Chief Seattle‚ in his oration to Governor Isaac I. Stevens‚ mourns the loss of his people but does not resign himself and his people to a hopeless fate. Seattle opens his oration with a tone of respect‚ recognizing the President of the United States as a “chief” of the white people‚ just as Seattle is the chief of his people. Seattle’s oration does not drift into a despairing tone however. It gradually shifts from a dismal and gloomy outlook for his people to an admonition towards the President and
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In 1486‚ Pico Della Mirandola pronounced Oration on the Dignity of Man‚ which was Mirandola’s way of questioning the human nature of the human creature. Some twenty-five years later‚ in 1511‚ Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni‚ or now simply known as Michelangelo‚ completed the Moment of Man’s Creation‚ a scene painted on the ceiling of the famous Sistine Chapel located in present day Vatican City which depicted the creation of the Biblical character‚ Adam. Both Mirandola’s discourse and
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Athens in the Time of Pericles Religion‚ Death and Burial Pericles lived from 495-429 BC. During this time‚ religion was inextricably linked with Athenian society. It contributed to a lot of Athenian culture and the many aspects of religion were depicted through buildings‚ artworks‚ festivals and every day rituals. Gods and Goddesses In Greek mythology there were 12 main gods‚ that were prayed to and worshipped by the Athenians. It was said they lived on top of Mount Olympus. They resembled human
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In the excerpt from Pico della Mirandola’s “Oration on the Dignity of Man” Mirandola argues that humans are the best of all of God’s creatures. He claims that humans are great because of their ability to make decisions and to do what we set our minds to‚ he also believes God gave us those abilities on purpose. Mirandola supports his claim by arguing humans are amazing by comparing us to the other creatures in the universe and saying how much better we are than them. Then he offers the idea that God
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Pericles born 495 BC and died in 429 BC from the plague‚ in Athens‚ Greece. His father‚ Xanthippus‚ was a wealthy Athenian politician and general during the early part of the 5th century BC. His mother‚ Agariste‚ was a member of the powerful and controversial noble family of the Alcmaeonidae. She was the great-granddaughter of the tyrant of Sicyon‚ Cleisthenes. Her familial connections helped her husband‚ Xanthippus‚ start his political career. While Pericles was growing up he was quiet and avoided
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“Chief Seattle’s 1854 Oration” was very powerful. He elaborated in great details the difference between his people (Indians) and the Whites and how they can come together. He was a respectful tribal leader and a devoted ecologist. Throughout his speech‚ Chief Seattle emphasizes how passionate he was in regard to his ancestor’s land. “Every part of this earth is sacred to my people.” His use of diction‚ persuasive appeals of pathos‚ logos‚ figurative imagery‚ analogies and anecdotes help in his
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The Parthenon temple (448-432 BCE) was the product of rebuilding Acropolis in Greece after the Persian invasion by Ruler Pericles. The chief architects were Ictinus‚ Callicrates‚ and Mnesicles The decorative sculptures on the Parthenon was made by sculptor Phidias. They were located in three main areas of the temple- in the pediments at each end of the building‚ on the metopes‚ or the square panels between the beam ends under the roof‚ and on the frieze that runs across the top of the outer wall
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CRITIC ON OFW’s Pope John Paul II‚ in his message for the 1992 World Migration Day said‚ “Migration related to underdevelopment is a challenge‚ which we must face with courage and determination.” In the Philippines‚ underdevelopment and poverty are the main causes of migration within and from the country. It was in the early 1900s that the Filipino people started their plight in search for greener pastures in foreign lands. In 1972‚ the promising new labor market‚ prompt the Filipino government
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Funeral Oration "...Bear with me; / my heart is in the coffin there with Caesar‚ / And I must pause till it come back to me." (JC III ii 47) Marc Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral was so cunning and powerful that it caused the crowd’s loyalties to sway. Prior to Marc Antony’s oration the crowd favored Brutus and the conspirators. However‚ Marc Antony’s compelling discourse caused the plebeians to support him‚ and not Brutus. Marc Antony used three literary devices during his funeral oration‚ rhetorical
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claims that Caesar was a tyrant and his place in power was only hurting Rome. However‚ his speech has several flaws: it is delivered in prose and filled with irony. After Brutus finishes‚ Antony harangues the crowd with his famous funeral oration. This oration is said to be some of Shakespeare’s finest writing. The meticulous lucubration that encompasses Rogerian structure and clever word association allows Antony to manipulate the plebeians in opposition of Brutus. To begin‚ it is widely known
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