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    in Greek culture, were depicted as women who will seduce men and lead them to their doom. Women were the givers of life in an age when the processes of conception, fertility and childbirth were still deeply mysterious and little understood. The femininity of women in Greek culture and the anxiety that men of femininity. In Greek mythology and Greek culture women were perceived as these beautiful creatures who will seduce men, but have other intentions, what women represented in Greek culture, how

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    1.) Explain with definitions and examples the concept of culture and elaborate on the barriers to becoming culturally competent communicators. In our textbook, Real Communications by O’Hair, Wiemann, Mullin and Teven, culture is defined as, “a learned system of thought and behavior that belongs to and typifies a large group of people”. In short, culture is the way we do things that is the same as people where we came from. It can vary not only from country to country, but even different parts of

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    sailors to their deaths. The nature of the sirens and their origin story prove that most women, in Greek culture, were a depiction of someone who will seduce men and lead them to their doom. Women were the givers of life in an age when the processes of conception, fertility and childbirth were still deeply mysterious and little understood. With this, men wanted women to have a limited role in Greek culture because men feared the power that women have. Even though there were powerful female figures, like

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    Greek Influence on Rome As Rome expanded its territories, first in Italy and then throughout the Mediterranean, they assimilated the cultures of the nations they conquered. No one culture influenced the Roman society more than the Greek civilization, from art and architecture to religion the Greek culture had an enormous impact on the day-to-day lives of the Roman people. The question arises; how much of Roman culture is actually Greek culture? As far as art and architecture are concerned the first

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    The history that the Greeks left impacted our world greatly and shaped how things are today. From the periods of local culture that that the Mycenaean Civilization left, to the imperial power that the Athenian Empire had, and to the dominant cultural model of the Hellenic Empire of Alexander the Great, bits and pieces of the events throughout those time periods impacted of how we look at things today. The Greeks also has a number of achievements that are still known to the people of the present,

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    Greek Culture The Greek culture is a culture that I have always found very interesting because of the way it has evolved. The Greeks are very proud of their culture and they speak of their country with an intense passion. There are many things that are a major part of the Greek culture such as: religion, music, language, food, wines, and traditions (“History of Greece”). There are many factors that play a role in the creation of the Greek culture such as: religion, culture, history, and others

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    In Greek mythology, sirens were sea nymphs who used their sweet song to lure mariners to their death. The nature of the sirens and their origin story prove that most women, in Greek culture, were a depiction of someone who will seduce men and lead them to their doom. Women were the givers of life in an age when the processes of conception, fertility and childbirth were still deeply mysterious and little understood. With this, men wanted women to have a limited role in Greek culture because men feared

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    Most every great culture in history has something for which they are famous. The Mayan civilization has the calendar, the Romans have the Colosseum, and I would like to suggest that the epitome of Greek culture is the Parthenon. It reflects the ideas and religious beliefs of the Greeks and incorporates the architectural brilliance seen first with the Greek people. The frieze, the religious idea behind the building of the temple, and the attention to detail in the Parthenon shows a genius that can

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    HIS 203 Classical Greece September 29, 2017 Liam Moriarty The Impact of War on Greek Culture INTRO In the western world today, war is generally seen as a distant thing, that most of us never have to struggle with. But long ago, our classical greek ancestors’ culture revolved the idea and glorification of war. War sculpted the culture of ancient Greece. It shaped the values and philosophies of citizens. Their gods were thought to play a very active role in the outcome of battles, their greatest

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    The connections between humans and culture over time are in ancient literature. The connections ,archetypes, can be found in the adventurous book The Odyssey. Ancient Greek culture is brought up by Homer through archetypes. These archetypes help connect one another over time. In the Odyssey, topics such as terrifying monsters , love tests, and an unstoppable hero are all related to ancient Greek culture. The Odyssey shows archetypes that also reveal this culture. Three archetypes found are monsters

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