Brutus was a patriot because he killed Caesar for the good of Rome and their people. However‚ Brutus was a betrayer because he killed‚ betrayed‚ and lied to his best friend. Brutus plotted with conspirators who had no thought or love for Rome. Not only does Brutus may seem like a patriot‚but he wanted to save Rome’s citizens from becoming slaves and he did not want to kill Caesar at first. Brutus is a betrayer because he tried to get Caesar’s friend Mark Antony to agree that killing him was the right
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Antigone was Courageous The classic play Antigone written by Sophodes tells us about a crazy adventure of justice‚ mercy and tragedy. It starts with a young girl named Antigone; she experiences great loss when her father and two brothers are killed. Her brother‚ Polynises was a great fighter‚ but was not given a proper burial and his body was left on the battlefield to wrought. Antigone was not happy with this out come. Antigone didn’t want her brother to die like this‚ so she took the risk to
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Was slavery a necessary evil in the constitution? In short‚ yes‚ at the time I think it was. Slavery wasn’t how it is now. It wasn’t looked at as a heinous act in that time period. In fact‚ it was as common as say‚ owning a hair dryer. I think that’s a good analogy‚ as harsh as it sounds. Slaves were thought of nothing more than property. How preposterous would it sound if the government told us we were no longer allowed to use hair dryers? As far as I see‚ there were three major reasons that
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like any other day. I sat straight up and looked around‚ as I looked I thought how in the world am I not dead yet? Everyday that we woke up alive to me was a blessed day. To many it was the worst possible thing because they all just wanted to die away from the pain. Our beds were made of concrete‚ we went to bed in pain and woke up in pain and that was my life for about 7 months. You had to get use to everyday things or else you would die away like everyone else. I didn’t want anything to do with the
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{draw:g} {draw:g} {draw:g} Table of Contents Introduction Who was Charles Darwin? Charles Darwin was born in 1809 in Shrewsbury‚ England. Originally‚ Darwin did not believe in the idea of evolution and trained to be a priest before studying geology and biology. In 1831‚ when Darwin was 22‚ he set sail around the world on HMS Beagle‚ a naval survey ship. The trip lasted for 5 years during which time the ship stopped at many places including the Galápagos Islands‚ just off the west
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Was Boudicca real? Boudicca‚ known in Welsh as Buddug‚ was the queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe in approximately AD60. She ruled alongside her husband and king‚ Prasutagus. When the Romans travelled to Britain‚ Boudicca and Prasutagus were allowed to keep their kingdom so long as they gave half of their money to the Romans‚ and when Prasutagus died‚ the Romans were to get half of the Iceni kingdom. Boudicca and her husband agreed to this. When Prasutagus died‚ however‚ the Romans dishonoured their
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Was Cubism a revolutionary art; discuss with reference to the power of the primitive and Cubist Collage in the work of Picasso and Braque. Word Count: 1‚683 Introduction Was Cubism revolutionary? To answer this question we must first look at Cubism as an avant-garde art movement. Here I will describe the elements that make a Cubist painting and discuss the artists behind the movement. Secondly we will look at Primitivism and its influence within Cubism. This is a way to tease out the conditions
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Reagan was ideological. He liked to delegate via his cabinet. He was a staunch anti-communist and wanted to place the pro-American spirit back into the people. He told his cabinet what he wanted done‚ and they did it their own way to get there. He not only increased the defense budget‚ he doubled it. Reagan was a realist. He supported rebels fighting communists known in the Reagan Doctrine. He was also around during the red scare‚ influencing his beliefs as well. He believed in returning to containment
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Tribunal followed a formalized legal procedure‚ but that gradually broke down. The accused were denied by lawyers. Conviction based on patriotic "intuition" rather than evidence was allowed. In Paris‚ while some members of the upper classes were acquitted‚ the Tribunal sentenced 2‚750 to death.” ("Document E." The Reign of Terror: Was it Justified?) The revolutionaries were betraying their principles by not providing adequate due process for the accused. This led to the unjust killing of innocent people
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definition‚ it is clear to me that Socrates was wise in every aspect of the word. He shows this wisdom while on trial for his life. Socrates was charged with “corrupting the youth of Athens” and “not believing in the gods the states believes in‚ but in new spiritual being” (Plato‚ 3). In ancient Greece‚ judicial proceedings could be initiated by any citizen‚ and in Socrates’ case‚ Meletus was the initiator. These charges were brought to a trial that was presided over by the king Archon. The number
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