Pliny was a governor for Rome who served Emperor Trajan. When Christianity first appeared in his area he was not sure how it should be dealt with. So‚ he wrote a letter to Emperor Trajan reporting what he had done so far and asking for further instructions because he was in doubt. Pliny starts his letter with a series of questions before going into what he has already done. Pliny has already questioned the ones believed to be Christians and ask them whether they were Christians or not. Then‚ those
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Abby 1/8/13 Global Essay Period 7 The Han Emperor Wudi accomplished many things and his life was important to China’s history for many reasons. Wudi did many things to improve China’s civilization itself. He ruled from 141-87 B.C. Wudi was the sixth emperor of the Han Dynasty. He became emperor when he was 16. He was a very fierce ruler. Wudi lived from 156-87 B.C. In that length of time that he was alive‚ Wudi did many things. Wudi had many accomplishments
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In the story “The Emperor of the Air” Ethan Canin uses different images as metaphors for what is going on in his life. I think Canin uses the image of the insects eating and slowly killing the tree as a metaphor for the different issues eating at him in his life. The relationship with the tree mirrors or affects every other relationship he has in the story. Throughout the story‚ the narrator provides many issues that are eating at him‚ just like the insects that are eating and destroying the tree
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The Role of The Emperor in Meiji Japan Japan is a society whose culture is steeped in the traditions and symbols of the past: Mt. Fuji‚ the tea ceremony‚ and the sacred objects of nature revered in Shintoism. Two of the most important traditions and symbols in Japan; the Emperor and Confucianism have endured through Shogunates‚ restorations of imperial rule‚ and up to present day. The leaders of the Meiji Restoration used these traditions to gain control over Japan and further their goals
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How did Napoleon become Emperor ‘I was born when Corsica was perishing‚ 30 000 French men spewed into our shore drowning the throne of liberty in waves of blood’ wrote Napoleon when the French army conquered his home country state of Corsica. Soon after his parents agreed that the impoverished island could give nothing more to their eight children‚ but only one country could‚ the one that Napoleon abhorred‚ France. Carlo‚ Napoleons father‚ accepted the overtaking of Corsica and began studying law
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Was Nero a good Emperor? On the one hand‚ Nero was a good emperor because he saved his people from the great fire that hit Rome in 64 AD. This makes Nero a good emperor because an emperor should take care of his people and should do as much as possible to save their souls. Nero was also a good emperor because after the great fire‚ when all of Rome had burnt down‚ Nero decided to reconstruct the city but this time‚ using much stronger material that would last longer and was more resistant to fire
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CHARACTERS. SMITHERS‚ Henry. The Cockney trader‚ "a tall‚ stoop-shouldered man of about forty‚" bald‚ with a long neck and a large Adam’s apple. His dress is that commonly associated with colonial oppressors. His pasty-yellow face and rum-reddened nose are set off by his dirty white drill riding suit‚ puttees‚ spurs‚ and pith helmet. He wears a cartridge belt and an automatic revolver around his waist. He carries a riding whip. His eyes are pale blue‚ red-rimmed and ferretty. He is unscrupulous‚
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skill of their military made them a valuable asset to the axis powers. For centuries the emperor of Japan had been a major figurehead both spiritually and culturally and in the WW2 years he was still very important to most Japanese. Thought to be the descendant of a god and to hold the divine right to rule Japan‚ the emperor had a large amount of followers. The devotion of the Japanese people to their emperor and their country was a dominant theme in WW2 Japan. In order to persuade the military
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empires that is ruled by an emperor to the Communist way of ruling. Guide Question # 2 I describe his actions as the things I will strongly disagree. I was very disappointed on the parts where he often follows what the Japanese says. For me‚ as a person you can see or feel if someone dictates the things you should do and you should not. I can see that he just doesn’t have the choice so he came up with those decisions. A scene that justifies his experiences from being an emperor to a gardener is the part
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(particularly Emperor Tmmu and his successors) go about the task of strengthening imperial rule duing 7th and 8th centuries? 9174026 Strengthening the power of the imperial family is the most essential element to show authority to other countries. However‚ a country must have a well-organized system‚ a strong defensive ability‚ and a cleaver ruler as the most important features to rule a country. This paper is going to focus on the actions that Emperor Temmu and
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