Arndrayla Etame English 10 H LeMaster‚ Per. 5 17 September 2014 The Roman Empire I. The Roman Empire a. The Roman Empire was both a place of “mixed sophistication and brutality” because it “could suddenly lurch from civilization‚ strength‚ and power to terror‚ tyranny‚ and greed.” II. Emperors a. Hereditary rule is about being born into the right family. During the time‚ emperors were chosen by being born into the “right family‚” as opposed to a person’s traits such as honesty or ability. The
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Extended Learning Homework- 30 Facts About Shakespeare 1. Shakespeare was born on April 23 1564 and died April 23 1616 aged 52. He was born and also died on the 23 April. 2. Shakespeare was baptised on April 26 1564 in Stratford upon Avon just three days before the Stratford Parish register recorded an outbreak of the plague. 3. On 30th November 1582 Shakespeare married Anne Whateley. Anne Whateley could be a scribal error for Anne Hathaway. She was 3 months pregnant at the time. 4. Shakespeare’s
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in his will as his rightful heir. At the tender age of eighteen Octavian stepped up to claim the position‚ but was met with strong opposition from Mark Antony‚ a roman senator trying to seize the power for himself. Mark Antony joined forces with Cleopatra‚ the queen of Egypt‚ but‚ after much fighting‚ both were defeated by Octavian in 30 B.C. Octavian then went on to become sole emperor of Rome‚ where he established many reforms in government and law‚ such as making adultery illegal‚ as well as encouraging
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amused with Ptolemy’s decision to kill a distinguished Roman general and statesman and ended Ptolemy’s control over his own kingdom in favor of his sister Cleopatra VII (Mathisen 2012: 323). This in turn eventually led to the ‘annexation’ of Egypt into the future Roman Empire under Emperor Augustus. After spending the winter in Egypt with Cleopatra‚ Caesar returned to Rome in the spring of 47 BC. Caesar would spend the next two years finishing off his remaining rivals across Africa and Spain. It was
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The femme fatale‚ a seductive woman who entices men into perilous and compromising positions by way of charisma and mystery‚ is a classic‚ and often enthralling‚ character who can be found in many sources of literature and mythology of various origins and eras ("Femme Fatale" 1). "If the goddess of virtue is a lily and the vamp is an overripe red rose‚ the femme fatale is a Venus flytrap." (Billinghurst 1). In the simple quote above‚ Ms. Jane Billinghurst‚ author of "Temptress"‚ provides explanation
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Rise of Political Career Although he was not born to an influential family‚ Caesar quickly used his intelligence and oratory skills to rise in the ranks. After he married Cornelia‚ in 82 B.C. the current ruler‚ Sulla‚ demanded that he divorce her. She was the daughter of his rival‚ Cinna. When Julius Caesar refused to give up his loyalty to her‚ he was told that he would be killed if he didn’t. Yet still he refused. In 81 B.C‚ he fled from Rome. Sulla’s death in 78 B.C. gave him a chance to return
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Alexander the Great Throughout history there have been many famous leaders. Many people are recognized such as Pompey‚ Julius Cesear‚ Peter the Great and many others. The one guy that sticks out in history to me is Alexander the Great. When you hear his name‚ you automatically know who he is. Alexander the Great was well known but most people don’t know all of the great things he actually did. Alexander was known as a great king‚ a phenomenal warrior‚ a conqueror‚ and very unpredictable.
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Context: Shakespeare’s England In groups‚ choose one aspect of 17th Century England to research (each group should have a different topic). Your task is to create a brief‚ yet informative PowerPoint that explains your chosen aspect of 17th Century England (about 3 minutes). You should (in dot point form): - Provide an overview to educate your classmates. - Explain how this affected people and life in general during this time. - Try to make some connections to ‘King Lear’. - Ask if there are
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Tahirih Osborne 11.16.11 HHIS 101 Jeff Bibbee Tutankhamen: Anatomy of an Excavation.Howard Carter’s diaries.The first excavation season in the tomb of Tutankhamen.Part 1: October 28 to December 31‚ 1922 © Griffith Institute‚ Oxford OX1 2LG Otter Box This document provides an in-depth description of Howard Carter’s initial discovery of the ante-chamber to King Tutankhamen’s tomb. November 26th describes the discovery of an unidentified room filled with artifacts‚ while November 27th describes
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Yang Zhai November 9th 2012 Mr. Kunin ENG3U7-02 Claude’s journey of self-realization An essay on the play Hosanna by Michel Tremblay [Type the author name] Hosanna‚ a play written by the French-Canadian playwright Michel Tremblay‚ deals with complex personal and social issues. The main character Claude Lemieux is a transvestite who cross-dresses as Hosanna the drag queen. After attending a Halloween party with Cuirette‚ his homosexual biker boyfriend‚ Claude returns to his single room apartment
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