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    Pultarch The Moralia

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    Pultarch who was a Greek biographer‚ who wrote stories of people living in the Roman Empire‚ He would choose women of accomplishment‚ who were daring‚ and determined. One of his best known works‚ is the Moralia. In the Moralia he presents courageous and extraordinary women of the Hellenistic world. Two of the women he portrays is one who stood up to Alexander‚ Timoclea‚ and Eryxo‚ from the city of Cyrene. It was not an uncommon practice for soldier to pillage a conquered region for riches and rape

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    Is Medea identified as a semi divine sorceress or is she just another woman in Greek society? In Euripides‚ Medea she states‚” Let no one think that I am mean or weak nor peaceful‚ but of the other sort‚ a weight upon my enemies but to my friends most kind. It is to such people the heroic way of life belongs”(34.807-810). Medea sets a tone that she is somehow powerful in society‚ and she is not like the other women in society. In this speech Medea is giving she states‚” a weight upon my enemies

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    In the movie‚ Kingdom of Heaven‚ set during the time period of the Crusades there are a number of scenarios that showcase the importance of an individual over constraints of society and religion. This is brought to the viewers attention in the first scene of the film; as a woman committed suicide. In the eye of the church suicide is a sin‚ yet this woman chose to end her life over staying true to the church. Disputes with constraints of society and religion are showcased often in this film‚ through

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    Thanatos the God of Non-Violent Death Thanatos has been made into the stereotypical figure of violent and painful death. In reality‚ Thanatos is the infamous God of non-violent death. “Thanatos was portrayed as a youngster with an inverted torch in one hand and a wreath or butterfly in the other” (Encyclopedia Mythica). “On a sculpted column in the Temple of Artemis at Ephese (4th century BCE) Thanatos is shown with two large wings and a sword attached to his girdle” (Encyclopedia Mythica). Since

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    The actions of the characters in A Tale of Two Cities are driven by previous events as well as internal struggles. During the novel‚ characters are put to the test to carry out their actions whether it is revenge or a search to find a purpose. Throughout the novel‚ Madame Defarge makes it obvious she has a hidden motive. She has a constant quest to disrupt the lives of Darnay and the Manettes. Madame Defarge is one of the three who accuses Darnay‚ sending him to prison again. She wants him put

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    “Whatever happens‚ do not open the chest. Keep it blocked forever. The contents will bring great unhappiness to the world.” If you were Pandora‚ would you leave the mysterious chest be‚ or let curiosity take over you? The Greek myth‚”Pandora’s Box” was about a girl named‚Pandora‚ who was created by the gods and was almost perfect. She was given a box and was told not open it no matter what. Until one day‚ curiosity took over‚ as she opened the box all sorts of evil came rushing out! One‚ can read

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    Hammurabi's Codes

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    In the last couple weeks‚ we have discussed that what is considered right to some‚ may not be considered right by others. Morality differs in every society. This concept goes back thousands of years ago. An example of this is how people honor loved dead ones. Callatians who lived in India ate the bodies of their dead fathers‚ while the Greeks practiced cremation. When the Greeks were asked what they thought about the concept of eating their dead fathers‚ they said that nothing‚ not even all the money

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    The Lioness of Brittany My Woman of Valor Jeanne-Louise fell to her knees at the news of her husband’s death. Oliver III de Clisson‚ her husband of 13 years‚ was publicly executed after surrendering to the English at the Battle of Vannes. Philip VI took this surrender as Oliver making a move against his own country‚ leading him to charge Oliver with treason. Jeanne-Louise lay a mourning heap on the floor‚ reflecting on her husband’s noble service‚ and the king’s cowardly suspicion. The longer she

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    Synthesis

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    the Twenty-first Century” took a different approach by targeting not everyone but only few saying‚ “…not merely the heights to which some will climb or the difficulties others will endure.” When combining these two statements you can see how they synthesis; In other words‚ the lower class of America will either suffer from being under skilled or replaced by technology‚ while the successful class of America will become known as “The Untouchables”‚ meaning they will be so specialized that they will not

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    Synthesis

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    Synthesis “The kingdom of heaven is within the mind of a person‚ not within the collective mindlessness of a crowd.” In the articles‚ “The Only True God and Jesus Christ Whom He Hath Sent”‚ by Jeffery R. Holland and “Propaganda under a dictatorship”‚ by Aldous Huxley are two totally different topics. This paper will be a breaking down of the two articles and finding the similarities between the two of them. It will be interesting‚ but nothing is impossible. The two topics are Hitler wanting so

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