A Game of Thrones

Which 1980s New Romantic pop group released a song entitled, "Fade to Grey"? Having started out hosting club nights at Billy's nightclub in Soho, founding members Steve Strange and Rusty Egan wanted to tap into the growing New Wave culture of syntho-pop, forming Visage in the late 1970s. Recruiting amongst others, Midge Ure and Billy Curry - whom also performed with Ultravox - the band's first single was a cover of Zager and Evans "In the Year 2525". This record though proved to be a…

the tethrippon, was adopted from the funeral games, and was a dangerous event for Greek athletes (Kyle 121). The athletes in this event would certainly want to become the victor. This ode celebrated Theron of Akragas as the victorious athlete for winning the four-horse chariot race (Pindar, Olympian 2.3-5). At the beginning of the ode before Pindar identifies who the victorious athlete is, he acknowledged Zeus and praised Herakles for founding the games at Olympia (Pindar, Olympian 2.1-4). The…

Tiberius also known as Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus was the son of Tiberius Claudius Nero, a former fleet captain for Julius Caesar. Tiberius’ mom was Livia Drusilla a beautiful woman who may have been only 13 years old when she gave birth to him in 42 BC. The elder Tiberius pledged his allegiance to Mark Anthony following the year of Caesars assassination. Unfortunately when Augustus began to feud with Mark Antony the elder Tiberius had to flee with his family. Over the course of a few years…

by fear of exposure for their deceit. A feeling, King David can relate to. For he have learned from personal experience, once a monarch dies, nothing is certain to ensure a smooth transition of power, not even a successor’s rightful claim to the throne. As the crown changes head, power and allegiance changes with it, making an entire royal line vulnerable. The king was no fool to the politics of court. It was never the king’s wish nor desire to place Kathrynne in…

In his book, King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa, Adam Hochschild explores how the 'civilized western society' is consumed with so much greed, envy and pride that they are unable to open the eyes and witness the brutal impact of their action. The book focuses on not only the course of colonizing a nation and exploiting it of all its humanity and wealth but also focuses on the impact of the deed. It highlights the legacy of the colonialization and how it…

A prophecy came forward that Metis’ first child would be a girl and her second child would be a boy that would overthrow Zeus and take his throne from him, just as Zeus had done to his father. Zeus took this very seriously and believed it was to come true. When he next saw Metis he acted as if nothing was wrong, when she let her guard down he opened up his mouth and swallowed her whole along with her unborn child. After a long while Zeus began to have head pains which became unbearable this made…

an attempt to convince her younger sister that running off with Hans is not a wise choice, Anna ignores her sound advice. Ultimately, Anna discovers that Hans had evil intentions, and that from the start he planned to kill Elsa for the right to her throne. Surprisingly, Disney took an unexpected turn this time around and wrote the older sister Elsa as the one to thaw her sister’s heart with her “act of true love”, and not Kristoff, whom she had seemingly paired up with after departing from Hans.…

foreshadowing Macbeth’s ultimate demise. Nonetheless, Macbeth is influenced by the supernatural and slaughters Macduff’s “wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls” (4.1.167). More importantly, Macbeth’s greed, selfishness and desire to retain the throne blinds all of his moral aspects to the point that Lady Macbeth’s death is no longer his fundamental interest. Moreover, Macduff takes revenge for his family’s brutal murder and reveals that he is not born of a woman. Alternately, Macduff…

It’s interesting, really, to see some of my old papers from middle and high school. I look back and laugh at the time, maybe around the third grade, when my classmates and I would groan and complain about having to write an ENTIRE PARAGRAPH. Now, after years of writing significantly longer academic papers that stretch far beyond a simple paragraph, my style and the depth of my topics have evolved based on what I’ve read. The most important pastime for anyone who wishes to write, unsurprisingly,…

Too many times people get caught in the net of their own minds, trapped in tedious routine. While you can easily live a self-centered life without ever thinking of others, you should always understand the big picture and what a small part you play in a world of 7.4 billion people. As a society, the earth and everything around us hold beauty if we'd stop and look. To keep yourself grounded and aware, here's some of the simple ways that you can broaden and enrich your perspective before a trip.…