Marcus Junius Brutus‚ often referred to as Brutus‚ was a politician of the late Roman Republic. After being adopted by his uncle he used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus‚ but eventually returned to using his original name. He is best known in modern times for taking a leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar. Some sources refer to the possibility of Caesar being his real father‚ despite Caesar’s being only 15 years old when Brutus was born. Brutus’ uncle‚ Quintus Servilius Caepio
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Rudolph A. Marcus MCH3U Nov 5‚ 2009 Rudolph A. Marcus Biography “Rudolph Arthur Marcus‚ the only son of Myer and Esther Cohen Marcus‚ was born on July 21‚ 1923” in Ormstown‚ a town located near Montreal (Rudolph A. Marcus Biography). Rudolph and his family lived in Ormstown until he was three years old and then moved to Detroit shortly after his mother had a miscarriage (Shirley K. Cohen Dec 1‚ 4‚ 7‚ 1993) His family lived in Detroit‚ where they had relatives‚ until
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Even today‚ Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is read by every class from kings to common people. The book is a universal classic‚ meaning it can be related to at any time‚ by anyone. The philosophies included in his book have spanned the centuries‚ and Meditations remains to be one of the most influential books ever written. Marcus Aurelius was born on April 20‚ 121 AD into a family of royalty. His uncle and adoptive father‚ Antoninus Pius‚ was the emperor of Rome. Aurelius‚ too‚ was trained
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Rudolph A. Marcus was born on July 21‚ 1923‚ in Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada. He earned a B.Sc. in 1943 and a Ph.D. in 1946 from McGill University. In 1949‚ he worked on postdoctoral research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From 1956 to 1965 Marcus published a series of papers on electron transfer reactions. His work led to the solution of the problem of greatly varying reaction rates. Marcus made two assumptions about the reacting molecules. First‚ they had to be very loosely
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Marcus is a natural competitor. This characteristic motivated him to study thoroughly before tests and to be perfect during them. It helped him to achieve top rankings multiple times in math competitions. He had to deal with enormous amounts of stress to maintain a top ranking‚ but his competitive spirit tends to make him less cooperative with others. To resolve this problem‚ he joined Boy Scout Troop 626. He is currently a patrol leader. He serves younger scouts‚ cooperates with other patrol leaders
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African American Literature II April 5‚ 2011 Marcus Garvey Marcus Moziah Garvey was born on August 17‚ 1887 in St. Ann’s Bay‚ Jamaica. Garvey is known for his controversial “Back to Africa” movement. Growing up‚ Garvey had to quit school at the young age of fourteen to help support his family. Although he never experienced first-hand the prejudices of the world as far as slavery‚ through working many jobs he did witness many who did. Having traveled around Central and South America‚ he
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Marcus Mabry came from a poor family but worked hard to make into Stanford which contrasts heavily with his family’s suffering. Mabry describes his two very different lives between the poverty he and his family endured living in New Jersey and his newfound life at Stanford University. Marcus Mabry paints the differences of his two worlds to the reader in more than one way. First‚ he explains the economical differences between the two geographical areas‚ he describes his hometown as the slums or
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ALPER TUNGA YURDAKUL 20901344 MARCUS AURELİUS Aurelius is one of the most remembered of the Roman emperors because of his Meditations (c. 169–c. 180)‚ a classic work of Stoic philosophy consisting of a collection of his private notes gathered posthumously under one title. As the last of the five “good emperors‚” as head of the Roman Empire from 161 to 180‚ and because he was revered for centuries after as the perfect emperor‚ Aurelius continues to be of great interest
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Marcus Mosiah Garvey‚ 1887-1940 Marcus Garvey remains a vitalising‚ inspiring force today. He touches Jamaicans closely because he raises questions of race and social commitment with which they still have to come to terms. His message is as relevant now as it was in the 1920s and 1930s‚ when he formed the People’s Political Party. As an independent and predominantly black nation‚ Jamaicans now have the power to reach decisions on issues he raised. A study of his life and times
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After analyzing the epistolary 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
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