Cato the Younger

Kirk Ormand is a classics professor at Oberlin University who specializes in sexuality in the ancient world. Throughout chapters eight, ten, and thirteen of his book Controlling Desires, Ormand looks at many aspects pertaining to Roman sexuality. An overarching theme of the three chapters looks at what was considered normal sexual behavior in Rome, with a focusing at times on homosexuality in Rome. Over the course of the chapters, Ormand looks at Rome’s origins and interrelation to Greece with…

three sources: the portion of taxes on Social Security benefits currently used to fund Medicare that he claims should be redirected back to Social Security to provide estimated $8.3 billion annually; corporate welfare funds that were identified by the Cato Institute that could be redirected would provide more than $87 billion annually; the portion of returns “recaptured” through corporate taxes before returns are realized at the individual level would provide a substantial and growing source of…

and a girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen, from each district to fight to the death in the Hunger Games where only one tribute makes it out alive. In District 12 during the 74th annual Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen steps up to take her younger sister, Prim's place in the games. Katniss and the male tribute from district 12, Peeta Mellark, must venture into the Hunger Games, and be prepared for anything. Both manage to survive long enough for the Gamemakers to make a never before seen…

Two of the most popular children's literature series of the 21st century, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, both put characters in situations with war and violence. In a world where there is a greater evil to defeat, characters are only benefitted when finding another ally with a common interest. Katniss Everdeen and Harry Potter gain allies when involved in a conflict. Both present the action of conflict directly in front of the characters, causing a change in a…

illegal immigrants. It would increase the demand for workers with skills as it reduces competition in low skilled workers. Increase minimum wage won’t reduce the poverty levels, especially when a reported 63.5 percent of poor Americans don’t work (CATO). Lastly another counter attack is that federal minimum wage is made by entry level employees, that most likely will not earn the same wage for an extended period of…

During ancient Rome women were to be good wives. Being a good wife includes loving one’s husband, being loyal and obedient, doing duties, and being chaste, while not desiring freedom or being critical. Apuleius presents female characters in his novel The Golden Ass that both contradict and coincide with the positive and negative models of women found in ancient sources. The story of Psyche and Cupid within the larger novel reinforces the positive traits such as obedience and loyalty. Within the…

The baby boomers represent the largest generation in American history consisting of about seventy-six million people [Gillon, 2004]. The special name for the boomers is derived primarily from its enormous size in comparison to the smaller generations that came immediately before and after that time period [Gillon, 2004]. There was not one previous generation that had been developed on such expansive hopes or had been so confident in their ability to change the world. According to Gillon [2004],…

of the novel. She is a sturdy and resourceful sixteen-year-old girl who is much more mature and intellectual than her age. Katniss seemed to be the only main provider in her family for making her mother, and her younger sister, Prim to be fed. Katniss felt very much protective of her younger sister, and so she volunteers to take the place of Prim in the Hunger Games for protecting her lives. This we can clearly understand through the lines: “I volunteer!” I gasp. “I volunteer as…

best friend. Judge Thatcher has taken Huck’s money and has invested it with a dollar of interest per day and now lives with Widow Douglas and her sister Miss Watson, Huck’s tutor. He lives with these two women because his mother died when he was younger and his father is a drunk, who cannot take care of himself properly. The two women in his life try to “sivilize” him and he starts becoming frustrated at living in a clean house and minding his manners. Huck is notified that his father drowned…