A Game of Thrones

were worrying about the results of our past Presidential election, the possibility of terrorist attacks, the safety of loved ones defending us overseas, making sure everything would be perfect for Thanksgiving Dinner, would the Lions win the football game, and getting some shopping done after the family dinner to name a few. It is our human nature to worry, especially when it is a big event like the Birth of Our Lord. We worry about the gifts that we buy for others hoping that they will like…

In Sophocles' Antigone, gender biases are quite prevalent. Sophocles used the conflict between Kreon and Antigone to demonstrate this. Kreon would not listen to Antigone simple for the reason that she was a women, and the community viewed Antigone as rebellious for the same reason. However if she were a man, she would have been seen as strong-willed and standing up for what she believed in. Also, Sophocles used Antigone's sister, Ismene, as a portrayal of how women should behave in society.…

The 20th century was a period of rapid change in regards to politics, technology, and societal norms. The fluctuations that manifested themselves were especially apparent in Russia. For much of the century, the name Russia was obsolete; in its place, the communist Soviet Union took root. Prior to the communist takeover, Russia was under the control of the Romanov dynasty. This particular family was in power for nearly three centuries. However, as time pressed onward, the bloodline and ruling…

and deportations with no food or water to go along, all in order to “cleanse” the Turkish nation. The Ottoman Empire has been known for being very powerful in the past. Although it had declined in power when Sultan Abdul Hamid was removed from the throne, he was the Sultan for many years but was voted out by citizens who wanted to have a return of constitutional rule. The constitutional rule was a rule that restored the Ottoman constitution. As the empire was declining, they decided that it…

Back in 1999, a program was released called Napster, unbeknownst to its creators that they would be starting a domino effect in the world of piracy and the growing internet culture. Napster started a peer-to-peer file sharing revolution, which has become a perpetual machine in the present day. There are a limitless amount of websites these days that you can go to watch or stream television shows, movies, and music. The piracy community that exists on the internet could be compared to a Hydra…

communism much like the hens attempted to rebel against Napoleon. The battle of Windmill shown in Animal Farm relates to the Russians involvement in World War II, just like the battle of Stalingrad when Stalin’s army defeated Hitler’s in 1943. The card game towards the end of the story where Stalin, Franklin D Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill met to talk about ways to give peace after the…

As Eddard Stark said in A Game of Thrones: “The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man’s life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die.” A man has been judged guilty of a crime according to the laws of the land, and his punishment is death. The Judge is both judge and executioner. How does this reflect on the Judge? Does this make life more or less…

Look at the way people dress. Listen to the words of music. Look closely at the plot in movies. We do not often know that some of these are often influenced by the most famous writer and playmaker, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare has influenced quite a bit of today's modern culture through tragic, comical, and love filled writings and plays he wrote in the Renaissance period. We often see remakes of his romantic play, Romeo and Juliet, or his tragic play, Macbeth. Movies such as The Lion King…

The general culture considers Lana Del Rey as a dream pop artist. But many people consider Lana Del Rey’s music to be depressed and desperate for love. For example, critics will say in her song “Video Games”, “It’s you, it’s you, it’s all for you, everything I do.” They will say that her actions are caused by her desire of love from a man. However, others believe she is an emotional woman and she expresses it through her lyrics. Although it shows her thirst of being loved by a man and wanting…

The Rocking Dead: A Zombie Musical On November first, 2015 I went to the performance “The Rocking Dead: A Zombie Musical” at Center of the Arts in Coral Springs. Typically I am not the sort of individual to take a seat and appreciate a live musical performance, yet this one was extremely satisfying. Subsequent to the one-hour drive to Coral Springs I was welcomed by a young lady in the entrance of the lobby who was extremely kind and supportive as to where to enter for the musical. After…