Both Pericles “Funeral Oration” and George W. Bush’s address to the nation after the 9/11 terrorist attack were given at times of grief and mourning. Pericles “Funeral Oration” was given in 431 BC after the end of the first year of the Peloponnesian War. Pericles gave this speech to pay tribute to the people lost in battle. Pericles was chosen to give the “Funeral Oration” by the city of Athens as he was a leading citizen of Athens‚ as he was an orator and general during the Golden Age. This was
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Pericles was born in Athens in about 495 BC to a family of wealth and position. His father‚ Xanthippus‚ was also a statesman‚ and his mother‚ Agariste‚ was a member of the politically powerful Alcmaeonid family. Pericles was one of the best known statesmen that Greece ever had. He studied under the Sophist and master of Music Damon‚ and the philosopher Anaxagoras as well as Zenon of Elea. Pericles was a very patriotic man as well as dignified and upright‚ that was why he got so much recognition
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The Funeral Oration of Pericles and The Melian Dialogue are two primary sources that present us the true nature of Athens. The evidence from the two primary sources states to us that Athens are a people that don’t look upon others and that they only care about themselves. Surviving and making sure that their people history stay alive is Athens main agenda and they will stop at nothing to make sure they reach their goal. Athenians true nature is survival. Doing the war against Sparta‚ they held
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101 Inspirational & Motivational Quotes in Hindi 101 प्रेरणात्मक कथन Quote 1: Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended. In Hindi : महान सपने देखने वालों के महान सपने हमेशा पूरे होते हैं. अब्दुल कलाम Abdul Kalam Quote 2: You have to dream before your dreams can come true. In Hindi : इससे पहले कि सपने सच हों आपको सपने देखने होंगे . अब्दुल कलाम Abdul Kalam Quote 3 :Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. In Hindi : किसी
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Bergeron Wendy Wang Sep‚ 23/2013 Quotes: (w/pg#s) or paraphrased summaries w/pg#s quotes Response: question‚ comments-opinions‚ connection‚ prediction (2-5 sentences each) 1. ……said Hazel‚ “I’d have chimes on Sunday-just chimes. Kind of in honor of religion” I don’t know what does this line mean‚ but why would she only have chimes on Sunday? This quote is a T-W quote. This quote means that what Hazel will do when she was the handicap general in Harrison
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English External: 91098- Analyze specified aspects(s) of studied written text(s) supported by evidence. Quotes to be used Bath: • “Difficulty arise as it had last time she bathed she would have some way of rescuing herself” • “Now seemed more like the edge of a cliff with a deep drop below into the sea.” • “She leaned forward feeling the pain in her back shoulder.” • “Faster‚ her breath came more quickly‚ her mouth war dry.” • “She began to call out but as she had predicted there was
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Analyzing Seminal Texts President Abraham Lincoln’s‚ “Address delivered at the Dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg” and Pericles “Funeral oration”‚ speakers acknowledge the deceased as well as there honor. Although there’s a significant length difference in both speeches‚ “Address Delivered at the Cemetery at Gettysburg” and "Pericles funeral oration" Pericles expresses to his audience on ways to cope with the pain from those sacrificed on the battle-field. While Lincoln focuses on the ways
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strong but when merlvyen started drinking their love was cold and crushed and how they ended up separating. This represents how during 1935 women wanted to get married and would fight to get the best men‚ and would do anything to get him. This quote means that since the horses were used for military purposes. But the races conflicted with it because every one wanted to own a horse and affected the economy. Horses were used for gambling and they were being mistreated everyone would want too
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Quote #1 “The birds did not understand Snowball’s long words‚ but they accepted his explanation‚ and all the humbler animals set to work to learn the new maxim by heart. FOUR LEGS GOOD‚ TWO LEGS BAD‚ was inscribed on the end wall of the barn‚ above the Seven Commandments and in bigger letters (3.10‚ 3.11)” Big words bad‚ small words good: it’s easier to understand rules when they’re simple‚ but simple rules tend to gloss over the complexities of human society. Like‚ "don’t tell lies" is all well
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right‚ you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself‚ and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” -Marilyn Monroe- This quote to me means that everything happens for a reason and it is sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad. I think that this quote says that Everything that happens in one way or another has a direct impact on who you are. How you look at and react to everything that happens around you goes into defining who you
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