many privileges and secure the succession by convincing Claudius to adopt Nero. The death of Messalina opened a new window of opportunity for Agrippina to achieve her life’s ambition of watching her son‚ Nero‚ ascend the throne. To do this‚ she had Lucius Vitellius‚ convince the senate to change their laws on incest‚ as Claudius was her uncle. According to the ancient sources‚ Tacitus and Suetonius‚ she used seductive methods to gain Claudius’ affections. Claudius was also intent on the marriage‚ because
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the sense of America was purging itself of corruption and evil. The time just prior to this reform was full of government corruption and national poverty. A small amount of people such as John D. Rockefeller‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ J.P. Morgan‚ and Cornelius Vanderbilt were extremely wealthy from their monopolies. However‚ the vast majority of Americans were lower class working families. During this time period there was not much of a middle class; there was the extremely rich and the extremely poor
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Riley Bergue Ms. Cornelius AP Literature p.3 31 March 2013 Literary Device Four – Symbol A symbol “may be roughly defined as a something that means more than what it is” (Arp 91). A poem written by Robert Frost called The Road Not Taken shows an example of symbolism with the use of choosing between two roads. “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚ and sorry I could not travel both‚ and be one traveler‚ long I stood … Somewhere ages and ages hence: two roads diverged in a wood‚ and I
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Brutus’ fate is not his alone: in Shakespeare no character with a clear moral vision has a will to power and‚ conversely‚ no character with a strong desire to rule over others has an ethically adequate object. This is most obviously true of Shakespearean villainsthe megalomaniac Richard III‚ the bastard Edmond (along with the ghastly Goneril‚ Regan‚ and Cornwall)‚ the Macbeths‚ and the likebut it is also true of such characters as Bolingbroke in the Henriad plays‚ Cassius in Julius Caesar‚ Fortinbras
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friends is his love for Rome. He has complete trust for a friend and he is also trustworthy to a friend. Brutus’ love is so powerful to where Cassius had no choice but to submit to it [Quote Cassius: “My heart is thirsty for that noble pledge. Fill‚ Lucius‚ till the wine o’erswell the cup; I cannot drink too much of Brutus’ love.” Lines 179‚ 180‚ 181] Last‚ Brutus’ gullibility is ironically one of his purest character traits yet his fatal flaw. It is very innocent of Brutus to trust everything that
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Georgia and Branch v. Texas. Lucius Jackson and Elmer Branch were both convicted of rape in these two cases. The U.S. Supreme Court decided that the death penalty violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments in both cases‚ just like in Furman v. Georgia. There have been many court
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The story of potato chips dates back to late 1850s‚ when a New York chef presented deep fried crisp potato chips to the railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt. Although the invention was made out of curiosity‚ it became an instant hit after Vanderbilt gave it an approval. Till date‚ potato chips are one of the most favorite snacks among many Americans. To keep up with the healthy trend at present‚ many chips makers now have baked alternatives to traditional chips. Here are few choices of our top chips
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The second Punic war was between Rome and Carthage; the struggle of Carthage to remain the power house in the western Mediterranean was the major cause of the war. It took place between 218 to 201 B.C. and during his period‚ cartage lost Spain and the Islands in Italy to Rome‚ which it was dominating prior to the second Punic war. Rome became vigilant because the Carthage was expanding her territory in the Spanish peninsula; Rome could not stand the chance to lose her grip on power. The Carthaginian
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Discovering Diverse Mechanisms of Migration: The Mexico–US Stream 1970–2000 Scholars have identified diverse mechanisms that lead individuals to mi- grate. these mechanisms are analyzed in various migration theories devel- oped in multiple disciplines. in neoclassical economics‚ higher wages in the destination country propel the migration of individuals who expect to earn more there. in the new economics of migration‚ the uncertainty in the origin economy leads to migration by households or household
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Alexeeva Alina‚ Fl-312 Analysis of text “Art for heart’s sake”. This extract is taken from the novel “Art for Heart’s sake” by Reuben Lucius Goldberg (1883-1970). Famed American cartoonist‚ sculptor‚ engineer‚ inventor‚ author and composer‚ educated at the University of California with a BS degree. He was born in San Francisco. Goldberg is best known for a series of popular cartoons he created depicting complex devices
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