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    understanding the topic for someone in our group. However, we explained to somebody who did not understand what the main idea and concept in the article is. In class, we concluded that The Long March of Mao Zedong was more dangerous than The Journey of Hannibal because people who set off with Mao Zedong suffered from their defeat. They lost many weapons and equipment during the first battle at the Xiang River and no vehicle or animal for a long journey that they did not plan to…

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    Sitting on a cheap leather sofa in a battered living room, a bottle of whiskey on hand, surgical knife on the other, with a serene look of contemplation, Hannibal Lecter found himself staring at the unblinking eyes of a man lying in a pool of his own blood, throat slashed ear to ear. The need of forced entry was clearly effaced, resistance none, and Hannibal perceived within the minute the man opens his own door for the emissary of death, it's time to say goodbye. His own demise was expected; he…

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    Hannibal, originally from Spain and against Carthage led the second Punic War against Rome. His plan to win the battle against Rome in their own territory initially seemed to be working because Rome lost 40,000 members of their army. Determined not to be defeated, the Romans organized another army and gained enough strength to win. In 202 B.C.E. during the Battle of Zama, Hannibal and his army were destroyed which allowed the Romans to further expand their empire. The Ottoman Turks originated…

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    Comparative paragraph There are many differences and similarities between each journey from Hannibal’s journey, Mao’s journey and North Korean refugee’s journey. I will start compare between Hannibal’s journey and Mao’s journey first. In term of difficulty, I think Mao’s journey is more difficult. In Hannibal’s generation, there are no vehicle. Most of people who are not rich are usually travel by walking, so they will get used to walking. Compared to Mao’s generation, everyone can use the…

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    After crossing the Alps, Hannibal met the Romans and crushed them in the battle of Trebbia, using his war elephants. War elephants were used for Carthage against Rome and were a terror to Infantry (Youtube 4:42-4:50). After the battle of Trebbia, Hannibal and his army tried attacking a trading post in order to sack the town for food. During the attack Hannibal was wounded and the attack failed. The Carthaginians attacked another trading post…

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    the relationship between Hannibal and Jack Crawford? In season one Hannibal and Jack has a good relationship. They start out as colleagues, but their relationship soon evolves to something more similar to friendship. One can see this in the numerous meals they share together. At first, there is a sort battle for dominance between them. Jack is the head of the Behavioural Science Unit and he sees himself as having great authority. This authority is questioned when Hannibal makes Jack wait…

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    Punic War, of course after the first, dated 218-202 BC. Rome and Carthage were fighting this war. The Romans were known for fighting on land, and The Carthaginians were known for being one with the sea. Carthage also had Hannibal, son of a general during the First Punic War Hannibal, arguably the greatest general of all time, “...no Roman could compare with him,” was known for his creative and unique tactics (Outlines of Roman History). Even fighting against the Carthaginians again did not…

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    invariably influence and build upon each other. In Ab Urbe Condita, Livy’s depiction of the Carthaginian leader Hannibal interacts with the depiction of the Roman conspirator Catiline featured in Bellum Catilinae, a work by the historian Sallust, a predecessor of Livy. The intertextual dialogue that occurs between Sallust’s description of Catiline and Livy’s description of Hannibal reveals the recurring theme of the relationship between the body and the mind. Comparative reading of the two texts…

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    Despite their efforts, Schwantes, McKinney, and Hannibal do not find significant change in levels of depression, anxiety, and isolation; furthermore, they blame their failure on the limitations that presented themselves during the course of the study (Shwantes,…

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    recover economically thanks to the choices of Amilcare, Asdrubale and especially Hannibal, who once became head of the Carthaginian army in Spain, with the siege of Segundo, began the war. "He invaded ever deeper inland and then besieged and conquered Saguntum (modern Sagunto, just north of Valencia), a long-time ally of Rome, in 219 BCE" (Cartwright, 2016). Once the war began, the Roman general Scipione discovered in Hannibal a great adversary, a military genius who managed to get Rome's…

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