BEIJING 2008: A DIGITAL OLYMPICS Known in China as “Superfish‚” Michael Phelps was on his way to achieving his goal of eight gold medals. His most difficult competition was the 100-meter butterfly. On PCs‚ cell phones‚ electronic billboards‚ and televisions‚ millions of viewers worldwide watched him win the event by .01 seconds. The results appeared on the screens almost in real time. If you did not see this exciting race‚ you can access it on YouTube. This was only one component in the “most wired
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In Ancient Greece‚ the two most essential cities were Sparta and Athens. The two cities had a diversity of cultures‚ lifestyle‚ and values‚ even though they lived in the same region. Sparta was established around 900 BCE. It is located in the Eurotoas valley of Laconia‚ southeast of Peloponnese (Sparta‚ Ancient History Encyclopedia). Ancient Sparta has a population of about 100‚000 citizens. Spartans dedicate approximately all their time to military training‚ hunting‚ war tactics‚ and even war policies
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Women in Ancient Sparta & Athens By: Tony Knuth 12/9/09 Historians have spent a long time attempting to establish what exactly life was like for women in ancient Greece. Like all studies of ancient Greece‚ they focus primarily on the two most powerful city-states in the Hellenic world‚ Athens and Sparta. Since the majority of the primary documents deal with these two cities‚ historians are only able to decipher a fragmentary view of what life was actually like for the entirety of society
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Oil painting - The School of Athens (after Raphael) Object: Oil painting Place of origin: Rome‚ Italy (painted) Date: 1752-1755 (painted) Artist/Maker: Mengs‚ Anton Raphael‚ born 1728 - died 1779 (artist) Raphael‚ born 1483 - died 1520 (after‚ artist) Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas Credit Line: Given by the Duke of Northumberland‚ 1926 Museum number: P.36-1926 Gallery location: In Storage Public access description Anton Raphael Mengs (1728-1779) was born in Bohemia now Czech Republic
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the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. These have included aristocracy‚ oligarchy‚ tyranny‚ monarchy‚ and democracy. An oligarchy is ruled by the few‚ which could also be as a small group of the aristocracy. Monarchy is ruled by a hereditary single sovereign‚ while tyranny by a single leader who took power by force. Democracy is the rule of the people. This essay will show the changes of government between the city-states (Cartledge‚ 2011). Brand (n.d.) tells us Athens was initially ruled by
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[pic] INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICE Information Systems Security Requirements for Projects (ISO/SR1) Version 3.5 October 2007 Revision History |Doc No. / Rev No. |Revision Date |Revised By |Description of Revision / Change | |S19 / R1.5 |1/10/2007 |A. Lancashire CDHS |Reformatting changes
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Life as a woman in Athens A historic view point by Cecil Fuson. Being a woman in Ancient Athens was not what the movies and Plays led me to believe. The Athenian Democracy was a democracy of the minority. Every man‚ no matter their class had equal say in the ruling of the government. But Women‚ Slaves and Foreigners had zero civil rights and no influence on how things were done. Because the Athenian’s were a very exclusive society‚ they rarely allowed outsiders share in the privileges the citizens
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The Golden Age of Athens was a time period when Athens reached its height of influential capacity and success. The Golden Age started around 480 BC to about 404 BC in the Polis of Athens. Just getting out of the Persian Wars‚ there was much advancement especially within architecture‚ literature‚ art‚ and philosophy which have been brought through time and which was highly important to Greeks. Two examples that show how important this period was and still influences life today are the Parthenon and
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Observation of "Raphael’s School of Athens" After observing The School of Athens I was able to notice things I had never noticed before. The more I observed‚ the more intrigued I became. I was able to see many details that make this work a masterpiece. I saw interactions between the people. I also observed the elements that unify the painting‚ such as balance. When looking at The School of Athens I can see many interactions taking place. There are 50 people in this painting. The people seem to
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London Olympics 2012 Legacy - Controlled Assessment - How will people in the UK benefit in the long term from the facilities developed for the 2012 Olympic? The London Olympics commenced on 27th July 2012‚ after beating four rival cities in summer 2005 to win the right to stage the Olympic Games in 2012. After an exhaustive two year search to find the hosts‚ London came out on top: out of itself‚ Madrid‚ Paris‚ Moscow and New York. Plans for the new Olympic park based around the deprived area
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