How does Marcus Tullius Cicero's work help us today?
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it hepls us see in an abstract light everything around us
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I asked too, and was told he has always been present, which scares me and answer a lot of questions.  I guess he was around forever.  He was the one who created everything like, dinosaurs, etc. So I guess he got better along the way and created man and we have been here every since.  WOW!  I never thought of it that way.  Still confused, I am on a mission know.  To be honest I don't think we are going to get a straight answer because that will prove the true existence and challenge everything that we believe.  Imagine what would become of the world if we found out this was all a farce to keep most of us straight.  It is because of religion that we are doing okay today, of course man has rules. laws, and regulations for the ones who are non-believer's and the slackers. That would open up another Pandora's Box.  WOW!
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I suspect you are referring to Nostradamus's collected works that some claim are prophetic.\n\nIf so, the idea really isn't all that sound.  The quatrains (verses) in the book are very vague, and with a little imagination can be interpreted to mean almost anything.  You would have as much luck telling the future from the Yellow Pages as you would from Nostradamus.
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Here's an analysis of it, and also a modern day English version.  I hope it helps.\n\nI like Shakespeare's work, but I understand how anyone can have difficulty with it.
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I believe yes. Today we read studies of ancient scientists like Demokritos who spoke about energy, space and physics or like the greek doctor Ippocrates and we find out that the were right in the most of what they were saying. Is really amazing that they  were so beyond their age!\nIs really worth to find and study their work.
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Really, who would want to take the time to write out this many essays for you?  Have you read the book?  It's quite interesting, one of my favorites from all those I read for high school.  I think that if you view the quotes within the context of the novel, they will make more sense to you and you should be able to answer these questions yourself.  You still have the rest of today and all of tomorrow to work.  If you haven't read the book, then try the info here (http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/1984/) for a quick overview.  Try to answer the questions yourself, and over the Thanksgiving break, do yourself a favor and read this wonderful book.
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Communication is about transferring ideas and thoughts form one mind to another.  It could be done by a facial expression, a touch or gesture.  The best form of communication is face to face verbal -- you see the face and the gestures, you hear  the inflexions, you interrupt, you hear, you speak.  Reading and writing are two arts developed to record speech, to assist  speakers and as a form on its own.  A good actor is one who can make a playwright's words come to life.  A good newsreader does not appear to be reading aloud.  Winston Churchill's speeches are famous for their Power (as was Adolf Hitler's)... two men who convinced  huge numbers of people to fight to the death!\n\nBut you asked for a specific example, so: this is an excerpt from Shakespeare's 'Julius Cæsar' Act III Scene II - Rome. The Forum. Brutus, Cassius, and a throng of Citizens enter, Brutus speaks from the Rostrum (Romans, countrymen, and lovers! ...), Cassius leaves, then Antony and others arrive carrying Cæsar's body. At this point everyone hates Cæsar and loves Brutus. Antony's fabulous rhetorical argument and wonderful oration soon persuades the crowd to reverse their view...\n\nBRUTUS \nGood countrymen, let me depart alone,\nAnd, for my sake, stay here with Antony:\nDo grace to Cæsar's corpse, and grace his speech\nTending to Cæsar's glories; which Mark Antony,\nBy our permission, is allow'd to make.\nI do entreat you, not a man depart,\nSave I alone, till Antony have spoke.\n\nExit\n\nFirst Citizen \nStay, ho! and let us hear Mark Antony.\n\nThird Citizen \nLet him go up into the public chair;\nWe'll hear him. Noble Antony, go up.\n\nANTONY \nFor Brutus's sake, I am beholding to you.\n\nGoes into the pulpit\n\nFourth Citizen \nWhat does he say of Brutus?\n\nThird Citizen \nHe says, for Brutus's sake,\nHe finds himself beholding to us all.\n\nFourth Citizen \n'Twere best he speak no harm of Brutus here.\n\nFirst Citizen \nThis Cæsar was a tyrant.\n\nThird Citizen \nNay, that's certain:\nWe are blest that Rome is rid of him.\n\nSecond Citizen \nPeace! let us hear what Antony can say.\n\nANTONY \nYou gentle Romans,--\n\nCitizens \nPeace, ho! let us hear him.\n\nANTONY \nFriends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;\nI come to bury Cæsar, not to praise him.\nThe evil that men do lives after them;\nThe good is oft interred with their bones;\nSo let it be with Cæsar. The noble Brutus\nHath told you Cæsar was ambitious:\nIf it were so, it was a grievous fault,\nAnd grievously hath Cæsar answer'd it.\nHere, under leave of Brutus and the rest--\nFor Brutus is an honourable man;\nSo are they all, all honourable men--\nCome I to speak in Cæsar's funeral.\nHe was my friend, faithful and just to me:\nBut Brutus says he was ambitious;\nAnd Brutus is an honourable man.\nHe hath brought many captives home to Rome\nWhose ransoms did the general coffers fill:\nDid this in Cæsar seem ambitious?\nWhen that the poor have cried, Cæsar hath wept:\nAmbition should be made of sterner stuff:\nYet Brutus says he was ambitious;\nAnd Brutus is an honourable man.\nYou all did see that on the Lupercal\nI thrice presented him a kingly crown,\nWhich he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?\nYet Brutus says he was ambitious;\nAnd, sure, he is an honourable man.\nI speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,\nBut here I am to speak what I do know.\nYou all did love him once, not without cause:\nWhat cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?\nO judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,\nAnd men have lost their reason. Bear with me;\nMy heart is in the coffin there with Cæsar,\nAnd I must pause till it come back to me.\n\nFirst Citizen \nMethinks there is much reason in his sayings.\n\nSecond Citizen \nIf thou consider rightly of the matter,\nCæsar has had great wrong.\n\nThird Citizen \nHas he, masters?\nI fear there will a worse come in his place.\n\nFourth Citizen \nMark'd ye his words? He wo
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How one person could make a difference if they stood up for what they believe is right rather than just going along with things.\n\nRead the book, it is very good once you give it a chance
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Not only yes, but it makes you an intelligent one!!\n\nRemember this book was still written by men, not god himself.
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I think this might help you with your essay.\n\nhttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
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HARDWORK\n\nThats it....\n\nNothing Other than this can bring us SUCCESS sooner or later
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Carl Linneaus and Ernst Haekel were very important too. They contributed to our understanding of the life around us.
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http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/roman-jews.html#Tacitus
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Thomas Paine wrote "Common Sense" I believe. That is probably the writing they are referring to. Just go to the library and look up works by the 3 authors. I'd skip the nigeria guy. I would scan the writings, stick post-it notes to the relevant sections. For the introduction I would take one of the exerpts from one of the three books and try to relate it to current events. "Common Sense" would be a great one, because in my opinion, society today has very little of it, and proof can be seen in the many ridiculous lawsuits brought to our courts today.\n\nGood luck with your paper!
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It doesn't.  It is important to study the past so we can learn from the collective experience of the human race.  That way we can avoid repeating mistakes, and try to repeat sucessful choices.
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One thing to keep in mind, when reading the O.T. is that even though you read it literally, you must keep in mind the literary context of the passage, and the culture and time it was written in. \nFirst, this was written to a young nation, just coming out of slavery, and facing some formidable enemies.\nSecond, They had seen miracles unike anything any nation before or since, has seen, so they had a higher level of accountability for their actions - For an Israelite of this time to entice another to turn from God would be a great offence, because they were responsible for a huge amount of revelation from God.\n\nI think the modern-day equivalent would be executing a Traitor or a spy - not at all unheard of even in the last century. Because Israel at this time was a Theocracy, idolotry would be the same as becoming an "enemy of the state".\n\nwrathpuppet, I know you don't believe the Bible is God's Word, but you still might consider taking an introductory course on Biblical exegesis - I think you would find it quite interesting (and maybe even profitable).\n\nBackground studies may be divided into two areas — semantics and pragmatics. Semantics is the study of the language of a text, while pragmatics is the study of the circumstances surrounding the individual linguistic expressions. Exegesis must give equal weight to both areas.\n\n(The particular passage in question was a national law for the fledgling nation of Israel, which was a Theocracy remember.)\n\nFinally (and I think this is your main concern in posting this question), there is application - i.e. what does this text tell me to do today? When you have a problem with the application of a verse, passage, etc, remember this: no Scripture is of any private interpretation - Scripture always interprets Scripture, so just keep reading and the application will present itself. In Romans 12:21-13:10 it says \n12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. \n13:1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.\n2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.\n3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.\n4 For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.\n5 Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake.\n6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing.\n7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.\n8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. \n9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”\n10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.\n\nSo, there you have the answer, in modern application of the Deuteronomy 13:6-10 \n1. Evil is to be overcome with good, 2. we know that we must obey the governing authority, and the laws they impose, and 3. that we must love our neighbor, it is not good to kill my neighbor, it is unloving to kill my neighbor, and it is unlawful to kill my neighbor.\n\nConclusion: As a Biblical Christian, I must not kill my friend when he invites me to participate in a pagan ritual or attend a yoga session.\n\nP.S. Schneb's study on the Law  bel
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What appeases the prurient interests of the masses is not necessarily what keep us going. There are many Engineers, Scientists and scholars, along with some real writers and journalists who have a marked impact on the direction our country takes. \n\nWith that, there are lots of beurocrats who make policy based on polls and special interests. These do things like sending us to war and spending our money. Unfortunately they do have too much impact on the projects that many of our Scientists and Engineers work on, but somehow the true leading thinkers are able to find funding for some of what's really important.\n\nMy hope for our country is that some day we'll realize that we're a part of the world, and not it's master.