Pericles’ Funeral Oration Why do we fight wars if they just cause death and sorrow? This famous speech was written by Thucydides‚ but given by Pericles sometime during Athens’ Pelponnesian War. This kind of speech was generally given at a mass funeral‚ to honor many who had died fighting in the war. Typically‚ funeral speeches at that time were very somber and mournful‚ but Pericles changed that. In this speech‚ he created this idea of national pride and faith in society‚ by using many hopeful
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a dilemma based on Julius Caesar. Caesar is a Roman general who is considered a king‚ even without his crown. Antony is a devoted friend of Caesar‚ who pairs with Octavius‚ Caesar’s nephew‚ after his death. Caesar considers himself an autocrat‚ which isn’t suitable or liked by the Romans. A noble Roman whom all of Rome adores including Caesar‚ Brutus‚ plots against Caesar’s dictatorship. Many other people were involved in the plot against Caesar
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READER- L-I The Tribute and L-2 Cutie Pie. Poem: Poem 1 Night of the Scorpion; Poem 2 Ode to the west wind; Poem3 The Frog and the Nightingale. Drama: Play1 Christmas Carol. MCB- Unit 1 Health and Medicine and Unit 2 Education. GRAMMAR: Reported Speech‚ Tenses‚ Modals‚ Editing (error detection and omission)‚gap filling‚ reordering word groups into sentences‚ dialogue completion and transformation of sentences. Different structures such as verb forms‚ connectors‚ determiners‚ pronouns‚ prepositions
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The novel "Jarhead‚" by Anthony Swafford is a first hand account of the Gulf War in early 1990. I really enjoyed reading this book. It was very honest account of his experience‚ and while he wasn’t actually in any combat situations‚ it was fascinating to see what life was like overseas. Swafford also often incorporates stories and information from his home life‚ which shows the reader how he got to where he is today. I got the impression that he didn’t have an amazing home life (his brother was
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Observation #4 The day is sunday‚ April 2‚ 2017‚ I am at my grandmas house. I am observing my cousin Audrey‚ who is 5 years-old. The time is approximately 11:30 am. Audrey and I sit at the kitchen table for the observation. I give Audrey a set of shapes that are in two sizes in red‚ yellow‚ and blue. The shapes are triangles‚ rectangles‚ squares and hexagons. Audrey scans the pile‚ then picks out shapes that are they same size of each color and places them in stacks. She places the large shapes
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Both Romeo and Juliet and Anthony and Cleopatra are considered two of the greatest love stories of all times. However‚ a mother’s relationship with her child goes beyond the physical love of a man and a woman. The connection is very profound as the mother demonstrates her love for her child despite their actions or the consequences that befall them. Mothers are willing to give a kidney‚ bone marrow‚ or sacrifice their own life for their child. In the Bible‚ man was in a similar loving relationship
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Darren‚ Ben‚ and Cyrus seemed to have at least settled some of their differences. It wasn’t a perfect situation‚ but it wasn’t the worst either. After the phone incident‚ Jian had called Anthony who had seemed somewhat reluctant to come over for some reason and instead got Min and Lin to deliver Ben’s phone
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llegedly the descendent of Trojan prince Aeneas‚ Julius Caesar’s auspicious birth c. July 13‚ 100 B.C.‚ marked the beginning of a new chapter in Roman history. By 31‚ Caesar had fought in several wars and become involved in Roman politics. After several alliances‚ he became dictator of the Roman Empire. This led to a senatorial coup‚ and Caesar’s eventual assassination‚ on the Ides of March. Contents Synopsis Early Years Early Rule The Dictator Assassination Early Years A politically
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over’’ or trying to rule but the word that he will be getting the crown at the Ides of March is enough to motivate him to go. Now‚ Cassius has more ambition than almost anyone. He tries constantly to convince Brutus constantly to overthrow and kill Julius Caesar. His ambition is seen greatly in his attempt to change Brutus’ mind. He has letters placed in Brutus’ house and constantly making Brutus think deeper in to the situation. Even though he would not be the one receiving the crown‚ he is very
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Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar is considered to be one of the greatest statesman and a Roman general. It is believed that Julius springs his family from the genetic factor Julia‚ the descendants of Lulus‚ who was the son of Aeneas‚ the Trojan prince‚ and the supposed son of Venus goddess. Caesar‚ the cognomen springs its origin from an ancestor born by a caesarean section. Caesar was born on 13th July 100 B.C. and died on 15th March 44 B.C. Julius Caesar was the son of Gaius Julius Caesar
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