The Chumash were a sedentary people, but they did not cultivate the land. Instead, they reaped the bounty of the sea. Their main diet consisted of fish, and shellfish such as mussels, abalone and clams. They also ate sea mammals like seals and otters. They also used seaweed in their di...
even the ancient greeks used to think that everything was made up of atoms. are these the final ‘substantives' with all of the apparent things in the world being merely attributes? well, unfortunately not. science has known for a long time that atoms mainly consist of empty space with ...
To the Greeks, hubris wasn't really linked to religion or faith, except that people believed the gods would punish those who demonstrated it. They typically saw it more as a moral issue and tried to enact and enforce laws that supported behaviors that were considered more acceptable. Even so...
The state of being cultivated; result of cultivation; physical improvement; enlightenment and discipline acquired by mental and moral training; civilization; refinement in manners and taste. What the Greeks expressed by their paidei`a, the Romans by their humanitas, we less happily try to express ...
However, it was an enjoyable and escapist read even though I quickly realized I was arriving late in the game and I prefer to start at the beginning of series. The premise is that there is an ancient map to a location that harbours the “lotos” eaten by the Greeks in Homer’s ...
Looking back in history, we can see numerous masterpieces that have had a profound impact on human civilization. Take the ancient Greek sculptures for example. These magnificent works of art not only showcased the incredible skill and creativity of the ancient Greeks but also had a profound influe...
Although native to the cooler mountainous, wooded, and grassland regions of southern Europe and Asia Minor, snowdrops have since been naturalized in the United States. Extract of the snowdrop was used by the ancient Greeks for its mind-altering effects. Used as a folk remedy for various ailme...
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Let's see5.starting off with a good fifteenminute training of the smile muscles helped me during the day.6.entering an office I would think of many things I had to be thankful for, work up a big smile and then enter. Seldom did it fail7.(get) the same smile8.return from the...
the term ismisandry. Examples of literary and social misandry can be traced back to at least the ancient Greeks, with several noted female dramatists using hatred for men as the basis of their works. This theme of misandry continues through the present day in art, literature and politics. Th...