originally called Gaius. He grew up in a camp as a favorite of his father’s soldiers. The troops nicknamed him "Caligula" after the small military boots he wore in camp. His childhood was not a happy one‚ spent in an atmosphere of paranoia‚ suspicion‚ and murder. Uncertainty over the succession of power from the aging Tiberius‚ led to a series of personal tragedies. His famous father Germanicus‚ his mother Agrippina the elder and all his brothers were either killed or starved to death by order of the
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Lastly‚ the title of the book is ironic due to the fact that Gatsby made his wealth through bootleg businesses and never was approved by the traditional upper class. As a result‚ he never truly achieve his ultimate dream because of social corruption. First of all‚ Tom who represent the “old money” never approved Gatsby’s wealth by saying “who is this Gatsby anyhow?” and his accusation of Gatsby did not made his money through a legitimate way.(Fitzgerald 107) Other upper class elite also did not approve
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Thor’s lost his hammer Everyday Thor goes out to go kill giants with his hammer but‚ one day Thor couldn’t find his hammer. He looked in every place he could think off. He looked in the skies he searched the ground he even searched underground. After days of looking he was stumped. He assumed that a giant had stolen it for themselves. Even though this was just an assumption Thor told all the other gods and asked for their help in finding his hammer. All the gods united and went on a giant killing
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How does D.H. Lawrence describe the snake and capture his opinion of it in his poem “Snake” “Snake” by D.H. Lawrence is about a snake is living near him. The snake went to D.H. Lawrence water-trough to drink water. He describes his own feeling about the snake. After that he wants to kill it but he regretted immediately. D.H. Lawrence describes the snake in the first six stanzas. He used the sibilance ‘Softly drank through his straight gums‚ into his slack long body‚ Silently’ to
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Global Markets Final Exam: The Pringles Launch Introduction to Italy In order to ensure a successful launch for Pringles in Italy‚ Proctor and Gamble (P&G) needs to tailor their marketing strategies to the culture of Italy. While experiences from Pringles launches throughout the world can be helpful‚ there is no guarantee that Pringles can achieve the same level of success in Italy. P&G has a very unique and popular product in Pringles‚ but it will require a correct marketing strategy focusing
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Anlec Hi-Calcium Milk Executive Summary The case at hand is indicative of what will happen to a brand if the marketer failed to do diligent market segmentation. Clearly‚ the brand manager of Andec missed the opportunity with a product of such an enormous potential . He priced his brand 15% higher banking on its high calcium content and its good flavor. He failed to understand that parents decide on what to buy for their children base on what their money can afford‚ which is why Nido brand
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Question 1: How would you evaluate Marie’s performance in terms of consensus‚ distinctiveness and consistency? Consensus: In terms of consensus‚ Marie’s performance is low‚ because others in her same circumstances‚ that being her team generally perform better and faster‚ instead of about the same. Given her credentials‚ it could be assumed that she would perform at least as well as her co-workers‚ but since they are all performing better‚ it must be a problem specific to Mary causing her low performance
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life of the Spartans and created laws and ideas that saved their city. Because he prevented the destruction of Sparta‚ he was honored and greatly respected by the Spartans. The laws and ideas created by him are greatly studied today. Lykurgos saved his city by reforming the political‚ social‚ and economic aspects of Spartan rule and the rules and focuses of Spartans. When Sparta was in danger‚ Lykurgos changed the economic life of the Spartans to create a stable balance between the rich and the poor
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the poems ‘To his coy mistress’ and ‘In Paris With You’‚ both of the poets are speaking about a relationship with their lover and they present love through the use of language in many different ways. Love is presented in ‘In Paris With You’ through repetition as ‘Paris’ and the mantra ‘In Paris with you’ is repeated more than 10 times; this shows that the speaker wishes to focus solely on the present and the time that he is sharing with his lover in that moment. Similarly‚ in ‘to his coy mistress’
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the shadow of his physically strong‚ outgoing elder brother Prince Henry who was in next in line. It was not until Henry’s death in 1612 that people began to take notice of him. As a result of his ill treatment‚ he never expected to become king they found he was a shy and extremely ill-at-ease. His childhood left a mark on Charles’s behaviour as king. Like James he was a believer in the divine right of kings. Unlike James‚ he was absolutist and tried to put it into practice. Given his belief in divine
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