According to Webster Dictionary‚ Atheism is a disbelief in the existence of deity or a supreme being. Antony Flew‚ however‚ believes that the presumption of atheism is closely related to innocence and that in this day and age‚ atheism is considered a negative term but Flew wants the word to be considered positively. According to Flew‚ the “presumption of innocence” is that all defendants are presumed innocent until proven and guilty. Meaning‚ in order to perceive and to properly debate the existence
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Masyn Northcutt Ms. Dellinger English 2 2 May 2017 Cleopatra VII This research paper is about the life‚ reign‚ men and story of Cleopatra VII. The last ruler of the Macedonian Greek Dynasty‚ Cleopatra VII was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria‚ Egypt to King Ptolemy XII Amulets. There are speculations as to whom her mother is‚ but she is unknown. Her father died in 51 B.C.‚ leaving the throne to Cleopatra and her younger brother‚ Ptolemy XIII. Being only eighteen‚ and a woman‚ she had to marry her
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heroes then and now‚ we need to remember that some of those same women have also been very significant and priceless all throughout the seriousness of the past. One such woman is Cleopatra‚ the seductress whose determination and attraction both improved her empire’s status and brought about her dramatic downfall. Cleopatra was born in 69 BC in Egypt. She was born into a Macedonian family who had control and reign over Egypt. Her father was Egypt’s pharaoh‚ Ptolemy XII‚ or also known as Auletes. They
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1) The topic that I chose‚ for this week’s forum‚ is Cleopatra. 2) What interest me about this topic is her role in Egyptian history. I recently visited the Virginian art museum‚ which has a mummy‚ and ever since I have been interested in Egyptian history and culture. I stumbled across an article about the woman rulers of Egypt and have found that Cleopatra has a very interesting life story. 3) I know that Cleopatra is considered the last true pharaoh of Egypt. Also‚ that contrary to widespread
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Mark Antony 	The character of Mark Antony from Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar may be viewed as simply the confident and devoted supporter of Julius Caesar. On the contrary‚ Antony presents the qualities of a shrewd flatterer‚ a ruthless tyrant‚ as well as a loyal follower. Antony’s characteristics will change as the play progresses. He will begin using flattery to get what he wants‚ but he will eventually depend on his powerful relentlessness. Furthermore‚ Antony uses these
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Bianca English 10H‚ III October 29‚2014 Julius Caesar Antony’s Speech The great Julius Caesar lies dead‚ and Marc Antony attempts to turn the crowd against his killers‚ who previously had won the support of the people. In Act III‚ scene II of the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Marc Antony uses his skills as an orator to manipulate the crowd against the conspirators. Antony first gains the crowd’s trust‚ then casts doubt on the conspirators’ motives‚ and finally inspiring them to act against
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what follows‚ I will explicate the classic speeches of Shakespeare’s Brutus and Mark Antony (Julius Caesar) in an attempt to demonstrate both the sophistic and argumentative reasoning styles of persuasion. Firstly‚ the speech by Brutus is quick‚ rather simplified and to the point. Brutus suggests that Caesar became ‘ambitious’ and therefore‚ had to be killed. Although his oratory is much-less wordy than that of Antony‚ he does offer a reasoned argument‚ as when he asks‚ “Have you rather Caesar were
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After the murder of Caesar both Brutus and Antony gave speeches to the public. These speeches were used to convince the crowd of the justness of Caesar’s murder.The two men both used different methods of persuasion to convince the people what they thought was the truth. Antony had a more effective speech than Brutus did because he had physical evidence‚ stronger emotions‚ and better methods of persuasion which he used to turn the crowd against Brutus. When Brutus got up in front of the people he
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Brutus and Antony both make speeches at at Caesar’s funeral that display a great deal of meaning. Mark Antony‚ a dear friend of the recently-deceased Caesar‚ and Brutus – once a friend of Caesar‚ later his assassin – are diametrically opposed at the outset of these occurrences. Brutus gives Antony the opportunity to make a speech at the funeral‚ however‚ we find him under some rather serpentine conditions. Fearing rejection from the Roman population for his actions‚ Brutus intimidates Antony‚ telling
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In a classic Shakespeare play‚ Julius Caesar‚ Antony and Brutus go toe-to-toe at Caesar’s funeral‚ although‚ to Brutus’ dismay Antony’s speech was better than his. Marcus Brutus makes his speech very formally to reason the mob for killing Caesar. Brutus appeals to the people’s minds and leaves an impression that Caesar would have become a tyrant. But What Brutus terms as his reason is a hypothetical situation and is not reason enough for killing Caesar. He does not provide any evidence to his statement
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