A Game of Thrones

practice of any foreign African religion, and more or less forced their slaves to convert to Christianity. Unlike other religions that may have died out at this point, Vodou simply went underground, and essentially played the Europeans at their own game. Over the years of religious persecution that Vodou followers faced, they adapted and incorporated Christian ideals into their own hidden religion, allowing them to mask their true beliefs from their oppressors; this alone explains why such a…

I have always wondered why only seven structures made it in the list of Wonders of the World. Well, since it was the ancient Greeks such as Antipater of Sidon, Diodoros, and Herodotus, who wrote the list 2,500 years ago it was primarily based on what they know that, existed during their time. Mind you, this list is extraordinary. But if the Greeks only knew that there are other spectacular structures existing outside their neighboring cities and other regions, it is most definite that there will…

all, the models affect the world-view positively. Global change agents do not only affect their immediate circle but also find ways to do something for others using the required tools and societal influences. I currently view the world as a video game with a main goal and different levels to be completed using the given weapons, before I can become a successful…

Sodom and Gomorrah Summary: Sodom and Gomorrah are two exceptionally evil cities. God sends angels to see just how evil the city of sodom is. The angels enter the city and are taken home by a man named Lot. That night the evil people of Sodom beat on Lot door and demanded he send out the angels to them. The angels go out and strike everyone blind. The next morning the angels convince Lot, with his wife and two daughters, to flee the city. God then destroys both Sodom and Gomorrah with fire and…

Machiavelli's Approach to order through the lens of Disorder: The Modern World in Terms of Chaos and Order Order and disorder are two terms used to describe two different dimensions of life. They are totally opposite to each other in terms of meaning. Also, sometimes one of them becomes the cause for the emergence of the other one. Disorder, according to Cambridge Dictionary, is “a state of untidiness or lack of organization” (cambrdige). This means that anything that doesn’t have an order or…

New York to be more in the music scene. He caught a break when Jay-Z hired him for his beats. As Jay-Z mention him in a song “Kanyeezy you did it again, you a genius nigga” that got him major credit to being one of the best producers in the music game. As he kept selling beats, he wanted to be more than a producer, so he started to shop his demo. When he was shopping his demo he had two interested partners’ Capital Records and Roc-A-Fella Records which was run by Jay-Z and Damon Dash. He was…

loved those people right back but then the tables turned and when he was offered something very important he shoved those people aside just to get what he wanted. Because of his actions, he met his match and his worst opponent that beat him at his own game and from that is a perfect example of what not to do to those special things or certain individuals that you have grown up with, created a bond with, or fell in love with just to reach something greater on the other side that you do not…

prominent wherever people are present: selfishness reigns as king on the throne of mankind's heart. Seeking to tackle questions involving human nature and societal structures, William Golding and George Orwell exhort the same themes in their novels Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm respectively. Both…

When the Spanish arrived in what is now Mexico, they were shocked by the level of complexity of Mesoamerican civilizations, but particularly by their penchant for human sacrifice. While human sacrifice is well documented among the Aztec of Central Mexico it is not as well documented among the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica. There is debate among archaeologists as to whether many of the burials claimed to be evidence of human sacrifice among the Maya should be reinterpreted as funerary, citing…

Chris De Vito Mrs. Rainone English III 9 June 2017 Moral Decline and It’s Consequences in Society Moral values in society set boundaries of the individual behaviors and dictate ways in which the community members should behave or carry out themselves. Morality is very paramount since it is major factors which enhance peace, acceptance, meaningful life, teamwork as well as development in the society. Moral values seem to be on the brink of decline in our community. Currently, less individual in…