All this administration of agriculture required much more careful planning‚ since each farmer had to produce a far greater excess of produce than he would actually consume. And all the bureaucratic record keeping demanded some kind of efficient system of measuring long periods of time. So the Sumerians invented calendars‚ which they divided into twelve months based on the cycle of the moon. Since a year consisting of twelve lunar months is considerably shorter than a solar year‚ the Sumerians added
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Adela Peeva’s award winning documentary‚ “Whose is this song” tells the narrative of a simple melody that has ambiguous origins. Peeva’s investigation of the song’s roots takes her on a journey to Greece‚ Albania‚ Bosnia‚ Serbia‚ Macedonia and Bulgaria. Through her odyssey‚ it becomes evident how a seemingly “simple” song can highlight the factors that unites and divides the Balkan region. Due to the uncertainty of who claims the song‚ it presents a challenging topic to unpack because there are many
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Once there was a pig‚ cow‚ horse‚ and sheep. Their lives on the farm were peaceful and carefree. The owner of the farm always treated them fairly. They received the same amount of food‚ privileges‚ care‚ and were never neglected. Because they were treated fairly‚ they never complained‚ lied‚ stole‚ or fought with each other. They were honest‚ innocent‚ happy animals. One day‚ the owner of the farm passed away and the farm was sold to another man. The man wore a solemn look on his face and never
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The film “In Whose Honor” follows the activism of Charlene Teters‚ a brave Native American woman who fought for the respect of her culture. Teters made the move from Santa Fe‚ New Mexico to the University of Illinois after being recruited by their art department to add diversity (Rosenstein‚ 1997). Upon arrival‚ she was told to be quiet‚ get her degree‚ and attempt to ignore the mockery of her culture and spirituality (Rosenstein‚ 1997). Teters‚ raised in a traditional Native American community‚
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Lady Macbeth was the main reason for the downfall of a born leader and courageous war hero. She was the instigator for Macbeth’s slow downfall from a hero to a murderer to a crazed man full of guilt for what he had done. Macbeth should have not stayed with Lady Macbeth for three reasons. She was power hungry and did not love him. She claimed that he is “too full of the milk of human kindness‚” what she is saying is that Macbeth is afraid to get his hands dirty and is rather feminine. She is contempt
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In the tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare employs various rhetorical devices to demonstrate Macbeth’s and Lady Macbeth’s switch in traditional gender roles‚ which arise from the consequences for each character’s actions and speech. Plotting to murder Duncan in order to succeed the throne‚ both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth switch traditional gender roles through their actions and speech. The switch in roles exemplifies inverted gender and social roles during their era. After Macbeth discovers the
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Courtney Thebodo Macbeth Macbeth’s flaws lead to corruption and the disturbance of fate In the era of Macbeth‚ many of the beliefs were based upon fate. It was a major part of the culture and how everything happens for a reason. In this play by Shakespeare‚ fate is corrupted by the main character Macbeth; this corruption unbalances the universe. Macbeth provides an example of contradicting the beliefs in this time frame‚ eventually fate restores the kingdom and the universe balances out. “Tragedy
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results in his downfall from power and his death. Gatsby had a false sense of belief that he would be able to turn back time and simply restart his life‚ with Daisy. Gatsby fails to notice the bridge between social classes that is blocking him form Daisy. A factor in the social difference between Gatsby and the Buchanan’s‚ Gatsby has made his money through illegal means whereas families in East area are heritage rich families. These problems experienced by Jay Gatsby‚ give insight to advantages and
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boy or girl will do anything to get that slice. Power in the tragedy Macbeth by William Shakespeare is like that cake‚ people are hungry for power and will go out of their wits to gain and or maintain it. Power in Macbeth is gained through violence‚ betrayal‚ and of course prophecies. Power is gained through violence because Macbeth murders people so he can have his place in royalty. Betrayal is a way power is gained because Macbeth betrays his closest friend Banquo as well as the King Duncan. And power
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The Loyalty of Masculinity In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth the main theme of loyalty is explored throughout the play by main characters. Loyalty can be defined as faithfulness or unwavering devotion to a person or cause. Duncan‚ Banquo‚ Macduff and Macbeth are all essential characters who are given opportunities to express their loyalty‚ however it is the different ways in which these characters choose to be loyal or disloyal that shape the play as a whole. It is the character’s loyalty and/or
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