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Cyprus Has Ten City-Kingdoms

Friday, April 11th, 2008

History in Cyprus dates as far back as 7000 BC, the Neolithic Age, with settlements along the north and south coasts of the island. After1400 BC, the first Greeks came to the island, Mycenaen merchants, who started the Hellenisation of the island. By1050 BC Cyprus can be considered a Greek island, with the language, culture and religion of Greece well established. Cyprus has ten city-kingdoms and by 800 BC it is a flourishing and prosperous country. From750 BC Cyprus is conquered several times by Assyria, Egypt and Persia. In 333 BC Alexander the Great claims Cyprus for part of his empire. Cyprus continues to be part of the Hellenist Empire until 58 BC. In 58 BC Cyprus becomes part of the Roman Empire. Saint Paul is converted to Christianity whilst in Cyprus and Cyprus becomes the first country governed by a Christian.

Diadvantages of e-learning

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Lack of interaction between students is a real disadvantage of e-learning. Social interaction is an important part of educationand E-learners lacks it. In traditional education system, if thestudent  miss out one class, his classmates can provide him withthe notes. But in e-learning, no chance for such cooperation.Not only that ,there is the risk of technology failures at anytime. Poor quality of content can make e-learning a boringexperience. In case the organization is using poor qualityanimation and outdated graphics , the learning will not beinteresting. But that doesn’t mean it’s still not a viableoption for potential students, just that thorough research willstill need to be done before one delves into the world ofe-learning.