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Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” was presented in 1863 while Pericles’ “Funeral Oration” was given in 431 BCE. The former was written to close a ceremony dedicating the old battlefield to the fallen soldiers while the latter was presented in a public funeral tradition to honor the dead. Pericles’ Funeral Oration and Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address compare and contrast in terms of historical context, themes, and rhetorical features. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Pericles’ Funeral…

Gift Shop. Which shows how much Banksy influence the people around him, whether they were after, with, or against him. No one seems to arrest him but actual just admires his work. Intro A UK born artist, started as part of the DryBreadZ Crew in Bristol, while in the crew adopted the name Banksy, to keep his identity a secret, which is now synonymous with graffiti, he also worked with Inkie and other noteworthy artists, who continue to work with him. He has been representing political and social…

Introduction – Description of Issue The lack of mental health services available to the mentally ill has created a public health concern. The deficiency of mental health treatment for those in need has long-term consequences which negatively impact communities and families. Folsom (2005), shows a correlation between homelessness and untreated mental health issues in the United States. The research suggests that approximately one-third of the homeless population have a significant mental health…

Marx: Selected writings in sociology and social philosophy, Penguin: Harmondsworth * Calvert, C., Calvert, P. (1992) Sociology today, Hertfordshire: Harvester Wheatsheaf · Cohen, R., Kennedy, P. (2000) Global sociology, Bristol: Palgrave * Haralambos, M., Holborn, M. (2000) Sociology themes and perspectives 5th ed, London: Collins * Lecture notes (2002-2003)…

Banksy”). The names Robin Gunningham and Robert Banks are often used unknowingly to give an identity to Banksy (“Banksy Biography”). The true identity still to this day is uncertain. Banksy began his career in the early 90’s with a graffiti crew in Bristol called DryBreadZ (“Banksy Biography”). Banksy’s work was considered vandalism by law and critics but, it is meaningful art that portrays a powerful but, straightforward message. Banksy 's art is based on politics, war, hypocrisy, greed,…

animal is met. There is much controversy worldwide regarding the rights and ethical treatment of animals and many disputes within the sport of thoroughbred racing. According to Dr. John Webster, Professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Bristol, there are five freedoms that humans need to strive to provide for their animals: Freedom from thirst, hunger, and malnutrition, freedom from discomfort, freedom from pain, injury, and disease, freedom to express normal behavior, and freedom from…

Isambard Kingdom Brunel is a well know English engineer from the later 1800’s and is more known for what he has done than who he is. Isambard’s father is Sir Marc Isambard Brunel and is a French civil engineer who at the time Isambard was born, he did work in block-making machinery. The ironic thing about Isambard is that he is an English engineer instead of a French engineer like his father. This creates multiple differences between father and son; one being that Marc is a civil engineer that…

and infirmary for the poor”-Unknown. Elizabeth’s nationality is British and her citizenship was British and American. Samuel Blackwell and Hannah (Lane) Blackwell gave birth to Elizabeth in a house, on February 1821, on a street called Dickson in Bristol, Gloucestershire England. Elizabeth was the third child they had. Later, the family moved to the United States. She came to New York with her family when she was eleven. They entered New York Harbor…

express the will of the people. He states that a representative owes the electorate and that he should always represent the public interest. (Burke, 1774). He states that "you chose a member, indeed: but when you chose him, he is not a member of Bristol but a member of parliament.” (Burke, 1774). The congress, however, faces a myriad of problems in promoting the rule of law. The representatives have to be loyal to their political parties. Most of the times, the legislatures will follow the…

A remarkably notorious philosopher, Aristotle, refers to slaves as “living tools”. Throughout history many societies have adopted slavery to further their overall production of goods and to expand trade. Whether people were enslaved for economic benefit or a matter of racism is the question at hand. One could assemble many arguments that the enslaved community was solely suppressed for reasons concerning racism, however slavery was economically beneficial to landowners and plantation development…