Reflection about how tragedy can influence an individual’s behavior‚ psychologically and sociologically The word “tragedy” evokes connotations of sadness‚ death‚ and irony. In literature‚ a tragedy is a plot in which the protagonist‚ also called a “tragic hero”‚ because of some inherent flaw in his/her character‚ dies. In the Poetics‚ Aristotle wrote that the purpose of Tragedy is to evoke a wonder born of pity and fear‚ the result of which is cathartic. As audience members we should sympathize
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James‚ Sirius‚ Peter‚ and the Sleeping Wolf. By: Madison Duffield Remus Lupin was a scraggly boy‚ he was only a half wizard but still quite impressive. His tangled‚ dark locks of hair always got in the way of his pale face. He was constantly reading about anything on defensive magic he could find‚ it was a wonder that he could retain all of that information‚ James always joked about. Though Remus seemed to be nothing more than a nerd‚ he had far more to him than what meets the eye. Ever since the
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Throughout the novel‚ Rowling emphasizes the importance of choice in determining an individual’s character and direction in life. It is the choices that we make that establish what kind of person we will become. With that in mind‚ Harry’s refusal to be placed in Slytherin House‚ despite his many similarities with Voldemort‚ is crucial in terms of his characterization. Harry could have remained passive during the Sorting and would have ultimately been sorted into Slytherin. Yet‚ by taking an active
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MOVIE REVIEW Title of Movie: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Name of the Reviewer: A.O. Scott By: A.J. Lalonde In this review A.O. Scott describes what he feels about the movie “Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix” and the different things that help support his decision. Three things that he uses to show his feelings and judge the movie are the anticipation of the next book and the length of the movie‚ the acting of the characters and their real life situations‚ and lastly
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Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus: “Fiery” Father of the Church Tertullian is one of the most quotable‚ and often misquoted‚ Church Fathers. As a polemicist‚ Tertullian uses his gift for delivering the penetrating phrase that lingers in the memory long after the context or controversy that he addressed has been forgotten. He is described as someone who "laminated fusion of arguments and scriptures in a way which
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Emperor Caracalla‚ birthname Lucius Septimius Bassianus‚ was born on the 4th of April 188 CE in Lugdunum (Lyon)‚ where his father‚ emperor Septimius Severus‚ was serving as the governor of Gallia Lugdunensis under emperor Commodus. When he was seven years old‚ his father changed his name to Marcus Aurelius Antoninus as a way to connect the family of Severus to the Antonines. Caracalla is a nickname that referred to the type of cloak that the emperor wore but it was never used officially. At age
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Roman Emperors. An outline of some of the most influential or important emperors‚ for positive or negative reasons. 2013. At https://prezi.com/vwm3ccvkr_bd/roman-emperors/ [Visited 10 November 2014] Saylor.Org. Septimius Severus (193–211 AD). Founder of the Severan Dynasty. n.d. At http://www.saylor.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/HIST301-7.2-SeptimiusSeverus-FINAL.pdf [Visited 10 November 2014] Trueman‚ C. The fall of Ancient Rome". HistoryLearningSite.co.uk. Web
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AS 90514 – “Beyond the Façade – Roman Art and Architecture” Task 1 The category I have chosen is ‘Public Monuments’ which includes the works Arch of Titus‚ Arch of Constantine‚ Trajan’s column and the Ara Pacis Augustae. Frieze The frieze is the central section of an entablature often decorated with relief sculpture. In the Arch of Titus frieze is set above the architrave‚ which is carved in high relief and depicts a procession of figures leading sacrificial animals. In the Arch of Constantine
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Q1. The First‚ Second‚ Third Punic Wars. (Answer all parts) Discuss the clash between the Romans and the Carthaginians. a. The Punic Wars are considered one of the most important Wars in the entire history of Western Civilization. Why? b. Then I need you to present a War Package. Include: o Causation‚ winners‚ losers? o Why did Rome win and what did it win? o What was the basic cause(s) for the whole war package‚ do YOU think? I need the OVERALL REASON (S) c. In what ways did Rome
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was a temple only to the goddess Athena. The columnwork of the Pantheon is far more intricate than the columnwork of the Parthenon. The Pantheon seemed to honour both its creators and the gods: for example‚ after reparation by the emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla in the year 202‚ the architrave of the façade was inscribed “IMP · CAES · L · SEPTIMIVS · SEVERVS · PIVS · PERTINAX · ARABICVS · ADIABENICVS · PARTHICVS · MAXIMVS · PONTIF · MAX · TRIB · POTEST · X · IMP · XI · COS · III · P · P
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