Myra Maybelle Shirley‚ Better known as Belle Starr‚ or bandit queen was born on February 5‚ 1948 near Carthage‚ Missouri to John ”Judge” Shirley and Elizabeth Pennington Shirley. Belle’s mother was a Hatfield who played piano‚ and her father was a respected member of the community; his library was an attraction to the educated higher class townspeople. Belle attended the Carthage Female Academy‚ she was very intelligent and known as a famous American outlaw. Belle had 5 brothers and 1 sisters‚ Preston
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Hannibal was such a successful leader‚ his character was‚ and still is‚ debated over. By nature‚ the Romans‚ their allies‚ and even Hanno‚ a Carthaginian‚ disliked Hannibal because he brought fear and destruction to their peoples. On the other hand Carthage and its allies respected Hannibal because he brought expansion and wealth. Although both sides of the argument completely oppose each other‚ both have adequate reasoning. Hannibal gave many reasons to be disliked due to his characteristics and habits
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DIDO AND AENEAS RELATIONSHIP Throughout the beginning of the Aeneid Dido‚ the queen of Carthage‚ and Aeneas‚ son of Venus and leader of the Trojans have an intimate relationship that ends in death. The relationship begins in Book I when Venus‚ the goddess of love‚ has her other son Cupid fill Dido with passion for Aeneas‚ to ensure Aeneas’s safety in this new land. "Meanwhile Venus/Plotted new stratagems‚ that Cupid‚ changed/ In form and feature‚ should appear instead/ Of young Ascanius‚ and
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The Truth behind Bernie Twenty miles from the Louisiana Border in Carthage‚ Texas on August 12‚ 1997 the body of the wealthiest widow of the town Marjorie Nugent was found stuffed into her own deepfreeze by her companion Bernie Tiede. In terms of Nugent’s personality and opinions of her held by the townspeople of Carthage‚ Hollandsworth writes that “According to most locals‚ she acted as if she was too good for Carthage‚” therefore leaving the town feeling bad for Tiede. After Nugent’s husband
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I chose this topic because it is one of the hardest things for me to accept concerning “religion” in general. The mere fact that the individual writings are written by human men “under the inspiration of God” just bothers me to no end. Knowing the imperfections of man‚ and how things always get twisted‚ embellished‚ misinterpreted‚ and/or generally made more grandiose than originally told has always made me wonder: What were God’s original thoughts and meanings on any particular subject? What has
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In Confessions by Saint Augustine he vouches that the only two essential things in this world are life and friendship. According to Augustine’s claim God created man on this earth to do two things:breathe and live. This is something that a human needs‚ but Augustine goes even further‚ declaring that to be a whole person‚ one must live a life with friends and friendship. Augustine interpreted others theories about friendship such as the Roman politician Cicero. After reading their thoughts and interpretations
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Olmec The first Mesoamerican civilization. Between ca. 1200 and 400 B.C.E.‚ the __ people of central Mexico created a vibrant civilization that included intensive agriculture‚ wide-ranging trade‚ ceremonial centers‚ and monumental construction. The __ had great cultural influence on later Mesoamerican societies‚ passing on artistic styles‚ religious imagery‚ sophisticated astronomical observation for the construction of calendars‚ and a ritual ball game. (p. 75) Chavín __ The first major urban
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In the book Confessions‚ “God loves each of us as if there were only one of us”‚ Saint Augustine once said those words (Confessions Quotes). He is also known as Saint Augustine of Hippo and his original Latin name is Aurēlius Augustinus. He was born on November 13‚ 354 CE in Tagaste‚ Numidia. It is now Souk Ahras‚ Algeria. It is a “modest Roman community in a river valley” about 40 miles from the African coast. However‚ he died on August 28‚ 430 CE‚ in Hippo Regius which is now known as Annaba‚ Algeria
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In “The Aeneid”‚ Virgil describes to the Roman people‚ through an epic tell‚ how they came to be. How the great Roman civilization came into power‚ through the hardship and trials of the Trojan people. Virgil speaks to his people through this text to build pietas or dutifulness in an attempt to mature the virtue of his people. He also provides several examples of not only pietas‚ but constantia or perseverance as well‚ both of which are the characteristic traits that he wants his civilization to
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Being a Hero Thesis: Despite his accomplishments and the glory associated with his life‚ Aeneas only achieves the status of hero through divine intervention‚ and this god-given position causes him just as much grief as it does splendor. What is a hero? We would like to think that a hero is someone who has achieved some fantastic goal or status‚ or maybe someone who has accomplished a great task. Heroes find themselves in situations of great pressure and act with nobility and grace. Though
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