The artist lecture that I went to for the second time was the one by Liz Cummins on the uncovering of Nefertiti’s tomb. It was recently discovered by Nick Reeves that her tomb may lie just behind that of King Tut’s. Due to the same size of the tomb and the way that it is laid out has lead Reeves to think that her tomb lies right behind that of Tut’s and if we were to blast off the walls we would make another great Egyptian discovery. It is a common misconception that Nefertiti is Tut’s mother. She
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Antony and Brutus‚ both gave speeches to the people of Rome after the assassination. They tried to explain what happened and why Caesar was killed. They both had clear points of the events that happened but Antony’s speech was better and persuaded the crowd more. When Brutus spoke to the crowd‚ they loved him and understood why he killed him. However‚ when Brutus left the area‚ Antony won the crowd over with his story. He persuaded the crowd by making them angry at Brutus‚ even though just a speech
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Hatshepsut‚ female pharaoh of the eighteenth Dynasty. Hatshepsut is the wife and half-sister to Thutmose II‚ Hatshepsut took over the thrown for her stepson/nephew. It was Hatshepsut right to succeed her father after him and crowed “king” of Egypt in 1473 B.C. After the death of her half-brother/husband‚ Hatshepsut took over the thrown since Thutmose II child was underage. Hatshepsut legitimacy was formed from her father and includes all the social interest in politics. During‚ her time as ruler
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I believe that it is more important to have respect then power because a leader without any respect will not have any power for long. Some leader’s today like Saddam Hussein who has all the power in his country‚ but has no respect at all‚ not even from his own people will soon not have power much more. It shows that respect is more important also because when Caesar declined the crown three times it shows that he was not a selfish man and did not want to intend one to his people of Rome. If your
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In the science fiction story of “How to Talk to Girls at Parties‚” a character name Enn is reminiscing about a past experience that happens thirty years ago with his friend Vic. Both boys go to an all-boys school‚ but Vic seems to have a lot of experience with girls then Enn did. Going to a party that was full of pretty girls was the perfect opportunity to talk to girls. While at the party Enn was shy to make his move on any girls at the begin at the party and Vic found the prettiest girl at the
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JULIUS CAESAR ‚ a critical analysis Introduction Of all Shakespeare’s works ‚ Julius Caesar is a play that hinges upon rhetoric - both as the art of persuasion and an artifice used to veil intent. The most striking of Shakespeare is his command of language. In Mark Antony’s funeral oration for Caesar‚ we have not only one of Shakespeare’s most recognizable opening lines but one of his finest examples of rhetorical irony at work. The speech could serve as a thematic synopsis to Julius Caesar
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December 2012 Antony and Cleopatra Relevance to Humanity Human nature is indecisive‚ and weak. In Antony and Cleopatra this is shown all throughout the play. Very early you find out that the two lovers Antony and Cleopatra are volatile and degraded. In the first act you learn of Antony‚ once a brave war hero is now a man corrupted by his desires. He is one of three leaders of Rome‚ who is married to a woman named Fulvia but having an affair with the queen of Egypt‚ Cleopatra a petty‚ over- the- top
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Cleopatra During her reign‚ Cleopatra‚ achieved many things. She was one of the most powerful and manipulative female rulers of all time. She was not only beautiful‚ but smart and knew how to get what she wanted. From the time Cleopatra was born to the time she died‚ she did many amazing‚ crazy‚ exciting‚ and difficult things. Most of the exciting things that happened to her happened during the time that she ruled over egypt‚ but all things must come to an end and in 30 BC Cleopatra lost power over
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In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare creates a world with many distinct characters‚ each with their own distinct traits. While these characters share their love of Rome in common with each other‚ their faults lead them to try to obtain power in different ways. Caesar’s attempt to obtain power by going through ‘parliament’ is admirable because other characters were prepared to lie‚ cheat and murder their way to the top. However‚ while Brutus was prepared to take control by any means necessary
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In act three‚ scene two from Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ the main character Julius Caesar‚ is presented as a paradoxical mix of good and bad. Through the use of diction‚ figurative language‚ and tone it creates the image of Caesar. Too some Caesar is good‚ but too others Caesar is dreadful. In scene two‚ from act three‚ the diction use creates a good and bad view of Caesar. At the beginning of the scene‚ Artemidorus insists that Caesar should read first the petition he has for him. Yet
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