Striving for Better If you were a petroleum engineering student at ULL‚ you could find a unique figure. That’s Bitao Lai‚ a very young assistant professor while most of the other petroleum engineering instructors in ULL are elder. Bitao Lai is from China‚ and she is about 30 years old. However‚ she has worked for ULL as an assistant professor for almost two years. When you get to her office‚ which is a compact room‚ the first impression is tidiness. Two shelves are erected near the wall and
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because they’ll think it’s the only way they can become important to others eyes. They will do everything and anything to be liked by everyone‚ reaching their goals‚ they’ll start acting superior. So‚ striving for popularity leads students to negatively alter their real personality. Students striving for popularity start having a dominant attitude over their peers. They want attention from others‚ so they begin to do everything to make others admire them and follow them. But then what happens in
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The Pursuit of Perfection: the Reintroduction of Ancient Roman Principles to Architecture by Renaissance Architects Leon Battista Alberti and Fillipo Brunelleschi Dustan Byler Professor Rachel Mundie Art History II October 31‚ 2011 Fillipo Brunelleschi and Leon Battista Alberti were two of the most important and famous 15th century architects in Italy. The façade of the Basilica San’Andrea (Figure 1) by Alberti and the Florence Cathedral Dome (Figure 2) by Brunelleschi are their
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Japan and China. Acquiring new knowledge and technological advancements‚ allowed certain empires‚ during this time‚ to rise above others. Timekeeping was a unifying factor. Timekeeping was another one of the many contributions made in Ancient Rome and Greece; Ancient Romans and Greeks were innovators‚ making roads‚ buildings‚ and aqueducts. They also adopted and innovated previous technologies‚ according to Pliny the Elder a
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of something you have been trying to do‚ with a good result. In other words‚ success is the feeling of happiness and satisfaction‚ after getting the goal. The purpose is to seek happiness and satisfaction. So‚ the key to success is to keeping on striving for excellence‚ happiness will always follow you. Why should people strive for excellence? Because‚ such a accomplishment is spiritual joy and spiritual satisfaction when people make a progress after achieving the aim. The enjoyment is not a simple
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social media or advertising. There are different ways of defining perfection. However‚ perfection is hard to obtain because no one is perfect. There are some people who strive for perfection to overcome their insecurities and lack of self-esteem. According to Ursula Le Guin‚ she states “There are a whole lot of ways to be perfect‚ and not one of them is attained through punishment.” Although various people believe that physical perfection is not attained through punishment‚ Guin’s claim is disagreeable
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Great Britain and these two empires is Krishan Kumar. Kumar’s Greece and Rome in the British Empire: Contrasting Role Models compares ways that the British Empire mirrors the models of Greece and Rome. Kumar argues that the Greek Empire model is described by its autonomous colonies‚ while the Roman Empire model is defined by its widespread dominion over colonies. Due to Britain’s quick growth and immensity‚ it was originally compared to Rome; however‚ as Britain developed‚ it revealed elements of both
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World History Unit 3 Portfolio What’s the Difference: Civilization Comparison and Contrast Part 1: Summarizing Key Differences Between Greece and Rome Unit 3‚ lesson 5: Complete the Ancient Greece and Rome Reteaching Activity (Venn Diagram). 5 points During the remainder of the unit‚ you should work on parts 2 and 3 of the portfolio project. You will submit your work for Parts 1–3 via a dropbox in Lesson 11 of Unit 3. Part 2: Choose two of the following civilizations. Egypt
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How did Greece influence the culture of Rome? What were the similarities and differences? Why did the Romans accept these ideas? It is believed that Hellenization arrived in Rome in 218-202BC. At this time‚ Romans had long been influenced by the Greeks in cultural artefacts and cultural values. The Greeks were stereotyped as sophisticate‚ literate and artistic while the Romans were more known as militaristic‚ ruled their lives via superstition and many of them did farming (Luck‚ 2014‚ p. 48). Around
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Artistic Themes from Ancient Cultures: Greece and Rome It is hard to think of the ancient world without looking at the Greek and Roman empires. Although similar‚ the Greek and Roman empires are two different cultures. They existed from 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. (Fiero‚ 2006). One constant in both cultures was their pursuit of perfection in their art and architecture. This paper will examine this pursuit of perfection in both cultures and how their impact is felt in the modern age. One of the most
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