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    Marius's Life

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    Marius, a Romanian 8 year old boy, lived a life just as every other kid his age. He attended school, played with his friends and his dog, and helped his family with chores. Once the accident occurred, life changed for Marius although he was always positive during his recovery process. Both of Marius’s parents died during the accident, however, he still had a large support system. This support came from both Marius’s older sister and brother who were not home at the time of the accident. Also, the

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    Charles Marius Barbeau’s Ethnography and the Canadian Folklore Born on 5 March 1883, in Sainte-Marie-de-Bauce, Charles Marius Barbeau is widely seen as the first Canadian educated anthropologist. He graduated from Université Laval in Québec, from his studies of law, in 1907; he never practised law. Upon graduating, Marius was awarded – as the first French-Canadian recipient – the Cecil Rhodes scholarship which allowed him to study at Oxford University where he was introduced to the emerging

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    Ballet played an enormous role in this beautiful artistic story of The Swan, for the very simple reason that every movement and every gesture signifies a different experience for someone who is opening up your mind, and eyes that they’re attempting to escape death. The ballet is not about a ballerina being able to transform herself into a swan, she states, but about death, with the swan simply being a metaphor for that. Watching Svetlana Zakharova performing The Swan she really used a combination

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    The Battle of Philippi 1153 words Titus carissimo patri salutem plurimam dat. It has been so long since I have had a chance to write to you. Give my greetings to mother and sister. Let them know that I am safe and well. I think about all of you often. I hope that no ills have befallen you at home. I hope that you will be pleased to know that we have won a battle at Philippi and finally avenged the death of Julius Caesar. I went through many difficulties and for a time, I feared that we might be

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    William Shakespeare the writer of Julius Caesar decided how Cassius would be portrayed in his play. In the play, Cassius has an evil, manipulative personality; he can be your friend one minute then Cassius can be your worst enemy. Although Cassius was not popular with the people of Rome, he became the ringleader of the conspirators. Cassius displays the personality of a shrewd opportunist, who doesn’t believe in the rule of one person. He believes there should be an elected set of officials; to

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    Julius Caesar's death in William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar was not the right thing to do because very little evidence throughout has been given to prove that Caesar was or would have been a tyrant, and because of his death a war sparked afterward destroying the Roman Republic, the just proves the fact that this murder can not be justified in any situation. The conspirators killed Julius Caesar mainly because they were jealous Jealous of his power , rather than for the good of Rome. Anthony

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    Julius Caesar Summary

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    That single word brought terror to Caesar's mind. Rome would surely be in turmoil due to a war if Brutus was emperor. Then, to Julius’ surprise, Brutus let out another echoing snap. Within seconds, a dagger was plunged into Caesar's heart as was Gaius’ fate. He felt the life quickly draining away and his mind going rampant. With a final large gasp for air, the Dictator of Rome was painfully deceased. Brutus, along with his men, then left the Senate House with the two bodies laying limp. They understood

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    The Battle of Philippi was the last fought battle of the wars of the second Triumvirate. These wars were a fight between the forces of Marc Antony and Octavian of the Second Triumvirate, and the forces of Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. Brutus and Cassius were the assassinators of Julius Caesar, Marc Antony and Octavian were very close allies with Julius Caesar and Octavian would become the heir to his throne after the assassination. Because of this, Marc Antony and Octavian would

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    Julius Caesar was the first to issue a coin with his own portrait on it. Prior to this, earlier coins issued had portraits of ancestors. To republicans such as Brutus, the portrait of Caesar, who had been declared dictatus perpetuus in February, was proof of his aspiration for kingship (Grout). Roman coins were used as a form of propaganda even if the people of Roman did not realize the intention behind the coins. Emperors used the coins as a way to “disseminate the image of the emperor throughout

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    changed him. The second man is Marcus Brutus,throughout the play he talks of strong and just morals that he believes in and is incapable to break those ethics that are so deeply seeded in him. The third and last mans change through power is that of Gaius Cassius, his gain into power was in the same form as that of Brutus yet the beliefs and wants of the men were separate. Cassius’ role throughout the play was that of a manipulator

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