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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As rulers‚ there are only three female Pharaohs in the whole ancient Egypt and Hatshepsut was the first one‚ though the most known is Cleopatra. “Hatshepsut offers us no explanation for her unprecedented assumption of power. It seems that there was no opposition to her elevation‚ although‚ of course‚ it is very unlikely that any such opposition would have been recorded” (Tyldesley‚ 96).
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The Civil War of Rome The Civil War in the eyes of most people is not glorious‚ but rather one of the worst crimes you could possibly commit when the state is all-important. Only under the most extreme circumstances should one be allowed to (in the eyes of the people that is) begin a Civil War with just cause. Caesar took this into consideration‚ but too many things were going wrong in Rome for him not to begin the war. The first of many problems was the collapse of the Triumvirate. The Triumvirate
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Juan Luna c. 1899 Birth name: Juan Luna y Novicio Born: October 23‚ 1857 Birth Place: Badoc‚ Ilocos Norte‚ Philippines Died: December 7‚ 1899 (aged 42) in Hongkong Nationality: Dutch Field: Painting‚ Drawing‚ Sculpting Movement: Romanticism‚ Realism Autobiography Juan Luna y Novicio (October 23‚ 1857 – December 7‚ 1899) was a Filipino painter‚ sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recognized Philippine
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Although Inferno is a religious text describing the Christian paradigms of Dante loved Florence immensely and wanted to see it thrive‚ but he instead was forced to watch as the citizens‚ political leaders‚ and religious leaders out the city into a downward spiral of immorality and conflict. The allusions Dante uses in the Inferno contribute to his goal of helping the readers understand the evils he is exposing. Each different allusion represents some aspect of political‚ social‚ or religious life
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