I attended the Clemson University Symphony Orchestra on November 17th, 2018. The concert was extremely diverse, and I gained a new appreciation for listening to a live symphony orchestra. Due to my background in ballet, the first piece that attracted my attention was Tchaikovsky’s “Elegy” from Serenade for Strings. This is the third out of […]
Felman (1975) defines madness as essentially a phenomenon of thought, of thought which claims to denounce, in another’s thought, the Other of thought: that which thought is not. Being a phenomenon in which patients present abnormal behavioural patterns, Mrs Dalloway’s concern with insanity is reflected through certain characters’ attachment to suicide and melancholy. This paper […]
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Get startedThe treaty of Amien was soon broken as the British declared war on France. Nations across Europe feared the growing power of France as well as the outraged that sparked from the execution of Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien. Nations across Europe would then join the coalition proposed by the British. Napoleon knew an invasion […]
During Napoleon Bonaparte’s reign in France he acquired many enemies. some of whom were not very happy with him coming in and trying to take over their land, people, and personal belongings. While his reign of France only lasted from 1799 until 1815, it was not an easy one for the surrounding countries and people […]
Many people to this day still argue, about Napoleon, if he was either a hero or a tyrant. A tyrant is a cruel and oppressive ruler. Then a hero is someone who gives of himself, often putting his own life at great risk, for the greater good of others. As you can see both words […]
According to the Oxford Dictionary, power is the ability to be dominant over other individuals as well as having enormous influence on them. It grants one superiority and may be obtained, maintained, and lost. In George Orwell’s novel, Animal Farm, the animals on a small English farm manage to revolt and take over. The animals […]
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. Napoleon could some times been see as a hero and sometimes can be seen displaying tyrant. During this time period France need a good leader that does not spend its money on parties and a leader that treats all […]
What is propaganda? Propaganda is information especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. Animal Farm is written by George O’rwell it reflexes occurrence events that led up to the Russian Revolution of 1917. Beast of England and Comrade Napoleon from Animal Farm […]
The battle of Austerlitz started on December 2nd, 1805 and it also ended on December 2nd, 1805. This battle was one of the most important and also one of the most decisive battles of the Napoleonic Wars. This war was one of Napoleon’s greatest and most honored victories, him and his 68,000 troops defeated at […]
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’ Napoleon on His Imperial Throne (1806) and Andy Warhol’s Mao Tse Tung (1972) are two political portraits created in two different geographical regions, made in very different art styles, with more than one hundred fifty years apart. Still, both paintings played major propaganda roles for the socio political scenario of their times. In […]
The institution of war is as almost as old as humanity itself. Wars can come in many forms, from revolutions demanding change to power grabs over territory and resources. How to prevent wars from starting or escalating has been the goal of diplomats for centuries, and Europe believed they had figured out the solution with […]
Imagine a world leader who starves 6 – 10 million of his own people, while the rest of the world looks the other way. Stalin, a Russian Oligarchic, did this during 1932 and 1933 to the Ukrainian people. This blatant abuse of power is happening again. Read Animal Farm by George Orwell. It was published […]
One of the preeminent components in the text Never Let Me Go coincides in the concept of self-identity. From the opening scene of Ishiguro’s Never Let me Go we are ambiguously introduced to the narrator and protagonist of the text who goes by the name of Kathy H. This introduction prompts us to directly conceive […]
Although many would argue that Never Let Me Go is a celebration of individualism, Ishiguro’s use of euphemisms illustrates the lack of resistance from clones, proving that they were nothing more than an underclass of society. Furthermore, the framing of one class being subservient to another is Ishiguro’s way of criticizing the current world order […]
Obesity is weight that is higher than what is being consider health weight and that is given by the persons’ height. Too much weight can take a toll on your body and heart. We can take the proper steps to get healthier and beat obesity. BMI or Body Mass Index is a tool that establishes […]
Obesity is a rising problem in the United States, and it is only getting worse. At the same time, body-positivity movements are taking over America. For example, movements like “fat-pride” are encouraging people to be happy with their overweight/obese bodies, but are they doing society a service by promoting this? When someone takes a look […]
Obesity can be defined as a condition where a person body has accumulated abnormal or an unhealthy amount of fat tissue. Cause a negative effect on the person health . A person is consider to be obese when their body weight is 20% higher than it is supposed to be. The importance of a healthy […]
Oedipus Rex, a tragic play, was written by famous ancient Greece playwright Sophocles. From his birth circa 496 BCE, Sophocles was able to develop his craft because of the resources available to him through his wealthy father. As a young man, he won a competition against Aeschylus, a veteran writer, and his success in that […]
Ultimately we are responsible for making our own choices, but in Oedipus the King, fate and free will are both exposed in this play. Oedipus hubris played a big role in this play. That was Oedipus hamartia and it got the best of him. Reason being he is overly confident with himself, thus making him […]
For believers in fate, it is common to use phrases such as, “everything happens for a reason”. However, this type of thinking is usually an attempt to exempt oneself from taking complete responsibility for particular actions or decisions. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet as well as Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, the classic dispute of fate vs. free […]
Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus resembles a riddle. Scholars and readers have debated the guilt or innocence of Oedipus for decades. On one hand, some scholars argue that Oedipus is an innocent victim of circumstances. On the other hand, other scholars argue that Oedipus is culpable and had an inability to control his anger. After a consideration […]
The central idea for Oedipus the King and America’s Obsession with Crime is that everyone has done something wrong and has been guilty of it. In Oedipus the king, somebody was guilty of killing Laius and Jocasta was guilty of lying to Oedipus(her son) so she killed herself. In America’s Obsession with crime, we are […]
Published in 1962, the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey is a defining work in the counterculture of the Beat Generation. Describing the story of a troublemaker attempting to throw into chaos a rigid system of oppression, the novel offers social commentary on the status quo through its themes of individuality […]
Although it is assumed Oprah Winfrey lived a great life; she was faced with many obstacles before and during the course of her success. Prior to Oprah Winfrey wonderful career, she was faced with poverty. She was born in the rural area of Mississippi, to a single teenage mother. Ms. Winfrey went through a long […]
If you want to become successful study successful people, if you want to become extremely successful then study extremely successful people. This is the basis I got from the book Outliers by Malcom Gladwell. In the beginning of the book Malcolm Gladwell starts off with the story of a small town named Roseto in Pennsylvania […]
By 1500s, Christianity had immensely been developing in Europe. Therefore, Baroque religious arts played a key role in spreading the power of the Catholic Church for propagandistic purposes. Besides, the Catholic Church embraced the religious power of art to appeal piety and devotion. As a result, the role of the Pope was reinforced as the […]
Public shaming is a punishment that has been around for a very long time. This form of punishment has been around since the beginning of human civilization, especially in the colonial times of America. It is considered one of the most impactful, yet controversial, forms of punishment for many good reasons. But public shaming is […]
Religion is a very prominent theme in the book, “Purple Hibiscus”, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Throughout the whole book, there are my factors touching upon religion. Adichie uses different characters to display how religion is used and how people use religion differently than one another. The characters that can be used to discuss the use […]
Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw is a novel that can be interpreted to have many different themes. One of these themes is the theme of social classes and manners. The book was written in 1912 and takes place in London at the end of the Victorian Period. Shaw demonstrates what the social hierarchy was like […]
The novel Ready Player One is set in the future in the year 2044 and is a science fiction novel. In the book, the world is experiencing global warming, overpopulation, and many other types of social and economic problems. To escape these problems a man by the name of James Halliday creates a free virtual […]
