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    This paper analyzes the semiology of art and its traces concerned with revealing the issue of art and the influence of art and artist in man’s life in Henrik Ibsen’s (1828-1906) play, when we Dead Awaken (1899) based on Roland Barthes’ (1915-1980) view regarding the concept of semiology. Norwegian Henrik Ibsen who is considered as the father of realism and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre in his last and shortest play, When We Dead Awaken (WWDA), “a dramatic epilogue”, that was…

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    intentionally spread the plague by catapulting their plague-ridden cadavers over the walls of Caffa in the Crimea. While this primitive act of biological warfare might have happened, it was probably not the reason for the actual outbreak of the plague.The Pax Mongolica, a well established trade route, had traders from Asia traveling to Eastern Europe for trade. Over time, traders who were infected spread the disease, rapidly spreading across Europe. The Mongols also burned thousands of Chinese…

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    decentralized because of debauched emperors and officials. After the Pax Romana, Rome entered a period of political destabilization and corrupted emperors. Commodus was the first of these emperors ruling from 180-192 C.E. Commodus began surrendering political control to praetorian soldiers and selling out imperial favors. After Commodus, Rome could not hold a steady succession of emperors. There were thirteen emperors from the end of the Pax Romana in 180 C.E. to the fall of Rome in 476 C.E.…

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    Why Rome Fell Essay

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    How and Why The Roman Empire Declined and Fell The Roman Empire began its decline and eventually fell due to many reasons. During the Pax Romana, Roman culture flourished and spread throughout the peaceful empire. But, after the Pax Romana started to crumble, the Roman Empire began its decline. The first issue that affected the Roman Empire tremendously was inflation. Inflation is a drastic drop in the value of money, along with a huge rise in the prices of products. The inflation…

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    both academic and popular circles, ideas, concerning the Minoan civilization is the idea of a peaceful character of Minoans in comparison with the ‘war-like’ Myceneans . Some of these ideas take roots from the works of Arthur Evans, who wrote about Pax Minoica back in the first half of the 20th century, but they are still accepted by many modern historians and archaeologists as well. For instance, Krzyszkowska writes in her article ‘So Where’s the Loot? The Spoils of War and the Archaelogical…

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    Rome: The Roman Republic

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    fires. He also started the first police force and fire department to regulate crime and fires. Augustus also created a stockpile of food, water, and other supplies for the poor people of Rome. In addition to his other achievements, establishing the Pax Romana was Augustus’s greatest…

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    Boston Ballet's Orchestra

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    On Saturday night, March 26th I attended Boston Ballet’s annual production of The Kaleidoscope. The ballet dancing and classical music was wonderfully organized. The name of the production comes from the colorful costumes that cause the dancers to look like a kaleidoscope. With the incredible, inspiring ballet, the music also had a huge effect on the show. Boston Ballet’s orchestra consists of many instrument, including two flutes, a piccolo, a oboe, a bass clarinet, two english horn clarinets…

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    Under the Mongol Empire, Eurasia was unified. These cities no longer went to war against each other, and the Mongols mandated a policy of open trade(Skaff 3). Items from China and Southeastern Asia made it into Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and vice versa. The Mongols also maintained the roads needed to conduct this trade and used their army to protect the roads from bandits. The Silk Roads connected the world in a way that had never truly been done before. Italian merchants like Marco…

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    trading routes.when the mongols made routes to trade on they allowed people to get goods they couldn't get where they live and it helped spread culture and religions to other parts of the world.while the road was new it started a period of peace called pax mongolia.with the new trails they opened up hospitals and orphanages.…

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    Roman Empire Strengths

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    The Roman Empire began in 509 BC, lasting 1,000 years, having many strengths in how it was ruled and operated. There were also many weakness, which resulted in its fall in 576 AD. The Roman Empire collapse was the cause of both internal and external factors, and even though Rome was the biggest Empire for years, it could not stop those factors. Rome had many strengths, and one big one was its army; consisting of thousands of men, Rome’s army conquered many neighboring lands, expanding its…

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