CLASSICS 300-I STUDY GUIDE #3 With reference to the incident of Horatius Cocles on the Pons Sublicius‚ who was the enemy? What is pudor? What role did pudor play in the battle between Horatius Cocles and his foes? Why did Horatius Cocles pray to Tiberine pater? What is particularly significant about the Tiberine part of this? What is particularly significant about the pater part of this? How was Horatius Cocles rewarded for his heroism? What does this tell us about Livy’s view of
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Persuasion in English is everywhere in all human communication. It happens in every stage of life and every kind of encounter‚ from the most intimate to the most public. This act is not surprising actually is common because humans are social animals and need to work together in groups of all sizes: family‚ tribe‚ nation‚ international bodies. But humans are also independent thinkers with differing and often conflicting ideas. In English persuasion is just as with any other language‚ it is a major
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Julius Caesar is a play that is surrounded with superstitions. The definition of Superstition is excessively credulous beliefs in and reverence for the supernatural that you see. There is more Roman mythology and superstitions prominently in act one‚ scene three. Where you see Casca‚ who is afraid for his life because there is a terrible storm‚ and he fears that there is either a civil war in heaven or the world offended the gods. That is one out of many instances that happen throughout this play
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A Critique of Natural Law Essay #2 Barbara Palombo 256 Pinevalley Crescent Woodbridge‚ Ontario L4L 2W5 Email: palombo5152@rogers.com Student #: 923621220 Phil 1002 6.0 Q Class ID: 1227265 Team Instructor: Carol Bigwood Natural Law is a concept that has caused ambiguity throughout the history of Western thought. There is a multitude of incompatible ideas of natural law that have caused even those who are in basic agreement on natural law theory to have opposing notions
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Law Notes 1. Law: set of statutes and rules that individuals within a society are governed by and are compelled to follow Statute: law passed by government you must follow unlike a rule which you can’t be punished for 2. Jurisprudence: wisdom/knowledge/skill in law -- the science that deals with investigations of concepts‚ notions‚ and principles of legal thought. It enables us to explore origins of law and legal institutions. It also helps clarify the principles on which they were founded. It allows
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Virtue’s significance in society has changed over time and its relevance can be used to contrast differing social and cultural contexts. The prescribed non-fiction text‚ “The Prince‚” written by Niccolo Machiavelli in 1532‚ is a didactic explanation of the political struggles of Renaissance Italy. Similarly‚ William Shakespeare’s play‚ “Julius Caesar‚” composed in 1599‚ depicts the historical events surrounding Julius Caesar’s assassination. The ideas of manipulation and fate versus free will are
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Gladiators were mostly unfree individuals either condemned criminals‚ prisoners of wars who had lost their citizenship rights‚ although‚ some of them were volunteers who were mostly freedmen or very low classes of freeborn men who chose to be a slave for monetary rewards or for the fame. Gladiators were brought for the purpose of gladiatorial combat and would endure branding‚ chains‚ flogging or death by the sword and subjected to a rigorous training‚ fed on a high-energy diet‚ and given expert medical
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Civic Humanism: Reappraisals and Reflections (2000) Paula Findlen‚ ed.‚ The Italian Renaissance: the essential readings (2002) Cornelis Augustijn‚ Erasmus: His Life‚ Works‚ and Influence (Eng. trans. 1991) Documents (a) Francesco Petrarch‚ Letter to Cicero (1345) (Familiarium Rerum Libri‚ xxiv‚ 3)
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O’Banion was born to Irish Catholic parents in Aurora‚ Illinois and spent his early boyhood in the small town of Maroa in Central Illinois. In 1901‚ after his mother’s death‚ he moved to Chicago with his father and one of his brothers (a second brother‚ Frank‚ remained in Maroa). The family settled in Kilgubbin‚ otherwise know as "Little Hell‚" a heavily Irish area on the North Side of Chicago that was notorious citywide for its crime. Years later‚ Kilgubbin became the site of the infamous Cabrini-Green
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Identification The importance of various Roman figures and influences have defined its longevity and success of still remaining in people’s heart. Cicero was an excellent orator and his speeches remained famous for the skill in using the arguments and figures of speech. Even today they are considered wonderful pieces of classical Latin. The quality and ready accessibility of Ciceronian texts favored very wide distribution and inclusion in teaching curricula. This influence increased after the
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