selection for Command, noticing Yuma Proving Ground was available for consideration, I listed it as my first choice and was blessed to be selected. Though I was born in Minnesota, my family and I moved to Flagstaff where I completed junior high and high school. I later attended and graduated from Arizona State University. Go Sun Devils! I consider myself an Arizonan and maintain it as my home state. Many members of my family live here and, by coming to YPG, I felt like I had returned home. I can tell
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peaked after defeating Athens, in the Peloponnesian War. Culture in Sparta focused on loyalty to the state and military service. Sparta had three main groups: the Spartans, the Helots and the Perioeci. Spartans were full citizens of Sparta, while the Helots were slaves. The Perioeci, however, were neither. The Perioeci, worked as craftsmen and traders. They crafted the Spartan weapons. Healthy male citizens went into a state-sponsored education system, known as the Agoge. The school system emphasized
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Modern Performance and Adaptation of Greek Tragedy Helene P. Foley Barnard College, Columbia University “Leave it to a playwright who has been dead for 2,400 years to jolt Broadway out of its dramatic doldrums” begins a recent New York Times review (December 4, 1998) of a British Electra by Sophocles starring Zoe Wanamaker and Claire Bloom. This fall the Times has repeatedly remarked on the “deluge” of Greek tragedy in the 1998-99 theater season: the National Theater of Greece’s Medea, Joanne Akalaitis’
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CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Definition: Construction in general is the process of building or assembling of architecture. The construction sector is responsible for building new houses, apartments, factories, offices and schools. It also builds roads, bridges, ports, railroads, sewers and tunnels, among many other things. In addition, it maintains and repairs all of those structures and produces the basic materials such as concrete that are used to make them. The industry’s significance is due not
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Name: Course: Professor: Date: A Historical Survey of Art and its Influence on Contemporary Art Linear perspective involves representation of real objects in two-dimensional form through converging surface edges on multiple points that resonate well with the viewer. Contrapposto is an image of skewed human figure displacing the actual weight dispersion for an artistic effect. Foreshortening allows an artist to make an object seem closer than it is. Illusionism comprises of the ability
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An idealist is one who on, on noticing that a rose smells better than acabbage, concludes that it is also more nourishing. Mencken H. L.On Ideals and Idealism The educational approach of this philosophy is of a holistic nature. In which self-realization and character development is strongly supported. The idealist feelsthat with the growth of a fine moral character as well as personal reflection,wisdom is gained. The holistic approach is supported instead of a specializedconcentration on a specific
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4-MAT Review on Entwistle COUN 506-B16 June 03, 2012 Liberty University Dr. Angel Weaver Abstract In the literature of Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity written by author David Entwistle (2010), explains Christianity, and psychology being integrated with one another. David Entwistle says that “Primarily psychology and Christianity are perceived by many people to be in opposition” (Entwistle, 2010). Both psychology and
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Creativity and Innovation in Business Prof. Danny Araneta Cabulay Dean – Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines dcabulay@feu.edu.ph Albert Einstein once said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” For most people, creativity is more easily associated with art than business. But the highest art form is business because one can be very creative, dynamic and revolutionary. Creativity is also related to innovation and change.
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Art and Culture Comparison The Renaissance, considered to be a time of rebirth, was within 1400-1600. The art during this time period consisted mainly of mythological figures and nudes. This art was inspired by the Classical world of Greece. Furthermore, the Baroque period, often referred to as a time of exploration and discovery, occurred during the seventeenth century. Baroque artwork is much like that of Renaissance art. The difference, however, is the much stronger portrayal of emotion within
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Australia A short fact file- Sam Clift • Australia is the 6th largest country in the world, occupying an entire continent of some 7.6 million square kilometers. • Australia has the largest Greek population in the world beside Athens in Greece and the Greek people can be found in Melbourne Victoria, which has a population of just over 2,000,000 million people. • Australia was the second country in the world to give women the right to vote in 1902 and in 2012 the first female prime minister was
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