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- 3271: The Accomplishments of Alexander the Great
- ... towards the Adriatic Sea. He then turned his attention to Greece where Thebes and Athens were threatening to bolt the league with weapons purchased with Persian gold. Also, Athens and Thebes were to unite in war against Macedon. In 335 B.C. Alexander decided to punish the city for what he regarded as treachery; . The city was destroyed and its people sold into slavery or killed. All of the city_s ... its supply bases, through and unfamiliar country, against a power incalculably rich in money and men. Furthermore, Persia was governed by a patriotic and devoted military caste that was egar to show its strength in war. However the enemy had a weakness. The current king, Darius III, had come to the throne through the murder of his predecessor and was highly incompetent._Darius was no leader-in fact, h e was ... Alexander would fight o ne of the most difficult battles of his entire career. His opponent was the Indian King, Porus, whose army was several times larger than Alexander_s and superbly trained. It included war elephants which reduced Alexander_s striking power because his horses would not go near them; however Alexander devised a technique that transformed them into a hazard to their own masters. The elephants were positioned ...
- 3272: Utopia Vs. Dystopia
- ... utopia, a time when man could all live together in peace. However, the events of the twentieth century have weakened that belief. Both cold and hot wars have followed each other in succession. Revolutions and civil wars have taken place and totalitarianism has become a fact that can hardly be ignored. Therefore, the modern age has become a time in which more anti-utopias have been envisioned than ever before. A ... reversing the last two numbers of the year it was written. It is instead, a warning that unless the world changes its course, man will lose his most human attributes. The philosophy of 1984 is War is Peace , Freedom is Slavery and Ignorance is Strength . When Orwell s Animal Farm first appeared in 1945, it was taken entirely as a satire of the history of the Soviet Union and the attitudes ...
- 3273: Dickinson vs. Whitman
- ... of off-rhyme. The subjects that Whitman and Dickinson used in their poetry are very different. There is a big difference because the things that each poet was interested in. Whitman often wrote about the Civil War. Dickinson often wrote about death and nature. The punctuation is drastically different as well. Whitman used mostly traditional punctuation in his poetry, but in the poem "Beat! Beat! Drums!" he used a big amount of ...
- 3274: Euripedes Medea
- ... a secondary role or are not represented at all. It is unusual to read a tragedy where woman is a main character and not only that, a barbarian. Euripides’ Medea was written during the Peloponesian War. War, regardless of when it occurs, not only destroys and kills but also causes a reflection on the values in a society. Literature in ancient Greece was a main reflection of what the society thought and what values and rules it held dear, such as bravery, loyalty, ownership of property, and love for family as is shown in the Odyssey. Obviously, the Peloponesian War brought a much stress and chaos on the Greek society of this period, so during this time Euripedes was different in his subject matter and how he portrayed his characters, especially women. He created ...
- 3275: Othello - A Tragedy Without Meaning?
- ... by blow, with no time to recover to rational thought in between. Iago’s main motive then becomes a classic case of tall-poppy syndrome as he seeks not only to dethrone the ‘god of war’ and the ‘goddess of love’, but to also make them suffer. The setting in the play also plays a significant role in the explanation for the reasons for the tragedy. The play opens in Venice ... ll. 12-15) The fact that Othello fails to note the power of the brewing ‘storm’ condemns him to his fate. It must be noted that Othello is a soldier, a general, by profession. In war, rules and conventions apply, but once these bonds of control are taken away, he does not know how to react or behave, considering he has lived his life as if he were fighting a battle ... sufficient to demonstrate that, although he may not be deserving of his eventual fate, there is some justification for what has happened. At the start of the play, Othello is portrayed as the ‘god of war’, his wife the ‘goddess of love’. However, during the play it is proved that Othello has too many flaws, and has the basic hamartia of the classic tragic hero. He is not a god, ...
- 3276: Slavery
- ... executed or severely whipped. The "Underground Railroad" was a project that helped black slaves escape into Canada, especially Amherstburg. The system involved 3,000 white helpers and freed an estimated 75,000 people after the civil war. Slavery in the middle of the 1800's was abolished except for the rebellion states in the south. In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued which made slavery illegal in the states that had rebelled ...
- 3277: 16th And 17th Century English
- ... however there were some noticeable changes, which affected prose writings. The use of the pastoral convention concerned itself with love, pursuit of contentment, and freedom from pride and ambition, rather than the gloomy ideas of war and politics.(lit. background site) As this convention came into use there were also several forms of literature during the period that vanished from use. Sonnets would be one example of this, known to most ... 1995. Jackson, James. The Reformation and Counter Reformation . http://jcccnet.johnco.cc.ks.us/~jjackson/refo.html. Literary Background: The Sixteenth Century . http://alexia.lis.vivc.edu/~ham/lis353/genres.htm. Norton Topics Online: 1.) Civil Wars of Ideas: Seventeenth-Century Politics, Religion, and Culture . http://www.wwnorton.com/nael/NTO/17thC/politics/politicstop.htm. 2.) Contesting Cultural Norms: Education of Women . http://www.wwnorton.com/nael/NTO/17thC/family/hutchins ...
- 3278: The Penalties of Drunk Driving
- ... of .10 percent -- the legal limit -- or higher will have their vehicles seized on the spot; while the motorist faces prosecution in criminal court, the vehicle seizure will be part of a separate proceeding in civil court under state forfeiture laws; because civil proceedings require only a preponderance of evidence for guilt -- rather than guilt beyond a reasonable doubt -- motorists acquitted of drunken driving in criminal court may still lose their cars in civil court; vehicles belonging to banks or car rental agencies can be returned but the businesses will be responsible for paying storage fees; the vehicles of motorists arrested on the lesser charge of driving while ...
- 3279: Irannien Revolution
- In 1978 a terrible revolution led by ayatollah Ruholla Khomeiny appeared in Iran. Still trying to recover from this disastrous movement Iran went in a Civil war during falls 1979. On the same year, in January those ho were loyal to ayatollah Khomeiny wanted to put an end to the 37 year dominance of the Shah by forcing him to step down ...
- 3280: Cultural Diversity in Local Politics
- ... of Government Finally, on the ideological level, there are some systematic differences between native and immigrant minorities. Native minorities see the role of government in much more positive ways. After decades of fighting for basic civil right, the state is seen as an important protector of those rights. Legislation designed to bar discrimination in employment, public settings, education and housing are viewed as necessary and important implements to secure these rights ... built by African Americans and liberal Jews, the Bradley coalition grew to encompass business and labor, Latinos and Asian Americans. But Los Angles itself has changed dramatically in recent years. In the wake of devastating civil violence in 1992, the Bradley coalition, already deteriorating – fell from power with the election of a conservative Republican as mayor in 1993. The Black and White populations in the city were challenged by a huge ... later? Conclusion The 1993 election of Richard Riordan was a [powerful defeat for progressive politics in LA. Already fading as the new decade came in, the ruling biracial coalition lost its way completely after the civil unrest of 1992. With its leaders aging or leaving office, with an electorate disenchanted with government policies and with the state of their city, circumstances favored the conservative outsider with unlimited funds and a ...
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