In the early official and private portrait of the Etruscan- Roman tradition, the achievement of sculpture from the identity of the ideal Republican demonstrated motivation behind the virtus, veristic, and gravitas qualities. The Etruscan Roman portrait sculpture of the “Patrician Carrying Portrait Busts of Two Ancestors” is a life size marble statue that was dated to the period of the Emperor Augustus somewhere at the end of the 1st century BCE or the beginning of the 1st century CE, reflecting the
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Some argue that the positive aspects of fraternity or sorority affiliation outweigh the negative incidents that sometimes occur on college campuses. Others say that Greek organizations are out-dated and should be banned from college campuses. The majority of fraternity and sorority have mission statements that promote positive behavior and high standards among its members; however, most students are interested in being a part of a frat to simply drink and part. According to the article by Aja Frost
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THE ARTS pottery Painted pottery was produced in Laconian workshops already in the eighth century B.C., in a local version of the Geometric style, and circulated to most regions and centers of the Greek world. After the mainly nonfigural decoration of the Orientalizing period, around 630 B.C., Laconian vase painters adopted the black-figure technique from Corinth, at about the same time the more famous and important Athenian black-figure style began. Although it cannot be compared to the Athenian
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Americans owe many aspects our culture to the Greeks. The biggest contribution that they have made to our country, in my opinion, is our government. Athens was the birthplace of Democracy, and without them we would not have the model that we based our country’s government on. The values of freedom, and the right to have our say in how things are done in our society come directly from them. We also owe a huge part of our knowledge of the ancient world to them, as they were the first to have an actual
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I am writing to you on the topic of establishing Greek Life on the campus of Penn State New Kensington. I firmly believe that with the establishment of Greek Life on this campus will bring more life to the campus, aid in school pride, and assist in many school and locally sponsored activities. With Greek Life being a major factor at many campuses and schools, it would be a great addition to this campus here. Also with seeing firsthand the great things that Fraternities and Sororities can do at Penn
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The Greek Case By this point in time it should be becoming more apparent that elites within a society have a critical amount of control over historical memory, which leads to a sense of collective memory. Paschalis M. Kitromilides’ essay furthers this position, as well as adds how this can create nationalism within a society. Kitromilides goes about this by enlightening his audience to the power of Paparrigopoulos’ novel History of the Greek Nation. Essentially what this novel did was create a connection
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Abstract Overall, Greek and Indian art had many similarities and differences. Even though they lived far away and had different beliefs, their depicted the same topics: Gods and goddesses, animals, royalty, myths, everyday life, and sports. Jewelry wise, they both used a lot of gold, although Indians used more beads and gems. In sculpture, Greeks mostly used stone, and Indians used a variety of materials. Their paintings were also very similar. Architecture was quite different. Greek architecture used
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Amy Olson Individual Project 1 Topics in Cultural Studies 6/16/2013 Greeks • Center point Athens • Mountainous, hilly landscape • Made great philosophical contributions • No ruler over individual city states • Realistic sculptures and paintings • Women couldn’t be citizens • Prided themselves on philosophy and science • Democratic Both • Civilizations began with city states • Helped shape the Middle East • Made contributions to Middle East • Worked in mines • Agriculture
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What was the Greek conception of the ideal human body? It was living art to the Greeks, and that overweight people were a hindrance to society. Obesity was seen as glutinous and a nuisance. They aimed to look godlike and took care of their bodies. How important was it to have such a body? It was important to be fit to help benefit the village in case of war, and for physical labor. It was also thought that one’s body reflects their intellect. What practical effect, if any, are jokes at the
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sculpture Pietà by Michelangelo. As we have studied, Michelangelo’s Renaissance period returns to the Greeks for inspiration and ideas. Using 200 – 250 words, answer the following questions. Don’t forget to defend your answer referencing the themes of the Hellenics and Hellenistics as discussed in this module. 1. Is Pietà more of a Hellenic or Hellenistic sculpture or a conglomeration of both Greek periods? 2. Compare this sculpture to David. How are the two sculptures similar and how are
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