Beatriz Domingues Professor Buckley TRDA 2191W 05 February 2013 Research Paper Abstract The objective of this research paper is to analyze Marius Petipa’s work‚ La Bayadere‚ through the Historical lens of Orientalism. This choice stems from my personal interest in how historical and economical development affected a culture’s perspective of another. La Bayadere is set in India however it is evident that the movements and images performed in this ballet piece are not based on ethnographic knowledge
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Praetor governing the Province of Asia‚ died when Caesar was 15 years old‚ making him remain close to his mother whom was of noble blood. He then married member of the Popular Faction‚ Cornelia‚ at age 18 which enraged the current dictator at the time‚ Sulla‚ and ordered their divorce. He refused Sulla’s demands after she gave birth to his only
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slave. Other ways in which masters degraded their slaves was by selling them into prostitution‚ especially‚ the females. Family connections and blood lines were very important in Roman culture‚ even taking priority over wealth. An example was Gauls Marius being forced to to marry Julius in spite of wealth‚ just to move up on the Roman political ladder. Another custom was the gladiator fights at the coliseum. Good gladiator fights
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Habib Velazquez February 14‚ 2013 Period 2 AP English 3 Les Miserables Essay After having watched the movie‚ Les Miserables‚ I believe Jean Valjean helped Cosette more than hindered her to become an adult. Valjean is known for being a convict and due to that‚ Cosette and himself never really lived a normal life without having to move constantly. Although‚ Valjean was a convict‚ he proved to be someone else‚ maybe not by his looks‚ but from his heart. Valjean took care of Cosette as if
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drapes to keep out of the light. But instead Miss Helen began to have visions of Mecca‚ an illuminated city that she began to recreate in a series of concrete images. In doing this‚ she alienated herself from the whole Afrikaners community‚ except Marius. Her art and her struggle to make it‚ is a metaphor for women’s struggle for her expression and self fulfiment in a society that sanctions conformity as well control the powerful and powerless. There are other
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scrutinize their materials. Students of history undertake research in order to examine past events. According to Marius & Page (2005: 8) historical research is done through a collection of primary and secondary sources‚ these are the tools and processes that are used the process of research. Primary sources are original sources in a sense that they have never been altered or distorted (Marius & Page 2005: 8). Historians will use primary sources created by people involved‚ who were there during such time
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Les Miserables at its most basic is the story of Jean Valjean. He lived with his sister and her family in extreme poverty in France after the French Revolution. In one act of desperation he broke a window and stole a loaf of bread. His sentence was lengthened by multiple escape attempts until he was finally released 19 years later. His hardness and bitterness increased by the response he got when he was required to show his papers at each new town he visited‚ resulting in lower pay and refusal of
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In roman mythology‚ it is said that there were two twin brothers named Romulus & Remus they were both raised by wolves and they founded the city of Rome on seven hills. This tale takes place around 750BCE. Later on‚ Roman Kingdom was found by Romulus. Remus was killed by his own brother Remus. SPQR: SENATUS POPULUSQUE RPMANUS which means “The senate and the People of Rome” it was one of the Mottos of Rome which laid the foundation of the great republic. Some advocates in favor of the stabbing 23
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leader being a young man by the name of Marius. When Marius later catches a glimpse of Cosette he instantly falls in love with her‚ thus he is torn between fighting with his men or perusing his new found love. When the decision is made to stand together with his nonconformist army of boys‚ he turns out to be the only survivor due to the saving grace of Jean Valjean. While the loss of young life is always saddening‚ the plot turns uplifting with the marriage of Marius and Cosette. Jean Valjean dies of old
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Ethics Portfolio: Final Essay Prompt Please write a 750-900 word essay that responds to the following: “Was Octavian/Augustus’s rise to power ethically questionable? If so‚ how? Was it justified?” In analyzing justifications‚ be sure to take account not just of the immediate historical context‚ but also what you have learned about Roman history before and after Augustus’s rule. Grading: In grading your final essay‚ we will be looking for your ability to identify and explain ethically questionable
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