Cyrus the Younger

If I remember my childhood days. The days of learning in school, chasing after my younger brothers and sisters, playing cricket under the beating sun against the neighborhood boys and being able to embrace my life as it prospered. But as I grew from a scrawny young boy to a fresh young adult, I enjoyed mathematics, physics and the understanding of structural architecture. Engineering, a job reserved for the illustrious and high British scholars before the Satyagraha movement, was now available…

In the first century of the common era, ancient Rome witnessed the emergence of the new major philosophy of Stoicism. Founded by Zeno in Athens, the tenets of Stoicism focused on the eradication of emotion, and particularly fear, which would lead to a life committed to self-betterment. Seneca and his contemporaries took these ideas and expanding on them, marking a shift from the Epicurean philosophy studied a generation previously. While Seneca lead an active life as tutor to Emperor Nero and…

Within literature, tragedy is generally exemplified by a grave and unfortunate situation that is inflicted onto a heroic figure, causing emotions of sorrow and pity for its audience. Today tragedies can be delivered in various literary forms, yet centuries ago a tragedy exclusively pertained to stage performances. The iconic plays of Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Hamlet by William Shakespeare are examples of two traditional tragedies from two different eras, Greek and Elizabethan. It’s due…

Influential Classical Writers and Poets in World Literature There is tons of existing classical writers and Poets in World Literature. Many of these inspirational composers have continued to live in the modern society. Poetry has derived from many of these poets from the classical age, but is everlasting to our world. We have taken classical world literature’s contributions, studied the contributions, and excelled those contributions for use of the today’s literature. Quintus Ennius was one…

fulius Caecilius Secundus? He was the Younger Pliny, for short, a lawyer, senator, consul, governor, and a passionate writer. He went to Rome to get a better education, but he also developed a stronger relationship with his uncle the Elder Pliny, his mother’s brother. After his uncle's death from the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius, Elder Pliny’s will allowed Younger Pliny to inherit Elder Pliny’s property. Through his will, Elder Pliny also legally adopted Younger Pliny as his son, resulting in…

The topic of revenge is portrayed over and over in countless works of literature. Revenge is portrayed in the Shakespearean play, Macbeth, as well as in the novel, “Of Mice and Men” which was written by John Steinbeck. In the play Macbeth, revenge is seen throughout the whole text. Revenge is one of the major themes in this play seeing as there are various parts with this topic laced throughout it. The reason why there are countless killings in this play is because when someone sees blood, they…

Biography: CUL502 Assignment Miley Ray Cyrus born in Franklin Tennessee. The daughter of famous country singer Billy ray Cyrus, started her rise to fame at a young age, appearing in the movie “Big Fish” by Tim Burton. Following that she landed a starring role with the Disney channel network a TV show called Hanna Montana.(Biography) Miley Cyrus is a very successful young woman, who from a young age has caught the media’s attention. In 2004 Miley Cyrus at the age of 13 landing the star role…

Muschieka Muschett The “D” Word There are many instances where I have felt discriminated against. Also, being a female minority, I believe we are more susceptible to being judged due to the “double factor” of being a woman and black. African Americans and women have always had to fight for equal rights and even today the fight continues. African Americans fight to be equal and not judged by the color of their skin. Meanwhile, women fight for equality and to not be judged by…

Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato became the face of the Disney empire, which propelled them to stardom. Miley Cyrus is the daughter of ‘90s country star Billy Ray Cyrus, Cyrus is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Demi Lovato started out as a child actor on Barney & Friends, now she is also an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Disney created an image for Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato as role models for a younger generation, as a result of growing up both…

Introduction I think that Miley Cyrus is a very interesting celebrity because when she was a child, teenager,and now because when she was a kid she was left handed but her made her right with her right hand, when she was 13 she was trying out for the t.v. show Hannah Montana she was originally trying out for the role of Lily Hannah’s best friend but she ended up getting the role of Hannah Montana,and now she currently has up to 1 million google hits. Some stuff I didn’t know about her…