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    The movie Gladiator would be considered an Aristotle tragedy. The main character, a Roman General, Maximus, is a loyal soldier. Maximus, is the favoured of Caesars Generals, and asked to be his successor, Caesar. Maximus, himself, is a good general caring for his men as well relatable. Maximus is a loving father and husband, who fight to protect his family and country. Maximus, who is asked to be the next Caesar, does not reply with the answer Caesar hoped, but thought about. At this time Commodus

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    Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California. He is strongly known for being a WWE wrestler, and an actor for the famous series The Fast and the Furious and many more. I believe that he is a successful man because he came from having absolutely nothing to making millions. A lot of people aren’t very motivated to actually make a change in their life, but he didn’t give up on himself. That is why I strongly believe that he is successful; however

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    Ridley Scott's Gladiator

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    Gladiator is a spectacular showing of the recreation of the golden age of the Roman Empire that will leave viewers on the edge of their seats in anticipation for the entirety of the movie. Set during the winter of 180 AD, a Roman general named Maximus (Russell Crowe) is about to fight the final battle of a campaign on the edges of the empire. As the battle starts Maximus tells his men to “unleash hell” and that is exactly what happened when his men fill the sky with flaming arrows and fiery pots that set

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    My film I watched was Gladiator. It was an action movie as opposed to a documentary about war. It was based in Rome in the early times. In the movie, the emperor of Rome was Marcus Aurelius. He was a very victorious general. After his death he wanted Maximus to take the throne, and he wasn’t even his son. Aurelius’s son was very power hungry and wanted to rule. His plan was to rule Rome and take the throne. He wanted to murder the last ruler Marcus Aurelius and then execute Maximus, which was the

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    The movie “The Insider” is a fantastic movie about the fight against the Brown Williamson tobacco company and the “60 Minutes” article that shined the light to the public that the tobacco companies were lying to the public about their product so that they could sell more products knowing that the health risks are high. When referring to tobacco in this paper I am talking about cigarettes, one of the most dangerous ways of getting tobacco due to a chemical compound called nicotine, the ingredient

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    “On Laziness” by Christopher Morely is an essay on laziness. He claims there are benefits to laziness and that most wise, experienced people are, in fact, lazy. Morley’s purpose is to glorify lazy people and persuade people to believe that they can be successful because he lists examples of smart lazy people and he uses many examples in which laziness is helpful and the opposite is destructive to support his cause. Christopher Morely used examples of lazy successful people to make his point. “Doctor

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    Ragged Dick Essay

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    Success is something everyone strives for in life, and the basis of what is needed to gain it has been relatively the same since the 1860s. The means needed to acquire what is needed for success although, were not quite as easy as they are in comparison to today. In 1867, there was a young boy, around 12 years old, named Ragged Dick. He was an orphan who stole and slept in the streets, and also a bootblack, which is someone who shines shoes for a living. In the book Ragged Dick, the author explained

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    What is Denunciation? Denunciation is a public statement that strongly disapproves of someone who has broken the law. It is a principle of sentencing in criminal law, that the sentence sends a clear message to the general public that the offence is serious and the punishment just. In a civil law the act of which an individual informs a public officer whose duty is to prosecute offenders, because of the crime that has been committed. • An example of a denunciation is publicly telling the devil doings

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    1) The philosopher Bertrand Russell in his work, “The Problems of Philosophy,” comes to some conclusions of the truth of objects in our world. Through questioning certain ideas and problems in our world, he breaks down what can know what really exists in the world and what does not. Russell, an empiricist, believes that through our sensory perception of our environment. However, our own individual perception can be skewed, and therefore is susceptible to err. Russell gives an example of three people

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    The Importance Of Carol As A Character in Willy Russell's Our Day Out The play, "Our Day Out" was written by Willy Russell in 1976, set in Liverpool. Willy Russell was born in 1947 near Liverpool, he has also written other plays such as, Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine and Blood Brothers. The play "Our Day Out" was originally written for television and was televised on BBC 2, 1977. It is a celebration of the joys and agonies of growing up and being footloose, fourteen

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