Throughout historic times in which war was rampant, a hero of the age always seemed to follow suit. In the audacious tales of Le Morte D’Arthur and Beowulf, the epic poems describe the most heroic men of the chivalric and Anglo- Saxon times. It is important, however, to note that even though there are a […]
Throughout time, one could see the consistency on what is thought to be the women’s role in society. As consistent as waves washing upon a shore, society has thought that the women’s role is to be inferior to the men. The role of a woman is seen clearly in Sophocles’ Antigone and “Genesis”, as they […]
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Get startedMohandas Gandhi and Malcolm X were both strong activists for social rights. They led in similar yet different fashions. These men both used their beliefs in religion to create change in the world. The well-known Mahatma Gandhi and Malcolm X left behind legacies that still have an impact on the world today. One of the […]
In The Autobiography of Malcolm X, as Malcolm grows up, he goes through situations in his life that mark him as a person. He starts with a name and then he gets called another name and finally ends up with another. I think that each of the names he got represented him and who he […]
The Harlem Renaissance, also called the New Negro Movement, was a period in which African American citizens contributed immensely to society through literature, music, art, and politics. From approximately 1918 to the mid-1930s, this movement encapsulated the African American desire to contribute their unique experiences and prove to white America that they were capable and […]
“Something’s wrong when kids can get birth control in school but can’t say a prayer in school,” said George H. W. Bush. In making this comment, former President Bush urged American’s to think about how little school boards care about prayer in school, showing priorities are sadly backwards. Walsh, an author that specializes in prayer […]
Imagine being executed for not confessing to a crime you didn’t do, that’s the story of John Proctor’s life. All he was worrying about was his image to people that were most important to him. All his intentions were trying to do good for himself and his family. Trying to be honest with himself and […]
My name is Isabella De La Mora and I am an eighteen year old girl that comes from a very complicated form of living. I was born on May 06, 1818 in Santa Fe, New Mexico where my family and I lived in. Some may say it was not the best place to form a […]
For years many years people have argued that we as humans know right from wrong and are not naturally evil. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies is a novel that tells the story of a group of English schoolboys stranded on a tropical island after their plane is shot down during the war. With no […]
It all started on November 27th, 1095. Pope Urban II stood at the council of Clermont and delivered a powerful speech that instilled the people of medieval Europe with the spirit of God himself. A speech so moving that it convinced people to murder, reclaim the Holy Land so that all of their sin would […]
The fear of death is often greater than the fear of God thus creating a catalyst for what would become the greatest witch craze in American history. Although religious intolerance was the leading factor of accusations the patriarchal mindsets in these small colonial towns were the perfect breeding grounds for country-wide terror. The Puritan religion, […]
The author dreaded going on the trip to Auschwitz, even in the moment when she made plane reservations. She didn’t only dread it for herself, but she also dreaded it for her daughter Daisy. Her daughter was 14, and she knew going on the tour would traumatize her. She questioned why it would traumatize her […]
The central theme of the Enlightenment – and what made it revolutionary – was the idea of progress. Human society was not fixed by tradition or divine command but could be changed, and improved, by human action guided by reason.” which can be found in the textbook known as Ways of the World: A Brief […]
By definition, religion is a following based on a population of believers who live in faith in a specific deity. Acting in faith, these believers uphold certain morals that their religious code dictates as “right” and detests acts that are determined to be “sinful” or “blasphemous” in accordance with their belief. This system paves the […]
The situation by the end of 1789 • The nobility, clergies, and royalty were known as the counter-revolutionaries. • Even with the revolutionary movement becoming so large, there was still lots of support for the king from the lower class in Catholic regions. • There were multiple kinds of counter-revolutionaries. The most conservative of them […]
Inspiration can come from anything, but one of the most frequently used sources is the past. Pulling successful aspects of previous creations allows for the new artist to mold their own unique version. This is especially true for writers and playwrights. During the renaissance period playwrights primarily took influences from classical Greek and Roman theater […]
The Salem Witch trials were a series of court trials where many people were accused and held responsible for witchcraft from 1692-1693 and in some places even later. These trails went on to become an unforgettable piece of history, one in which we can still use as a point of reference in a sense to […]
“The Crucible”, written by Arthur Miller explores the madness of the Salem witch trials of 1692. The story revolves around the characters John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Abigail Williams, Reverend Parris, the 10 girls and others. The judges play an important role for which they possess supreme power, of the church along with government. Judge Hathorne […]
There are many different elements that can explain the Salem Witch Trials and hysteria. For instance, some believe, the witchcraft controversy was due to the tensions between upper and lower classes in the Salem community. By the lower class lashing out at the richer class, accusing them of witchcraft, they could easily eliminate them or […]
“When people are used to believing a thing is such-and-such a way…it’s trouble you get…for upsetting their ideas” (Wyndham 57). The mind fears what it does not know, and this trepidation can lead to an egregious view of the world that can result in consequences as serious as death. Both The Salem Witch Trials and […]
Chinua Achebe in Things Fall Apart argues that Europeans and Westerners have not stopped thinking of Africa as an afterthought. They view Africa as a country that is lower than them on the totem pole. The Europeans tells stories about Africa and depicts Africa in the same way as they did during the slave trade. […]
I am Robinson Crusoe’s wasted life: The Comparison of Fight Club and Robinson Crusoe regarding the theme of self-Fulfilment. When asked, most people would say that money is not the important aspect of life. In the case of self-fulfillment, this is a very true case. Money alone, after-all, can not bring a feeling of self-fulfillment to someone. […]
On April 14th, 2017 (Wikipedia, 2019), Kendrick Lamar released an album that has since become one of the best-selling in his entire career. DAMN, a critically acclaimed album and winner of a Pulitzer prize, for its eye-opening lyric on current social issues black Americans struggle with day to day. Music has grown to become much […]
