Romulus‚ My Father by Raimond Gaita Teaching notes prepared for VATE members by Bev Rangott CONTENTS |1. |Introduction |Page | 1 | |2. |Ways into the text |Page | 3 | |3. |Summary of the text |Page
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Hippocrates‚ the Father of Medicine Hippocrates‚ greatest physician of antiquity‚ is regarded as the father of medicine. Born on the island of Kos‚ Greece in the year 460 b.c.‚ says the earliest biography written by Soranus of Ephesus in the a third century a.d. Although a native of Kos he was forced to leave the island as the result of a fire for which he was blamed. He traveled to many other islands to practice medicine. Most of the cases in the two books of Epidemics considered to be genuine
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In the 18th century‚ the Founding Fathers began to build the framework of the American government using promising tools including natural rights and the rule of law. By using these tools‚ the Founding Fathers were able to draft the Declaration of Independence‚ which officially severed all political ties with Great Britain and a promised to establish a just government. To fulfill this promise‚ the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution of the United States to ensure that America would be a country
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Ellis argues that modern day American’s take their freedom for granted‚ and act like there was never another possible outcome. He compares the founding fathers as actors in a play‚ with their lines written by God‚ and that there was no doubt the good guys would win to prove this point. While in reality‚ many soon to be Americans had either absolutely no idea they would win‚ or only hope to satisfy a gnawing feeling of doom in their gut. If they failed‚ they would be hunted down‚ tried‚ and executed
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Important founding fathers were Deist and not Christians as most people believe. According to David L Holmes‚ author of The Faiths of the Founding Fathers‚ “Deism is what is left of Christianity after casting off everything that is pecu-liar to it. The Deist is one who denies the Divinity‚ the Incarnation‚ and the Atonement of Christ‚ and the work of the Holy Ghost; who denies the God of Israel‚ and believes in the God of nature” (Holmes 39‚40). Now that we know the definition of Deism‚ we can affirm
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What is the definition of a founding father? A founding father is someone who lays the foundation of something or somewhere. When speaking of founding fathers of modern Germany‚ who comes to mind? Some people would answer with Charlemagne or even Adolf Hitler. Well‚ the person who should really come to mind as the true fore father of modern-day Germany is a man known by Otto von Bismarck. Bismarck almost single-handedly unified Germany and brought it to one of its most prosperous points in history
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cornerstone of the United States of America is its Founding Fathers. This group of highly educated‚ wealthy aristocrats instigated the revolution against Britain‚ built the American system of government from scratch‚ and introduced American ideals that would resonate with the rest of the world. Some of the most acclaimed Founding Fathers include George Washington‚ John Adams‚ and Thomas Jefferson. However‚ although all of the Founding Fathers influenced the country in one way or another‚ none of them
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Rex Walls is an angry drunk‚ an irresponsible father‚ and a idealist. Although he has his moments of being a good father/husband‚ when he’s drunk‚ all of that goes away. ““You crazy bitch!” Dad hollered. “Get your goddamn ass back in this car!”…We shot forward toward Mom‚ who screamed and jumped out of the way. Dad turned around and we went for her again. … Finally‚ Dad cornered Mom against some rocks. I was afraid he might smush her with the car‚ but instead he got out and dragged her back‚ legs
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relationships with those surrounding an individual‚ and they may have to compromise part of themselves in order to belong within a group. This is very true of the way in which we see Raimond and his father come to feel they belong to each other and to other members of their community in Gaita’s memoir‚ ‘Romulus‚ My Father’. It is also true of the way Charlie is made to feel he belongs within his new friendship group at school in Stephen Chbosky’s epistolary novel‚ ‘The perks of being a wallflower’‚ and the
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sister’s name. To this day‚ you can’t remember exactly what it was that the boy had muttered‚ but what you do remember is the feeling of satisfaction when your tiny fist met his face - and the lecture you received from the principal and the boy’s father. Of course‚ your parents weren’t all too bothered. They’d taught you to stand up for yourself no matter the consequences‚ and you wouldn’t forget that for a minute. That wasn’t the first lesson they’d taught you‚ but it was the one you most carried
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