probably Albert Camus’s best known and most widely read work. Originally published in French in 1942 under the title L’Etranger‚ it precedes other celebrated writings such as the essays The Myth of Sisyphus (1943) and The Rebel (1951)‚ the plays Caligula (1945) and The Just Assassins (1949)‚ and the novels The Plague (1947) and The Fall (1956). Set in pre-World War II Algeria‚ The Stranger nevertheless confronts issues that have preoccupied intellectuals and writers of post-World War II Europe: the
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A fragment of Pliny’s Natural History from book XXI Sections XXI. XV. 28 –XVII 31. To Book XXI. XIX . 40—XX.43 In the recent discover I made‚ I found few pages of the Natural History by Pliny the Elder，the very first thing that Pliny the Elder described in the section we found is a plant called baccar or what we called nard. And the scent from baccar is similar to the smell of cinnamon‚ which the scent only comes from the root of baccar. The root has been used to produce a kind of urguent
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Jump to: navigation‚ search The initial page of the Peterborough Chronicle. Translation of this scanned page. [1] | Wikisource has original text related to this article: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle | The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. The original manuscript of the Chronicle was created late in the 9th century‚ probably in Wessex‚ during the reign of Alfred the Great. Multiple copies were made of that original which were
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Samantha Libler APWH Mr. Maifield 23 September 2014 Technology Use The Han Dynasty and Roman Empire were two of the most powerful civilizations of their era. From a few centuries B.C.E. to a couple centuries after C.E.‚ these empires significantly enhanced their cultures with advancements in technology‚ but differed in their views of technologies importance and how it was valued. The Han Empire was much more worried about how technology could be advanced to ease the workload of the common
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Punic Wars The three Punic wars consisted of a series of conflicts of interest‚ especially land control‚ between the growing Roman Republic and the already existing Carthaginian Empire. The Punic wars started in year 246 BC and extended until year 146 BC. During this period‚ the Romans had control over the main peninsula of Italy and Carthage ruled the islands and also the commerce of the West part of the Mediterranean. These two empires were in good terms at one point; however‚ a dispute regarding
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Julius Caesar and Malcolm X were influential men in their own rights. While they lived millennia apart and in extremely dissimilar societies‚ their lives have several parallels. Pundits and scholars of history concur that both defined and influenced the respective histories of their time and were loved or loathed in equal measure by those that their lives touched. Malcolm X was an African American Muslim minister and human rights‚ activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights
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Vatican City Table Of Contents I-ABSTRACT II-INTRODUCTION III-DISCUSSIONS/RESULTS A.History ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4-5 B.CULTURE ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 6-7 C.GOVERNMENT SYSTEM ………………………………………………………………………… 8-10 IV-CONCLUSION/RECOMMENDATIONS A.CONCLUSION ……………………………………………………………………………………… 11-12 B.RECOMMENDATIONS …………………………………………………………………………. 13-15
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land ==> Army in danger! * Plan: LAND REDISTRIBUTION!! * It authorized the Gov. to reclaim public land held by large landowners and to distribute it to the landless Romans * Rich (senators): disliked plan * Assassinated! Gaius Gracchus: * Brother of Tiberius * Elected tribune * Continues land-redistribution * Gives EQUESTRIANS power * Puts them on the jury * Makes new provinces (ASIA);
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The Assassination of Julius Caesar The assassination of Julius Caesar in 44BC by conspiring members of the Roman senate was an effort to remove a dictator whose power had grown to extraordinary levels and to revive the Republic government. Caesar’s power span throughout the entire Roman Empire‚ which during his reign extended from present day Syria‚ down into parts of Africa‚ over to Spain‚ most of France and all of Italy. He had the favor of the people‚ military and most of the Roman government
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Study One Outline Over the next three weeks we will look into a few aspects of Pilate’s life. This week we will be looking at the area under Pilates command‚ and what Role pilate played in the government in Judea. Then over the next couple of weeks we will look into the life of Pilate‚ and then the important role he played into the death of Jesus‚ and how it played into the Passover. Introduction to Pontius Pilate 5th Governor Roman – Appointed by Rome and was not Jewish Valerius-
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