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Julius Caesar Roman Army
1,762 wordsThe Roman Empire is considered by many as the basis of modern civilization. Today we use a form of government that was started by them long before people even knew that the Earth was round. Their reign of power began around 509 BC with the overthrow of the Etruscan dynasty till 1453 with the fall of Constantinople to the Turks. Their land, at its peak, contained such areas as Britain, Spain, Gaul, Mauretania, Egypt, Judea, Syria, Mesopotamia, Armenia, Dacia, Illyria, Macedonia, Greece, Corsica, ...
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Rhyme Scheme King Richard
1,269 wordsO, let no noble eye profane a tear For me, if I be gored with Mowbray's spear! As confident as a falcon's flight Against a bird, do I with Mowbray fight O thou, the earthly author of my blood, Whose youthful spirit in me regenerate Doth with a two-fold vigour lift me up To reach at victory above my head, Add proof unto mine armour with thy prayers, And with thy blessing steel my lance's point That it may enter Mowbray's waxen coat And furbish new the name of John o' Gaunt Even in the lust harbou...
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Light A Fire Couldnt Light A Fire Fish
550 wordsGrog and me have mysteriously appeared on a strange island today. We wondered why for a bit, then we forgot about it. The weather was cloudy. The first thing we did was use our knife to make a wooden spear. Then I went and gathered some sticks as Grog tried to catch fish in the stream that was nearby where we appeared. Eventually Grog caught a fish, but we couldnt light a fire, so we ate the fish raw. Yet another cloudy day here. We tried to make a raft but we couldnt get any large logs. Grog we...
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Great Wall One Day
422 wordsHello, my name is Chou Ung, and I am a soldier. I usually have to wear a tunic, leather boots, shin guards, helmet, and bronze armor. I have to wear lots of armor. The weapons I use are the lance, shield, crossbow, sword, spear, bow and arrow, and an ax. I have a flat face and a low-bridge nose. I also have protruding eyes, large ears, high eyebrows, and slender lips. Wherever I go, I always carry a knife, fan, jade disc, porcelain horse, and a flute. I love my flute. Everybody loves it when I p...
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Ralph And Jack Good And Evil
1,355 wordsWilliam Golding's novel The Lord of The flies presents us with a group of English boys who are isolated on a desert island, left to try and retain a civilised society. In this novel Golding manages to display the boys slow descent into savagery as democracy on the island diminishes. At the opening of the novel, Ralph and Jack get on extremely well. We are informed Jack, shared his burden, and there was an, invisible light of friendship, between the two boys. Jack changes considerably throughout ...
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Daughter Of Zeus Greek Gods
1,200 words... r favorite city of Athens there were three temples for her. (Hamilton 29; Guirand 117) Athena was depicted as either wearing tight draperies covering her body and a shield and spear in her hands or she wore a long chiton, had a helmet on her head, aegis, and a spear in her right hand and winged victor in her left hand. (Guirand 117) She was often described as gray-eyed or flashing-eyed. Her favorite plant was the olive because she created it and her favorite bird was the owl, which was her s...
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Femme Fatale Ancient Greece
1,588 words... red various monsters and beasts from his quest of the twelve labors. Jason came across the dragon that guarded the Golden Fleece in his quest to regain the throne at Iolcos. And, Theseus met with creatures and beasts, such as the Minotaur, from his own labors in his quest to regain the throne at Athens. Along the way, the hero is also certain to encounter a femme fatale or an enchantress, who tries to add difficulty to the task at hand, but also sometimes ends up helping out. Helen can be co...
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Gladiatorial Games Free Men
930 wordsThe subject on Ancient Rome I am writing about is Roman Gladiators. To watch men kill each other was what the Roman loved to watch. It was entertaining to the Romans. They took pleasure in watching elaborate show that involved danger to life and bloodshed. Originally they were for funerals but turned into holidays then into ways to exploit for political purposes. When holidays were announced all public business stopped and all citizens had a holiday. In this paper I will talk about where they fo...
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Matt Crowd Coach
510 wordsCreative Writing: The Competitors As thousands of people poured into the rectangular shaped stadium for what was being called, the event of the century, the participants readied themselves for the hardships they would surely suffer from the games. After a long grueling season of intense bodily torture this would by the final chapter of confrontations. Out of the 275 original members of the DFS leagues infant year, only 20 remained. These men and women were not only hardened on the outside, but o...
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Bow And Arrow Part Of The Book
1,117 wordsBy Gary Paulsen 10 / 01 Brian Robeson, the main character, is a very interesting kid. After the first few pages you could tell that he was strong-minded, twelve or thirteen year old kid. His parents were divorced and he spent some time with his dad. He lived far away so Brian had to take a plane. From the back of the book I knew that he gets in to a plane accident and has to survive on his own. I was surprised that the author went right to the plane wreck. I thought it would have a somewhat bori...
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Homo Erectus Newly Developed
783 wordsThe definition of fire is the active principle of burning, characterized by the heat and light of combustion; And cultivating it was perhaps one of the biggest technological leaps humans ever surpassed. Fire affected the ancient man in many ways through cause and effect, and every effect created a cause, which resulted in another effect. It allowed the food to be germ-free because it was cooked and since it was cooked it was more digestible and that resulted in more nutrients for the body allowi...
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Gods And Goddesses Zeus
2,435 wordsThere were two types of Olympic Gods: Celestial Deities and Earth Deities. The Celestial Deities dweller on Mount Olympus while the Earth Deities resided on, or under, Earth. There were twelve Olympic Gods; however, because the tales of these gods started out orally, the gods and goddesses classified as Olympians are not totally clear. Because the Twelve Olympians are not totally clear, there are a possible fourteen gods and goddesses that could be classified as Olympians. The gods and goddesses...
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Law And Order Lord Of The Flies
1,973 wordsTurning Paradise into hell By Stephanie Luong What could have been paradise quickly turned sour for a pack of British schoolboys stranded on an island. The disintegration of order also came when atavism rose and came to power. Ralph, Simon, Piggy, Jack and Roger all played key roles in the battle of good / evil . There were also many symbols that represented order and the effects of mans savagery. Ralph, the elected leader of the island, tried to prevent atavism from taking over but he failed. H...
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Mardi Gras First Time
792 wordsThe smell of stale beer in the air, loud music everywhere, people shouting and laughing having a good ole time is what carnival, better known as Mashumani is like in Guyana. When it s Mardi Gras in New Orleans, however, broken beads and trash are all over the ground, and everywhere one looks he / she sees someone taking off some type of clothing for some beads. Unlike in New Orleans people in Guyana know how to have fun with out taking off their clothes. I am a native of Guyana, South America, a...
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Arthur Anderson Financial Statements
1,173 wordsCertified Public Accountants are expected to conduct themselves at a higher level than most other members of society and are held to the highest of ethical standards. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides general accepted auditing standards and the code of professional conduct as a framework of guidance for CPAs to follow in performing audit procedures. The following audit case demonstrates potential problems that can occur when the client, Mattel, and the auditing firm...
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Hemingway Bad Luck
504 words&# 65279; Throughout the story the old man must struggle to succeed. No task comes simple to the old man; he must constantly endure pain and hardship. Hemingway? s code states that a main character must be strong, hard-working, quick witted and must never show emotions. In other words, the main character must possess the typical stereotypical characteristics that were once very important to have. The old man definitely abides by Hemingway? s code. The old man is always dealing with the different...
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Set Up Camp Roman Army
1,324 wordsThe Life and Times of the Typical Roman Legionaire The life of a typical Roman Legionaire was a hard one. The combination of brutal training, discipline and organization, and long forced marches with many pounds of equipment all contributed to this, but because of these, the Roman Legions were a force to be reckoned with in the ancient world. The purpose of this website is to demonstrate that though the life of a Legionaire was a tough one, it is because of this that the Roman Empire was so succ...
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Apollo Homer
1,089 wordsThe Iliad: Comparing the Works of Fagles, Lattimore and Pope Regardless of the subject matter, a writer? s work always reflects something of the writer himself. Although an author may attempt to remain completely objective and invisible to the reader, something of his beliefs, background, education and biases inevitably permeates into the writing. This phenomenon is even true with and especially evident in translations. While the translator would ideally remain faithful to the original author an...
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Jose Arcadio Buendia One Hundred Years
1,602 wordsGabriel Garcia Marquez, the author of One Hundred Years of Solitude, lived and experienced one of the most intriguing cultures in the world, Latin American. These experiences play a dominant role in the development of the characters, specifically Jose Arcadio Buendia. Resulting from this vast culture is the profound psychological makeup interwoven with Jose Arcadio Buendia, which Freudian interpretation proves to be a useful tool in evaluating. With the conscious and subconscious decisions that ...
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Gods And Goddesses One Hand
1,372 wordsIndian Standing Mahadeva Standing Mahadeva Indian art is based on gods and goddesses of India. The only proof of the existence of the god is the sculptures, which have been carved by the people for thousands of the years. These sculptures tell us the story of the gods and goddesses. The stones are the storytellers, which are now found in temples, caves, monuments, and museums. The Cleveland museum of art includes a remarkable image of standing Mahadeva. It represents Shiva, one of the great Hind...
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