History of Sangiovese Sangiovese is one of the most significant and popular red grape varieties in Italy throughout its ancient and fascinating history as it shares its origins with the land of Dionysus. Because it is named after the “blood of Jove”(the Roman Jupiter)‚ many people believe that this kind of grape dates back to the time of the Romans. The first document mentioned coming in the writings of Giovanvettorio Soderini in 1590‚ when he mentioned the good wine producing potential of a grape
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Empathy in Oedipus the King Summary: Evaluates how empathy is created‚ used‚ and entwined in Sophocles‚ "Oedipus the King." [pic] Empathy is achieved when one experiences direct identification with‚ understanding of‚ and vicarious experience of another person’s situation‚ feelings‚ and motives. In Sophocles’s Oedipus the King‚ it was the character Sophocle’s’ task to represent the story without deviation‚ but to do it in such a way as to evoke the most horror‚ pity and in particular achieve
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Chapter 5-Art of Ancient Greece The ancient Greeks are known as a self aware people. No other culture in western civilization history was quite as introspective as the Greeks. They prided themselves as the most civilized society in the world. In fact the term “barbarian” basically meant non Greek. The development of Greek civilization rises from the ashes of the ancient Mycenaean and Minion cultures. From After the decline and eventual fall of the Mycenaean culture in 1100 BCE‚ the Aegean
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In Catholicism‚ the Magisterium is the teaching authority of the Church.[1] According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church: "The task of interpreting the Word of God authentically has been entrusted solely to the Magisterium of the Church‚ that is‚ to the Pope and to the bishops in communion with him."[2] Catholic theology divides the functions of the teaching office of the Church into two categories: the infallible sacred magisterium and the fallible ordinary magisterium. The infallible sacred
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Is Alexander the Great really "Great"? In James Romm’s edit of recollections from authors Arrian‚ Diodorus‚ Plutarch‚ and Quintus Curtuis of Alexander’s life‚ we are presented the good and bad tales and parts of Alexander’s life. So‚ James Romm presents the question: Should Alexander be considered great? Like James Romm suggests‚ I as a modern reader have formed my own opinions of Alexander and if he should indeed be considered "Great". In my opinion‚ while Alexander was a man whom had qualities
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CLA204 Lecture 1 Notes What is myth? - mûthos (ancient Greek) – “story”‚ “plot” of a narrative - myth – “a traditional story of collective (social) importance” – character‚ plot‚ temporal and special setting - mûthos (story) + logos (account) = “study of myth”‚ mythology - set in distant past or time so long ago when humans did not exist - mythical place – ie. garden paradise‚ world of the dead‚ etc. Circulation of Myth: oral (Orpheus‚ Homer‚ Hesiod) literary (Ovid‚ Euripides) artistic
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Bibliography: Euripides. (431 B.C.). Medea. Theatre of Dionysus‚ Athens‚ Greece. Richards‚ C. (2012). Gender & Gender Identity. Retrieved from Planned Parenthood: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/sexual-orientation-gender/gender-gender-identity-26530.htm Shelby. (2010). What were the actions
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Introduction As a people we have evolved tenfold from early civilization. We have broken boundaries in almost every aspect of living. From the modifications of cars‚ to the effortless use of technology‚ we have created what seems to be a legacy of great achievement and we can only move forward from here on out. In the same token‚ the dramatic arts field has far surpassed the conventional techniques of learning; we have created new and exciting methods and skills to better aid us as an institution
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Introduction of Banquet History The idea of banqueting is ancient (see Sellisternium‚ Belshazzar’s Feast‚ and Mead halls). In the 16th century‚ a banquet was very different from our modern perception and stems from the medieval ’ceremony of the void’. After dinner‚ the guests would stand and drink sweet wine and spices while the table was cleared‚ or ‘voided’ (Later in the 17th century ‘void’ would be replaced with the French ‘dessert’). During the 16th century‚ guests would no longer stand
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Medea by Euripides Copyright Notice ©1998-2002; ©2002 by Gale Cengage. Gale is a division of Cengage Learning. Gale and Gale Cengage are trademarks used herein under license. For complete copyright information on these eNotes please visit: http://www.enotes.com/medea/copyright eNotes: Table of Contents 1. Medea: Introduction 2. Medea: Euripides Biography 3. Medea: Summary 4. Medea: Themes 5. Medea: Style 6. Medea: Historical Context 7. Medea: Critical Overview 8. Medea: Character Analysis
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