In Pliny’s “Letters” to the Emperor Trajan‚ the Roman Empire’s encounters with early Christianity caused Pliny‚ the local political authority‚ to adopt a measured response to the increasingly popular religion‚ instead of instant termination of the immediate threat. This was done in part as an effort to counteract the religion’s spread without antagonizing what was a growing proportion of the population. As Christianity gained traction‚ it became necessary for political administrators to reaffirm
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entirely new culture‚ already starting at a disadvantage of being misjudged. In Julie Otsuka’s When The Emperor Was Divine‚ the boundaries of culture and identity are tested as a Japanese immigrant family try to find their way through being viewed as the enemy of America in their own backyards. Cultural diffusion can lead to a loss of identity and change in moral compass. Through When the Emperor was Divine‚ the Japanese are viewed as the enemy which eventually changes even their own minds into believing
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One would agree that Emperor Qin‚ ruler of China improved his country in many different ways overall. Qin ruled Ancient China during the years (221 BC-207 BC). Qin was a strong and powerful leader. Although the dynasty went down in crisis‚ Qin improved China during his life. The article “Who was Shi Huangdi and what area did he rule?”‚ stated Qin improved China by creating a wall known as The Great Wall of China to protect the civilization. “Shi Huangdi ordered the joining of several earlier walls
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The author of the short story Only Ten hooks the reader in on the first couple sentences because of the mystery of The Shah and the way he describes him. He starts off the story with showing how difficult it can be for refugees to adapt and fit in in another country. As it shows in the orientation it is not uncommon for these people to have a hard time fitting in and opening up in the new place. This can happen to any person not just a refugee but it can be especially hard for them because of them
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Name of Book: the CATCHER in the RYE Author: J.D. Salinger Plot Summary: The novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D Salinger is quite a fascinating novel for its insight on Holden Caulfield’s life when he was attending Pency Prep and to what occurred after he left the school. Holden Caulfield failed most of his classes except for English. Holden takes a leave from the school since he has been kicked out. He leaves earlier than planned and traveled to New York. He tells the stories of how he lived
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Allison Cochrane Aug. 24‚ 2010 The theme of disappearance in When the Emperor Was Divine encompasses both the obvious‚ such as their dog‚ and their father‚ and more complicated‚ subtle themes‚ such as the sense of community that they had with their neighborhood‚ and their worth as human beings as judged by other people. Their father as they knew him before his arrest was forever removed from their lives‚ due to whatever he suffered during his detainment. He was eventually released‚ and so
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Many characters are introduced in “When the Emperor was Divine‚” but there are two major characters that have significant importance in the plot of the story for a numerous of reasons. At the beginning of the story‚ a mother wearing new glasses and a red dress heads home after going to the hardware store to receive some tools she was going to use later that day. At first glance the mother seemed nothing to note at worth‚ but there were critical and crucial parts that stood out‚ like the fact on how
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Rica Angela G. Canlas August 6‚ 2011 4AAC BENE2 Reaction Paper: The Emperor’s Club There are things we circumvent for the belief that it would be for the better‚ making our morality‚ values and virtues compromised inadvertently‚ but at the end of the day we end up regretting because consequences of our past decisions are not what they supposed to be or they turn out to be the opposite of what is expected. The Emperor’s Club is the sad story of a man who has lived his life to expect certain
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Julia Van Middlesworth Annotation: Robert Coover “Prick songs & Descants” To read Pricksongs & Descants is to travel through the dark myths of childhood—not the scrubbed down Disney “rip-off” versions—but the Brother’s Grimm with a Robert Coover triple twist of sex‚ death and terror. “The Gingerbread House‚” is transformed into a journey of sexual discovery. In “A Winter’s Scene” the camera lens focuses tightly‚ then pulls back for the depth of field shot. The reader watches as the
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Word Vex: 1: To bring trouble‚ distress‚ or agitation. 2: to bring physical distress to. 3: To irritate or annoy by petty provocations. “I fret about nothing on earth except papa’s illness‚’ answered my companion. ‘I care for nothing in comparison with papa. And I’ll never—never—oh‚ never‚ while I have my senses‚ do an act or say a word to vex him. I love him better than myself‚ Ellen; and I know it by this: I pray every night that I may live after him; because I would rather be miserable than
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