playwrights was a soldier who wrote nearly 90 plays. Euripides wrote controversial tragedies about realistic characters like the play Medea. The Athenians had always loved poetry and eloquence and during the Age of Pericles‚ he encouraged both and provided poets with rewards. Pericles was a friend to theatre; he built a small theatre‚ but also made improvements and adornments at the great theatre. The Theatre of Dionysus was a huge building in the form of a horse-shoe‚ with stone seats and no roof
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Heidi had a hard time deciding what she shelled say in the oration but all she came up with was At Heidi’s mother’s funeral Bernadette asked Heidi to come up with something to say for the oration. All heidi came up with was. “Who she was” “Sophia Lynne Demuth” “So B. It” “Precious Bouquet” “Mama” “Soof.” I think that she should’ve said more since She finally found out about
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¨Oh yeah‚ I love that speech! It has such a profound meaning. ” These words aren’t often spoken‚ but when they are‚ the person saying it‚ without a doubt‚ means it. What makes a speech so memorable? Is it possible to find similarities between two completely different speeches‚ such as; Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” and Emma Watson’s “Gender Equality is your issue‚ too” speech? A speech is a formal address or discourse delivered to an audience; however‚ it may seem to be a jumble of words
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Question: Outline the main reasons for Federation. What was the main reason? Federation happened in 1901 when the six separate Australian colonies came together to form what is now the Commonwealth of Australia. It occurred for many reasons including: to unite the defence of Australia; to make uniform bank laws; taxes and tariffs resulting in better trade and communication between states; and to put the "White Australia Policy" into practise. Federation came about with the aid of many political
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Socrates an ancient Greek philosopher who arguably set a philosophical president for all modern western theories‚ though he lived in ___________. Today in the 21st century his trial is still studied and debated. Some belief the trial justified and the Athenians were correct in his prosecution. However‚ large populations argue that the trial was unjust and Athenians used Socrates as a scapegoat for the troubles that the Athena democracy was facing during that time. Three men brought the charges laid
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Art was a corner stone of ancient Athenian values and principals‚ and still contributes to modern day society as well. Many principals developed in Ancient Greece are still carried out and taught in present day. Euclid‚ was a brilliant Greek Mathematician‚ he developed many crucial elements in the math world that are necessary for current day engineers to pursue their work. The “Father of Geometry” is what Euclid is known as. He was very successful with his math skills‚ leaving even math professors
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To many‚ Abraham Lincoln is known as a man of few words. This thought may come from the fact that one of his most important speeches‚ the Gettysburg Address‚ also happened to be one of his shortest ever written. It is in fact one of best remembered short speeches given throughout history. In its entirety the passage consists of a meager 272 words. Lincoln is also known for the great trials and tribulations he faced throughout his short presidency‚ such as the American Civil War and more notably
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these two empires. Like there form of government‚ art‚ geography‚ and population. In classical Greece (9th–6th centuries BCE) the form of government is a democracy which is ‘administration is in the hands of‚ not of a few‚ but of the whole people’ (Pericles). Where as in Han china (206 BCE – 220 CE) the form of government is a bureaucracy which is a body of non-elective government officials. ‘The emperor appointed governors to each district for his domain’. Also in classical Greece the art was different
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Plato’s view of rhetoric—Ability and deception versus the genuine art Both written by the famous Greek philosopher Plato‚ Gorgias and Phaedrus share a recurring theme -- the discussion of the art of rhetoric. Through the discussions among Socrates‚ Gorgias‚ Chaerephon‚ and Polus in “Gorgias”; and Phaedrus and Socrates’ heated dialogue in Phaedrus‚ I noticed Plato’s favour towards the art of rhetoric and his disapproval against the deceptive rhetoricians. In this essay‚ I will explore Plato’s
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------------------------------------------------- NAME: KEY HIS101 Section: _________ ------------------------------------------------- Chapters 1 and 2 Study Guide DUE DATE: 1. Punishments for crimes under the Code of Hammurabi were more severe for the lower classes. P10 2. The Hebrew Bible focuses on the basic theme of the necessity of the Hebrews to obey their God P37 3. The greatest international sea traders of the ancient Near
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