In 54 BC‚ Julius Caesar and Cornelia Cinna’s daughter‚ Julia‚ died giving birth to Pompey’s son. Julia previously had pregnancy problems the previous year in 55BC after seeing her husband’s toga covered in blood and assumed it was Pompey’s‚ although it was blood from rioters in the forum not Pompey’s‚ the shock sent her into early labor‚ causing her to miscarry the child. And unfortunately Julia herself and her son died after her and Pompey’s second pregnancy. Julia’s death had quite a bit of historical
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Soon after the conclusion of World War II in 1945‚ Communism posed a threat in the United States. This threat‚ also known as the Red Scare‚ was triggered because of the tension between the Soviet Union and the United States. The tension between the two superpowers led to the beginning of the Cold War in the late 1940s. Because the Soviets were a communistic country‚ many Americans feared Communism because of the influence that it had in America. Many intellectuals supported Communism in the U
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influence of a racist environment. Bunditz switches‚ turning the tables and changing the characters’ feelings towards Gabe and the color of his skin and the inability of Julia and Jonas to see past his skin color further exposes Bunditz’s purposeful use of racism in the story. The author’s use of the inability of Jonas and Julia to be happy with Gabe as a baby‚ regardless of his skin color‚ is a vital peice of the racist theme of the story. Bunditz uses the transformation of Gabe to show how‚ in
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Angela Campoli ENG 4U1 Ms. Simon Father Leo J. Austin CSS Nov. 19‚ 2014 The Loss of Humanity in 1984 Every human being holds an intrinsic set of natural behaviours which ultimately affect how they perceive their surroundings. For the majority‚ these behaviours come naturally so they have no control over them‚ unless they are negatively influenced to do otherwise. In George Orwell’s dystopic novel 1984‚ the citizens of Oceania are unfortunately controlled by the Party in every way possible. The
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of her appearance as Aunt Julia says “and that you should be the one to carry off Hedda Gabler –the beautiful Hedda Gabler!”. Hedda seems to be defined solely by her looks; nobody seems to say anything else about her apart from how “lovely” she is. Hedda’s appearance is discussed with specific imagery‚ “long black habit”‚ on a horse and with “feathers in her hat”. These images all signify that Hedda is powerful and wealthy. She is further characterised when Aunt Julia specifies that she is “General
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People come from distinct places and have contrasting cultures. Just because you are diverse doesn’t mean you have to be ashamed. The poem "Immigrants‚" by Pat Mora and the short story "Names/Nombres‚" by Julia Alverez both shows us a lesson about being proud of where you are from and who you are. The authors’ shows that the theme is don’t be ashamed of who you are and they show it by their story and the poem they wrote. Be proud of your heritage and culture. In "Immigrant‚" by Pat Mora‚ expresses
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if one wants to support truth or untruth. <br><br>When people’s friendship goes untested they believe a friend would do anything for them‚ but when the trials come they end in betrayal. Winston believed he would stay true to Julia no matter what happened. "If I could save Julia by doubting my own pain‚ would I do it? Yes‚ I
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alternative which will give highest payoff. 3. Lila Battle has decided to invest in Starting Right. While she believes that Julia has a good chance of being successful‚ Lila is a risk avoider and very conservative. What is your advice to Lila? Answer: Just like Sue Pansky‚ Lila Battle is a risk avoider and very conservative. What sets them apart is that Lila believed that Julia has a good chance in being successful. Lilia should us the maximum decision criteria because she wants to avoid risk. The
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following the collapse of the East German regime. She does this by sharing stories of ‘human courage’ with the reader‚ showing that some of the people involved‚ such as Herr Winz want to return to the German Demographic Republic‚ whereas others‚ Such as Julia would never want to return to the GDR due to the traumatic and damaging things that happened. During her interviews‚ Anna Funder uncovers victims who were never fully healed because they cannot “destroy
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References: Marijuana / Arthur Gillard‚ book editor. (At Issue)‚ Section 5‚ pp. 41-43‚ copyright 2009 Greenhaven Press‚ a part of Gale‚ Cengage Learning. Reprint of article “Reefer Madness; Medical Marijuana (The Medical Uses of Cannabis)‚” The Economist‚ April 29‚ 2006‚ p. 83. Copyright
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