1 Night in Paris

The Fight with ISIS “All wars have unintended consequences. No matter how cautious generals and political leaders are, war sets in motion waves of change that can alter the currents of history” (Tirman 45). The United States involved itself in an ongoing conflict that has spanned from Crusades to the colonization by the European powers. When the United States pulled out of Iraq in December 2011, a splinter group of Al qaeda headed by Abu Musab al Zarqawi attacked major Shia communities to…

1. When one thinks of drama, they think of realistic characters who must endure emotional turmoil repeatedly. Romantic dramas, including The Red Lily, usually involve obstacles keeping the protagonists apart. The film’s protagonists, Jean and Marise, run away to Paris together, only to end up separated after having already been torn apart once. This film then follows their lives as they gradually fall apart as she becomes a prostitute and he a wanted thief. Jean (Ramon Navarro) and Marise (Enid…

On August 21st, 1904, one of the world’s greatest jazz musicians was born. This great musician was known as William Count Basie. He was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, where he became a pianist and a player of vaudeville based entertainment. Basie ultimately formed his own big band that had many hits, for example: “Blue Skies” and “One O’Clock Jump.” Basie’s band and music helped to define the ‘swing’ era. He became the first African American male to receive a Grammy Award. Throughout his years…

One genre has a captivating appeal to its audience, especially the youth and critics that read it. It keeps its audience thrilled, ready to turn the next page. This genre is definitely a classic, and these books wouldn’t be around if it hadn’t pleased many people. However, some classics can satisfy their audiences better than others. The Hunchback of Notre - Dame appeals to the youth of its generation and the critics of the next generation more than A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.…

Floyd Hatfield was overcome when Bill Staton, though McCoy’s nephew, testified in favor of Hatfield, and Randolphs cousin Selkirk McCoy provided the major vote for release. Staton was harassed following the trial, then killed by brothers Same and Paris McCoy, who were also nephews of Randolph. Tensions increased at the spring elections in 1880, which took place at Blackberry Creek in Pike County. Anderson Hatfields son, Johnse Hatfield, visiting from Logan County, snuck away from the election…

Romeo and Juliet takes place in sixteenth century Verona, Italy. For many generations, a feud has existed between two powerful families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Although this feud appears petty and unreasonable to other people living in Verona, the two families hold much hatred and contempt for each other. When Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague meet at a party and quickly fall in love, they are forced to make a decision. The two young lovers contemplate whether to cast aside their…

the premonition made in, ‘Romeo and Juliet’s’, prologue, In act 3 scene 1 Tybalt who killed Mercutio, (Romeo’s friend), as revenge for Romeo gate crashing the Capulet ball, is murdered by Romeo. But as Tybalt is Juliet’s cousin, it proves a major obstacle to their love. Juliet mourns heavily as she is supposed to loathe Romeo, “shall I speak ill of him that is my husband?” Nevertheless, realising that she has one more night to spend with him, she puts aside all hurt and decides to forgive Romeo,…

The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare starts out with the audience already knowing that both families (The Capulet's and The Montague's) are rivals. The story never tells you why or what happened between the families, though. But if both families talked and got along then both Romeo and Juliet would not have had to sneak around. Fighting with Tybalt, Mercutio and Benvolio would never have happened either. There are many at fault for different reasons. The two characters in the play I…

Summary “The Necklace” “She was one of those pretty and charming girls, into a family of clerks”. (176) Married man both “prosperous and famous, a clerk in the Ministry of Eduaction “. (176) She was ungrateful and unhappy as a woman who has come down on the world and oh how she can dream of priceless items , she couldn’t afford or have. Madame Loisel had a well to do friend, a classmate of convent - school days whom she would no longer visit , because “she would feel…

households, both alike in dignity…What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.“- 1.1.1-14.) In Act 1, a street-fight breaks out between young men of rival houses, Montague and Capulet, but the Prince of Verona ends it. (“What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word/ As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.”-1.1.70-71.) Lord and Lady Capulet ponder marriage between the County Paris and Juliet, their daughter. Introductions are made at a Capulet feast. Romeo, Lord and Lady…