Greece during Age of Pericles A wise and able statesman named Pericles led Athens during its golden age. Honest and fair‚ Pericles held onto popular support for almost thirty two years. He was a skillful politician‚ an inspiring speaker‚ and a respected general. He has dominated the life of Athens from 461 to 429 B.C.‚ this period has often been called the Age of Pericles. He had three goals‚ first to strengthen Athenian democracy‚ second to hold and strengthen the empire‚ and the last to glorify
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made by Doctor Smith? The Duwamish language was not a written language‚ having no alphabet‚ thus no official record or writing could have been made. For these reasons‚ it is highly probable Chief Seattle’s Oration of 1854 never existed. The first and only published account of Chief Seattle’s Oration was written in the "Seattle Sunday Star" on October 27th‚ 1887. The author of the article‚ Doctor Henry Smith‚ was said to have been a witness at the speech and served as a translator for Chief Seattle;
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Charles Ogle Speech - Gold Spoon Oration Charles Ogle - Gold Spoon Oration is also known as "The Regal Splendor of the President’s Palace" Given in the US House of Representatives April 14-16‚ 1840 Excerpts from the speech "An old soldier Harrison‚ who‚ to rescue thousands of women and children from the scalping knife of the ruthless savage‚ freely abandoned all the endearments of home and family‚ endured the icy and piercing blasts of northwestern winters‚ wading through the deep and cold
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Athens in the Time of Pericles Religion‚ Death and Burial Pericles lived from 495-429 BC. During this time‚ religion was inextricably linked with Athenian society. It contributed to a lot of Athenian culture and the many aspects of religion were depicted through buildings‚ artworks‚ festivals and every day rituals. Gods and Goddesses In Greek mythology there were 12 main gods‚ that were prayed to and worshipped by the Athenians. It was said they lived on top of Mount Olympus. They resembled human
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Chief Seattle‚ in his oration to Governor Isaac I. Stevens‚ mourns the loss of his people but does not resign himself and his people to a hopeless fate. Seattle opens his oration with a tone of respect‚ recognizing the President of the United States as a “chief” of the white people‚ just as Seattle is the chief of his people. Seattle’s oration does not drift into a despairing tone however. It gradually shifts from a dismal and gloomy outlook for his people to an admonition towards the President and
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Pericles born 495 BC and died in 429 BC from the plague‚ in Athens‚ Greece. His father‚ Xanthippus‚ was a wealthy Athenian politician and general during the early part of the 5th century BC. His mother‚ Agariste‚ was a member of the powerful and controversial noble family of the Alcmaeonidae. She was the great-granddaughter of the tyrant of Sicyon‚ Cleisthenes. Her familial connections helped her husband‚ Xanthippus‚ start his political career. While Pericles was growing up he was quiet and avoided
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In 1486‚ Pico Della Mirandola pronounced Oration on the Dignity of Man‚ which was Mirandola’s way of questioning the human nature of the human creature. Some twenty-five years later‚ in 1511‚ Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni‚ or now simply known as Michelangelo‚ completed the Moment of Man’s Creation‚ a scene painted on the ceiling of the famous Sistine Chapel located in present day Vatican City which depicted the creation of the Biblical character‚ Adam. Both Mirandola’s discourse and
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“Chief Seattle’s 1854 Oration” was very powerful. He elaborated in great details the difference between his people (Indians) and the Whites and how they can come together. He was a respectful tribal leader and a devoted ecologist. Throughout his speech‚ Chief Seattle emphasizes how passionate he was in regard to his ancestor’s land. “Every part of this earth is sacred to my people.” His use of diction‚ persuasive appeals of pathos‚ logos‚ figurative imagery‚ analogies and anecdotes help in his
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Funeral Oration "...Bear with me; / my heart is in the coffin there with Caesar‚ / And I must pause till it come back to me." (JC III ii 47) Marc Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral was so cunning and powerful that it caused the crowd’s loyalties to sway. Prior to Marc Antony’s oration the crowd favored Brutus and the conspirators. However‚ Marc Antony’s compelling discourse caused the plebeians to support him‚ and not Brutus. Marc Antony used three literary devices during his funeral oration‚ rhetorical
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CRITIC ON OFW’s Pope John Paul II‚ in his message for the 1992 World Migration Day said‚ “Migration related to underdevelopment is a challenge‚ which we must face with courage and determination.” In the Philippines‚ underdevelopment and poverty are the main causes of migration within and from the country. It was in the early 1900s that the Filipino people started their plight in search for greener pastures in foreign lands. In 1972‚ the promising new labor market‚ prompt the Filipino government
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