Democracy: Then‚ Now & Tomorrow POLI 341(Ancient & Medieval Political Thought) 15/10/2014 The on-going debate about how transitional democracies (especially in Africa) can progress to advanced liberal democracies has received inputs from various scholars and thinkers of diverse backgrounds. While some have called for changes in the political economic institutions of these states‚ others have suggested alterations in the socio-cultural superstructure. One thing
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Content: Introduction……………………………. Chapter I. I.I General notes on style and Stylistic…………………. I.II. General notes on functional styles of language…………… I.III. Publicistic style……………………………………… I.III.I Oratory and Speeches…………………………. I.III.II. The Essay…………………………………… I.III.III Journalistic Articles…………………………… Introduction: Definition Publicistic style of speech represents a functional version of a literary language and will widely be applied in various spheres
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Aristotle on Speaking and Rhetoric Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E) was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. He is known as one of the greatest intellectual figures of all time. Aristotle covered most of the sciences and many of the arts. He has been called the father of modern science. The Rhetorical Triangle consists of Ethos‚ Pathos‚ and Logos. Like wise‚ the Canons of Rhetoric are broken down into five parts: Invention‚ arrangement‚ style‚ memory‚ and delivery. Aristotle’s work
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Analytical Essay Julius Caesar Power is a theme that has dominated mankind since history was recorded. The assassination of Julius Caesar‚ ruler of the greatest empire the world has ever known‚ was a result of such a struggle for power. The foundations of Shakespeare’s ’Julius Caesar’ are power relationships which dominate the liaisons between characters of opposing sex‚ classes‚ and ambitions. Even in the historical context‚ Rome in 44 BC‚ the height of the Roman Republic‚ predisposes the play
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1.) There were many issues in the 14th-19th centuries because of injustice and unhappiness in the world. Three of these things were: unhappy marriages‚ women not being taken seriously as writers‚ and religion being restricted. Katherine Phillips‚ Margaret Cavendish and Anne Askew tried to fight back against these injustices. Katherine Phillips saw women all around her in unhappy marriages. Women gave up so much in order to please their husbands. In Phillips’s poem‚ A Married State she wrote about
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Prince Antonin‚ royal heir and future king to the throne of Massapinot near Lagrangeville‚ abruptly sensed a mood of frustration come over him. Now‚ it resided along with his feelings of unsettled apprehension. To his great disappointment‚ he was incapable of consoling the exquisitely beautiful‚ partially clad woman‚ he held in his arms. Regrettably‚ he was unable to halt her uncontrolled flood of tears. It was ironic‚ but just‚ earlier he had proudly admitted that‚ in fact‚ he had literally
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first winter of the war held a public funeral to honor those who had died in battle. As was the custom in Athens‚ one leading citizen was asked to address the crowd‚ and on this day it was Pericles who spoke to the people. In this famous Funeral Oration‚ Pericles gave voice to the ideal of democracy and the importance of the individual. It was the Greeks who created the intellectual foundations of our Western heritage. They asked some basic questions about human life‚ philosophy‚ education and religion
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Abstract Oprah Winfrey is considered one of the most powerful women of our time. She was named one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Oprah Winfrey did not always have the most perfect life; she had to over come some very tough obstacles in life. Oprah Winfrey was sexually abuse by a relative at the age of nine‚ and had the lonely feeling of not being loved by her mother. Oprah had very good study habits. They came from one of the most influential people of her life‚ her fourth
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two powerful city-states: Athens and Sparta. The conflict arose due to excessive power. The Athenians were optimistic that they were the driving force that led Greece and all of its city-states. Specifically‚ the historian focuses on the funeral oration presented by Pericles. Pericles‚ ironically‚ doesn’t display sorrow but displays comfort and proud of what each individual has contributed to Athens. For Pericles‚ it wasn’t about the tragic fatalities but about courage and patriotism. Pericles believes
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newspaper; he remade the calendar to 365 days which he added the extra day for the leap year every four years‚ he conquered Gaul‚ and his writings were amazing even Cicero spoke good things about his creativity. His most famous masterpiece was the funeral oration for his aunt Julia; sadly some of his work has been lost. Julius Caesar had a great impact on everyone’s life back then. People almost saw him as a God he was so high in power. There are many reasons why Shakespeare could have written the story
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