The biggest addiction in college: skipping class. Part of my job as an Admissions Advisor at Eastern Washington University is to give presentations to visiting middle and high school classes that come to see what a college campus is like.
The Athenian Agora. The Agora of Athens was the center of the ancient city: a large, open square where the citizens could assemble for a wide variety of purposes. On any given day the space might be used as a market, or for an election, a dramatic performance, a religious procession, military drill, or athletic competition.
Translated to English, AgogÃ´ means a gong or a bell. Sometimes it is called the Brazillian cowbells. It was first used in the Yoruba Music was considered a symbol of power all over the central part of Africa and Nigeria. Now it is used not only in Capoeira but in Samba as well. The Agogo may consist of 1 or up to 4 bells made by wood or metal and a wooden stick to strike the bells. In Capoeira, the most commonly used Agogo is made by two bells arrangend in U shape. The Agogo bells are of different sizes and for this make different sounds â the smaller produces uppermost tones.