“The die is cast” - Julius Caesar The expansion of Rome‚ the ruling of Julius Caesar and his death‚ and the civil war that followed his death all led to the collapse of the Roman Republic. The expansion of Rome created political‚ social‚ and economical changes. Politically‚ the government did not change to suit the expanding of Rome. The economic changes were that poor farmers could not afford anymore to compete with the estates run by slaves‚ so they sold their
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hunting or to take important part in the government system....Although there were some special cases‚ such as Mulan‚ the one who disguised as a men and joined the military service instead of her father and moreover‚ she became the heroine of Chinese; Cleopatra‚ the famous queen of Egypt‚ these were also some societies without classes and in which women were as strong and as powerful as men. But they were only exceptional cases. They were really something‚ but not enough to prove women’s important role
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Dante Alighieri lived from 1265-1321‚ he was born in Florence‚ Italy and eventually died in Ravenna‚ Italy. He was married to Gemma Donati‚ but was secretly in love with Beatrice Portinari‚ and wrote poems about her from afar. During his life‚ he accomplished major things‚ and had many people and poems that influenced him as a writer‚ such as: Virgil‚ a Roman poet‚ and famous troubadours and their works. After he realized what he loved to write about Dante created his own successes. He wrote
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Rome’s armies were consistently victorious‚ but troubles were growing back home. Dishonest officials stole from the poor‚ and the gap between the rich and the poor was growing. Most people who ruled Rome were patricians-wealthy landowners who handled finances and directed wars. Many of the poor farmers began to fall in debt because they were unable to farm due to fighting in the army. In addition‚ the rich landowners enslaved people to work on their farm‚ putting small farm owners out of business
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Romaunt of the Rose: It’s a lengthy allegorical poem written in octosyllabic couplets and based upon Le Romaunt de la Rose of Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung. According to critics‚ not the entire poem‚ but the first part of it may be written by Chaucer. In this dream poem the narrator enters the Garden of Mirth‚ where he sees various allegorized figures and falls in love with a rosebud. Part A and B describe the instructions of the god of love to the dreamer. Part C is a fragment and satirizes
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The following question is based on the accompanying documents (1 - 6). It is designed to test your ability to examine and interpret the meaning of the documents. Then you will write a final essay which uses important information from the documents you have analyzed. Directions: Write an introductory paragraph. Use specific details from at least four documents in Part A. You may include any other outside information that you have learned. Finish with a concluding
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coverage of the ‘rippers’ as women are treated differently as it comes down to the patriarchal society before us. There are examples of women in history who had appetites for sex and cruelty as a ‘sex killer’‚ Cleopatra‚ Catherine the Great‚ Countess Bathory‚ are only some of these women. Cleopatra‚ Catherine‚ and the Countess (who bathed in the blood of 80 girls) do not fit in the category of ‘sex killers’ as the knowledge does not fit fully in the mould‚ they were deemed enthusiasts of witchcraft where
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In 509 B.C.‚ Rome became a republic‚ a government in which power is controlled by the common people. It was under this Republic that Rome grew and expanded by conquest into the most powerful nation in the world at the time. As Roman territory increased‚ however‚ politicians and generals became more and more powerful and hungry for power. A series of events during the 1st and 2nd centuries B.C. led to the demise of the Roman Republic. Under the reigns of Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar‚ the Roman
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10 Things I Hate About You “Sweet love‚ renew thy force.” Sonnet LVI Translation: Sweet love‚ regain the strength you once had. She’s the Man “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great‚ some achieve greatness‚ and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Twelfth Night‚ Act II Scene V Translation: Do not fear greatness (success). Some are born great (power through family succession)‚ some achieve greatness (through hard work)‚ and some have greatness thrust upon them (and outside
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What could possibly associate lilies and livers and salads and roses together? Rather‚ who could accomplish such a feat? The one and only William Shakespeare stands distinct in this deed. Acknowledge as one of the most prestigious of playwrights and poets‚ Shakespeare’s reputation defends itself. Furthermore‚ beyond creating plots and stanzas‚ he also invented many brilliant sayings that have survived to this day. He characterized his work with a sophisticated‚ surprising air. Thus‚ the following
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