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    speech at the funeral oration which is an annual ceremony to honor Athen’s war dead. This speech is an example of pathos persuasion. This pattern deals with the framing of the minds of an audience. In addition‚ Percles added by saying “I would have thought it sufficient that those who have shown their mettle in action should also receive their honor in an action.” Similary‚ in Pericles speech‚ he energized his audience to see themselves as heroes worthy of emulation. In the funeral oration he said

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    The Power of Rhetoric Caesar was brutally murdered‚ and now Brutus and Antony present their funeral speeches with the purpose to make people believe in their own views on this murder. The central theme of Act 3‚ Scene 2 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is the power of rhetoric. From this scene we are able to see the power that words can have—how they can awake emotions‚ manipulate opinions‚ and motivate actions. Through the essay I will be comparing Antony and Brutus speeches and their

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    history came to be‚ after the death of Julius Caesar. In the play‚ Julius Caesar‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ Marc Antony says one of the most persuasive and dearful speeches that made the Roman citizens rethink their decision. In Marc Antony’s funeral oration‚ he used the three persuasive appeals‚ Logos‚ Pathos‚ and Ethos. March 15‚ 44 B.C.‚ the Romans had just learned their leader had been assassinated by Brutus‚ a dear friend and noble men for Julius Caesar. In the middle of Brutus’s speech‚ Antony

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    PS 101: INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE Fall 2003 Professor Marc Ross Overview. What is politics and how do political scientists study it? If this question were asked about one of the natural sciences‚ students would be given a short definition‚ examples of key problems it addresses‚ and an overview of the methods employed in the field. Political science‚ however‚ cannot offer a clear single answer. Rather‚ political scientists study politics in a wide range of settings and in a variety of ways

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    Socrates‚ Four Dialogues‚ by Plato | Greek Philosophy | Greek Reason/P-olytheism | Proper use of Gov’t/Emerging reason | Athens-EmpireGolden Age of Greece | 427-347 BC Democracy defeated | The World in Literature(Vol 1) Chp- Thucydides | Biography | Polytheism | Life/Funeral Speech of Pericles/ Melian

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    A funeral held by the people who just killed Caesar. If he spoke against them‚ he would probably be killed himself. So‚ he has to start out seeming like a friend to Brutus by saying he is an honorable man He says that Brutus claimed the reason he killed Caesar

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    Before initial reading: The comments to the right are my thoughts and questions on phrases I have placed in the essay and how appropriate they would be. Analyse the ways conflicting perspectives generate diverse and provocative insights. All texts composed convey an agenda which is based on the composer’s context. William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Jason Reitman’s satirical film Thank You For Smoking (2005) and George Orwell’s Animal Farm (1945) all use conflicting perspectives to convey

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    known for his institution of democracy and for the way that he listened to the opinions of  citizens. In Pericles’ famous Funeral Oration‚ he mentions democracy and how important it is to  consider all sides of an argument. “Our constitution is named a democracy‚ because it is in the      Boyadjis 2  hands not of the few but of the many…... and our public opinion welcomes and honors talent in  every branch of achievement” (Thucydides). This excerpt shows that Pericles knew that one  could not be successful if they used only their own ideas

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    In America‚ the ideal citizen is often viewed as one who is concerned with freedom‚ justice‚ equality‚ honesty‚ and is actively involved in the government around them. This generalized concept of a real American is usually recognized throughout our country. In ancient Greece‚ however‚ a model citizen in Athens would be considered severally lacking in character if they were transplanted in Sparta. Ancient Greek cities‚ like Athens and Sparta‚ differed greatly in their idea of the ideal citizen in

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    ART HUMANITIES: MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN ART Dr. Martina Mims W-1121‚ Section 029 mm783@columbia.edu Spring 2015 Office hours: Th 2:30 to 3:30 Tues./Th.: 1:10 – 2:25 p.m. Schermerhorn 915 Schermerhorn 604 This course‚ a part of the Core Curriculum at Columbia University‚ introduces selected works central to the Western tradition

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