Augustus’ rule restored morale in Rome after a century of discord and corruption and ushered in the famous pax Romana–two full centuries of peace and prosperity. He instituted various social reforms‚ won numerous military victories and allowed Roman literature‚ art‚ architecture and religion to flourish. Augustus ruled for 56 years‚ supported by his great army and by a growing cult of devotion to the emperor. When he died‚ the Senate elevated Augustus to the status of a god‚ beginning a long-running
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Hero’s Journey (Night at the Museum) The story of "Night at the Museum"‚ produced in 2006‚ is often portrayed as just a comedic movie‚ but in reality‚ it’s a heroic tale of preserving the powers of an Egyptian tablet that lets the beings within the museum come to life at night. This story is a supernatural take‚ because things happen in this movie that are impossible to occur in the real world. The plot of the story revolves around a man named Larry Daley‚ a part time night guard for the New York
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We all get named something in our early childhood‚ but people adapt to the name they get called. Sometimes we start using it ourselves. Also‚ even as kids we were taught to “think before you speak.’ Kids don’t always realize the power of language‚ and yet I’m not sure adults do either. An example would be soldiers who have names for people‚ “An American soldier refers to an Iraqi prisoner as ‘it’ “(Lakoff 7). We have names for certain things-- sometimes just to shorten a word‚ it might not be the
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The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Roman Empire was one of the most advanced and largest civilizations with their amazing architecture‚ astonishing inventions and many more. But Nothing can last forever. The fall of the roman empire was caused by four main reasons. Political issues or an unstable government‚ Economic problems‚ Diseases could have played a part and lastly‚ foreign invaders. There were many possible reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire‚ But many people theorize that
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Gupta Empire The Gupta Period of India was not characterized by enormous material wealth or by elaborate trade activity. It was defined by creativity. Flourishing arts‚ fabulous literature‚ and stupendous scholars are just a few of the things that marked the period. In 185 B.C.E.‚ the Mauryan empire collapsed when the last of the Mauryan kings was assassinated. In its place‚ small kingdoms arose throughout India. For nearly 500 years‚ the various states warred with each other. In the northern
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Charlemagne Charles the Great Charlemagne‚ or Charles the Great‚ was born in 742 to Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon. The oldest of four children‚ Charlemagne rose to great power and significance. He rebuilt the crumbling society of Medieval Europe by introducing numerous social‚ political and cultural reforms in what we now call the Carolingian Renaissance. He became the King of the Franks‚ and gained the title of Holy Roman Emperor. Through many military campaigns‚ he unified northern
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identity had been exposed‚ it would have resulted in the death penalty‚ yet she mounted her steed and went into battle‚ risking her life many times. Another example is when Mulan used up the last rocket to create an avalanche in order to defeat the Huns. She was selfless because she risked her life to save the life of others.Mulan is a hero not only because she was courageous or selfless; she was unselfish too. After returning in triumph from war‚ the emperor offered her a promotion to the top ranks
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ANGLO SAXON CHRISTIAN POETRY In the old English period‚ religious poetry seems to a flourished in northern England throughout the 8th century. Though‚ most of it has survived only in West-Saxon transcription of the 10 century. Old epic models no longer sweated the changed spirit of the age‚ new models were sought after. In the Christian poetry‚ we have variety of subjective note‚ as in “THE DREAM OF THE RUDE”. Prayer and praise of the lord‚ as we find in Caedmon‚ and the love for quite beauty
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A child being born on a full moon is a sign of peace and power‚ but being born on a full moon during the witching hour is an omen of death. That sums up my life‚ an omen of death. My mother died during my birth; whilst my dearest dad was a dead-beat. Which left me entirely on my own. Being on own meaning sent to live in a horrific orphanage. Hell would have been nicer at least they care about you there. Mr. Jackson was know for being handsy with the kids‚ either beating or molesting. Back to
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became familiar with only one desire‚ an unquenchable hunger that was as unwavering as it was infectious‚ a want for glory. The terrain was daunting‚ albeit manageable according to Napoleon‚ who likened his men to Alexander’s Macedonians and Attila’s Huns on a constant basis‚ keeping the theme of conquered forever in his men’s conscience. "Conquer Egypt and we’ll take on the world‚" He promised his men‚ "Conquer the world and we’ll capture immortality." Such words were thrown at them as they traversed
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