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Ides Of March Julius Caesar
1,534 wordsThe time before Caesar's death has many differences in how events happened rather than if events happened. Both historical accounts record that Caesar had recently returned from a long military campaign that sent him to the far reaches of the Roman Empire. Shakespeare's account tells of a recent victory over Pompey but does not say that Caesar returned from a massive campaign. In Komroff's account, The conspirators had planned for much longer than the other authors recorded. Komroff wrote that t...
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Turn Of The Century Blues Singers
2,174 wordsConcepts of the Blues Most of what we hear today, in essence, probably developed from the blues. The word blue has been associated with the idea of melancholia or depression since the Elizabethan era. To have the blues meant that you had a depressed mood or felt things that werent going your way. The American writer, Washington Irving is credited with coining the term the blues. The earlier (almost entirely Negro) history of the blues musical tradition is traced through oral tradition as far bac...
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Robert E Lee Killer Angels
2,606 wordsThe Killer Angels The Battle of Gettysburg brought the dueling North and South together to the small town of Gettysburg and on the threshold of splitting the Union. Gettysburg was as close as the United States got to Armageddon and The Killer Angels gives the full day-to-day account of the battle that shaped America? s future. Michael Shaara tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of the generals and men involved in the action of the battle. The historical account of the Bat...
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Ides Of March Caesar
1,732 wordsThe story of Julius Caesar? s assassination has been told both historically and fictionally. Historical sources focus on the facts of the assassination, while fictional works focus more on the characters and the drama of the story. Because of the different purposes of the sources, there are many differences between the historical and fictional stories. William Shakespeare? s Julius Caesar adds certain details and dramatic elements to make the story more interesting and to make the play more enjo...
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King Henry Ii Twelfth Century
2,299 wordsBy the ninth century people all over were telling the fabulous tales and romances about Arthur and his kingdom. The common people heard them sung by bards, while in the court poets wrote different versions. In each retelling the speaker would select certain details for emphasis and introduce new elements, so that the story could be adapted to the particular time and audience. Although most historians believe that there actually did exist an Arthur, they differ on how major his role was on influe...
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