Ovid

point everyone was surrounded by death and life after the plague was just as bad. Losing everyone you know to a disease nobody understands was a horrible time. Geoffrey Chaucer was the first Englishman to translate Petrarch and was able to read both Ovid and Virgil in the original Latin. The Canterbury Tales is a…

Two civil servants who worked for the U.S Government gave birth to a baby boy, John Edgar Hoover on January 1, 1895. Three blocks away from Capitol Hill, Washington D.C he lived with his mother until her death in 1938, when Hoover was 43 years old. Hoover was highly competitive and determined to overcome a stuttering problem by learning to talk fast. He joined the debate team when he was in high school and achieved some notoriety. Hoover worked for Library of Congress because of his interest in…

"The Consequences of Our Convictions and Actions” in Antigone and Hamlet I. Antigone A. "Sophocles." Dictionary Of World Biography: The Ancient World (Sienkewicz) Sophocles was born about 496 B.C. in Colonus, a suburb just outside Athens, Greece. He was born into a wealthy family and was well educated in poetry, music, and dancing. His family status and his education prepared him to play important roles in the Athenian society. At the age of fifteen, he was selected to lead the boys’…

Dante, the famous poet, wrote his Divine Comedy hundreds of years ago, and while it seemed accurate, some parts of it that may not apply anymore due to how civilization changed throughout the years. Culture evolved in such a way that Dante would not recognize any actions because of the foreignness to the 14th Century. Due to this change, the structure of the inferno needs to change to fit with the current world. While some parts of the inferno will inevitably change, other parts will remain the…

favorite writers Plutarch, Montaigne’s imagination slowly came along. One of Bakewell’s answer to How to Live? Is to read a lot, forget most of what you read, and be slow-witted. From a young age Montaigne dove nose deep into most books. Metamorphoses by Ovid is the first book that seized Montaigne’s imagination, from the ancient gods, to the monsters they turn into. Reading was a significant part of his life. But with reading originates forgetfulness. Montaigne always identified within his…

Life of a typical werewolf As i was walking down a moonlit path through the woods, i heard a noise in which was unfamiliar to my own ears. My heart pounded, i was all alone. I started to walk faster, but the noise had grew closer and louder. I started to tremble with fear, so i ran. As I came closer to exiting the woods, i turned around and my heart stopped. A creature was staring me down with its glowing eyes. I was frozen in fear as the creature creeped closer. After a few steps, i could see…

I chose Titan’s Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne because of the colorful aspect of it. Most of the art depicted in Gardner’s Art Through the Ages chapter on high renaissance is colorful and full of mannerism that it is hard to pick a favorite one. Titan’s bacchanalian scene however captured my attention with its vivid colors and rich details. There was a growth in the role and presentation of mythical imagery in Renaissance times. An understanding with Roman culture and the trappings of classical…

The Marriage of "Polar" Forces: Religion and Politics Politics is rigid and seeks power sometimes to the point of excess. Religion introduces passionate and at time irrational advocating for justice on behalf of the disadvantaged. They come into conflict, but also work in tandem to satiate the human desire to have a means of defense against a perceived enemy. These two forces each contribute to a necessary balance to the structure of society. Euripides Bacchae features an ambitious king named…

This paper will present an analytical description of Bacchus and Ariadne, an oil on canvas painting created from 1520-3 by Italian painter Titian as a commission for Alfonso d’Este, Duke of Ferrara in the High Renaissance period. The work is part of a series by Bellini, Titian and Dosso Dossi to be placed in the Camerino d’Alabastro within the Ducal Palace alongside other paintings derived from classical texts. Since an 1826 acquisition it has resided within The National Gallery, London. Titian…

Date and time requested: January 21, 2015 at 11:30 AM Date and time answered: February 28, 2015 at 3:00 PM Describe the role of Trulicity in the management of type 2 DM. What does the evidence show and its place in therapy? Background In the United States, approximately 25.8 million people have diabetes. Of the 25.8 million people, about 5% to 10% have type 1 diabetes and 90% to 95% have type 2 diabetes (T2DM).1 The prevalence of diabetes is much higher in non-Hispanic white, American Indian…