Mark Knopfler

The Pax Romana Many, many years ago, a time period called The Pax Romana was a very special time for Romans during the time period of 27 BCE to 180 CE. The Romans have experienced multiple confrontations from their enemies over the many years, but this specific time for the Romans was a “glorified time” for the people who lived in the Roman Empire. Why? The Pax Romana represented a time that piece reigned over the Roman Empire. The people who lived in the Roman Empire were free from all power…

Was Brutus a traitor or a patriot? The question has been asked so many times. However, despite the fact that Brutus had killed Caesar, he is a patriot. Brutus unlike the rest of the conspirators was not acting out of jealousy or for personal gain, no Brutus acted out of what was best for Roman Republic. One might argue that Brutus was a traitor because he joined in on the conspiracy to murder his friend, instead of finding another way to remove Caesar from power. And to this there is two…

education. The second form of education is common sense or street smarts. Over the years there has been many debates on which type of education is more useful. Mark Twain presents his ideas on which form of education is better through the actions and attitudes of several of his books characters. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain characters Huck, Miss Watson, and Tom all have different views on education. Huck tends to use his common sense more often throughout the book, and…

Chaos erupted after the death of Julius Caesar in the William Shakespeare play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, as both Brutus and Antony try to defend their side and sway the people of Rome's beliefs onto their own. These men do this by speaking to the crowd that has gathered outside the senate building where the assassination took place. Brutus is trying to justify his actions and show that he is honorable and did everything for Rome and its people. Antony on the contrary focuses His speech on…

This story introduces a newly married couple on a train heading to Yellow Sky, the groom’s home town, from San Antonio. This is a Western story set sometime back in the 1800’s. His name is Jack Potter and he is the sheriff of Yellow Sky. After having left his town to obtain a wife, he returned newly married without telling the people in his town of his marriage. When he arrived at Yellow Sky, he tried to avoid people because he thought that they would start to celebrate. To his surprise Scratchy…

I was excited for this banquet, as Ennius wanted to apologize for the treacheries he committed. I don’t know if I can forgive him yet, I mean, how can you honestly feel at peace with someone who killed your only son? He meant so much to me; he would have carried on the family name. Now our family’s legacy is through. Nevertheless, I wanted to have a good night, and perhaps see Ennius, for who I know he is-a truly good man. Thus, I went with the expectation of good wine and excellent food. * * *…

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name: Mark Twain, was an American author born in Florida, Missouri, 1835. He was also a riverboat pilot, journalist, lecturer, entrepreneur and inventor. Twain wrote many famous novels that are still huge influences in American literature. Many of his books are humorous with vast dialects and satirical elements; Pudd’nhead Wilson is one of these. The story is set in a town on the Mississippi during the pre-Civil War era. Its plot is centered…

Brutus’s title of ultimate destruction Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar In The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar, one of Shakespeare’s themes is the struggle in the characters, more specifically Brutus, between honor. The characters, most notably Brutus, all have some sort of definite struggle within themselves and they gradually become blind to what is logical because the titles they are given, giving them a “cloudy” perspective on life. The repetition of “honor” continues to pop up in…

In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, author Mark Twain attacks the corruptness of Southern civilization after the Civil War. Through Huck’s wild journey in helping a runaway slave named Jim, Twain ridicules numerous problems facing American society in the 1800’s to give the reader insight on the social horrors embedded in the culture and lifestyle of Americans in the South. In particular, Twain satirizes the South’s perspective of “civilization” within white society and the…

well as her brother, had been murdered as well. In the year 41 B.C. the well-known Roman politician and general by the name of Mark Antony, arranged to have a meeting with Cleopatra. At the time, Mark Antony was in dire need of resources in order to successfully carry out his military campaign, as well as for his rivalry with Octavian. Upon the meeting between Cleopatra and Mark Antony, the two fell for each other and became allies while falling in…