Rome. The Romans…