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So, given this, the comments of U.S. Republican Representative Steve King of Iowa regarding the civilizations of the world are a cause of great trepidation and sorrow. Referring to non-white people, King asked: “I’d ask you to go back through history and figure out, where are these contributions that have been made by these other categories of people that you’re talking about — where did any other subgroup of people contribute more to civilization?” He added his view that the greatest contributions to civilization came from “Western civilization itself…rooted in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the Unites States of America and every place where the footprint of Christianity settled the world. That’s all of Western civilization.”
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What’s discouraging about King’s statements are that they resemble an increasingly common viewpoint in the discourse among the right and nationalists in the Western world and among the rank and file of the Republican Party in the United States. It is a discourse that does not match up with the facts about the historical development of civilizations. According to Modern Western civilization, after all, is a relatively recent phenomenon that arose through the fusion of Roman and Christian ideas in Europe during the Medieval Era. Other civilizations preceded, influenced, and coexisted with the West.
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In Act II, scene two, Shakespeare plants a hint at what is next for Romeo and Juliet. "I have night's cloak to hide me from their sight," Romeo says in scene two, "and, but thou love me, let them find me here." My life were better ended by their hate than death prorogued wanting of thy love." When Romeo says this, He is telling Juliet that it is far more important to him, to be with her tonight and die, then to live yearning for her. This is an example of foreshadowing because he is saying that it is worth dying than not having Juliet by his side. The example of foreshadowing that Shakespeare plants in Act II, give the audience a little insight into what's going to happen in the future of the story. Foreshadowing also creates suspense in the story causing viewers to be more atten
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Unclear, confusing. Because the last half doesn't make sense
This is an excerpt from Julius Caesar by Shakespeare.
