Li Bo
Li Bo (or Li Bai) was one of the most famous poets of the Tang Dynasty. He was from a poor family but would travel from city to city and write poetry hoping to gain the attention of the royal…
Richard, Close Reading-Group 2
Thousand and One Nights has shaped the view of the west on that part of the world ever since it was first translated. There are many different translations, but one that stands out in particular, is the translation done by…
Sinbad:The First Voyage- Payne and Scott
Scott Translation: The trembling of the island was perceived on board the ship, and we were called upon to re-embark speedily, or we should all be lost; for what we took for an island proved to be the back of…
Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasid Caliphate was the third successor to the Islamic Prophet Mohammed. A caliph was the chief Muslim civil and religious leader. Caliphate just means the reign of a caliph and the area they ruled over. The Abbasid’s descended from Mohammed’s…
Antigone Essay- Definition of a Tragedy
Aristotle defined tragedy as “an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and possess magnitude… and effecting through pity and fear catharsis of such emotions.” What this means is that a tragedy must have the following key elements. The…
Rhetoric in Everyday Life – Homework
This example of rhetoric actually just happened to me this morning. I was walking to class and I got stopped by someone from the ASPCA. She engaged me in a conversation and asked me about my day. Then she went…
Theogony Analysis-Richard Taveras
“Chaos was born first and after it came Gaia the broad-breasted, the firm seat of all the immortals who hold the peaks of snowy Olympos, and the misty Tartaros in the depths of broad-pathed earth and Eros” Theogony is…
Recipe for Richard Taveras
Ingredients: 1 gallon of height A dash of Dominican A sprinkle of Colombian 1 teaspoon of intelligence 1 pint of insomnia 1 library of music 1)In a large blender combine all of the ingredients. 2)Blend on the highest setting…
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