Seneca the Younger

The movie High Noon portrays the elements of a Greek tragedy. In High Noon, we see a very close relationship between what Aristotle described as the essential elements to a tragedy and what we see unfold throughout the movie. We see all of the six elements; plot, character, diction, thought, spectacle, and song, shown in some form throughout the movie, although, Aristotle says that plot and character are primary, so those will be the two elements of focus. In exploring plot and character, the…

Sometimes people are driven to murder as a form of ultimate revenge. Authors that write gothic literature will often use situations like this to make their story. In And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie shows how people take a situation into their own hands and try to play god. At the end you find out that Justice Wargrave murdered himself and the 9 other guest on the island because they had all been a part of a murder, but weren't convicted. Likewise in “Haircut,” Ring Lardner also shows a…

happen to us in real life. These fears will be bothersome until we act upon them. Some fears are greater than others and will be harder to overcome. Younger tells how nothing is certain the unexpected make come while the expected may never come. How can you be afraid of something that itself is non-fathomable? “So look forward to better things”, Younger stresses the fact of how you shouldn’t fear or even think about something that’s not happening. Focus on you. Our mind exaggerates everything we…

ago, Native Americans were a threat to caucasian settlers in the new America. In the realistic fiction novel, White Indian, by Donald Clayton Porter, he tells the story of the Seneca tribe. At the time, the Seneca was a powerhouse of a nation, raiding any town in their way, slaughtering innocent people. The leader of the Seneca, Ghonka, also known as The Great Sachem, was not one to be messed with. While invading a settlers town, Ghonka was raiding a specific house, about to kill everyone in…

at the Huffington Post. He was also a speechwriter for the office of the mayor of the Washington D.C. Soni and Goodman have collaborated on projects other than Rome’s Last Citizen. Rome’s Last Citizen is a biography about Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger. Cato is a well-known name and legend from Ancient Rome and the exemplar…

Emperor Nero was a compulsive and corrupt leader during the early years of the Roman Empire. Nero was born on December 15, 37 C.E to his father Domitius. At the age of two, Emperor Caligula exiled his own sister and Nero 's mother Agrippina the Younger because of a plot she was involved in to assassinate the Emperor. A year later, Nero 's father died and his inheritance was seized by the state. Caligula was assassinated in 41 C.E, and was succeeded by Claudius, who called Agrippina back from…

the emperor, Caligula, was killed. Agrippina was brought back to Rome. Soon after being brought back, in the year 49, Agrippina married her uncle, Claudius. As expected, Nero was to obtain an education, and this task was given to famous philosopher, Seneca. Around this time, Nero became engaged to Octavia, who was Claudius’ daughter. Claudius adopted Nero in the year 50. Upon doing so, Nero became next-in-line to the throne over Claudius’ biological son, Britannicus. So that Nero could become…

hatred among the people and other political powers. The several forms of violence, loopholes, and corruption that were present in the Roman Republic, as well as the lack of power that the people possessed, ultimately led to its downfall. Cato the Younger, the first example of unfair tactics, was a powerful man who was known for his speaking ability. He believed and was…

college. They were on a retreat in a state park, it was just a small group over a weekend. They knew who they were but other than first impressions they were strangers. His first impression of her was that she was a very pretty and smart girl. His younger brother Morten, was eight at the time of God’s Spell. He went to a rehearsal one time and told John to “dance with the pretty one”. Thel’s first impression of John was that “he was adorable at the very beginning, therefore, he would…

Embodiment of a True Leader Exceptional leaders have come from many different backgrounds and have existed in many different time periods, but they always share a few traits that distinguish them from the rest. The same goes for not so great leaders while they may share some of the traits mentioned before by not possessing as little as one of the aforementioned traits they earn their place among the most notorious leaders of all time. The leaders I will discuss, in chronological order are…