Seneca the Younger

The Great Law of Peace Vs the Constitution Introduction The Great Law of Peace served as the constitution of the Iroquois Republic. The Republic was comprised of 5 Indian tribes, namely, Seneca, Mohawks, Oneidas, Cayugas and Onondagas (Minahan 20). Later on, the Republic was joined by another tribe, Tuscarora to become the League of 6 Nations. The purpose for establishing the Iroquois Republic was based on the need to foster peace among the Indian community as the groups had engaged in bloody…

Mary Jemison was a prime example. Shortly after the execution of her family she was purchased and taken by a group of Seneca. The Seneca Indians then adopted Jemison and gave her the name Dehgewanus. When Jemison reached the village, the Indians stripped her of her clothing and put on clothes that better suited their culture and painted her face. Jemison was not allowed to speak…

Kirk Ormand is a classics professor at Oberlin University who specializes in sexuality in the ancient world. Throughout chapters eight, ten, and thirteen of his book Controlling Desires, Ormand looks at many aspects pertaining to Roman sexuality. An overarching theme of the three chapters looks at what was considered normal sexual behavior in Rome, with a focusing at times on homosexuality in Rome. Over the course of the chapters, Ormand looks at Rome’s origins and interrelation to Greece with…

A patriot of the United States is one who would sacrifice their life to uphold the liberties that this country stands for. If this is the definition that we go by, then William Wells Brown’s character Clotel, in his novel, Clotel, is a fine example of a patriot. In Brown’s novel, Clotel’s family is under the stresses of the institution of slavery in the United States. Clotel’s family must face separation, injustice, and countless humiliations and trials. Brown’s character of Clotel makes the…

Women are an important part in any society In a society where men do much of the hard work, women must stay at home and therefore become very important in social and private life. The main roles they play are the caretakers and the centres of the home. They are responsible to have children and provide children with basic knowledge and support. They mainly teach their daughters how to be wives and mothers. And then the daughters will pass on this knowledge to their children. Women in Ancient Rome…

(Twiss 21-22). At the age of 16, Nero rose to the pinnacle of the throne. In the beginning, things were good in the empire. This was primarily due to his tutor, Seneca. He continually tried to pull Nero from the influence of his mother, which he did. Nero remained under Seneca’s influence until 62 CE. While he was tutored by Seneca, Nero was able to lower taxes, ban executions, reduce the incidence of blood sport, grant slaves with certain rights, and refuse to prosecute those who…

(Pg. 11) Julia Agrippina, also known as Agrippina the Younger was born in AD 15 to Germanicus and Vipsania Agrippina, also known as Agrippina the Elder. Julia Agrippina’s name was designed to emphasize her ties to Marcus Agrippa, her maternal grandfather and one of Augustus’ favorite soldiers, and Julia the Elder, his wife and Emperor Augustus’ only biological child. Much of Agrippina’s early life was spent on the northern border of Rome as Germanicus was on campaign there. Agrippina was born…

What has most influenced your professional or career aspirations for the future? When I was younger, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. Until I met my kindergarten teacher. She didn’t just teach us colors, numbers, or shapes. She also taught us things that will benefit us in life, such as, tying shoes, opening the door for the elderly, how to sneeze away from others and how to clean up after ourselves. Unfortunately, a few months later, we were assigned a new teacher. This teacher influenced me…

Maria’s favor and she received credit for her work, making her the first American astronomer to be acknowledged by the European scientific community for an original discovery. Her discovery was important around the world and was celebrated at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention for Women’s Rights (Mitchell, 2003 ch…

A person’s fate is already decided before he was born, it’s just following what will happen in a person’s life, Seneca the younger said that before: “Fate leads the willing and drags along the reluctant.” The women got dragged by fate--Ms.Eloise, her action like to yell husband, leaved the room hastily made her being arrested, she didn’t means to do it, but this is the irony of fate. What if a person tried to violate the fate? The ending should be miserable to him, it’s definitely more sad than…