historian Plutarch recorded this fear in his histories of prominent individuals know as Parallel Lives. One of the well-known individuals was Cato “the Elder” (Marcus Porcius Cato)‚ a Roman senator during the Punic Wars. According to Plutarch‚ the Third Punic War was a result of his counsel and recommendation to destroy Carthage. Unlike the rest of the Romans‚ Cato “the Elder” was not at ease with the defeated Carthaginians‚ he perceived a danger in their recovering adversary with their strong men‚ weapons
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passed to tap into wealthy women fortunes by the state in order to pay for the costs of the war. This law basically stripped the rights of women. Marcus Porcius Cato also known as the censor is one of the statesmen that supported the Lex Oppia law. Marcus Porcius Cato was one of the statesmen who reject repealing the Lex Oppia law. Cato stated “ If each of us‚ citizens‚ had determined to assert his rights and dignity as a husband with respect to his own spouse‚ we should have less trouble with
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and moral development (my information came from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace#Childhood) 2. Why did Cato teach his son instead of having a slave as a teacher? Cato did not think it proper for his son to be criticized by a slave or to have his ears tweaked by a slave when he was a slow learner‚ or to owe to a slave so precious a gift as his education.(Plutarch The Life of Marcus Cato 20) 3. Summarize what Juvenal says about teachers’ salaries. Juvenal basically says that the teachers’
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The first book of the Hunger Games is the spark that started the fire of love and rebellion. Katniss Everdeen‚ age 16‚ lives in District 12 with her sister‚ Primrose (Prim) Everdeen‚ age 12‚ and her mom‚ her father had died in a mining accident when she was young. Her best friend‚ Gale Hawthorne‚ age 18‚ was her hunting partner‚ together they helped provide food for each other’s family. During the reaping‚ which is a drawing performed by Effie Trinket‚ Katniss volunteers as tribute in replace of
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First Katniss faces the resurrection‚ where she must defeat her final threshold guardian Cato‚ who is the last hurdle in the way of her winning the Hunger Games. On top of the cornucopia Peeta and Katniss fight for their lives‚ at times struggling with hand to hand combat as the mutant muts wait below. Peeta and Cato struggle to knock each other off the cornucopia‚ Katniss has an opportunity to shoot Cato but he would take Peeta down with him. Eventually Peeta gets the upper hand‚ knocking him off
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Anna Deavere Smith’s unique style of drama in her play Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights‚ Brooklyn and Other Identities integrates theatre with journalism in order to bring to life and examine real social and political events. Each scene is created directly from an interview that Smith had held with the character‚ although Smith arranges the character’s words according to her own purposes. She captures the essence of the characters she interviews‚ distilling their thoughts into a brief scene that
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References: About Cato. (n.d.). The Cato Institute. Retrieved December 11‚ 2010‚ from http://www.cato.org/about.php Average Federal Tax Rates‚ 2007. (n.d.). Congressional Budget Office. Retrieved December 11‚ 2010‚ from http://www.cbo.gov Burton‚ H.‚ & Skipper‚ D. (2008). Ramifications
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end of the fight‚ 3 kids are left: Katniss‚ Peeta‚ and Cato. They are all being chased by mutts‚ who are clearly trying to kill them. Katniss and Peeta‚ who have formed an alliance‚ climb to the top of the Cornucopia to escape‚ while Cato attempts to follow them. However‚ he slips during his climb‚ falls to the ground‚ and is immediately attacked by the mutts. He soon dies‚ and Katniss and Peeta are declared the victors. In this “game‚” Cato made the last mistake by falling‚ and it cost him the game
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Narrator: Do you believe in magic? Do you believe in fairies? These two things may sound ridiculous to you‚ but they both take a great part in the story you are about to see. The story took place once on a midsummer night. It is about four American lovers who are willing to go through everything‚ including enchanted forests‚ for the sake of love. Hermione loves Ron and Ron loves Hermione. What could be better than that? Ginny loves Harry‚ but Harry does not love Ginny
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Katniss searched for Peeta and eventually found him injured from his fight with Cato. Katniss took care of him and soon realized that playing up the romance can help them get gifts from sponsors. Eventually‚ Cato is the only other living tribute and Katniss and Peeta defeat him. They thought they finally won but the announcer came back and said that the rules changed back: only one of them can
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