Good morning/afternoon Throughout my comparative study of texts and context‚ I have explored various connections shared between William Shakespeare’s ‘Richard the 3rd’ and Al Pacino’s ‘Looking for Richard’. As both of these items are based on the same character‚ King Richard the 3rd‚ they share a lot in common. The connection that I have chosen to concentrate on though is the idea of power‚ and how both texts explore this theme. William Shakespeare is an extremely famous English
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1. Pope St. Gregory The Great I. Brief Biography St. Gregory‚ born at Rome about the year 540‚ was the son of Gordianus‚ a wealthy senator‚ who later renounced the world and became one of the seven deacons of Rome. He is also known as St. Gregory the Dialogist in Eastern Orthodoxy because of his Dialogues. The Pope‚ recognizing his talent‚ was named as one of the seven deacons of Rome and then sent him on a diplomatic mission as papal legate to the imperial city of Constantinople where he
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The two primary readings that I decided to analyse are Catherine of Siena: Letter 74 To Pope Gregory XI‚ in Avignon and Jean Froissart: On The Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453). As a woman‚ Catherine was an influential person religiously‚ which was not common during this period. Catherine of Siena‚ a servant to the poor and sick and a spiritualist‚[1] encouraged Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome because she believed the Papacy did not belong in Avignon‚ but belonged in Rome [2]. She convinced the Pope
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Throughout the centuries there have been countless great composers who made important innovations and contributions to music. Out of all of the composers though‚ four names stand out due to their contributions not only to their own era but also to modern music‚ which are from least to most influential: Schubert‚ Haydn‚ Chopin‚ and Wagner. Schubert was most known for his melodies and absurd amount of composed music. He was very influential in shaping the Lieder‚ which was essentially a poem put to
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Compare Hollywood’s depiction of a dynamic teacher to Rose’s portrayal of Jack McFarland. What do such charismatic teachers offer their students personally and intellectually? Do you see any disadvantages to classes taught by teachers like these? To start with this subject we should take a look at history‚ schools have big influence in our lives‚ in some countries schools are known as student’s second home because children from early age attend school to gain different experiences from school
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One aspect of Marshall Gregory’s article‚ “Junk-Yard Rided‚” that I find confusing is Gregory’s relationship with God and religion. Did Gregory see religion as a positive aspect of his life or a negative one? It is quite puzzling to follow his commentary on religion as he constantly contradicts himself. One instance in which Gregory juxtaposes his thoughts on religion is on page eight when he writes‚ “but if God was my accuser and scourge‚ he was also my savior.” Here‚ in just one sentence‚ we see
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In the article "Child Sexual Abuse’s Second Shame” by Nick Bryant‚ the author talks about the latest variations on a theme of abuse by churches and respected organizations like the Boy Scouts. Before 2002‚ he wrote extensively on children’s issues‚ and then stumbled across a 1987 U.S. Customs report on a "child abuse investigation" that the agency was conducting. Two men Involved in this investigation had been arrested and charged with multiple counts of child abuse. Six children‚ whose ages ranged
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2.3.1 Identity Formation and Challenged Identity On a daily basis‚ individuals of the human species living in social contact with each other pose one elementary‚ easy question to their communication partners: Who are you? Although a man would not immediately answer the question with‚ “I am male. I am the guy with those nicely shaped abs” (well‚ possibly some even would)‚ one’s sex‚ prevailing gender roles‚ and one’s embodied self constitute significant components contributing to the construction
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Antisocial Personality Disorder Dr. Gregory House was born on the 11th of June 1958 from a relationship between Blythe house‚ his mother‚ and an unknown male. His mother was a house wife married to a marine pilot‚ John House‚ who was not present when House was conceived being on overseas active duty. His mother also had an affair with another man‚ Thomas Bell‚ who House mistook for his father because of the physical characteristics that they shared. House’s father was
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ART 322 Shaking Up Japan: Edo Society and the 1855 Catfish Picture Prints (A1167731) Haruka Koda 12/10/12 The Shaking of Japan Gregory Smith in his essay‚ “Shaking up Japan: Edo Society and the 1855 Catfish Picture Prints”‚ focuses on the state of political consciousness among the Edo commoners in 1855‚ which is when the Ansei Earthquake struck Japan. The author explains the social and political devastation the Japanese society experiences. The traumatic event led to a Japanese Urban
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