Meraki's Greek Culture

It is easy to say, and prove, that Greek material culture reveals an immense amount about ancient Greek society. From vast studies and examinations of the great ancient Greek architecture, the immaculate fine art and literature and even the personal possessions and crafts of the societies own inhabitants, one can reason that these materials reflect much about ancient Greece and its people.

Ancient Greece was one of the most successful and monumental ancient civilizations. From the Mycenaean’s all the way to Alexander the Great, the Greek civilizations thrived. The Greek civilizations were a major time period in history that have been studied extensively. Therefore, it is essential to study the historical figures that greatly impacted the Greeks way of life. Greek government, philosophy, and military initiatives were greatly impacted by historical figures such as Socrates, Pericles, and Alexander the Great. Socrates made a profound impact on the study of philosophy by his teachings. Pericles and his ideas of imperialism and democracy were unheard of for this time period. Lastly, Alexander the Great built a massive empire from his powerful military skills. Studying these historical figures will reveal the profound impact on Greek culture, success, and ideas still appreciated today.

Its spectacular tourist sites, captivating entertainment, and unusual public culture lend a complexity and mystique to the region. Although the growth rate of Greece’s GDP has been negative for years, the government is beginning to take action. Hopefully, it will prove beneficial to the general populace. Since the exquisite beauty of the country is indisputable, and the intrinsic cultural interest of its society and history is unquestionable, perhaps a greater understanding and promulgation of what Greece can offer to tourists would improve its profits in that area. It should never be forgotten how much of an impact this diminutive country has had on shaping world thought and ideas. The Hellenic Republic stands alone as a pinnacle of historic, cultural, and artistic achievement, a literal turning point in the history of the world.

Macedonian culture is significantly similar to the Greek culture. Certainly, both of those cultures are not identical; they do have differences, yet by looking at the women’s independent role and freedom among the society and the military success of those cultures, it is clear that both of them resemble. For instance, Alexander the Great thought that he was a descendant of a Greek God and always wanted to show how Greek he was. This might be the reason why the Macedonian culture is very similar to the Greek culture.

Marquis de Lafayette once said, “People serve, but the men who die leave a shiny wake on the water of time.” This means even though the veterans died we will always remember them for the choice that they made to save are country. The people who died for our freedom, made a choice to serve even though they knew they could possibly die for our freedom. The veterans that are serving now, or the veterans that had served will be remembered for what they did so we would have freedom.

The Greeks occupied such a minute space of land compared to the rest of the world, and their existence is a mere flicker in time, yet their influence on civilization today is significant and obvious. So how did they do it? The Ancient Greeks were not perfect by any means; they practiced slavery, sacrificing, forced men to become warriors, confined women to the home, and were sometimes plagued by disease. Despite their pitfalls, the Greeks were still able to rise to become a major influential power due to their feeling of purpose, which was to be the best. It was not religion nor war that propelled them forward, but this feeling of wanting to be the best in everything. Essentially, the Greeks wanted to achieve arete, or excellence of any kind. As a result, the Greeks were excellent philosophers, warriors, artists, architects, actors, and so much more. There are many aspects of Greek life that influence civilization today, and it is all due to the Greek’s belief in achieving arete.

The religions of the Greek, Ute, and Hawaiian cultures strive to attribute Gods for the forces of the natural world around them, bridging the gap between their understanding of their world and the effect on them. For instance, the Ute Great Spirit Manitou infused life into the world, and all things in it, thus populating the world of the Ute. There were mountains, trees, deer and of course the bear to rule them all. Also, Hawaiians believe that Kumulipo the male, and Po’ele the female, born from darkness and in turn gave birth to many more Gods like Kane-i-ka-wai-ola diminishing darkness, Pohaha night coming into dawn. The Greek Goddess Eurynome laid the great egg that hatched the world with all of its creatures and plants. These myths

Throughout my exploratory essay, I found that there are many different perspectives when it comes to Greek life. I as a member of Greek life myself, feel that the positive aspects outweigh the negative. There are many positive advantages that come from being a part of Greek life. There are an abundance of networking opportunities that come from Greek life along with all of the incredible friends that you make throughout the recruitment experience. One may also gain leadership skills from being a member of the executive council and having to lead their chapter on a day to day basis. Being a member of Greek life also pushes you to be more involved on campus as well as in the community. Each Greek organization has a philanthropy that they support

Greek life plays a major role in colleges and universities all across the United States. Greek life allows men and women to join an organization and create a long lasting bond, as brothers or sisters, which they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. College campuses explore and boast about the positive impacts that Greek life has on students as well as the community around them. However, even with fraternities and sororities being on college campuses for decades, few people outside the Greek life community have discovered the real, enduring process that it takes to become a "brother" or "sister". Throughout my research, I will be focusing on the negative effects that fraternities and sororities pose upon pledges. This includes hazing

As each small town holds its send-off rallies in the local high school gym or forms a welcome parade at the airport to celebrate their returning heroes, these American patriots are inspiring our nation again. They’re reminding us of simple truths unchanged by time: patriotism, faithfulness, loyalty, duty, honor, respect and commitment. They remind us of an even greater truth: America has been the great light of the world because of the goodness of our people. Alexis de Tocqueville summed it up well when he wrote, “America is great because she is good; and when America ceases to be good, she will cease to be

We were lucky as a country to have many men and women volunteer their time and lives to fight for our country. We thanked and repaid them in many ways. The soldiers that fought and sacrificed many things for us have not been forgotten.

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When exploring each of the specific elements that make up the Greek culture, one can see that their history of religion is vast. To understand the religious practices of the Ancient Greeks, we must first begin to examine the cultural practices. I will be describing Greek religion as it was practiced in the Archaic and Classical Period, which ranged around 800 B.C. to 323 B.C. When discussing the Classical Period we enter the realm of polytheism which has no attachment to church or body of dogma. Although the Greeks believed in multiple gods, there was no denying that the conduct of the gods was not all acceptable to Greek thought. The Greeks kept mythological stories of the gods at heart, but relied on having the ability to think rationally, or have ‘human reason.’ This was the Greek way and it was their idea of rational thinking. When it came to living, the primary aim of Greek life is health and goodness. In order to gain this, they had to have religious sacrifices. I would like to discuss these religious practices of Ancient Greek worship, sacrifice, holidays and burials because it is important to learn about and from one of the greatest cultures in history.

"Welcome to the happiest nation of the world," proclaims the slogan of a local beer at Copenhagen Airport. They are in debt, they pay the highest taxes in the world and they have long winters and tinged with darkness and... Danish people are recognized as the happiest people on Earth.

              We won our independence in this war, our rights to freedom of speech, our own voice for the American individuals. Instead of telling you how amazing our founding fathers are, I would like to discuss why we are here today as well as what I hope for in our future and the future of the coming generations. I hope to use the voice of our founding fathers, what they fought so valiantly for, to open the minds of those who