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After several blogs discussing the COVID-19 Pandemic (a very serious subject), it seems that we're getting back to our Greek curriculum. To begin, we read about the Greek Theater, more specifically their Drama and History themes. Both of which withhold very unique aspects and characters; for instance, a tragedy would normally be a serious drama with a character with extraordinary abilities and personalities (such as excessive pride). After reading, we were instructed to answer several questions with an in-depth analysis. The questions are listed, answered, and reviewed below:   1.) Describe the kinds of dramas that were performed in the theaters of ancient Greece.  Similar to the dramas of today, Greek entertainment seemed to focus on two central themes: Tragedy and Comedy . Both of these themes seemed to have perks of their own depending on the type of entertainment you desired; though, possibly more interesting was the vast content that was categorized under e...

In light of yesterday's assignment, we were instructed today to reflect on our accountability throughout these times of social distancing. This includes: actively participating in social distancing, cleaning ourselves, and giving our best efforts to remain home. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that everyone takes these guidelines too seriously. I've seen plenty of people online going about their normal hangouts with large groups of friends, rather than distancing themselves to slow the spread. Weeks ago, we were struggling to perform tests. Now it seems that the FDA approval time has been expedited for the purpose of introducing faster COVID-19 testing kits as well as possible vaccines. There seems to be a lot of de-regulation occurring to allow businesses to survive in such a harsh time. Simply put, if no-ones out there spending money, the economy will not grow (or will have very little growth). As a student, I find myself more stressed out than usual since I'm locked ...

Rather than researching more about Alexander the Great, today we were instructed to do a comparison between the Plague of Athens (c. 430 - 426 BC) and the Coronavirus (Covid-19). It's unfortunate that after 2,400 years, we still suffer from similar casualties that were present in the life of Athenians. Firstly, as of now, the Coronavirus has killed about 7% of what estimates suggest the Plague of Athens did. And unlike the Plague of Athens, which seemingly stayed within that City-State region, COVID-19 has spread worldwide and is spreading more every day. While it may come in handy, transportation today is only making the virus worse, that's likely why Athens didn't spread it to other regions of the world. Although they underwent transportation often, it's not like today where traveling around the world is so necessary. Perhaps one of the most famous victims of the Plague of Athens was Pericles. Pericles was responsible for strengthening and leading Athens through hard...

It's great to know that we're in the fourth quarter, with that said, I must also make the proper decisions to ensure that I can have as good as a GPA as I did last quarter, which will be interesting with this Cyber Work.  With that said, we were told today to research three prominent figures in ancient times: Phillip II, Darius III, and of course Alexander the Great. Firstly, let's discuss the role of Phillip II, who was briefly mentioned in yesterday's post. Phillip II was Alexander the Great's father, He also served his City-State of Macedonia very well, coming close to death for several occasions just in an attempt to unify Macedonia with other parts of Greece. He also formed the Hellenic League, which in a sense allowed for Macedonia to have complete control over Greece while having little responsibility of its own, since Macedonia wasn't necessarily "incorporated" in the League, rather just manages it. Phillip II was also responsible for his ...

Today we were told to research the relationship between Alexander the Great (A new figure in our studies) and his horse (Bucephalus). According to several sources, as far as I can tell, Alexander the Great, even from a young age, was a man of great skill. This great skill enabled him to do incredible things such as tame this horse which was thought to be untameable. While I am not a big horse person, It is my understanding that plenty of my Western Civilization classmates are amazed by horses, including our very own teacher, Mr. Schick. But I'm not, that recently changed when we began studying older cultures and how they were forced to utilize there materials and resources to live a good life, that includes the horses which were used in civilizations as transportation. Back to Bucephalus and Alexander the Great, the way in which Alexander the Great stopped this horse from being dragged away leads me to believe that the youngling saw great potential in this horse. And boy was there ...

For our final Cyber Day this week, we were instructed to write briefly in regards to our opinions and thoughts on the Cyber Days. Personally, while I find I have more time to do things I would like, that doesn't make up the lack of learning.  I find that whatever we're assigned to learn through a number of different resources (Pearson Realize, etc.), I could've learned faster and better on my own time by researching the subject using Youtube and other browsers. I also am frustrated that I cannot ask questions like I used to, which will definitely affect my academics.  In addition to not being able to ask questions, I'm aggravated that all my teachers cannot seem to decide the central place in which they will post all of their assignments. An example of this would be. I know to go to Mr. Schick's blog daily, whereas another class mixes all of their assignments on Teams, Remind, Veracross, and etcetera. Although I understand there is no true solution to this, I wish ...

Similar to Wednesday and Monday, where we were instructed to write a paragraph about the Documentary we're watching (The Ancient Greeks: Crucible of Civilization), we were told to do the same thing but with a slight twist. Today, we were told to find out some reasons that caused Socrates and other Philosophers such as Protagoras wanted to think for themselves. While I'm sure there are plenty of reasons why the video seemed to focus on one part. I have listed (below) an in-depth summary of what we were told in the Documentary.  Socrates Death Scene (Hemlock Poisoning)  Following a quarrel in the Seas of Greece, a select few Athenians expected riches and gratitude for there heroic deads while fighting on behalf of the tremendous Athenian Navy. Rather, they were met with disgust and were jailed, totally contrary to their hopes. As it turns out, a storm had washed them away from their battle in which they had lost men overboard, resulting in them losing those men because...