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    visit to the Beirut National Museum‚ I kept in mind the fact that the artifact I would choose was probably going to belong to the Roman period –I’m fascinated by their sculptures- and that I was going to search the whole museum‚ piece by piece‚ until I find a relic that would truly catch my eye. However‚ when we arrived at the museum‚ I saw a remarkably huge marble sarcophagus and its picture stayed in my head during the whole tour. I kept on thinking about what mesmerized me about it‚ was it its refined

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    In the year 476‚ the last Roman emperor was deposed. Over the previous two centuries‚ Barbarian invasions had brought the once-mighty Rome to its knees‚ and this is taken as the final fall of the Roman Empire in Western Europe. What are the political‚ economical and social implications of this event‚ and to what extent does it constitute a true turning-point in history? In the period immediately after 476 it is possible to see the structure of medieval Europe emerging. Most obviously‚ the empire

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    connected land mass empire. But throughout Asia and Europe‚ they have a reputation for being a fearsome tribe and a threat to civilizations and their people. They also have some “customs” within their own nation that would earn them the title of “barbarians.” Despite these actions‚ their empire was actually quite civilized and well thought out. Especially on the battlefield is where the Mongols’ strategic thinking and organized formations got to shine. As for formation‚”Genghis Khan ordained that

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    eventually come to an end. The Roman Empire lasted from about 750 BC all the to 476 A.D when they are finally conquered. But if the Roman empire lasted that long‚ what caused it to come to an end? The Fall of Rome can be linked to various crisis’s ranging from poor leadership within the nation to massive inflation over the economy‚ it was their military conflict with the Germanic tribes and the plague of Cyprian that had the greater impact leading to their demise. The Romans underestimated the “danger

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    The term “barbarian” refers to a group of uncivilized people that originated from the ancient Greece. This term referred to the people who did not speak Greek. Currently‚ the meaning of the term has changed with the current implication being significantly different from the original meaning. The term may be used to refer to evil deeds in the society and people have used the term to identify evil deeds among the individuals. In the ancient Greece‚ the term was used to refer to the Egyptians‚ Medes

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    10 men and 10 men were in charge of 100 men and if one member of the group fails or try’s to run away they would kill the whole group. This statement proves that the Mongols were all about war and rules. Document 3 talks about already being on the battle field. In the passage it says “chiefs or princes of the army do not take part in the fighting but take up their stand some distance away facing the enemy”. The Mongols were very smart people for example to make their fighting group look bigger and

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    Is a monster something to be feared? Can a barbarian be eloquent and cultured? The answers to these questions depend upon the time in which you are living in. Now‚ we immediately think of a monster or a barbarian as something to be feared or‚ perhaps‚ shunned; however‚ during the Renaissance period‚ during Shakespeare’s time‚ these words had a very different connotation if not a different meaning altogether. Perhaps the broadest of all the Oxford English Dictionary’s entries for "monster" is

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    the novel with the ‘essential premise‚ that in order for something like an empire to exist‚ it must have something to exist against-an opposite; an Other‚ against which to define itself’ (Kossew‚ 1998). In other words‚ it depends upon the Other‚ a barbarian enemy to strengthen the national feeling of the state. ‘White‚ to be conceivable‚ relies upon the conception of black; and civilization needs barbarism’ (Ashcroft‚ Griffiths & Tiffin‚ 2004). Coming back to the analysis of the first paragraph in the

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    be knowledge. These poems represent a duality of two opposing forces‚ akin to how shadows are born by light‚ and how change will always be a positively and negatively occurring force. A Breakfast for Barbarians by Gwendolyn Macewen concerns itself with the evolution of a culture‚ a company of barbarians ripped of their namesake and turned into scholars. Similarly‚ Breaking by Phyllis Webb addresses both religion and mental stability‚ questioning from the first line whether one is ever truly whole.

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    Books: “Waiting for the Barbarians” by J.M. Coetze “Nervous Conditions” by Tsitsi Dangarembga AISTHETICS Pain and suffering… What comes into your mind when you read these words? You probably just told yourself “I don’t want to read this”. Well‚ it is true that our minds connect pain with torture and scenes of horror. But let’s see how the two novels presented the theme of pain. In the first novel that we studied in class‚ “Waiting for the Barbarians” by J.M. Coetze‚ the

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