I was just browsing TED Talks and saw a video tilted “The best stats you’ve ever seen” by Hans Rosling and it just caught my attention. It became clear very quickly that this was a fantastic speech. I knew absolutely nothing before clicking on the video. I was just looking for something that would be interesting. The late Hans Rosling was born in Uppsala Sweden‚ on 27 July 1948 and dies on 7 February 2017 at the age of 68. He studied statistics‚ medicine and public health. He investigated an outbreak
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Aureus of Augustus. On the front of the coin is the laureate head of Augustus surrounded by inscription CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE which translates into Caesar Augustus‚ son of a divus‚ father of the fatherland. He son of divus is in reference to his relation to the Divine Julius Caesar who adopted him as his son. On the reserve of the coin‚ depicted is Gaius and Lucius Caesar standing left and right of two shields with the inscription‚ Gaius and Lucius Caesar‚ sons of Augustus‚ consuls
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Empire and the Han Dynasty were two of the most powerful civilizations to rule over their empires. Both the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire had tremendous amounts of accomplishments‚ they both ended in total destruction‚ but they both differed in how they achieved there power‚ the Han Dynasty gained their power through Legalism‚ and the Roman Empire became successful using a republic government. The accomplishments of the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire are both astounding. Augustus‚ the first
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Han vs. Rome The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were both very prosperous during the time period of 200 B.C.E.-400 C.E. The Han Dynasty reached the Pax Sinica‚ under the rule of Emperor Wu Ti‚ while the Roman Empire reached the Pax Romana‚ under the rule of Augustus (Octavian). Their development was steady and with the right leader‚ both civilizations were able to reach a Golden Age. Rome and China progressed in different areas but they both benefited and were successful nonetheless. One
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others’ eyes. In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar‚ two main characters‚ Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus‚ present different personas- one being each characters actual self-characterizations‚ which we learn through their discussions with others‚ and another is how they are actually perceived in the eyes of others. Their inability to project their true motives in performing certain actions eventually brings about their tragic downfalls. Julius Caesar believed that people needed one strong ruler
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Initially‚ so was Pompey‚ but while Caesar did not change his political leanings‚ Pompey grew more and more conservative. Finally‚ after spending years in Gaul‚ fighting for Rome‚ Caesar was summoned back to Rome. Pompey had become an Optimate and led a group that wanted to indict Caesar for treasonous use of the legions. It would have effectively ended Caesar’s political career and could have ended in his exile or death. Caesar had a choice. Give in or go on the offensive. He chose
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Rome‚ resulting in vast territorial expansion and a consequent shameful exploitation of the provinces. The two Triumvirates which were to follow and the presence of Augustus sounded the demise for the Republic‚ and therefore the rule of the Senate‚ although‚ through the Julio-Claudian era‚ the senate was still very important; with Augustus and Tiberius sincerely interested in maintaining its prestige. Each emperor had a different relationship with the senate. These relationships combined with the individual
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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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very interesting. “I’m on a roller coaster that only goes up my friend‚” (11). In other words‚ Augustus Waters lives his life to the fullest. It demonstrates how he’s not going to let thing bring him down and he’s always going to reach for something higher. The characters were also really close. For example‚ Hazel explains‚ “The only person I really wanted to talk about Augustus Waters’s death was Augustus Waters‚” (262). The authors point is that when people have a best friend or a close friend sometimes
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The Book Thief; the book is placed in Nazi Germany. Hans’ ability to avoid death has often left Hans’ depressed or feeling like “It should have been me” (Zusak 477). This state of mind leads him to make the decision to Shelter Max‚ who is the son of his Jewish friend‚ Erik‚ who saved his life during the war. Hans Hubermann is an uncommon person‚ one who will accept death‚ although he has miraculously avoided death three times in the book. Hans’ ability to survive and his particular readiness for
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