also named Gaius Julius Caesar and his mother was Aurelia Cotta‚ they raised him into Roman politics and as he grew up‚ he turned against the nobility. Julius had three marriages; his first wife was to Cornelia in 84 B.C. and 8 years later in 76 B.C. they had a daughter Julia Caesaris‚ Cornelia passed in 69 B.C. Julius’ second wife was Pompeia‚ but then they got divorced 5 years due to rumors. Julius’ last and final wife was Calpurnia in 59 B.C.‚ they were still married when he died and Calpurnia
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Outside In On the step of her new husband’s house‚ Nella Oortman lifts and drops the dolphin knocker‚ embarrassed by the thud. No one comes‚ though she is expected. The time was prearranged and letters written‚ her mother’s paper so thin compared with Brandt’s expensive vellum. No‚ she thinks‚ this is not the best of greetings‚ given the blink of a marriage ceremony the month before – no garlands‚ no betrothal cup‚ no wedding bed. Nella places her small trunk and birdcage on the step.
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life literally “flashes” before her eyes‚ the importance of the title of the story becomes obvious. Granny Weatherall has been in some way deceived or disappointed in every love relationship of her life. Her past lover George‚ husband John‚ daughter Cornelia‚ and God each did an injustice to Granny Weatherall. Granny faces her last moments of life with a mixture of strength‚ bitterness‚ and fear. Granny gained her strength from the people that she felt jilted by. George stood Granny up at the altar and
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occurrence of activism‚ and the birth of her son. Known as the most popular poet during the 1960s and 1970s Nikki Giovanni developed a strong voice for African Americans. She was born in Knoxville‚ Tennessee in 1943. Giovanni’s actual name is Yolande Cornelia Giovanni‚ Nikki was just a nickname by her sister Gary. Giovanni and her family lived around a mostly
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This British artist approached the British army asking them to blow up a garden shed – and surprisingly they agreed to do exactly so. In a quiet detached green field in England‚ Cornelia Parker watched‚ from a distance‚ this tranquil surrounding shattered by the loud bang‚ her shed and its contents‚ sent hurling through the air into a plethora of burnt and distorted pieces. Her work was always invested in deconstruction‚ she often blew up small objects - She would then take the debris and leave them
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On the step of her new husband’s house‚ Nella Oortman lifts and drops the dolphin knocker‚ embarrassed by the thud. No one comes‚ though she is expected. The time was prearranged and letters written‚ her mother’s paper so thin compared with Brandt’s expensive vellum. No‚ she thinks‚ this is not the best of greetings‚ given the blink of a marriage ceremony the month before – no garlands‚ no betrothal cup‚ no wedding bed. Nella places her small trunk and birdcage on the step. She knows she’ll
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[pic] |The White Devil | |JOHN WEBSTER | |1612 | |INTRODUCTION | |AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
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Julius Caesar’s Biography Julius Caesar is “without a doubt the most significant figure in the history of Rome” for a vast majority of reasons (Knight). Julius’ full name and official title was “General Gaius Julius Caesar” and remained so throughout his entire life (“Julius”). When Julius Caesar was born is not agreed upon between most historians. But the closest approximation is around 100 B.C.E. Julius Caesar’s family was apart of the Roman aristocracy. He died around 44 B.C.E. He was murdered
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In her novel Girl with a pearl earring‚ Tracey Chevalier‚ explores many thematic concerns in relation to women‚ in the 1600s. She explored this through the themes of; the restricted roles of women‚ the battle of the sexes and Class‚ money‚ gender and power‚ she utilises literary techniques; such as dialogue‚ first person‚ exclamation and allusion to convey these themes. In a girl with the pearl earring the protagonist‚ Griet‚ is sent to be a maid the artist Johannes Vermeer and his growing family
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nomination as flamen dialis‚ and neither did he divorce Cornelia as a result of the changing political tides. In the following decade or so Caesar spend most of his time in Asia‚ pursuing a military career. Here he achieved a victory over forces of Mithridates VI and won several distinctions in battle for personal
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