Lucius Cornelius Sulla Essays

Currently there are 49 known dictators in the world today(Davis)! This includes 21 in Africa, 18 in Asia, 7 in the Middle East, 1 in Europe, and 2 in the Americas(Davis). Dictatorship is a form of government where one person has absolute control and hold all political power (“How Dictators Work”). Dictatorship is a weak form of government because there’s no check and balances, rights of the people are hindered, and more often than not people are killed(Davis). When Dictatorship was first introduced

In 1891, Irish author Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) observed “ Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion. In “The Tragedy Of Julius Caesar” the senators killed Caesar because they felt he was too ambitious. Brutus is supposed to be Caesar's “BFF” but he ends up stabbing him in the back. Brutus' decision to stab Caesar in the back wasn't an easy one. He has to choose

This chapter will discuss the journey of King Ken Arok in building Singasari kingdom and assess his life story as depicted in Kitab Pararaton according to Joseph Campbell’s outline of Hero’s Journey. The epic hero of Kitab Pararaton is Ken Arok, an incarnation of Wisnu who was born of a poor widow. Through ups and downs and a lot of crime-committing, Ken Arok succeeded in becoming the first king who built the Singasari Kingdom. Unfortunately, his past of hurting people to achieve what he was ‘destined’to

Rome in 88 BCE? The act to march on Rome, taken by Sulla in attempt to prevent Sulpicius, Marius, his son and nine other who conspire together was vicious crime by the laws and beliefs of the Roman Republic. Nevertheless, Sulla, decided to go ahead with that risky and unpopular decision in an attempt to intervene and stop Sulpicius. Regardless of that, in the face of such illegal act all of his officers but one deserted him, nevertheless Sulla, accomplish his goal thanks of the faithful support

the king of Pontus, Mithridates. That’s when Sulla came to an open rupture with C. Marius after the senate ordered him to be the one to undertake the position of highest command in the expedition. The same instruction, however, was given to Marius from the assembly of the people. Τhe prospect of a campaign in the East, which would yield a rich loot to him and his soldiers, fascinated Sulla, he was going to do what it takes to secure the opportunity. Sulla, used his violent ways, employing his army

ANALYSIS OF MARCUS BRUTUS Though Julius Caesar is the title-bearing character of the play, he is assassinated in scene 3.1; the remaining three acts of the drama centers around the internal and external conflicts of another character—Marcus Brutus. In fact, the play not only devotes its latter half to his tragedy—the entire play, including the plot up until Caesar’s assassination, all describe the gradual psychological development of Brutus and lay out the background for his larger tragedy, which

Mark Antony - a Rhetorician Mark Antony was a man who knew how to persuade a crowd, to the point of madness. How did he do it? The answer to that is pathos, ethos, and logos. Pathos being the emotional appeal, ethos being ethical appeal, and logos using logic and reason. Those three ideas to persuasion are the key to being a persuasive speaker. And Mark Antony knows how to easily apply them to any speech. Pathos can really pull on the heartstrings when used correctly in an argument. Lines 171

The dramatically different ways in which Homer and Virgil depict defining moments within their epics, perfectly sheds light upon the different intentions of between their epics. Even in spite of Homer’s work serving as a clear influence to Vergil’s work, the varying intent of the two epics lead to a completely different story. In essence, the purpose for Homer’s epic is primarily to entertain the audience, while the other is to serve as a piece of political propaganda and affirm the greatness of

Robin Sharma once said, “Words can inspire. And words can destroy. Choose yours well.” The power and strength of words is easily underestimated, but can be seen in William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” through the characters, Brutus and Mark Antony. These men use their speech to persuade the audience to follow their personal beliefs. Both individuals use different tactics to appeal to the readers such as through emotion or logic. The power and effectiveness of words is displayed in George W. Bush’s

Julius Caesar, is a play based on the true events that occurred in Roman history. The play follows the fictional lives of Caesar and his people leading up to, and after his assassination. Several characters can be labeled as both villainous and heroic at different points in the play due to their actions, however, this does not apply to the character of Marcus Junius Brutus, who remains a hero through the entire play. Brutus is a hero for several reasons, The first reason Brutus is considered to

Throughout The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare and the poem “Reapers” by Jean Toomer, justice and injustice are shown through the actions of the powerless and the powerful. For example in Julius Caesar, the people wanted Julius to become their king “Was the crown offered him thrice?” (Act 1 Scene 2 238) but he refused the crown three times. After the third time Julius noticed that the people were happy that he did not accept the crown, so he bent down and offered them his head. The

Underlying every decision is a personal motive that pushes people to act certain ways or display certain behaviors. Motivations give reasoning to those actions or behaviors. Without motivations, actions are essentially purposeless. These motivations can stem from greed and jealousy to wanting to satisfy others. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, motivations are the basis of many of the critical and consequential decisions made. Motivations prompt the action of questionable

In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar one of the main characters Caesar is killed in Scene 3 act 2.Then Brutus and Antony both give speeches about how bad they feel.Brutus gives a good speech by using all three of the rhetorical appeals to persuade the crowd to want to listen to what he say by using logos,ethos,pathos to his advantage.Brutus gives a better speech that draws the audience attention,Antony not as much.Therefor here are some very valid points on why Brutus’s speech used the Rhetorical

I care about the law? Ain’t I got the power?” This is a quote from the business magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who was the leader of the railroad industry during the Gilded Age. The Gilded Age was a superficial period in the US History, in which the economy grew at a suprising rate. It started in the late 19th century and ended in the early 20th century. During this period, the entrepreneurs Jay Gould, Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan and Anrew Carnegie founded large operations

Cornelius Vanderbilt was called Commodore for becoming synonymous with the shipping. He was going to provide infrastructure for the government. Later on, Vanderbilt’s shipping became one of the biggest empires in the world. When beginning the transcontinental the Commodore realized that it was a completion to transform America. The railroads were the only way the transportation was low cost and efficient from one side of America to the other. Vanderbilt sells all of his ships because he sees his

Anthony Sforza Cornelius Vanderbilt “I have always served the public to the best of my ability. Why? Because, like every other man, it is to my interest to do so.” This shows that Cornelius Vanderbilt should get a life time achievement award because of his inventions he has made. In the background of his life Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on May 27, 1794 and died on January 04, 1877. Cornelius Vanderbilt quit school by age 11 and made a decision to go work with his father on a boat. By the

James J. Hill was a robber baron as opposed to being a captain of industry. In his early career he had appear to be a captain of industry, as he did provide a boost to the economy of his hometown, but those acts of goodness are overshadowed by the corrupt, or dishonest for personal gain, businesses practices he later exercised. Hill took advantage of immigrants looking to find homes. He attempted to gain complete control over many railroad companies. He and another robber baron, E.H. Harriman, formed

Was Cornelius Vanderbilt a Robber Baron or Captain of Industry? A cruel businessman or an industrious leader? Henry J. Raymond believed that Vanderbilt was “a monopolist that crushed other competitors”(T.J Stiles). While he is also deemed one of America’s leading businessmen, and is also credited for helping shape the United States. His fortunes were made unfairly in some cases but his million dollar contribution to the Navy was very generous. Bill Gates was a wealthy man who might have been greedy

This episode is about the competition between Cornelius Vanderbilt and John D. Rockefeller. As the US is changing, Vanderbilt, who currently owns many ships for transportation, notices the need for change of transportation and decides he needs to get involved with railroads. He sells all of his ships and buys many railroad. Once Vanderbilt gets into the railroad business, he sees the competition and wants it all. In attempts to earn more money, he blocks off the the railroad in NY that leads to Albany

the American people, and creating monopolies. The men of the 1800’s were Robber Barons. These men drove out their competition, treated their workers terribly, and created monopolies. Some Robber Barons at the time include, John D. Rockefeller, and Cornelius Vanderbilt. 7 percent of American people owned 90 percent of America’s wealth in total. Most of these people were Robber Barons who had a monopoly. Vanderbilt started off in the steamboat industry as a young man, and was known as being fierce and