to lose an hour’s sleep in order to hear what he had to say" (Orwell 15). Old Major’s dream was for the earth to be ruled by animals. Old Major strongly believed that animals have only one adversary. "Man is the only real enemy we have" (19). His oration inspired and energized the listeners. "At this moment there was a tremendous uproar" (21). Old Major had all the power and history has proven that dictatorship does not work‚ due to the fact that‚ power leads to corruption in a communism style government
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are not. He speaks out against them because he wanted power for himself‚ and unlike Brutus‚ he is politically ambitious and so believes that if he can take control while the state is in turmoil‚ he will remain in power. He was alone in making this oration‚ yet he was confidant in himself and courageous. Rome began to collapse once Caesar was killed‚ and Antony was left without anyone to trust. He did not want to side with the conspirators whom he valued slightly. However‚ he felt his duty was to
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Novelist Edwidge Danticat contends Nanny “has craved small comforts‚ like sitting idly on a porch‚ and wants her granddaughter to have them‚ along with money and status‚ no matter what the emotional cost” (xvi). From early in her childhood‚ Janie strives to obey and submit to the will of her elders‚ regardless of her inner desire to find “her authentic self and real love” (Danticat ix). However‚ Nanny’s concern is that Janie will relegate herself to a life of promiscuity like her mother or‚ worse
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not. He spoke out against them because he wanted power for himself‚ and unlike Brutus‚ he was politically ambitious and so believed that if he could take control while the state was in turmoil‚ he will remain in power. He was alone in making this oration‚ showing he had the confidence and courage needed to take charge. Rome began to collapse once Caesar was killed‚ so Antony joined the new government in order to lead the Roman people into a new age of prosperity. He did this partly due to a feeling
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pursue glory and aesthetic beauty. This truth is made evident by studying the various cultures of history‚ such as Rome‚ Egypt‚ and Greece. All of these civilizations‚ in their own way and with their own perspective‚ have used art‚ literature‚ and oration as a means to depict their standards of beauty‚ opulence‚ and humanity. The Greeks and Romans glorified the human body using sculptures. The Renaissance was no different than these time periods. Renaissance art reflected a return to images that emphasized
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the state of rome would remain unchanged after such act‚ the poor would still be poor and the rich would still be rich‚ not much of a reason to raise the pitchforks towards the conspirators. We do‚ however‚ must credit Antony for his strong position on ethos. In his oration‚ he turns the crowd against Brutus with lines such as‚ “He was my friend‚ faithful and just to me‚ but Brutus is an honorable man.” (A3‚ S2‚ P4) Antony repeats the second half of that line throughout his speech‚ ever so slightly questioning it
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which Gene opts to attend instead of studying for his trigonometry test. Gene goes on and on in a rant about how much he hates biking‚ how going to the beach is forbidden‚ and that it will interfere with his studies. Then‚ to top off his monotonous oration he merely says "All right [I’ll Go]" (p. 46) and gives in again. It seems as though Gene is unable to just convey his feelings to Finny and say "sorry‚ I just don’t think I can make it‚ I need to study for this test." Gene’s loyalty to Finny did
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Compare the visual and document below‚ and summarize in writing the ways in which they reflect the values of the Renaissance. From: Oration on the Dignity of Man written by Pico Della Mirandola "I have set thee‚" say the Creator to Adam‚ "in the midst of the world‚ that thou mayst the more easily behold and see all that is therein. I created thee a being neither heavenly nor earthly‚ neither mortal nor immortal only‚ that thou mightest be free to shape and to overcome thyself. Thou mayst sink
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Leonard Clark Professions for Women – Virginia Woolf Little Things - Samuel Smiles Unit II – Drama Selected Scenes from Shakespeare’s Plays – Book I ( Emerald Publishers) Rs.35/- Funeral Oration ( Julius Caesar) Trial for a Pound of flesh ( The Merchant of Venice) He Kills Sleep ( Macbeth) Play out a Play( Henry IV Part I) Patterns of Love ( As You Like It) Unit III – Fiction Arthur Conan Doyle – The Hound of the Baskervilles – Abridged
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dictionary” (285). The narrator doesn’t want to come right out and say he is intelligent‚ but expresses it in the way his superintendent spoke of him “Gentlemen‚ you see that I did not overpraise this boy” (286). The narrator says “I delivered an oration in which I showed that humility was the secret‚ indeed‚ the very essence of progress. Everyone praised me and I was invited to give the speech at a gathering of the town’s leading white men” (278). He was very well spoken and presented himself as
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