William Hundert (Kevin Kline) is a passionate and principled Classics professor who is enthusiastic about the start of the school year. His class turns out to be a strict yet inspiring lesson for the new students arriving at St. Benedict’s Academy. It is here we are introduced to the party-minded Louis Masoudi (Jesse Eisenberg)‚ the introverted Martin Blythe (Paul Dano)‚ and the studious Deepak Mehta (Rishi Mehta)‚ all of whom are incredibly intelligent. He inspires all of them to study hard in order
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Hundert is a retired teacher at St. Benedict’s School‚ telling his story‚ not “for his own honor” or “in apology for St.Benedict’s School‚” (p. 155) but the story of Sedgewick Bell‚ his student‚ only in the hope that it will help “another student of history” someday. (p. 155).Hundert is developing over the story in a clear way showed by the situations with Sedgewick and his students. The narrator’s stated purpose suggests that he is a reflective man who sees himself as an important person in the
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power in 31 BC signaled a distinctive break in Roman political history‚ from republic to monarchy‚ albeit veiled in apparent conservatism. The creation of an official Julii mythology served to legitimize Augustus and his dynasty; on the insistence of Augustus‚ Virgil wrote the Aeneid to demonstrate the mythological foundations of the Julii line‚ and how the future of Rome‚ and consequently the reign of Augustus‚ were predestined by the gods. This propaganda program‚ prevalent in the Aeneid‚ became manifest
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Both Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln were very influential people of their time. They were both in power of a nation. To this day each man is still considered a respected leader by people around the world. Abraham Lincoln grew up moving from town to town do to illness and poverty. He was well known for being a good athlete and being very self-disciplined. His political career began in 1832 when he ran for the Illinois legislature‚ and lost. Two years later he ran again and was victorious
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significantly alters what is now known as the Roman Empire‚ by vastly expanding its geographic extent and establishing its imperial system. Julius Caesar is probably one of the most well know figures in history. Julius Caesar belonged to prestigious Julii Clan. Caesar was always one of the leading political and social personas of Rome. He was charming‚ handsome‚ extremely vain about his appearance‚ and made his love affairs the talk of the roman community. Caesar recognized that the peasants of Rome
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emperors‚ called Caesares. Not only had he revolutionized the way the Roman Empire would be run‚ he also had neatly given himself and Maximian the means to succession in the Caesares. Usually‚ the heir of the emperor was chosen as the successor‚ but if there had been no heir produced‚ the entire empire would be thrown into chaos until a suitable one battled his way through. When Diocletian and Maximian voluntarily abdicated their thrones – another unprecedented move – their Caesares‚ respectively Galerius
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Julia Caesaris the elder and younger. In Roman naming practice a child is given three names at birth‚ a praenomen‚ a clan or family names (Julii)‚ and a cognomen‚ which is a nickname that distinguishes the person from another. He was born and raised in Subura of Rome which was very poor. His family didn’t have the money for a home on Palatine Hill. The Julii lost some of their former glory because they were one of the last known Patrician (aristocratic) families. This was inconvenient at the
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The Consequences of the Death of Nero Problems of Succesion‚ Loss of Military Control‚ Financial Problems Succession * Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus – Died 68 AD‚ leaving his only daughter Claudia Augusta. * No law of succession‚ no method‚ the choice belonged to senate and people of rome. * Mommsen on the Principate “not only in practice‚ but in theory‚ an autocracy tempered by legally permanent revolution.” * No obligation for the senate to choose a princept
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What Did I Just Read? To write about Tim Crouch’s I‚ Cinna I first had to dissect my feelings. Mainly‚ my lack of any strong emotional attachment. With some introspection I realised this play did not so much feel like a play but an essay. His deconstructing of Shakespeare’s The Tragedie of Julius Caesar has created a stream-lined and persuasive narrative. The thesis: The moral conflicts in Julius Caesar are relevant to everyone. The first step to any essay is introducing an idea to be explored
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Caesarem proelium non meriturum esse. a. Translate – Pompey thought that Caesar would not win the battle. b. Head verb – putavit (perfect) c. Subject(s) of IS – Caesarem (accusative) d. Verb(s) in IS – meriturum esse (future active) 3. Scimus Pompeium a Caesare victum esse. a. Translate – We know that Pompey was conquered by Caesar. b. Head verb – Scimus (present) c. Subject(s) of IS – Pompeium (accusative) d. Verb(s) in IS – victum esse (perfect passive) 4. Eutropius scripsit Antonium Cleopatram amavisse
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