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    they are the Greek goddess Aphrodite and the Norse goddess Freya. Although these goddess’ have many differences some similarities are their appearance‚ lost lovers‚ a love of beautiful things‚ charm‚ an association with the sea‚ the day Friday and fish. Aphrodite was an extremely attractive young woman who dressed gracefully and loved to wear jewelry. Her eyelashes were curled and she had a constant smile on her gorgeous face‚ since she was a lover of smiles. Aphrodite had a tender neck‚ tender

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    Nyx and Aphrodite disagreed on everything. Aphrodite wanted everything to be beautiful; because she was the goddess of beauty. Nyx loved the night and she was the goddess of darkness and night time. Aphrodite wanted it to be day time all year round because it was golden and beautiful. She wanted to be able to see her friend Hemera more because she was the goddess of daylight. Nyx disagreed and said there should be darkness. They got into an argument on whether it should be night all the time or day

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    Aphrodite is an extremely important and influential Goddess on Mount Olympus. During this project‚ I have gained an understand of how Aphrodite was portrayed in society‚ culture‚ and the ethos of the Greeks. I found it interesting to find that even know she is the Goddess of beauty‚ love and sexuality she is only really mentioned in most modern day stories as being sexual deviant. This was funny to me because she reminded me about how many girls can relate to her in high school. I learned from Aphrodite

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    Possible Interview Questions Give an example of a lesson you taught‚ which abides by the goals set forth by the common core standards. How do you differentiate your assessments? Give an example. How do you use data to inform your classroom management and the learning of your students? How do you differentiate instruction? How do you involve parents and the community in your lessons in order to enhance the educational experience of your students? How do you manage students who continually disrupt

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    Aphrodite vs. Birth of Venus Throughout the history of art the human form has captured artisans and their audiences. While the human form has always been acceptable in art‚ the nude female form continues to stir up controversy. Praxiteles was a famous artist during the Greek late classical period who sculpted and created controversy on the island of Knidos when he made Aphrodite of Knidos (350-340 B.C.). This new idea of a nude goddess made the island famous‚ putting it on the map as a

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    MONDATA‚ Huller Dorothy PRIETO‚ Kristine Joy 8:30-9:30 TTHS NAPARAN‚ Maria Carmela SACULLES‚ Donna ORDONIA‚ Czarina Marta TAMANI‚ Mia PEREZ‚ Lorraine TACCAD‚ Albert PONSEJA‚ Sharmyne September 5‚ 2013 MUSIC: “SLU Hymn” MAIN CONCEPT: Lousians Journey‚ During and After Graduation. CONCEPT STATEMENT: Our concept will include Lousians “life” during college. Their struggles‚ sacrifices‚ achievements and now they will be successful in their future careers. CHARACTERS:

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    In the Homeric Hymns‚ the ode to Demeter portrays her life and character amidst the rape of her daughter‚ Persephone‚ by Hades. Daughter of Cronus and sister of Zeus‚ Demeter sits among the Olympian Gods. Although Demeter is one of the most prominent goddesses in Greek mythology‚ her epic is not central to solely her character‚ but how she is illustrated and morphed by the text. By analyzing how Demeter is rendered by the hymn‚ she is broadcasted in ways that underscores her isolation and ostracized

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    popular topic around the world. Whether one thinks it’s absurd or fascinating‚ it has an impact on our culture. Countless people know that the story of how the seasons came about has to do with Greek and Roman mythology. More specifically‚ the Homeric Hymn to Demeter. I will be comparing and contrasting three versions of this story that are all written in third person. I believe this point of view lets the reader understand most every detail to the fullest extent. Perhaps if a story was written in the

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    “An Hymn To The Morning” by Phillis Wheatley “An Hymn To The Morning” by Phillis Wheatley is criticised by its themes of love‚ happiness‚ and focusing on the future while still being happy within oneself. Phillis Wheatley was around 1753 in the country Senegal‚ Phillis Wheatley was brought to Boston‚ Massachusetts on a slave ship in 1761. John Wheatley later bought her as a slave to help out his wife with anything she needed. Additionally‚ Phillis Wheatley even though she was still a slave‚ she

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    poems‚ an invocation to Aphrodite‚ the spiritual accompaniment of Aphrodite is necessary for them to bear the hurt of unrequited love‚ this being close to the transcendent erotic love Socrates and Plato advocate for. Two types of love the Greeks believed seemed to exist in this poem‚ the eros (“passion”) the speaker feels for the unnamed woman‚ and philia‚ or “affectionate love” that comes from the experience of hardship shared between persons that they feel for Aphrodite. the speaker calls the goddess

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