Name: Date: Graded Assignment The Comparative Essay: Early Civilizations Complete and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit. (45 points) Score 1. Compare and contrast key characteristics of two early civilizations (choose from Mesopotamian‚ Shang‚ Indus Valley‚ Chavin‚ and Phoenician) in terms of three of the following: economy‚ political system‚ art and architecture‚ religion‚ technology‚ legacy. Answer: Of the world’s first civilizations‚ all successful and renowned
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There are various things that make up a piece of literature. For example: choice of diction‚ modes of discourse‚ and figurative language. Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano were great examples of authors that used these elements of literature. There are similarities and differences in A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson and From Africa to America. Though Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano shared similarities in experiences‚ they had different writing personalities
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Judith – Old English and Vulgate Versions Upon looking closely at the Old English and Vulgate versions of Judith‚ one can catch a glimpse of how culture was during the time they were written by comparing and contrasting the elements of the story that are presented and modified. The distinct differences that can be found between the Old English and the vulgate versions of Judith provide a clear view of what the Anglo-Saxons considered to be important‚ and what they felt required respect. When comparing
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There is no complete definition of what a President is. When the Constitution was written‚ the fathers kept things vague in hopes that Washington would build the presidency into something great as he went on. Every president we have ever had‚ has shaped the presidency into what is it today. Each one plays their little part‚ leaves their mark‚ and paves the way for those to come. Being the president is a very emotion based job. In the blink of an eye‚ they become one of the nation’s most loved celebrities
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stories next. “The Sniper” by Liam O’ Flaberly is about a Republican Sniper fighting for his life and is in a civil war. The Republican Sniper is on a roof facing the other Sniper across the street then a women saw the Sniper and told the turret where the Republican Sniper was at. The Republican Sniper open fired and killed the women and the turret‚ then the other Sniper across the street fired and the bullet hit the Republican snipers hand. The Republican Sniper killed his brother. “War reduces
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meeting of the sisters. For example‚ when Juliet Stephenson is playing Antigone the opening scene is in a temple that has very dark lighting and pictures of king Creon hanging all around. Alike‚ in the film with Irene Papas‚ the city of Thebes is where the meeting takes place and the beginning has been made to look very grunge and dark to in my mind cast the reflection of the mood at the time. However‚ a difference in
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Soggy Bottom Boys vs. Epic Hero: Epic Themes In O Brother Where Art Thou and Homer’s Odyssey the use of epic themes did not always parallel one another. The personality of the characters in the movie greatly affected whether the Greek’s upstanding views portrayed in the themes‚ such as loyalty‚ differed from the epic poem. In a comparable sense‚ the plots influenced whether the themes‚ like the homecoming‚ were similar in the movie and poem. However‚ the movie is by no means directly based upon
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“The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs contains the character trait of being mysterious. Morris was a man from distant lands and full of unknown stories. While he was at the White’s household‚ “…he squared his broad shoulders in the chair and spoke of wild scenes and daughty deeds; of wars and plagues and strange people” (Jacobs 33). This describes some of the topics that he discussed with Herbert and the others. This also says that he has a history of troubles and nobody knows all the facts about it
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Professor Perniciaro ENC 1101 14 February 12 Rocky and YZ Rocky is a Labrador Retriever and Yz is a Chihuahua. They are both amazing pets and have awesome personalities. The only thing they share in common though‚ is the fact that they are both dogs‚ and they are both males. They are good dogs‚ but are very different from one another. They have different personalities‚ size and appearance‚ energy levels‚ and behave differently.
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Compare/contrast In Dudley Randall’s poem “Ballad of Birmingham” and Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to son” are two poems of two different mothers wanting the best for their child. In the poem “Ballad of Birmingham‚” Dudley Randall illustrates a conflict between a child who wishes to march for civil rights and a mother who wishes only to protect her child. Much of this poem is read as dialogue between a mother and a child in a way that paints a picture of both character’s feelings. “Ballad of
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