The Deadliest of the Sins (Pride‚ avarice‚ lust‚ anger‚ gluttony‚ envy‚ and sloth were classified as “seven deadly sins” by the medieval theologians. Robertson Davies‚ on receiving his honorary degree at Queen’s University‚ tells his fellows why he thinks sloth is the deadliest of all the seven. Although this selection is a speech‚ it requires some effort to make out the speaker’s reasoning.） 1. What shall we talk about‚ you and I‚ who are getting our first degrees from Queen’s today?
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Sin Nombre Sin Nombre‚ loosely translated as “without name”‚ is an independent film released in 2009 under the skillful direction of Cary Fukunaga. Fukunaga‚ a film graduate from New York University‚ also attended a French university and carries a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of California at Santa Cruz. During his studies and New York University‚ he made a short film titled Victoria Para Chino‚ a film about a group of immigrants who died in a refrigerated trailer when immigrating
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the war effort by planting victory gardens‚ buying war bonds‚ and women working at jobs previously employed by men. Citizens were known as the backbone of ww2.The resources we take for granted the citizens back then conserved those resources. Citizens contributed to the war effort by the planting of victory gardens. Victory gardens were also known as war gardens. The government encouraged citizens to plant victory gardens. Almost 20 million Americans planted victory gardens. Gardens were planted
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In reading more about the Winged Victory of Samothrace‚ I was able to learn about the Greek goddess after which the statue is created. Victory was a goddess that would appear after a great triumph‚ whether it be athletic or war based. Upon her arrival she would bear a wreath‚ trumpet‚ or fillet to the conquerors. In return‚ wine‚ or milk would be offered to the goddess as a libation. This statue is extremely complex‚ and in reading about it I learned a great deal about how difficult it would be to
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human anatomy. However‚ because of the time difference‚ it is clear that the Spear Bearer is more advanced. The same idea goes to the marble grave Stele of a Little Girl (440 B.C.E) and the bronze statue of Eros Sleeping (1st century C.E). They share many similarities such as the Greek touch; conversely‚ they have their differences. The two sculptures‚ Stele of a Little Girl and Eros Sleeping‚ are two Greek sculptures that have survived throughout history and are now located at the Metropolitan Museum
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There are several arguments that Calloway concludes with in The Victory with No Name. The primary argument is his notion that Native Americans deserve more credit than what American history has given them. Calloway states‚ “the day when American Indians won their greatest victory became an aberration in the national story and a blank spot in the national memory‚” and argues the book will “restore the memory” of this victory (10). Moreover‚ Calloway demonstrates that “St. Clair’s defeat” represented
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The battle destroyed Japan’s naval strength while the Americans only lost 1 aircraft carriers. The victory at Midway‚ aided the allied strategy worldwide. The “Operational Initiative” was passed from the Japanese to the Americans from Pearl Harbor to Midway. During the battle‚ Japan had the largest battleship in the world called the Yamato. This was a
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Barack Obama`s victory speech The just reelected president‚ Barack Obama enters the stage a few hours after he announced his victory‚ supported by his family. He is going to deliver his victory speech which turns out to be one of his best speeches ever. It seems to be no ending to the cheering‚ but when the audience finally stops clapping‚ the first thing Obama says is thank you. He says that the task of perfecting the union moves forward‚ and that it moves forward because of the people of the
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not only honor the goddess‚ Nike‚ but to honor a sea battle. It conveys a sense of action and triumph as well as portraying artful flowing drapery through its features which the Greeks considered ideal beauty. Modern excavations suggest that the Victory occupied a niche in an open-air theater and also suggest it accompanied an altar that was within view of the ship monument of Demetrius I Poliorcetes (337–283 BC). Rendered in white Parian marble‚ the figure[3] originally formed part of the Samothrace
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Morris Extra Credit: 2012 Presidential Victory Speech This year we had our 2012 election for our forty-fifth president of the United States of America. Barack Obama‚ now being our forty-forth and forty-fifth president‚ won on November 7‚ 2012 to opponent governor Mitt Romney. He won with three-hundred and thirty-two electoral votes verses Romney’s two-hundred and six votes. After months upon months of campaigning‚ Obamas victory lead him to have his victory speech on November 7‚ 2012 giving thanks
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