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    Plebeians that he was justified in the murder. Brutus’ simple‚ logical‚ yet effective speech left a daunting barrier for Antony to overcome in order to gain the people’s support. Antony started out his speech much the same as Brutus’‚ by welcoming the crowd with a friendly tone. At first‚ he also praised Caesar‚ saying “he hath brought many captives home to Rome.” However‚ Antony subtly laces what seems to be sincere praise with a darker undertone by adding the sentence “Yet Brutus says he was ambitious”

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    Stephanie Quick Quick 1 6th Hour English 2012 April 24 Introductory Paragraph: About Antony Gormley Everyone is curious by nature‚ constantly seeking answers to questions we may know nothing about. Our inquisitive minds leave us pondering the fact that some questions have a multitude of answers leaving us with only our own opinion on what is right. Antony Gormley had an endless amount of questions dealing with the human body. He asked questions such as‚ where do we begin and where do we end

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    Antony and Cleopatra is a Shakespearian play that focuses on the events that take place whilst Cleopatra‚ Queen of Egypt and Antony‚ a member of the triumvirate in Italy‚ are conducting a highly visible love affair. Whilst Cleopatra is portrayed as a strong‚ manipulative and selfish woman‚ Antony is shown to be weak and easily influenced when with Cleopatra‚ but powerful and level-headed when running his country. However‚ it is hard to determine whether Antony is the "strumpet’s fool" he appears

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    Para 1: Cleopatra has influenced our lives in many ways and in more ways than one. She is the female template for our modern fashion models. Like celebrities today‚ Cleopatra made sure she had privacy and a good reputation‚ a lot like Lady Gaga! Cleopatra was known to wear a lot of perfume‚ a lot of eye make up and always short hair in small plaits. The black eye liner wore by Cleopatra and many other women was always worn as "cat-eye style"‚ which is smoky‚ dark black wings. This theme is still

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    Stalingrad‚ by Antony Beevor‚ is a book on the fatal battle of Stalingrad in World War 2. The author stated in the book‚ “The idea behind this book is to show‚ within the framework of a conventional historical narrative‚ the experience of troops on both sides1‚ using a wide range of new material‚ especially from archives in Russia.” The author’s sources for the book included war diaries‚ chaplains’ reports‚ personal accounts‚ letters‚ NKVD2 interrogations of German and other prisoners‚ personal diaries

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    In Act 5 Scene 2 Lines 82-92‚ after the death scene of AntonyCleopatra reminiscences about Antony and begins to describe his appearance and the powerful persona that he carried as a man‚ lover and soldier of Rome. Cleopatra’s description of Antony portrays an image to the readers of what Antony looked like and was viewed as being personality-wise. “His legs bestrid the ocean; his reared arm/ crested the world: his voice was propertied/ as all the tuned spheres‚ and that to friends;/ but when

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    the other conspirators he and Mark Antony give speeches. Brutus’s speech is over the reasons that he and the others murdered Caesar. Mark Antony’s speech the surface telling the citizens of Rome to not go against Brutus but is actually designed to stir up the people of Rome so that they will go into rebellion against Brutus and that so Mark Antony can Rome. Both these speeches give a huge amount of insight into not only the characters of Brutus and Mark Antony but also goes into the central message

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    Year 11 Research Task Antony Gormley Examine the relationship between artists‚ the artworks they create and their intended audiences. “Field” - Antony Gormley “Waste Man” - Antony Gormley “Still Falling” - Antony Gormley Antony Gormley was born in London in 1950‚ his artistic career has spanned over forty years and some of his best known works include “Field”‚ “Waste Man” and “Still Falling”. The majority of Gormley’s sculptures include the human form‚ he claims this is “an attempt to materialise

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    Sam M. Thomas AP Lang (A2) 29 October 2013 Brutus and Antony Speech Analysis and Comparison After the assassination of Julius Caesar‚ his comrades Brutus and Antony both made speeches to the Roman people addressing his death. While Brutus asserts that he died for the good of the state and his remorse of his obligation to kill Caesar‚ Antony honors Caesar’s deeds to the state‚ and coerces the people against the assassination. Brutus claims that Caesar had to be taken out of power for the

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    right-hand man‚ Mark Antony. Mark Antony connects to the audience through emotion‚ while Brutus appeals to the logic of the audience. Similarly to Mark Antony and Brutus‚ former President Barack Obama gave a speech following the mass shooting that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary. All of these powerful leaders attempted to reassure the audience after a tragedy by appealing to their emotion and providing logical reasoning to justify their claim. Throughout the

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