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Many writers of the time were self-conscious literary artists but Shakespeare seemed to be more intent on the entertainment value of his plays and less on being a classicist. So he drew on various sources and themes from classical to popular culture. He used the literary traditions not just to give his characters beautiful poetry to recite but also to explore popular concepts; often this exploration used humour and satire to explore Elizabethan ideas. In Midsummer Night’s Dream Shakespeare…

Ethan Tooke Ms. Lawrence English 10 - 2 February 21, 2024 Samuel Morse Samuel Morse was an influential figure in the 19th century. Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, on April 27, 1791. As a businessman, inventor, and artist, as well as Inventing the Telegraph and Morse Code, Morse had a varied and exceptional life. Samuel Morse changed long-distance communication and opened the door for contemporary telecommunications, influencing both history and technology. Morse’s early life was marked by…

In the book The Other Wes Moore, the author Wes Moore describes two different but yet similar lifestyles. The book is about two men both named Wes Moore who grew up without father figures in their life starting at a very young age. The author Wes Moore's father passed away when Wes was very young. The other Wes Moore's father didn’t pass away, but just simply decided not to be in Moore's life. Without father figures, the boys didn’t have a role model in their life to guide them into the…

over themselves while still being under Ottoman rule as a semi-separate sovereignty. However, the Armenian hope for social equality was met with reluctance and sometimes violence. On October 1, 1890, a peaceful demonstration of 2000 Armenians in Istanbul grew violent and snowballed into what is now known as Hamidian Massacres. An estimated 300,000 Armenians were killed and despite promises by the Sultan Abdul Hamid II for changes toward the treatment of Armenians and other minorities, none…

Doomed to Die But Deathless: An Exploration of Yeats’s “Sailing to Byzantium” When we die, what do we leave behind? Do we leave anything? This question haunts us all, but none more so than anyone who creates. In “Sailing to Byzantium”, W.B. Yeats is painfully aware of his mortality, of all mortality, and can no longer bring himself to exist in a place where everyone and everything is doomed to fade and die. In naming Byzantium as his destination, he calls to mind an ancient, immortal city that…

kill played out in his mind like a movie” (Flynn 172). Mitch was anticipating this moment because he could no longer delay the date when he would ascertain the truth. He wanted to know immediately if he had what it takes. The mission was located in Istanbul, Turkey. Mitch’s orders were to arrive there two days before his other two partners, Hurley and Richards, and scout out the situation so they could further assess what they were dealing with. Mitch’s impatience caused him to make a rash…

Henri Fayol was a French engineer and manager in a mine industry and formed the theory to create the base of business administration and business management that is used today. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1841. He joined an engineering school in Lyon which is the second largest city of France. By the age of 19, he graduated as a mine engineer in 1860. As a engineer he joined Rambourg and Co at Boigues. He was the first engineer who came up with the solution to various kinds of problem in…

Prompt 1 Various parts played an intricate role leading to the fall of the Roman Empire specifically the western half. These parts consisted of social, economic, political, and invasions of foreign barbarian tribes. Initially, in 180 CE, Marcus Aurelius, emperor of that time, died leaving a battalion compromised of over a half a million men who watched over the border spanning several thousand miles. Pax Romana was still a force within these borders. Beyond this perimeter, there were barbaric…

“Family Rules: always tell the truth, be grateful choose to be happy, do your best, know you are loved, say please and thank you, forgive others, be proud of yourself, be patient, be kind to to others, say I love you, listen to your parents, have faith, keep your promises, respect others, and use your manners” (Daisy-May Decor). Most people would agree, but some family values differ. Family values and functions are important to many cultures, whether is be roles of the family or how the…

The Ottoman Empire faced devastating losses at the First Balkan War in 1912. The problem originated, when Ottoman Turks crossed the Black Sea straits and that resulted into uniting the Balkan states into the ‘Balkan Union,’ that agreed to defeat the Ottoman Turkey. Bulgaria and Serbia ruled the Balkan Union, who aspired to conquer Macedonia because Macedonia was already at war with Italy, thus it was weak. Later, Greece and Montenegro advanced against Turkey with military forces. Within weeks,…