(Czech). Both of which have different stories from one another. One being a gladiator turned slave turned rebellion leader. The other being a demigod and king of Uruk. They both have traits that would make them well admired by modern society. However‚ Spartacus would more than likely be more adored. This is because he is a gladiator‚ a rebellion leader and he is very convincing and promising. Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator in ancient Rome. While serving in the Roman army‚ Spartacus decided to desert
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stand out to me. I finally chose to analyze the Pepsi “Gladiator” commercial‚ and Britney Spears’ “Joy of Pepsi” commercial that aired during the Super Bowl in 2001. The Pepsi “Gladiator” commercial was inspired by gladiator fight which used to take place in the Roman Empire. These fights were typically against animals‚ criminals‚ and other gladiators‚ for the people’s entertainment. Britney Spears‚ Beyonce Knowles‚ and Pink are gladiators in this commercial that refuse to fight each other and
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Ferguson‚ Christopher J. "Videogames: the Latest Scapegoat for Violence." The Chronicle : B20. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. <tamiu.edu/~cferguson/VideoGames.html>. McManus‚ Barbara F. "Gladiators of Ancient Rome." Imperatorvis LVDVS Gladiatore . College of New Rochelle‚ 1999. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. <legvi.tripod.com/gladiators/id1.htm>. Moser‚ Barry. "Blood & Stone: Violence in the Bible & the Eye of the Illustrator." Cross Currents. Association for Religious and Intellectual Life‚ 2001
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more invaluable than the other slaves. For example‚ one slave trained in medicine was worth the price of 50 agricultural slaves. There were another kind of slaves‚ they were gladiators. A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman republic and Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators‚ wild animals and condemned criminals. These kind of shows gave a lot of happiness to the
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a medium sized shield with a few spikes on it‚ they were sharper than a falcons beak‚ and he picked a shiny sword‚ it was about 3 feet long. There were 2 fights before his‚ and he felt more scared than he had ever felt. One of the two previous gladiators had died‚ and the other had
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theater was an important part of religious festivals. Theater performanes were given in honor of Greek and Roman gods. Although the theater was respected‚ it did not provide the Romans with the same intensity as the chariot races and the gladiator battles. Admission into the theater was free‚ so the upper and the lower class could come and enjoy. The seating was a on first come‚ first serve basis. But the best seats were resevered for the upper class. The Romans enjoyed comedies
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people off the streets‚ we will have cleaner parks‚ streets and public facilities. Yes‚ there are homeless shelters‚ but what if there was another option? What if we went back to 264 BC and followed some of the tradition Roman gladiators lived by. In 264 BC‚ Roman gladiators fought to their death trying to save themselves while making money in the process. What if a group of homeless people built a house‚ then fought till the death to see who ultimately gets the house. It gives them something
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visual images to support the author’s message of respect between a father and son. The author‚ Donalson‚ uses visual images in both the poem and essay to describe the respectable father whom the author had. He uses the word "gladiator" to describe his father. "Gladiator" literally means man trained to fight with weapons at public shows in an arena; however‚ it symbolizes his father’s courage and tolerance of hard-working environment. In the poem‚ the poet portrays his father as "dark and beautiful"
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Nguyễn Lê Hoàng Linh 7. Đoàn Thị Tố Loan 8. Nguyễn Thị Thùy Lâm 9. Đoàn Văn Luận 10. Phạm Tiến Đạt THESIS STATEMENT Through the fight between the two women which is even more severe than that of Colosseum’s male gladiators and makes the two women to lose all sense of shame‚ E. Wharton’s Roman Fever disappoints the expectation of women as being necessarily morally superior to men. OUTLINE I. Society expects women to be necessarily morally
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knowing that this could be their last minutes alive. I wonder what they did to deserve this. Was it a crime of vengeance that earned them a spot in this place; or were they just an innocent slave that isn’t entitled to this harsh of sentence? One gladiator charges forward
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