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Stoicism first originated as an ancient Greek Philosophy founded by Zeno of modern day Cyprus in 300 BCE originally influenced by Socrates and the Cynics. [5] The philosophy began to flourish in the period of the Roman Empire influencing many people including early Christians. Whether the citizens of the Roman Empire were aware of it or not, the morals within it were prominently centered around stoicism. [1] Although the Stoic following consisted mostly of upper-class citizens, lower-class…

Violence has been socially constructed to mean different things in different contexts. The film Gladiator falls under the category of violence as entertainment. Back in the times of the gladiatorial games of the Roman Empire, violence was for the entertainment of the people as well, however, that only scratches the surface of violence’s purpose in the Roman Empire. Society in this time period is inundated with violence, to a much greater extent than today, and it plays many roles. Violence…

Emperor Commodus Born on the 31st of August, 161 AD, Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus, later known as Commodus, was the Roman Emperor from 180 AD to 192 AD. He was the first Emperor to succeed his blood father since since Titus succeeded Vespasian in 79, and was also the first Emperor to be born “in the purple”, which means he was born during his father’s reign. Commodus is largely considered one of the worser Emperors to have ruled the Roman Empire. Though he ruled for quite a…

“ Until you produce what the white man has produced, you will not be his equal."(nationalhumanitiescenter.org) . This quote came from Marcus Garvey, one of the many African American leaders of the 20th century, that some people have forgotten. This man was a real hero that would inspire many other African Americans to work towards to earn their rights.Marcus Garvey's life was influenced by his early life. Their major accomplishments to American society, including creating the largest black…

Malcolm X’s document/letter “A Letter From Mecca” was produced in the 1960’s. A period in which the United States violence was at the extremist of conditions. A period in which many assassinations took place, such as our 34th president John F. Kennedy. A time when minorities like the African Americans were promised a change but were never given one. A time in which African Americans were in desperate need to change America and it's infectious disease of racism. The 60’s was a time in which the…

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) was a Roman Emperor from about i'll say 161 to about 180. He is until this today still considered one of the most influential and important Stoic philosophers of history. This book from what I have seen is almost like a personal notebook or one could say a diary; hey were not intended to be for publication and along with that he called them a “Writing To Myself”. He died from what is believed to be cancer or a plague, furthermore going into the overall…

One of the great stoic philosophers was Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus. He was a roman emperor from 161 to 180 A.D., and ruled alongside Lucius Verus. They ruled as co-emperors till Verus death in 169. He was born April 26 121 A.D., and raised by his paternal grandfather Marcus Annius Verus. He was also raised some by Lucius Catilius Severus. As a stoic philosopher his beliefs were that destructive emotions resulted from errors in judgement. If both the rich and poor could take the values…

Marcus Aurelius, emperor of Roman empire was a great philosopher he wrote poweful passages. In his meditations he comes off strong and stright forward. Many people might disagree with him and call him harsh and some might even say he makes them feel bad about themsealves, but others like myself might think he changed and battered the way thinking forever. Marcus was a stoic philosopher who dealt with emotional intelligence, mind over matter, nature, etc. One if marcus arguments in the beginning…

Children of the River Technology: They had weapons, guns,knives,cars. They had motocycles in Camboldia.Grandmother and younger Aunt had to leave Camboldia to, get on a ship and go to the United states. They had telephones they did not have cell phones at that time, and they did not have telephones in Camboldia just in the United states. That’s why she got a letter in the mail telling Sundara that her sister was safe,Sundara did not here from her parents in that letter. Culture:Hot in…

Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican man of an idiosyncratic nature. He was fervent in his role of African-American advocacy, and earned his title as “easily the most controversial figure associated with Harlem in the 1920s” (Gates and Smith 984). This controversial connotation stems not only from his distinctive opinions regarding Pan-Africanism, but also from how he presented his justifications, especially in writing. In his works, Garvey employs several rhetorical strategies which function…