foundational documents of Western culture and arguably the most profound analysis and celebration of love in the history of philosophy. It is also the most lavishly literary of Plato’s dialogues – a genius prose performance in which the author‚ like playful maestro‚ shows off an entire repertoire of characters‚ ideas‚
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Elizabeth Siddal‚ Pre-Raphaelite model and wife to Gabriel Rossetti‚ is the source of intrigue for many Victorian researchers. Her mystery began from her vague background as a milliner ’s assistant. From the start‚ many stories were told of her discovery and yet few stories were told of her past before that point. A frail young woman‚ she was addicted to narcotics and suffered from a variety of ailments‚ from the physical to the mental. Her turbulent relationship with Rossetti was plagued with
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Elizabeth Blackwell The topic I chose was very controversial because it is about a woman actually going beyond what others thought and getting a medical degree. Usually men are the only ones to get those types of degrees‚ but Elizabeth Blackwell wanted to achieve more than she possibly could. She also became the first woman to be on the UK Medical Register which is a big deal for back in the day. When she came to America‚ she knew something was going to be big in her life and when it happened it
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Elizabeth Proctor Elizabeth Proctor wife of John Proctor has a small but important roll in the book “The Crucible”. Elizabeth does not appear in the book until the beginning of act two when she is harassing and nagging John Proctor for getting home so late. At that point of the book Elizabeth proctor is recognized as cold-hearted uncaring unforgiving wife. Toward the end of the book the way Elizabeth‚ is seen by the reader changes in a good way she‚ will be seen as caring and protective of her
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throughout the play‚ especially in the character Abigail Williams. Abigail is a very ironic hypocritical woman‚ she claims herself to be pure yet she has had an affair with the married John Procter and now out of lust plans to murder the his wife Elizabeth. Despite all of Abigail’s effort to be with John Procter‚ he dies to keep his honor. The town was in desperate need of a way to test for witchcraft summons John Hale‚ however he ends up defending a lot of the supposed witches. Lastly and probably
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Unification is a concept central to the foundation of America. In order to gain independence from Great Britain‚ the American colonies needed to join together‚ and fight side by side. However‚ during the election of 2004‚ cooperation was not on the minds of most Americans. Republican candidate and President George Bush ran against Democratic Party candidate John Kerry for the position of President of the United States. Although the attack on America on 9/11 in 2001 brought about a period of increased
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Fear makes people either attack or retreat – Within my expository essay I have chosen to focus on elements of Arthur Millers‚ ‘The Crucible’‚ which Illustrates the notion that fear creates various and diverse responses in people. My essay revolves around characters who exhibit signs of attack in the face of conflict‚ and conversly those who retreat. I have also drawn on the documentry about the Tank Man to explore further the way in which people will react when faced with conflict. Considering
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The forerunner of such great figures as Catherine the Great‚ Cleopatra‚ and Elizabeth I‚ Queen Hatshepsut earned her place as one of the greatest women recorded in history. Going against all conventions of her era many still believe she was one of the most influential pharaohs of all time. Mystery has it that no one has been able to find any true remnants of the notable queen‚ but after many years of searching‚ some historians believe they have discovered the answers as to why. Daughter of Thutmose
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Elizabeth Green (1906-1995) Elizabeth Green is highly looked up to in the music world as a violinist‚ teacher‚ conductor‚ composer‚ writer‚ etc. At the age of nine she stated that she “would never teach‚” yet somehow became a teacher we still look up-to today. She wrote extensively on violin instruction and on conducting‚ which is used in classrooms at major universities even today. History: • 1906 – Born in Mobile‚ Alabama. • At the age of 5 she had her first public performance on the
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Pride and Prejudice‚ it is important to keep the progress of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy’s relationship in consideration. Although the two did not get along at first‚ both rid their old ways for the other. Their differences are not irreconcilable when Elizabeth sets aside her prejudice and Darcy neglects his pride to make amends. In the first volume of Pride and Prejudice‚ Jane Austen introduces us to Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. Elizabeth cannot stand Mr. Darcy because he comes off arrogance because
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