The Fall of the Roman Empire is a retelling of the last centuries of Roman collapse in which the author‚ Peter Heather‚ put his expertise on ancient Rome and its barbarian neighbors to good use. In this book‚ Heather sought to reconnect disjointed scholarly analyses which‚ for years‚ have been focused on specific aspects of the collapse of the Roman Empire into one broad story. Written in casual and easily-understood language‚ this book rarely sounds like a stereotypical history textbook. Heather’s
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“Witness” is an American film made in 1985 produced by Australian film maker Peter Weir; he has successfully conveyed many themes‚ issues and concepts in this film. The opening scene of the film “Witness” establishes many features of the film. These features include the camera shots‚ camera angles‚ light‚ sound‚ and dialogue‚ positioning of characters and setting. The opening scene is significant as it examines the concepts of ; how the peaceful Amish communities are marginalised and isolated from
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In two of Peter Skrzynecki’s poems‚ Migrant Hostel and Crossing the Red Sea‚ he has expressed many interesting ideas about physical journeys. Through Crossing the Red Sea‚ we experience through his work ideas about the effect of a physical journey as it happens‚ and in Migrant Hostel‚ we are exposed to his ideas of the consequences of a physical journey when it appears to be in its final stages. Some of these ideas include a desire for something familiar‚ alienation and finally a chance to express
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Explain the Preference Utilitarianism of Peter Singer Preference Utilitarianism is based on the idea that a good action is one that maximises the preferences of all involved so that my own want‚ needs and desires cannot apply to everyone. Utilitarianism is a teleological or consequentialist approach to ethics‚ which means that the action’s outcome is looked at. It is the greatest happiness principle. It is the consequences of an action which judge whether it is good or bad. Preference Utilitarianism
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by Peter Vaill. In this review I will analyze and synthesize the authors’ primary points‚ conclusions and discuss how it relates to my personal experiences and evaluations. The activities and exercises contained in the Lecture 2 and Chapter 2‚ Learning as a Way of Being‚ suggest as leaders we are continually learning as we observe others actions and or reactions. The process of "Institutional Learning" and how it conflicts with the concepts of Learning as a Way of Being‚ described by Peter Vaill
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The Last Supper by northern European artist‚ Peter Paul Rubens is created on an oil painting. Ruben’s Last Supper is also one of the only five painting created during the flemish baroque. Ruben’s Last Supper was creating in the flemish baroque style. Rubens was commissioned by Catherine Lescuyer to work on this Last Supper as a commemorative piece for her father (American Pink). The purpose is to commemorate Catherine’s dead father‚ so Rubens makes this work as part of an altarpiece in the Church
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Girls killed in car crash after wild party An early Sunday morning crash‚ August 11‚ took the life of three teenage schoolgirls. 18 year old “P” plate driver‚ Jane Larsen‚ was on her way home from a house party with her two friends when she lost control of their car after she had run through the stop sign where the two lane road they’d been on intersected the M5. All three girls were pronounced dead at the scene. According to one of the girls last Twitter entries‚ Saturday‚ they were to attend a
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How does Weir convey the difference in culture in his film Witness? The difference in culture is emphasised through distinctive ideas and characters in the film ‘Witness’ directed by Peter Weir. He uses themes and film techniques to further emphasise the difference in culture in the film‚ especially in the “Happy Valley” scene and the “Barn-Raising” scene. Weir attempts to emphasise the moral of the film which is that the mainstream western society has lost its way as it results to violence and
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Europe and the World: New Encounters‚ 1500-1800 On the Brink of a New World ❖ By the 16th century‚ the Atlantic seaboard had become the center of a commercial activity that raised Portugal and Spain and later the Dutch Republic‚ England‚ and France to prominence ➢ the age of expansion was a crucial factor in the European transition from the agrarian economy of the MA to a commercial and industrial capitalistic system. The Motives ❖ Contact w/non-Europeans remained limited until the end of
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The symphony orchestra‚ Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev is a story based concert with a variety of instruments. Sergei Prokofiev constructed this orchestra to help teach young children about what certain instruments sound like together and by themselves. A narrator instructs the audience what instruments represent each character or mood. The concert begins with a lento and mezzo-piano type of mood because the string family starts playing first. These elements combined with the beautiful blend
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