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    to the year 81 A.D. During his early life, Titus was viewed as a rather nasty person and was believed that he would give the Flavian dynasty a bad name. He was feared to be another Nero because of his relations to Berenice (Donahue). Once he became emperor that all change based on the information that is provided. As such there were many positive aspects to Titus’ reign. One such positive aspects was the construction of the Colosseum. A structure that still stands…

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    growing taller, refusing that she is a senorita without getting her period, and lastly, getting her period and realizing it isn't as it seemed. “Photography can never grow up if it imitates some other medium. It has to walk alone; it has to be itself” Berenice…

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    Dominant Listening Style

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    I feel like my dominant listening style is an action oriented for many reasons. One of which is because I am interested first on what will be done, what actions will happen, when and who will do them. My favorite question is, 'so what' which is an aspect of a task oriented person. I look for plans of action, like clear, crisp descriptions and answers. I love structure, bullet-points and numbered action items. It helps me keep me organized, which I like to believe I am (no matter what my mom…

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    not all of his stories were dark and sad, some were filled with humor and hoaxes that lightened the mood. For comic effect, he used irony and exaggeration. Some of his best selling books were The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado, Berenice, and The Fall of the House of Usher. He is also more famous as a short story writer. After all of his great works, he sadly died of a mysterious death on October 7,…

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    With help from our lectures, textbooks and the archeological remains we have covered quite a few women in our class from the ancient world. Even though our evidence is limited, certain women were much more visible then others due to their elevated statuses, being of a higher class such as royalty. We must also consider the fact through the evidence left to us, most if not all of the written accounts were by men and in most cases framed for a certain goal such as perpetuating a certain stereotype…

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    “Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past.” – Berenice Abbott A photograph displays more to the human eye than expected; on “looking” at photographs we are captivated in an artistic narrative formed – it’s said that we are engaged in personal creation that is not provided with given endings, reflections are modified, something’s are altered, memories are re-defined, and “new” memories and expectations develop. With this being said,…

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    Ancient Egypt

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    adopting their religion, taking up their manners and dress, and even assuming practices like sibling marriage. In honor of the first of the dynasty, all male descendants of Ptolemy were likewise named Ptolemy, and all females called either Cleopatra, Berenice, or Arsinoe. The Ptolemies brought a period of prosperity for Egypt, cultivating Alexander’s city of Alexandria as an intellectual and Hellenistic metropolis and expanding the borders of the nation. Successive generations proved to be…

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    were—I have not seen as others saw” In this line Poe is elaborating on the idea that he isn’t normal, he never visualized life as everyone else did. Just as everyone else saw him an awkward poet Poe seemed to embrace these titles in the short story Berenice Poe stated “It is more than probable that I am not understood” here Poe seems to embrace his lack of conformity and his standout image. Poe was a lonely individual losing both his parents by the time he was 3 years old, and then losing his…

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    My Life Of My Family

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    My family consists of four people; mom, dad and two sisters. My dad, named Pablo was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA including all eight of his siblings. My dad would make frequent trips to Tijuana, Mexico for visiting family. My mom, Rebeca in the other hand had fifteen siblings. My mom was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and raised in Tijuana, Mexico. My parents met through a friend and sure enough thy fell in loved. Although, my dad had a previous marriage and had two children. Through the…

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    Caesar And Ptolemies

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    Rome. Before it was a mighty empire it was a republic with allies. One of the many was with the Ptolemies of Egypt. Most known and famous was the last queen of Egypt, Cleopatra VII. There is more to the tale of the Ptolemies of Egypt. The paper will start with discussing Ptolemy I and the establishment of his dynasty in Egypt. The beginning of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt started with Alexander the Great. Ptolemy Ι was a Macedonian general serving under Alexander the Great. “Egypt had been…

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