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    ‘At the heart of conflicting perspectives in texts is that the protagonists believe their viewpoint is correct.’ Evaluate this statement in light of how Shakespeare‚ in Julius Caesar and TWO other composers have represented different viewpoints through the actions of their key protagonists? Perspective does not exist without this egocentric bias that occurs in the private sphere of characters. In Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare explores inner turmoil’s and indeed exterior ones to depict how “at

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    Galileo Galilei was born on February 15‚ 1564‚ in Pisa‚ Italy. Galileo was the first of seven children of Vincenzio Galilei‚ a trader and Giula Ammannati‚ an upper-class woman who married below her class. When Galileo was a young boy‚ his father moved the family moved to Florence. Galileo moved into a nearby monastery with the intentions of becoming a monk‚ but he left the monastery when he was 15 because his father disapproved of his son becoming a monk. In November of 1581‚ Vincenzio Galilei

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    exclaimed that this was not a good decision. He believed that “you would have to be simple-minded to believe that people can be deterred‚ by force of law or by anything else that is frightening‚ from doing what human nature is earnestly bent on doing” (Thucydides‚ p.73). Diodotus believes that no matter what the penalty is‚ if a single person or group of people is set on doing something‚ they will do it. He is suggesting to Cleon and Athens that the Mytileneans would risk possible death from disobeying unjust

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    decision-making and in last part I will talk about Socrates use of cross-examination to find out the meaning of the oracle’s message. As a source of information I am going to use Plutarch’s essays Pericles and Alcibiades‚ Plato’s Apology and Crito‚ and Thucydides’ Peloponnesian War. I The meaning of sophism. In Athens all young aristocrats were getting traditional education in gymnasium. They studied music‚ poetry‚ mathematics‚ athletics‚ etc. But for some wealthy aristocrats it was not the only education

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    issues in International relation is pessimistic view of The Classical Realism against the optimistic view of The Classical Liberalism. The theory of The Realism came from ancient times. This theory was first time established in Greece in 431 BC by Thucydides. The Theory of The Realism is defined as in favour of using of power to bring to realization the interest of nation. They have a pessimistic view of human nature and high regard for the values of national security .The realist are more sceptics

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    Conflicting Perspectives – Julius Caesar Personalities‚ events or situations often elicit conflicting perspectives. To what extent has textual form shaped your understanding of conflicting perspectives. In your response‚ make detailed reference to your prescribed text and one other text of your own choosing. Conflicting perspectives are often the outcome of diverse and contrasting views of ones personality‚ event or situation. This is evident is the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ as

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    In The Agamemnon women are portrayed as strong and powerful. Clytaemestra rules Argos which she calls ’my city’ while her husband Agamemnon is away at Troy‚ and the Chorus of Argive Elders show her ’reverence’. She manages to persuade Agamemnon to ’give way’ and walk on the tapestry she spreads out for him showing she has power over him and in the end her ’strength of heart’ leads to her being able to ’strike’ Agamemnon down and kill him. Cassandra also is shown to be strong‚ but in a different

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    How far do you agree that the consolidation of fascist power in Italy in the years 1922-1929 was mainly due to the use of force and intimidation? Mussolini consolidation of fascist power in Italy in the years 1922-1929 could have been mainly due to the use of force and intimidation. However this was not a straightforward process‚ since fascism was a new thing. In the years 1922 to January 1925 marked the transition from the liberal parliamentary system to the fascist state. Like many political

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    drafted during the Peloponnesian War‚ Thucydides brings into question the role of power in relation to statecraft and international relations. As the Athenians continue to expand their Aegean Empire‚ they come into contact with the island of Melos‚ an isolated colony of Sparta. The Athenian generals send representatives to negotiate with the Melians rather than immediately using sheer military force to conquer them. In the resulting dialogue‚ Thucydides manages to articulate the complexity of

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    The Nature of Source and Evidence summary Inquiry includes • What? • How? • Who? • When? • Where? • Why? There are no simple answers to these questions. In many cases‚ there is a lot of debate about the answers. Historians examine traces of the past in order to answer these questions. These traces are called ‘sources’. Historiography • The study of how archaeologists and historians reconstruct the past‚ the sources they use and the way in which they use them. • Focuses on methodology

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