Academy

An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education or higher learning, research, or honorary membership. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece.

The original Academy

Before Akademia was a school, and even before Cimon enclosed its precincts with a wall, it contained a sacred grove of olive trees dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom, outside the city walls of ancient Athens. The archaic name for the site was Hekademia, which by classical times evolved into Akademia and was explained, at least as early as the beginning of the 6th century BC, by linking it to an Athenian hero, a legendary "Akademos". The site of Akademia was sacred to Athena and other immortals.

Plato's immediate successors as "scholarch" of Akademia were Speusippus (347–339 BC), Xenocrates (339–314 BC), Polemon (314–269 BC), Crates (ca. 269–266 BC), and Arcesilaus (ca. 266–240 BC). Later scholarchs include Lacydes of Cyrene, Carneades, Clitomachus, and Philo of Larissa ("the last undisputed head of the Academy"). Other notable members of Akademia include Aristotle, Heraclides Ponticus, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Philip of Opus, Crantor, and Antiochus of Ascalon.

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The Daily Mail 14 Oct 2024
The two were seen taking a break on set while the young Drew sat on the three-time Academy Award winner's lap. In another image, the Schindler's List director wore a hard hat as he carried Drew on his shoulders ... Steven was seen leaning over to chat with the child star in one image....
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New York Post 14 Oct 2024
Blame it on the alcohol. Cardi B promised to stop drinking after celebrating her 32nd birthday with an epic party in New York City on Friday. “I will never, ever drink again,” she said in a video posted on her Instagram Stories Saturday. “I will never. Pray for me ... 11 ... iamcardib/Instagram. 11 ... 11 ... 11 ... Getty Images for The Recording Academy....
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The Daily Mail 14 Oct 2024
Chilling images released by KCNA showed the communist dictator inspecting live artillery firing by graduates of the O Jin U Artillery Academy. Image shows live ammunition shooting training of the graduates of the 75th class of O Jin U Artillery Academy ... The image shows an Iranian rocket launched during a drill earlier this year....
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Ariana Grande nails impressions of Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus and Jennifer Coolidge on ‘Saturday Night Live’

New York Post 13 Oct 2024
“I’m not gonna do my impressions. ... 6 ... Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images 6 ... Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images ... We Hear ... 6 ... The “Wicked” actress also channeled Cyrus’ voice when she belted out “‘Cause baby that ain’t gonna work!” Getty Images for The Recording Academy ... 6 ... Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images 6....
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Superior service: Army, Navy both 5-0 for first time since 1945

Chatanooga Times Free Press 12 Oct 2024
That was the fall of 1945, weeks after World War II ended, back in the heyday when service academies were powerhouses in the sport ... Army, Navy and fellow service academy Air Force are not permitted to give out NIL funds, which in addition to the military obligations of attending makes recruiting even more challenging....
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Alice Cooper admits ‘I can’t horrify people like I used to anymore’

Metro UK 12 Oct 2024
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Female cop accused of performing Nazi salute TWICE suspended on pay

The Daily Mail 11 Oct 2024
Both alleged occasions were in front of colleagues at the Victoria Police Academy on Tuesday and Wednesday while the officer was on duty (stock image)....
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'The Shawshank Redemption,' over 30 years, has grown to become a modern classic

Chicago Sun-Times 11 Oct 2024
<source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" ... <img class="Image" alt="James Ellis Deakins and Roger Deakins attend the Academy Awards in 2023." ... James Ellis Deakins and Roger Deakins attend the Academy Awards in 2023. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images....
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Embassy of Finland in UAE, AGDA to host photo exhibition in Abu Dhabi

Khaleejtimes 11 Oct 2024
The Embassy of Finland in the UAE and Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) are jointly organising a unique photographic exhibition in Abu Dhabi to showcase images from Vietnam war to Russian invasion of Ukraine ... Recommended For You ... Watch ... &nbsp; ... “Through these images, we are reminded of the urgency of peace mediation and conflict prevention ... ....
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Kylie Jenner enjoys some downtime at Disneyland after tirelessly promoting her Khy collection

The Daily Mail 11 Oct 2024
Kylie Jenner took her two kids Stormi, six, and Aire, two - whom she shares with ex-boyfriend Travis Scott - to Disneyland in Anaheim, California on Friday ... Read More ... Read More ... Kylie also shared this image of a Mickey Mouse shaped pretzel. Kylie is in a serious relationship with Academy Award nominee Timothee Chalamet, 28 ... She is 27 going on 70 ... ....
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The Daily Mail 11 Oct 2024
In 2015, Hassan Hanafi, a former media officer for the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab, was tied up at a police academy square in the capital Mogadishu before being shot following a conviction for murdering five journalists ... Image allegedly shows the inside of one of the converted police buses used in China....

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