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for the Jefferson memorial and the U.S. Capital in 1846. Pediments were used for structural support and decoration in Greece but just for decoration in Rome. In my opinion Romans were a bunch of copycat poopy heads. Like the temple of Augustus and Livia, our Supreme Court building uses pediments. Most likely for decoration. There are three types’ columns, Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. The Parthenon and Lincoln Memorial both use Doric columns. A temple in Acropolis, Athens and the Longworth House Office

The House of Augustus: A History Mason Fretwell Professor Latham HIEU 482 October 13, 2017 The House of Augustus The House of Augustus is located on the southern edge of the Palatine Hill and is the centermost hill of the seven hills in the most ancient parts of Rome, Italy. It was the main residence of Augustus both before and after he became emperor of Rome. The residence was officially discovered in the 1960s during an archaeological excavation of the Palatine Hill. As the excavation

Tower of Pisa. Galileo’s parents were Vincenzo and Giulia. He was born just three days before the famous painter and sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti died. He was the oldest of 4 children; with siblings Virginia (b. 1573), Michelangelo (b. 1575) and Livia (b. 1578). In the early 1570’s Galileo’s family moved from Pisa to Florence-the capital of Tuscany. He started to experiment in science at an early age and showed an intellect similar to Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Galileo created gadgets and instruments

Although unfaithful to his wife Livia Drusilla, he remained deeply devoted to her. His public moral attitudes were strict (he had been appointed pontifex (priest) at the age of fifteen or sixteen) and he exiled his daughter and his grand-daughter, both named Julia, for offending against

The Twilight series became my next obsession. The start of my junior year in high school I began reading a lot of books about the Holocaust. The book that drew my attention the most was “I Have Lived A Thousand Years: Growing Up In The Holocaust” by Livia Bitton-Jackson. I had the book finished in four days. My senior year finally rolled around which started the beginning of working thirty to thirty five hours a week along with trying to finish my last year of high school with a bang. Reading was not

One major reason why women are not reaching leadership positions is because of the relationship inequalities that they have at home. Sandberg states, “In a 2007 study of well-educated professional women who has left the paid workforce, 60 percent cited their husband as a critical factor in their decision” (110). This is a perfect example of how much of an impact men really have on women. Whatever a man does at home, whether he notices is it or not, has a huge impact on a women at work. Sandberg goes

Introduction Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus (b. 10 BC, d. 54 A.D.; emperor, 41-54 A.D.) was the third emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. His reign represents a turning point in the history of the Principate for a number of reasons, not the least for the manner of his accession and the implications it carried for the nature of the office. During his reign he promoted administrators who did not belong to the senatorial or equestrian classes, and was later vilified by authors who did. He followed

Romeo and Juliet is an age-old tale of love, sweet-sorrow, and death, it is very common amongst schools, and there is always one question that everyone thinks about differently, who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Many would say, their parents, Friar Lawrence, or possibly even Tybalt, could be held responsible, although it is believed Romeo is who is responsible for their deaths. Though Romeo fell victim to his own mistakes, he is still to blame for what all had happened.

Euthanasia The word "euthanasia" was first used in a medical context by Francis Bacon in the 17th century, referring to an easy, painless, happy death, during a time in which it was a "physician's responsibility to alleviate the 'physical sufferings' of the body." Euthanasia is defined as allowing or assisting a patient/person to end their life in the least painful manner, it is also known as assisted suicide and relatively means the same thing. There are three different forms of euthanasia, Passive

Quick Facts Name Galileo Occupation Astronomer, Scientist Birth Date February 15, 1564 Death Date January 8, 1642 Did You Know? Galileo supported the Copernican theory, which supports a sun-centered solar system. Did You Know? Galileo was accused twice of heresy by the church for his beliefs. He remained under house arrest the remaining years of his life. Did You Know? Galileo devised his own telescope, in which he observed the moon and found Venus had phases like the moon, proving it rotated around