Wallet chains were also common. Simplicity was an important aspect of greaser fashion, and most men would wear plain white or black t-shirts, undershirts or ringer t-shirts. Often greasers would roll up the sleeves of their shirts and store a pack of cigarettes in the folds. Usually greasers were involved…
After the War: All Greek city-states were weakened by the war. Many casualties. The Peloponnesian War marked the end of the Golden Age of Greece, a change in warfare styles, and the fall of Athens, the strongest city-state in the country. Athens was absorbed into the Spartan Empire, which altered…
Once the Romans got hold of the Greek territory, they copied everything, from their art and architecture to religion. But why? The Roman Gods are basically just Greek gods with different names. What was this obsession the Roman had with the greek culture? Once the Romans got hold of the…
Greece churches. Religion is an important aspect of Greek culture. Greece is a profoundly Christian OrthodoxChristian OrthodoxChristianity in Russia is the most widely professed religion in the country. The largest tradition is the Russian Orthodox Church. According to official sources, there are 170 eparchies of the Russian Orthodox Church, 145…
Philosophy, democracy and law in ancient Greece. The ancient Greekancient GreekAncient Greek was an Indo-European language spoken in Ancient Greece from about 1500 BC to about 300 BC. Ancient Greek and Latin are very important languages. Although they are no longer spoken, they influenced almost all modern European languages. Greek…
Nevertheless, God speaks to us through translation. The original languages in which the Bible was written didn’t contain any punctuation. And yet, when translators convert a biblical text from Ancient Hebrew or Greek to English, they face the dilemma of how to insert punctuation properly into Scripture. Many ancient languages…
Did Gordon Cooper cheat on his wife, Trudy Cooper? Yes. Like in the TV series, The Right Stuff true story reveals that Gordon Cooper had a prolonged affair with a married woman. In fact, his wife Trudy had left him four months prior to the astronaut selection process. Did gordos…
Gordon “Gordo” Mosley (also known as Gordo the Weirdo) is the main antagonist in the 2015 horror-thriller film The Gift . He was portrayed by Joel Edgerton, who also portrayed Metal Beak in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby, and Rameses II…
Stratford upon Avon School is an academy that educates girls and boys, 11- to 18-year-olds, in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Stratford School is a successful non-selective school that offers its students a broad spectrum of GCSE and A level options. Gordon Ramsay was born on November 8, 1966, in Renfrewshire, Scotland,…
The TV series Downton Abbey – written and created by Fellowes – was originally planned as a spin-off of Gosford Park, but instead was developed as a standalone property inspired by the film, and set earlier in the 20th century (from 1912 to the mid-1920s). Gosford Park. The TV series…