The fictional story of Gladiator is simplicity itself. General Maximus (Russell Crowe) fights in the wilds of Germania with the dying Emperor Marcus Aurelius‚ is promised the throne with the mission of returning Rome to “The Republic.” Before he can finalize his anguished deliberations‚ Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix)‚ Marcus’ son‚ sends his father out and claims the throne. Maximus is sentenced to death as a possible opponent‚ and is taken to the Black Forest for a messy death. His wife and child are
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The Greek myth of the demi-god Heracles (more commonly known as his Roman equivalent ‘Hercules’) has survived through many different time periods and cultures and still remains a well known character in today’s society. Although the common tale has changed to be more accustomed to the modern 21st century society‚ the original myth endures. Greek Demi- god Heracles Heracles was the son of Alcmene a mortal that Zeus had become enamoured to; Zeus came to her one night in the form of her husband
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During the first centuries CE of Roman art history a new art style emerges that illustrates a dense form of realism and naturalism. Realism in Roman art represented everyday activities of the era and historical events. Roman artists still relied upon and borrowed from ancient Greek Classical style‚ but unlike the Greeks artist’s work which the central theme was focused on mythology‚ the Romans primary subject of art was civic leaders and military triumphs. Roman were practical people and far less
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Famous philosopher‚ Marcus Cicero‚ believes that‚ “The greater the difficulty‚ the greater the glory.” There is always people who get crushed by their difficulty everyday there is someone who struggles because whatever they are doing is difficult for them. Most people who are alcoholics almost never get sober because they love drinking. They might say that they are going to stop but they are likely to not stop. Difficulty makes people feel bad about them because they quit at what they are doing because
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Ethics in Gladiator: an Honorable Death According to Aristotle the moral principles of which ethics are derived from are based on an individual’s use of justice‚ courage‚ and temperance in social situations. However‚ one cannot gain this moral conduct by solely learning a list of generalized rules‚ but rather they must experience it and understand the consequences of this practical wisdom. In addition‚ a person’s upbringing plays a huge role in their overall moral development and can either influence
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Maximus fights in battle for his death. At the beginning of the movie it shows the end of the rule of Marcus Aurelius who was known as one of the “Five Good Emperors.” It showed what happens when his son‚ Commodus‚ takes his place. Marcus Aurelius is shown to be a great emperor‚ and one who cared about the Republic. In Gladiator they claimed that Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus‚ or “Commodus” was Marcus Aurelius’ son‚ which in real life is true. They also claimed that Commodus killed his father‚ which
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Tragic Hero William Shakespeare’s play‚ “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚” shows the use of a tragic hero by their involvement in the events leading up to the assassination of Roman general‚ Julius Caesar‚ and the incidents that unravel afterwards. Marcus Junius Brutus is a seemingly trustful friend of Caesar‚ referred to as an honorable man because of his position in the late Roman Republic. Shakespeare’s idea of a tragic hero is someone bore of noble birth‚ who suffers a catastrophe. Along with his
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The BMW campaign consisted of many major and small events which helped to market the new BMW Z3 roadster to the public. However‚ the question now is whether the campaign is successful in accomplishing that goal. Success of the BMW campaign can be measured in several ways. For example‚ it can be measured by its objectives (whether the objectives of the campaign have been met) or by the number of pre-orders made. In this case‚ due to the lack of knowledge about the number of pre-orders made after each
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Saks Fifth Avenue Saks Fifth Avenue is a department store chain that specializes in upscale merchandise that usually caters to higher income individuals‚ mostly well-to-do women between the ages of 35 and 55‚ while at the same time‚ still being able to offer high-end merchandise at better prices then smaller boutique type stores. Which is the very first reason why I chose this company because it allows a college student like I enjoy luxury merchandise at a reasonable price and it also has
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movie I chose to view for the first time is the American war film Lone Survivor‚ written and directed by Peter Berg starring Mark Wahlberg‚ Taylor Kitsch‚ Emile Hirsch‚ Ben Foster‚ and Erica Bana. It is based on the nonfiction book “Lone Survivor” by Marcus Lutrell and Patrick Robinson about a war in Afghanistan where the United States Navy Seals counter-insurgent mission Operation Red wings failed and four-men Seal reconnaissance and surveillance team were tasked to track down Taliban leader Ahmad Shah
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