civil war around 49-45 BCE. Caesar defeated Pompey’s army at the Battle of Munda and in 46 BCE‚ established a dictatorship after taking Rome by force. Although Caesar was assassinated‚ Octavian‚ his adoptive son‚ took over and manage to overcome Lepidus and Anthony to became the first Roman Emperor‚ thus given the name Augustus by the Senate. b) How did Virgil’s Aeneid and the various visual arts (architecture and
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him meeting Marcus‚ an awkward young teenage boy who is being raised by a depressed‚ single mother. Marcus is constantly tormented at school and feels as though he has no one to turn to. He becomes very fond of Will who is tolerant with him at first and begins to grow attached to his high strung personality. Marcus begins to gain confidence‚ learn how to deal with his mother‚ and win the affection of an older punk rocker girl named Ellie at his school. However spending time with Marcus begins to show
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thefamouspeople.com/profiles/cleopatra-vii-1089.php>. Crawford‚ Amy. "Who Was Cleopatra?" Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian‚ 31 Mar. 2007. Web. 04 Nov. 2014. <http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-was-cleopatra-151356013/?all>. Cruiuse‚ Cristopher‚ and Faith Lepidus. "Cleopatra Was a Powerful and Wise Ruler." VOA. VOA: Learning English‚ 15 Feb. 2011. Web. 02 Nov. 2014. <http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/cleopatra-was-a-powerful-and-wise-ruler-116280284/114309.html>. History.com Staff. "Cleopatra." History
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cyberpunk novel written by Cory Doctorow‚ Marcus is hoping to change his life and win back his freedom from the DHS. Marcus gives birth to a new revolution and provides hope in the fight for freedom. But hope can only go so far‚ as he is unable to succeed and achieve the change he desires without the help of adults. Ultimately‚ Doctorow shows great strength in the teenage characters‚ it is only with strong adult contributions. Marcus gives birth to the Xnet and potentially
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short story "The Only One in Town"; written by Jack Ansell‚ Marcus and Lillian Greenbaum were the only Jews in all of Twosboro. This was a small town of only 1700 people‚ located in north-central Louisiana. Marcus and his wife were "typical white residents" of Twosboro despite being the only Jews: they owned and operated a clothing and dry-goods store‚ they socialized with the white community and whites made up most of their customers. Marcus found himself to be the only white man in town who wasn’t
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admiration. In the novel The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff‚ protagonist Marcus Aquila shows flawless loyalty‚ courage and honour throughout the book. Marcus’ loyalty shines through him in many ways. One of them is how he is very loyal to Esca. Esca offered to sacrifice himself for the safety of Marcus and the Eagle‚ but Marcus said‚ “We are in this together‚ and we will win clear together‚ or not at all‚” (pg.161). Marcus also shows great loyalty to his father and his father’s legion. Ever since
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changes on the "day of the dead duck". Will gets to know Marcus‚ a boy who has got no friends and a depressive single mother who is a kind of hippy and has got lots of problems. Will goes out with a friend of Marcus mother. She takes Marcus with her and he kills not on purpose a duck. When a park inspector notices the dead duck and Marcus Will protects Marcus. Impressed by Wills action Marcus starts to like and admires him. They go back to Marcus house and find his Mother who tried to commit suicide
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glad in kids either. Marcus is 12 years old. He dose not have any real friends. He has just moved to London‚ and lives alone with his mother Fiona. He listen to Mozart and Joni Mitchell and wears the clothes that his mom tells him to‚ which often are a bit old fashion and weird. At school he gets bulled by the other kids because they think he wears strange clothes and that he is weird. Fiona is Marcus’s mother and is 38 years old. She is divorced and lives alone with Marcus. She works as a music
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directed Paul Weitz goes through the ups and downs of a 12 year old boy called Marcus Brewer (Nicholas Hoult). Marcus has started at a new school and is attacked and harassed by bullies. His mum Fiona Brewer (Toni Collette) battles through life raising Marcus by her own while fighting depression. Will Freeman (Hugh Grant) a thirty six year old man with no job‚ wife and kids becomes close friends to Marcus; he helps out Marcus problems with the bullies and assists with Fiona’s battle with depression.
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well as a black man (Marcus Payne) with a white woman (Louise Bonbon). Although the love between Sidney Bonbon‚ the overseer of the plantation‚ and Pauline Guerin‚ who happens to be Bonbons mistress‚ is not clear in the beginning of the novel‚ it becomes more obvious as Gaines strike up a love interest in the two couples moving further into the story. The second couple the reader encounters is the love spark between Marcus and Pauline. At first it is all revenged on both‚ Marcus and Pauline’s end‚
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