contributed to his glory‚ and how closely he conformed‚ in temperance‚ affability‚ humanity‚ and liberty to the thing that Xenophon wrote about Cyrus” (Machiavelli 42). In contrast‚ More shows his views on war through the Utopians. “Nothing more inglorious than that glory that is gained by war" (More 64). The Utopians viewed war as the last resort and would avoid it at all costs. They hated war and found no
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A significant poem by Claude McKay’s "If We Must Die"‚ he was a Jamaican-American author who advocated black self-determination and believed that African-Americans should rely on themselves to become independent and free. He was born on September 15‚ 1889‚ and died on May 22‚ 1948. McKay’s poem presents a significant material in comparing and contrast a good impression of his belief. And also my point of view and my personal experiences on his poem’s "If We Must Die". Throughout the poem‚ he states
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be hindered tomorrow: one today is worth two tomorrows‚ and farther: have you something to do tomorrow‚ do it today. Be ashamed to catch yourself idle. When you have so much to do‚ be up by the peep of day. Let not the sun looks down and says: Inglorious here he lays.” Handle your tools without mittens; remember‚ that the cat in gloves catches no mice. It is true there is much to be done‚ and perhaps you are weak-handed‚ but stick
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Q1. Discuss Gray as a transitional poet with special reference to ‘Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’. The period 1730-1770 marks the beginning from a movement from one distinct phase of English poetry towards another .The poets were getting gradually exhausted with the neoclassical ethics of clarity‚ reason‚ sophistication‚ and etiquette‚ its economic wording‚ ‚rationale and wit. In the literary circle can be perceived the advent of The Romanticism which however customarily began with the publication
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Wolseley had fought hard to maintain his position. His triumph at Tel el-Kebir had put him back in the running‚ but he still had many enemies - including the Queen. What he needed was a decisive operation that would raise his profile once more‚ resurrect the glory of the Ashanti Ring‚ and establish his name as the great British general of the late Victorian era. He was one of the few men shrewd enough to understand that Gordon’s idea of integrity entailed following his own inner voice rather than
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of his undomesticated characteristics. Enkidu looks much like Gilgamesh and is almost his physical equal. He aspires to be Gilgamesh’s rival but instead becomes his soul mate. The gods punish Gilgamesh and Enkidu by giving Enkidu a slow‚ painful‚ inglorious death for killing the demon Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven. 2. Shamhat - The temple prostitute who tames Enkidu by seducing him away from his natural state. Though Shamhat’s power comes from her sexuality‚ it is associated with civilization rather
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much when Enkidu warns him away from their fight with Humbaba. Life is short‚ the two warriors tell each other on their way to the deadly confrontation in the Cedar Forest‚ and the only thing that lasts is fame. But when Enkidu is cursed with an inglorious‚ painful death‚ their bravado rings hollow. Shamash‚ the sun god‚ consoles Enkidu by reminding him how rich his life has been‚ but though Enkidu finally resigns himself to his fate‚ Gilgamesh is terrified by the thought of his own. A human will
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To me he seems to be the most concise of death‚ he says that he would rather be alive in the inglorious position of farm hand than "lord it over all the exhausted dead" though he is a warrior he would rather have life than die of glory‚ even if that means he had to live a hard life. I found that interesting because in that culture dying in battle
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soft‚ with a strong fecal smell. Ambergris is one of the most popular substances in the world. Nowadays‚ gold just is $30/g‚ however‚ Ambergris is $20/g. In Herman Melville masterpiece Moby-Dick‚ he said ambergris was found in the inglorious bowels of a sick whale. It used to be widely used in spice‚ aromatic‚ baking power and pomade. Ambergris is a kind of very good fixative for the perfume. Many name-brand perfumes contain ambergris‚ like channel NO.5. In 2005‚ a classical perfume
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During the history of African American‚ they were slave treated as tool‚ and that has to carried to the next generation repeatedly. For example‚ the author stated that‚ “Hunted and penned in a inglorious spot.” Even though slavery was abolished‚ African American people is still being treated unequally‚ during Harlem
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