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    Emily: What was your reason for assasination Julius Caesar? Cassius: As I and all of my friends have said before‚ Caesar was much too ambitious. Him having all that power just didn’t sit well with me. I could not stand having him as a sole ruler over Rome. I honestly don’t understand what made Caesar so special to the people. Aren’t we all accomplished men‚ favorable and noble to all citizens? What has he done that made him so much better than the rest of us? Nothing‚ I say. He’s no "unconquerable

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    Identify and explain two reasons for an increase in cohabitation [17] One reason is changing social attitudes. Religion regarded cohabitation as ‘living in sin’‚ but today there is less shame attached to it. Barlow et al found increasing acceptance of cohabitation. This shows that the change in religions social attitude‚ cohabitation is accepted more‚ leading to an increase in cohabitation. Some people prefer love that focuses of on intimacy‚ closeness and emotion rather than the duties of marriage

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    on wedding days the bride wears white to show a new beginning in a happy upcoming life. These colors bring out a new perspective on how they present themselves. They are the most popular three colors in the world. The colors have lots of reasons and facts behind them. In the end though they are just colors we see

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    Surviving Paintings of Baroque Period  *Works Cited Not Included  Baroque style conveyed the dynamic spirit of the entire age. Derived from the Portuguese word barocco‚ which describes the irregularly shaped pearls commonly featured in the ornamental European decoration. Asymmetric compositions‚ strong contrast of light‚ dark‚ and bold illusion effects characterize baroque style. This style originated from Italy and came to dominate artistic production in the years between 16th and middle of 17th

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    than they were artists in ancient Egypt. The reason for this is they didn’t typically come up with the ideas for what they were painting in the tombs; they were told what to paint and painted it. Artists would have had free range on what to paint rather than being told what to paint exactly. Artisans are more the people who can actually paint someone’s idea who might not be able to design or paint the idea given. 2. One rationale reason for cave paintings in prehistoric times‚ that I have heard and

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    "You express the truth of your character with the choices of your actions" - Steve Maraboli. The first adjective to come to your mind when you hear a persons name is what forms their character. Character is not only how people describe you‚ it’s about how you present yourself and what actions you choose. To show your strong sense of will‚ their are a few characteristics that are most important. The most important characteristic are compassion‚ perseverance and honesty. Compassion is feeling sympathy

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    Dan Rebok Art History 100 3/2/2010 Compare/Contrast Paintings at Palmer The Sacrifice of Jephthah’s Daughter 1650 by Pietro Vecchia is a rather unusual painting. The premise is that he must sacrifice his own daughter because of a deal with God. In the painting she has her arms across her chest covering her naked self and is bent over almost in a ball. This cowering is a stark difference to‚ Giovanni Baglione’s St Sebastian healed by an Angel 1603. Sebastian is in repose with his hands behind

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    ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AS REFLECTED IN PAINTING: THE CONTRASTING VIEWS OF ECONOMISTS AND ART HISTORIANS [1] Manuel Santos-Redondo Universidad Complutense de Madrid [las diferencias con respecto al Documento de Trabajo disponible en la Web estan subrayadas] 1. Introduction The Moneychanger and his Wife is probably the picture most widely used to illustrate economic activity‚ and so it is (supposedly) well known by economists‚ managers‚ and accountants. The accounting book which appears

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    black history pieces of artwork is the painting of “The Street To Mbari”. This masterpiece was painted by Jacob Lawerence‚ a profound African American born in Atlantic City‚ New Jersey in 1917. Lawerence was notorious for his paintings using the tempera method‚ in which he enjoyed the most out of all of his many crafts and talents. This painting in particular is 56.5 X 78.4cm. it is of course tempera style based over graphite on wove paper. This painting is currently located in the National Gallery

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    Theme: Glorification of Rome BOOK I * Explains Juno’s reason for hating the Trojans; it was predicted that ‘there was rising from the blood of Troy a race of men who in days to come would overthrow this Tyrian citadel; a people proud in war and rulers of a great empire’ (refers to Punic wars‚ three wars between Rome and Carthage from 264BC to 146BC) * Glorification of Rome * Role of Prophecy and Fate * Describing Neptune‚ Virgil uses the extended simile of the calming of the

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