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Parts of Speach Made Easy: Articles

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  What are Articles? There are only three articles in the English language: a, an ,the  Because of this, they are some of the easiest parts of speech to recognize. Articles are used to indicate what object is referred to. Definite Articles. There is only one definite article in the English language: the Definite articles are used to indicate specific objects. Example: "Grammaticus wants to eat the apple." In this example, the word the  is used to indicate a specific apple. In this case, Grammaticus wants to eat one apple in particular. Indefinite Articles. There are two indefinite articles in the English language: a, an Indefinite articles are used to indicate non-specific objects. Example: "Grammaticus wants to eat  an  apple." In this example the word an is used to indicate that the apples in general are referred to, instead of one specific apple. In this case, Grammaticus wants to eat an apple, but he doesn't have a particular apple in mind. Sources. Geeksfor...

The Polychromie of Ancient Art

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Although ancient Greek art was, in fact, painted, the idea that it only consisted of plain white marble sculptures still largely remains in the public imagination and has long been an established fact among scholars. Even though evidence to the contrary has presented itself it took quite a while for scholars to recognize ancient Greek polychromy as an established fact. This essay will look at ancient polychromy. It will particularly look at the fact that ancient Rome and Greek polychromy took such a long time to be generally recognized amongst scholars. I will look at how scholars simply discounted the evidence and why they would have done so.                                                          ...

Parts of Speach Made Easy: Verbs

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  What are verbs? verbs are often times called doing words. This is because verbs are words that indicate an action taking place. Finite verbs A finite verb is a verb that can stand on its own and still provide meaning. Examples of finite verbs are: run, swim, jump, juggle Example: "Grammaticus swam across the lake." In this example the word swam is a finite verb because it can stand on its own and still provide meaning. Infinite verbs Infinite verbs cannot stand on and still provide meaning like finite verbs. The infinitive is used in conjunction with the word to. Example: "Grammaticus went to the store." The word went is a verb because it indicates an action taking place, but it is an infinite verb because it cannot convey meaning on its own. It has to be used with the word to. After all we can't say that someone went without also saying where they went . axillary verbs Axillary verbs help provide meaning to the main verb. For this reason, axillary verbs are ...

Cicero as Letter Writer

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    Throughout his life, Cicero has sent many letters to other politicians trying to influence them into making certain political decisions. We know that Cicero is famed for being extremely skilled in the art of rhetoric. Although Cicero also had other means of convincing people besides his letters, he also is a famous letter writer. It has been argued that letter writing could have been an effective political tool at the time in which Cicero lived, but just how effective was it. In this essay, I will be looking at the mechanics of letter writing at the time and how this may have aided Cicero in his endeavours. I would particularly be looking at the different forms of politeness that was used in letter writing at the time. I then also will be looking at a letter that Cicero wrote to Pompey and a letter that Pompey wrote to Cicero as examples of the letters that were written at the time. I will particularly be looking at the different kinds of politeness that were used in these...

Athenian Democracy

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  In this essay, I will look at the Athenian constitution during the period in which it was a democracy.  I will specifically be looking at the jury-court and the popular assembly.  I will compare and contrast these two by looking at their relationship with the council of five hundred.  I will specifically look at some of the jury-court and the assembly’s areas of interest and just how much influence it has in these areas. It also looks at the assembly's areas of interest and how much influence it had in these areas.  I will then decide which of these two had the most political influence in Ancient Athens.                                                             ...