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- 2531: The Life of Julius Caesar
- ... land and Crassus, money but Caesar’s ambitions were far more superior than materialistic gain - he had an unquenchable thirst for power. The ambitious three formed the First Triumvirate which soon ended due to Crassus' death. Senate in their desperate attempt to regain control, tried to influence Pompey to bring about Caesar's fall. The Senate’s plan backfired, giving Caesar full control of Rome and bringing about the end of ... desperate attempt to curtail Caesar’s powers and hoping to regain their political status, they convinced Pompey to turn against Caesar; the plan backfired. Caesar gladly accepted the challenge and the ultimate result was the death of Pompey. He gained more and more support from the citizens but the ruling class was furious and equally disgusted at his totalitarian reign and waited for the golden opportunity to destroy his throne. Caesar ... a throne, but more or less, he was one in almost every aspect. A conspiracy soon formed, under the leadership of Cassius and Brutus and for many night, devised a plan to bring about his death. Finally, the day was set for March 15, 44 B.C. Despite the many warnings that Caesar received concerning a conspiracy, he chose to make his usual visit to the senate. He suffered a ...
- 2532: Independent Study Project
- Comparative Study of Murder Mysteries; Agatha Christie and Sheila Radley The novels Death of a Maiden and Appointment with Death, written by Sheila Radley and Agatha Christie, are murder mysteries describing a betrayal of trust. While both are similar in this way, it is the differences between the two novels that make the similarities remarkable ... about her body and clung to her hair and her dress wherever they touched. It looked a quiet way to die. (pg 6 Radley) Mrs. Boynton on the other hand, died a quiet and unexplainable death. Miss. Gedge was a young woman in the prime of her life loved by everyone, while Mrs. Boynton was a grouchy old shrew whom even her family couldn’t stand. It was because of ...
- 2533: A Farewell To Arms 5
- ... come from within himself. Catherine Barkley is an English volunteer nurse who serves in Italy. She is considered very experienced when it comes to love and loss since she has already been confronted with the death of a loved one when her fiance was killed earlier in the war. The reader is not as well acquainted with Catherine's inner thoughts and feelings as we are with those of Frederick. The ... through the dialogue between her and Frederick or through his personal interpretations of her actions. Catherine already possesses the knowledge that her own life cannot be dependent on another. She learned this lesson through the death of her fiance. Her love for Frederick is what her life revolves around, yet she knows not to rely on him to be the order in her life. Had she been dependent on Frederick for the order in her life, she would not have been able to allow him to participate in the war for fear of losing her own stability with his death. The theme that Hemingway emphasizes throughout the novel is the search for order in a chaotic world. Hemingway conveys this through Frederick's own personal search during the chaos of World War I. Catherine ...
- 2534: Great Expectations: Miss Havisham and Disengagement
- ... from the world and the problems it contains. It is a way to hide from people and hide from dealing with relationships. This withdrawal from society is caused by many factors, which include: stress, a death of a loved one, a transitional change, or not being able to deal with the fact that old age is quickly approaching. A well known example of a person dealing with old age in negative ... heiress and was looked at as being a great match. When her heart was broken, her outlook on life completely changed. Depression took hold of her. It was almost as if she had endured a death – a death of her own spirit. She was no longer active in her life, which can contribute to unhealthy aging. She isolated her self from the world around her. Isolation is a response to conditions that ...
- 2535: Survival (on The Book Night)
- ... members proved only to become a huge burden in the end. Though good in theory, sticking together with family only formed unwanted dependencies and burdens, and often resulted in loss of faith, broken hearts, and death. During his time in the concentration camps, Elie saw many people give up on their families, Rabbi Eliahou and his son were one exmple. While running to s different camp, the Rabbi s son deliberately ... do what Rabbi Eliahou s son has done (Weisel, 87). Near the end of the book, Elie s father had grown very sick, and even though Elie knew that he was on the brink of death, he left his father s side. He woke up one morning, and went to his father s bed, but he was missing. While searching the whole camp for his dad, Elie silenlty prayed, Don t ... 100). On January 29, when Elie learned that his father had died, his first thought was, Free at last (Weisel, 106). Obviously, having to worry about family only resulted in dependencies, burdens, ruined relationships, and death. Although focusing on food or family didn t help save the lives of prisoners, having faith in humanity, their dreams for after the war, and above all, God, gave many people the strength and ...
- 2536: Julius Caesar and His Accomplishments
- ... no intention of surrendering his army and leaving himself defenseless. One might say, Caesar was wise not to do so, many believe giving up his only defense would have led him to an even sooner death than what he actually had. Caesar planned to destroy Pompeii but then found that his enemy had been murdered in Egypt. There, in Egypt, Caeser met and fell in love with Cleopatra. Caeser's love ... Caesar's repeated victories had him reporting to the Roman senate "Veni, vidi, vici", which means, "I came, I saw, I conquered" (World Book of Encyclopedia, 1998,p.79). Pompeii’s forces reorganized after the death of their leader. But, in 46 B.C., at Thapsus in northern Africa, Caesar defeated them decisively. The announcement of Caesars victory led to Cato the younger, one of Pompeii’s supporters, to take his ... of aristocrats in a plot to kill the dictator (http://ghs1.greenheart.com/billh/julius.htm). Caesar had thought of Brutus as his best friend. On March 15, 44 B.C., they stabbed Caesar to death as he entered a Senate meeting. He received 20 wounds from men who had accepted his favors and who he had believed were his friends. Mark Antony believes that the soul of such a ...
- 2537: Do We Have Souls?
- Do We Have Souls? On the question of 'Do we have souls' and 'Can they survive after death', this writer will attempt a reasoned explanation and defense of my views to this philosophical question. After careful explanation of my own views , thoughts, and careful examination of the selected materials for this paper; I ... soul - a place for it to exist without the physical body. I feel that the real close-minded thinking comes from the thought that life [in any sense] is over at the time of physical death, just as it may be close-minded to think that we are existing alone in the vast cosmos. I will concede that with our earthly rational thought that it is difficult to rationalize an existence ... such as this you cannot rationalize it with regular philosophic deduction. In Lamonts " The Illusion of Immortality" , he has used science to deduce that there is no life for the mind/personality/soul after physical death and rationalizing it by saying this is "common sense". Again we are dealing with something that is totally reliant on faith [which has really nothing to do with common sense] , and by that point ...
- 2538: Kant: the Universal Law Formation of the Categorical Imperative
- ... Once it is clear that the maxim passes both prongs of the test, there are no exceptions. As a paramedic faced with a distraught widow who asks whether her late husband suffered in his accidental death, you must decide which maxim to create and based on the test which action to perform. The maxim "when answering a widow's inquiry as to the nature and duration of her late husbands death, one should always tell the truth regarding the nature of her late husband's death" (M1) passes both parts of the Universal Law Formation of the Categorical Imperative. Consequently, according to Kant, M1 is a moral action. The initial stage of the Universal Law Formation of the Categorical Imperative ...
- 2539: Analysis of Crito
- ... dialogue between Socrates and Crito concerning civil disobedience. Crito has the desire, the means, and many compelling reasons with which he tries to convince the condemned to acquiesce in the plan to avoid his imminent death. Though Crito's temptation is imposing, it is in accord with reason and fidelity that Socrates chooses to fulfill his obligation to the state, even to death. Before addressing Crito's claims which exhort Socrates to leave the state and avoid immanent death, the condemned lays a solid foundation upon which he asserts his obligation to abide by the laws. The foundation is composed of public opinion, doing wrong, and fulfillment of one's obligations. Addressing public ...
- 2540: Van Gogh
- ... home in Nuenen in December 1883. Van Gogh had a phase in which he loved to paint birds and bird's nests. This phase did not last long. It only lasted until his father's death six months later. "The Family Bible" which he painted just before leaving his house for good, six months after his father's death in 1885, must have meant a great deal to him. Van Gogh had broken with Christianity when he was fired from the missionary which proved to be the most painful experience of his life, and ... threatened Gauguin with a razor. The same night, in a deep remorse, van Gogh cut off part of his own ear. This episode marked the beginning of a periodic insanity that plagued him until his death. On May 8, 1889, he was admitted to St. Rémy Hospital as a voluntary patient. Dr. Peyron interviewed him and entered in the register that van Gogh "Suffers from fits which last from fifteen ...
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