Brutus I “A Republic Must Be Small and Uniform to Survive” New York Journal‚ October 18‚ 1787 conventional wisdom: republics should be small and homogeneous – U.S. was already 1200 miles long and 200 miles inland population was relative large 3 ½ million and diverse – wide range of nationalities‚ religions‚ existence of slavery in some states Antifederalists cited size and diversity of America as asserting that a national regime would be a threat to personal liberty “Brutus” pseudonym
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BRUTUS Be patient till the last. Romans‚ countrymen‚ and lovers! hear me for my cause‚ and be silent‚ that you may hear: believe me for mine honour‚ and have respect to mine honour‚ that you may believe: censure me in your wisdom‚ and awake your senses‚ that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly‚ any dear friend of Caesar’s‚ to him I say‚ that Brutus’ love to Caesar was no less than his. If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar‚ this is my answer:
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Julius Ceaser‚ by William Shakespeare surfaces an interesting idea. The main character Brutus‚ has the tragic flaw of being too idealistic. That in itself‚ is perfectly harmless‚ but as with everything there is a point of excess. His excessive idealism brought down not only him‚ but the people around him. To begin with‚ idealism is the concept of acting according to what you perceive as perfection. Brutus avoided reality by creating a world that he seen fit. During the murder of Ceaser
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correspondence between young Marcus Aurelius and his teacher Marcus Cornelius Fronto and the Chapter One handout from adult Marcus Aurelius‚ it is evident that similarities exist between Marcus Aurelius and me in regards to the formation of our identity. In Marcus Aurelius’‚ “ The Meditations‚” this piece demonstrates his reflection on his life during the Second Sophistic period and its influence on his identity from birth to his time as the emperor of the Roman Empire. His meditation is an immense indicator
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Who really caused Jay Gatsby’s downfall? Imagine hearing about a friend or family member’s death and not truthfully knowing how they died. In the novel it states that George Wilson shot Gatsby‚ but what were all the underlying reasons… was it really him? The mystery of this non fictional death is a various blame game including all the events leading up to his death. It all starts when Nick Carraway moves to West Egg‚ a wealthy area‚ and gets invited to a party by the “big name” of Gatsby (Fitzgerald
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reverberates off the walls. Without provocation‚ he shouts it again and again as he sat alone in his office. After his outburst‚ he went back to organizing the paper clutter on his desk. Less than a second later he heard a voice whisper‚ “I must say Sir‚ that’s a peculiar statement for a humanoid to utter.” Startled‚ Xmare a Class A‚ violet eyes‚ short red hair humanoid‚ jumped to his feet and grabbed the edge of his desk to steady himself. Unable to locate the whisperer‚ he wondered if he had just experienced
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Antony and Brutus‚ both gave speeches to the people of Rome after the assassination. They tried to explain what happened and why Caesar was killed. They both had clear points of the events that happened but Antony’s speech was better and persuaded the crowd more. When Brutus spoke to the crowd‚ they loved him and understood why he killed him. However‚ when Brutus left the area‚ Antony won the crowd over with his story. He persuaded the crowd by making them angry at Brutus‚ even though just a speech
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What led to the eventual collapse of Enron under Lay and Skilling and How? Answer: All the fraud activities conducted by Lay and Skilling and bad corporate culture led to the Eventual collapse of Enron. Both were aware of the Enron Code of Ethics but they did not follow it. Kenneth Lay former CEO was indicted on 11 criminal counts of fraud and making misleading statements. Jeff Skilling was indicted on 35 counts of wire fraud‚ securities fraud‚ conspiracy‚ making false statement on financial reports
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The conspirators depended on Marcus Brutus for one reason: to justify the murder of Julius Caesar. However after allowing Mark Antony to not only bring in the corpse of their beloved Caesar yet also speak after Brutus during the funeral‚ it would seem that Brutus’ role in the murder was pointless. Both Brutus and Antony delivered powerful speeches using irony and rhetorical devices but one speech failed to deliver an essential connection with the crowd. Although Brutus persuades the plebeians‚ Mark
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Is it American Society rather than his own weakness that brings Willy to his downfall? Death of a Salesman is centred on the character of Willy‚ and this character is used to portray the downside of the American dream. Willy’s search for the American dream led to his downfall‚ alongside with many internal problems. Since the American dream is part of the American Society’s culture it is also to blame for Willy’s downfall. The American society has always had the American dream as part of its culture
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