Quiz 3 Flashcards
(51 cards)
who was PM & Deputy PM at time of 9/11
Tony Blair & John Prescott
Buildings hit in 9/11
World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania
Byzantine business
something is very complicated, secret, and hard to understand
3 members of administration under stress
O’Neill, Rumsfield, Powell
what happened at camp david
ruralretreat in maryland blair and bush met
what is the G8
group of advanced economies that meet annually to discuss global issues: energy, terrorism, and crises (meeting genoa italy)
Kyoto Agreement
intl treaty setting legally binding targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
pauline conversion
the conversion of Paul the Apostle to Christianity. any life-changing event that significantly alters one’s views
chequers
country home of the serving Prime Minister
David Manning
foreign policy adviser to Blair
mayor 9/11
Rudolph Giuliani
where was prince charles during 9/11
shooting at balmoral. prince andrew
uk in/with NY
promoting british business in NY
what is article 5 of nato
if one or more NATO members are attacked, each member will provide assistance as they deem necessary
alasair campbell
former journalist turned strategist and spokesman for Tony Blair and New Labour
what was bush goingt o read at the church service
thornton wild the bridge at san luis rey
Head-stave
the first word that receives full stress in the second half-line in a line of Old English poetry. The head-stave determines the alliteration for the entire line.
Act I, Scene 1, lines 135-139
Peace, Kent
Come not between the dragon and his wrath.
I loved her most and thought to set my rest
On her kind nursery. (To Cordelia.) Hence and avoid
my sight!—
kents disguise name
Caius
“Thou, nature, art my goddess; to thy law
My services are bound.”
Edmund feels more aligned with nature than societal standards.
Edmund figuratively asks Nature why society sees him as inferior to his brother Edgar because he is illegitimate.
He invokes “nature” because only in the natural world can one of such low birth achieve his goals.
The laws of nature are different to the laws of society - survival of the fittest.
he later says that men uses heavenly forces as an excuse to be villainous “we make guilty of our disasters the sun the moon and the stars”
blank verse
poetry that has unrhymed lines that are all in the same meter. The meter is usually iambic pentameter, which is made up of five iambs. Iambs are groups of two syllables that follow an “unstressed-stressed” pattern.
Sigemund digression
Earliest known account of the Volsung saga; Sigemund the first to slay a dragon; comparison between the two warriors; Beowulf’s life a reflection of his predecessor; fame and fortune through courage; have to be courageous to be a hero
enkidu
Companion and friend of Gilgamesh. Hairy-bodied and brawny, he was raised by animals. Even after he joins the civilized world, he retains many of his undomesticated characteristics. He looks much like Gilgamesh and is almost his physical equal. He aspires to be Gilgamesh’s rival but instead becomes his soul mate.
Humbaba
The fearsome demon who guards the Cedar Forest forbidden to mortals. Humbaba’s seven garments produce an aura that paralyzes with fear anyone who would withstand him.
In his very last moments he acquires personality and pathos, when he pleads cunningly for his life.
