HANNIBAL AND THE BATTLE OF CANNAE The battle of Cannae was a major battle of the Second Punic War near the town of Cannae‚ an ancient village in southern part of Italy. The battle took place between the outnumbered Carthaginian army under Hannibal against the Romans under the command of Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. For the most part‚ the Romans were overpowered by the undermanned Carthaginian forces. Many historians agree that the battle of Cannae is one of the greatest
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The Shoe-Horn Sonata written by John Misto creates images through distinctively visual elements. Through the use of projected images‚ carefully selected music and descriptive dialogue‚ challenging aspects of life can be represented. An image we see early on in the play is Singapore Harbour burning down in 1942 when the Japanese first invaded. This is shown as Bridie and Shelia are discussing their experiences on the boats. This shows the ignorance of the British as they did not evacuate the women
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The Influence and Meaning of Gothic Literature Gothic is termed in the dictionary with crude and barbaric‚ this definition coincides with gothic literature. Gothic literature was said to be born in 1764 when Horace Walpole published The Castle of Otranto‚ which is considered to be the first gothic novel ever written. Gothic literature explores the aggression between what we fear and what we lust. The setting of these gothic stories were usually in some kind of castle or old building that showed
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Bibliography: Adrian Goldsworthy‚ Caesar: Life of a Colossus (New Haven: Yale University Press‚ 2006)‚ 505. Christian Meier‚ Caesar. trans. David McLintock (New York: HarperCollins‚ 1996)‚ 481. Don Nardo‚ World History Series: The Roman Republic (San Diego: Lucent Books‚ 1994)
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Prose Fiction – Peter Goldsworthy‚ Maestro Candidates who attempted this question tended to focus on different perceptions of life in Darwin and different attitudes to music. Better responses developed an analysis of how narrative structure and techniques were used to create Australian visions and linked these visions to ideas about Australia. Weaker responses focused on the relationship between Paul and Keller or provided simple plot recounts and incidental descriptions of characters and settings
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Bibliography: Adrian‚ Goldsworthy. In the Name of Rome: The Men Who Won the Roman Empire. London: Weidenfield and Nicholson‚ 2003. Adshead‚ Samuel.‚ and Adrian‚ Miles. China in World History. London: MacMillan Press Ltd. New York: St. Martin ’s Press‚ 2000. Benjamin‚ Isaac. The
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There are many different ways that the importance of respect and valuing people is shown by Paul‚ the main character in Maestro‚ by Peter Goldsworthy‚ with each relating to a different aspect of the novel. Paul explores his emotional understanding‚ his view of family and his values‚ and also where he stands in relation to the world. He starts out as a young teenager‚ not knowing much yet naive adolescent and develops to become a mature‚ respectful and humbled individual‚ over time realizing that
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deals with strong emotions‚ etc. 3. Who is Andy dating? Why do the other boys tease Andy about Keisha? Andy is dating Keisha. The other boys tease Andy because they say Keisha “has him on a leash.” 4. What are the four friends going to do after the game? Who does not drink alcohol? The four friends are going to drink beer and try to find a party. B.J. does not drink alcohol. 5. If you were in the same situation‚ what would you do – act like Andy‚ Rob‚ and Tyrone‚ or act like B.J.? Answers
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single pipe surrounded by water. Rocket also used a blastpipe for the first time - using the blast of exhaust steam to induce a partial vacuum to pull air through the fire; credit for the invention of the blastpipe is‚ however‚ disputed between Sir Goldsworthy Gurney and Timothy Hackworth. Nearly all steam locomotives built since have been based upon Rocket’s basic design. It was designed and built to compete in the Rainhill Trials‚ a competition to select the locomotive type for the Liverpool and Manchester
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The story of Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption starts in 1947 when Andy Dufresne arrives at Shawshank prison. Unlikely the other convicts Andy is not a hardened criminal. He is a soft-spoken banker convicted of killing his wife and her lover. Andy claims he is innocent. Soon after he arrives at the prison "The Sisters"‚ a gang of prison rapists led by Bogs Diamond‚ turn their attentions to Andy. The story is narrated by Red. He is "the guy who can get stuff." Red his well known for being
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