The response of the Romans was hampered by the absence of the Roman legions‚ which were already engaged in fighting a revolt in Spain and the Third Mithridatic War. Furthermore‚ the Romans considered the rebellion more a policing matter rather than a war. Rome dispatched militia under the command of praetor Gaius Claudius Glaberus‚ which besieged the slaves on the mountain‚ hoping that starvation would force the slaves to surrender. They were surprised when Spartacus had ropes made from vines‚ climbed
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History Antiquity to 1650 (Bruce Nye) Response 8: Martin Luther’s 95 Theses Question: What do you see as the two or three main issues Luther has with the Catholic Church? Response: Martin Luther’s 95 Theses wasn’t an attack on the Church‚ Catholics‚ or even the pope. The 95 Theses were more of an observation Martin Luther did of actions the church was taking‚ and they were more of critiques to fix what he saw were incorrect actions by the church and pope. One of these issues was the pope
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R.D Laing‚ a psychiatrist‚ once said‚ “Alienation as our present destiny is achieved only by outrageous violence perpetrated by human beings on human beings.” There are many forms of evil that may destroy our humanity mainly resulting in segregation and confinement. These alienation’s become evident through the basis of gender‚ race‚ class‚ or creed. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee develops Tom Robinson’s racial alienation through dialogue and internal monologue to show the persecution of African
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1HIST 504 Fall 2013 First Paper Your assignment is to write a paper that compares and contrasts the ideas of any two of the following three philosophers: Confucius (aka Kongzi)‚ Mozi‚ Zhuangzi. In your comments‚ you should try to adopt the perspective of one of these three thinkers. For example‚ if you are comparing Confucius and Zhuangzi you might present Zhuangzi’s perspective on Confucius: Which of his ideas are similar to your own and therefore worthy of praise? Which ideas are
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Fear is something all humans share. This unity of having fear connects all of us together‚ along with many other things. Fears themselves are not universal‚ and every human may have different fears. In the novel 1984 written by George Orwell many common fears are brought into perspective‚ many of which I can say I fear myself. While the question asked for the implications of the ending‚ for me to fully understand the ending I must start from the beginning. The concern about the truth of history
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the essay about the mandate of heaven is "The ‘Mandate of Heaven’: Mencius and The Divine Command Theory of Political Legitimacy." written by Nuyen‚ A. T. In this article‚ the two philosophers from ancient China‚ Confucius and Mencius’s political views on the terms of the mandate of heaven is discuss as well as the Divine Command Theory of political legitimacy. It claims that the theory is parallel to the Divine Command Theory of morality. The liberal interpretation of the mandate of heaven is refer
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the Spaniards were sent to settle the land‚ later called Hispaniola. This island was perhaps the most densely populated in the world with native people called Indians. The Indians were so gullible‚ they believed the Spaniards were Gods sent from heaven‚ and because they would do anything for their masters‚ Indians gave into the Spaniards. Spain’s conquest of the Americas was an outright tragedy because of the way they judged the Indians on their beliefs‚ by abusing their power and slaughtering millions
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of the proceedings‚ and the fact that Pranab Kaku‚ wearing a tuxedo‚ barely said a word to us because he was too busy leaning over the shoulders of his new American in-laws as he circled the table. This passage from Jhumpa Lahiri’s story‚ “Hell-Heaven‚” is important in explaining the significance of the story because you can already guess some of the key issues from just those two sentences. You can deduce from the text that the author’s mother seems to be very traditional in her culture‚ PK appears
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Progress Can Be Painful About 520 years ago‚ Christopher Columbus wrote in his journal: “They give what they possess in exchange for anything that may be given to them. I here saw some of the ship ’s boys bartering broken bits of glass and crockery for darts. This was just the beginning of the Old World changing the New World. Christopher Columbus’ voyage transformed the world because making contact with the New World initiated a set of profound changes for the future. The legacy of his voyage
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Response: How to Get a Real Education Scott Adams shares with us the ideal framework for an entrepreneurial curriculum. In his article How to Get a Real Education‚ he reinforces the fact that the whole is far greater than the sum of these parts‚ especially in the context of an entrepreneur. Adams tells us of a couple stories from when he was in college and how he used the skills of an entrepreneur to become successful. He saw opportunities‚ sometimes embedded within problems‚ and worked them to
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