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    to perceive Cassius as the jealous villain fuelled by his own lack of success‚ and sympathise with Caesar. Furthermore‚ Julius’ arrogance and flaws are brought to light by Flavius‚ whom Shakespeare uses bird imagery to allude to the Greek myth of Icarus. His dialogue states that his “growing feathers” should be “plucked from Caesar’s wing” or he “would soar above the view of men”‚ suggesting Caesar’s rising arrogance was being fuelled by the fickle natured support of the plebeians.

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    then appears to be a contradiction‚--Euthyphro has been giving an attribute or accident of piety only‚ and not the essence. Euthyphro acknowledges himself that his explanations seem to walk away or go round in a circle‚ like the moving figures of Daedalus‚ the ancestor of Socrates‚ who has communicated his art to his descendants. Present the three definitions that Euthyphro uses in his response to Socrates‚ and then explain how Socrates refutes each of Euthyphro’s definitions. 1) Euthyphro answers

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    Greek → geographic identity - See human habitation in Greece sometime between 10‚00 BC - Neolithic society‚ stone age. • Stone stools‚ small tribal groups - Worship female earth goddesses - 3000BC‚ fire and the development of copper and tin together‚ to work bronze (a hard metal that can hold an edge) - The people then make a huge leap forward‚ abounded there stone stools - Bronze really helps begin their history proper - Sumer‚ Mesopotamia → along major trading routes - Because

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    More Wealth‚ Less Happiness Most people want and aim to be wealthy.  But one of the key findings of happiness research is: Although more money delivers big increases in happiness when you are poor‚ each extra dollar makes less difference once your basic needs have been met. Having more income may not necessarily bring more happiness.  Studies show that when incomes rise for everybody‚ well-being doesn’t change much.  Surveys have found virtually the same level of happiness between the very rich

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    Imagery and Symbolism in “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” Imagery and Symbolism: Imagery and symbolism are two literary conventions used in a variety of genres including poetry. They are both used in similar ways to enhance an author’s message or theme. Imagery is a technique that uses strong sensory words to create a vivid mental picture for the reader‚ so that he or she can see something as the author sees it. It is related to the five Senses‚ sigh ‚ sound ‚smell and touch . Symbolism

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    In The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity‚ Jeremy Beer succeeds in his two-pronged effort to delineate charity from philanthropy‚ both in their actual practice and in their distinct origins‚ and to expose the long-ignored skeletons of philanthropy’s deep‚ historical closets. All of this is achieved in no more than 110 pages‚ and amounts to nothing less than a sheer testament to Beer’s intellectual acuity. Delicately balancing descriptive‚ historical narration and

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    President Jonathan’s Fuel Subsidy Removal and its Reversal The recent one-week shut-down of Nigerian economy following government’s fuel subsidy removal cost the economy $1.3b (Wagstyl‚ 2012). People resisted the good intentioned policy; they perceived that it would aggravate hardship. The resulting annual savings of $8 billion was to be re-channeled to infrastructure (Yusha ’u‚ 2012). It would also eradicate corruption (Wagstyl). During the crisis‚ local petroleum prices and global oil prices

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    Before the Wright Brothers‚ many inventors‚ such as Daedalus from Greek mythology‚ attempted to construct the first device of flight‚ but all failed. The closest people ever got to flight was the creation of the hot air balloon by the Montgolfier Brothers. “While the hot air balloon was a remarkable discovery

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    Comprehension 1.Say whether the following statements are true or false. Find the lines in the text that support your answer. 1. In fact‚ such sports as lacrosse‚ field hockey‚ bowling and horse racing were invented by the American Indians. 2. Many different sports were developed in Britain in the 19th century. 3. The headquarters of golf is located in Great Britain. 4. Two types of rugby football differ from each other only in the number of players. 5. Before 1865‚ brutality was a characteristic

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    most of the Commonwealth‚ the term "aeroplane" is usually applied to these aircraft. History Main articles: Aviation history and First flying machine Antecedents Many stories from antiquity involve flight‚ such as the Greek legend of Icarus and Daedalus‚ and the Vimana in ancient Indian epics. Around 400 BC in Greece‚ Archytas was reputed to have designed and built the first artificial‚ self-propelled flying device‚ a bird-shaped model propelled by a jet of what was probably steam‚ said to

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