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    Temple of Athena “Paestum” (analysis) Within the ancient Greek city of Paestum is the Temple of Athena. Built around 500 BCE‚ a half a century before the Temple of Poseidon and a half a century after the Basilica. The temple rests of the highest point of Paestum as do most temples of Athena do. ! ! Up until now in history buildings have either been doric or Ionic‚ but the Temple of Athena combines the two. The temple is peripteral‚ hexastyle with thirteen columns on the side‚ resting

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    Athena in the Odyssey VS. Virgil in the Inferno Two of the greatest works ever written‚ The Odyssey by Homer and The Inferno by Dante‚ are detailed‚ multi-sectioned poems about the journey’s of two men. In each story‚ the main character is given some sort of guidance by another character in order to aid them in their travels. In The Odyssey‚ Athena is portrayed as the protector to Odysseus on his journey back home from the Trojan War to his family in Ithaca. In The Inferno‚ Virgil is requested

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    as Athena‚ had a larger-than-life statue built in Parthenos by Pheidias during ancient times. The figure has been replicated and with numerous copies‚ yet the original cannot be found to this day. One truly remarkable and recent copy of Athena Parthenos was constructed in 1990 by Alan LeQuire in Nashville‚ Tennessee. Copies have been seen elsewhere‚ such as the “Varvakeion statuette”‚ created in the second century CE and considered the most complete and closest representation of the Athena Parthenos

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    Athena would make a good soldier because she is strong‚ brave and intelligent. One important reason that Athena would make a good soldier is that she is full of energy. “She helped Perseus defeat Medusa by giving him a shield to see the reflection of Medusa.”(bullet 18‚ greek gods and goddess) The thing about Athena is that she is‚ she never gives up on herself or others. Athena is strong and stands up for others. Athena would make a good soldier because she is strong‚ brave‚ and intelligent

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    Visual Analysis Assignment: The Hope Athena For my visual analysis assignment I chose to go visit the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. It has been an extremely long time since I last visited a museum. I took my twelve year old son with me to explore what the museum had to offer. We found the art to be very interesting‚ educational and unique. There were so many beautiful pieces throughout the museum that it was difficult trying to decide which one I wanted to base my visual analysis on.

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    Athena: A Positive Role Model for Women Today As a man‚ it is nearly impossible for me to truly know what a woman would desire in a positive role model. Being a man in a "mans ’ world" I can only see and try to understand the struggles that many woman go through today. To me an ideal role model for modern women would be‚ someone who can overcome the obstacles of a patriarchal society while not compromising their personal ethics and morals. Role models need to have both strength and sensitivity

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    Comparison of Severan copy of Athena Parthenos and 13th century Virgin and Mary The Severan copy of Athena Parthenos and an early 13th century Virgin child are two pieces at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts that compare and contrast in several ways. Their historical importance as symbols‚ their sculptural mediums‚ styles and dimensions‚ and their functions make them historically relevant. The Reduced Replica of Athena Parthenos - at the MFA in Boston is a marble statue

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    Universe (MCU)‚ Athena and the Black Widow‚ respectively‚ are characterized as strong and powerful women. However‚ the context of their portrayals highlight the patriarchal undertones present in each of their worlds. The depictions of Athena and the Black Widow represent the different societal beliefs that their respective general publics held about women. Athena and the Black Widow are able to use their feminine wits and intelligence against men to gain the upperhand. Athena is able to take notice

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    Athena Johns Characterization Who is your least favorite character? Why? If you could pick a celebrity that best personifies this character‚ who would it be? Why? Give examples from the play. My least favorite character is Regina Giddens. She was only about herself and how much she would be getting. "...It took me a little while to find out I had made a mistake. As for you - I don’t know. It was almost as if I couldn’t stand the kind of man you were..."(Hellman 65). She even sat there and let

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    Black on black violence is an enormous problem in the African-American community. Living in a neighborhood that is mostly minority‚ many may have witnessed a lot of black on black violence. The black on black violence has continued to arise in many communities and continues to be a problem around the world. Black on black violence is ignorant‚ and many black Americans should be coming together instead of killing one another. African-Americans people should be helping each other achieve in the world

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