A Game of Thrones

More often than not, the movies and television series we all know and love aren’t original stories; they are, in some way, shape, or form, adaptations of various forms of literature. For example, beloved titles such as Game of Thrones and Harry Potter, among numerous others, hail from written works bearing the same names. However, this practice of adapting pieces of literature is often scrutinized, for there is always a question as to whether or not an adaptation does justice to the original…

caring for three daughter with the assistance of two other men. The Cosby Show broke two societal assumptions by writing a black woman as the most intelligent, competent, strong, loving, elegant, opinionated, successful businesswoman and lawyer. Game of Thrones depicting their female ensemble cast as three-dimensional and different every time. Each character showed…

Voltaire Voltaire once said “God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well” (“Voltaire Quotes”). Taking his own advice and using it in life, Voltaire wrote countless numbers of books, poems, pamphlets and plays that criticized and analyzed the surroundings of his time living. The philosophe took his personal life experiences and fixated them into many writings such as Candide, The Age of Louis XIV and Essay on the Customs and the Spirit of the Nations.…

One of the most interesting phenomena in human nature is peer pressure. It is responsible for more guilt and feelings of failure in young and old alike that we as Christians need to take a very close look at what causes it and how we can overcome it. Peer Pressure is when an individual feels compelled to behave in certain ways due to the implied or perceived will of a group of peers. This pressure to perform is most often seen in little ways in young people: making silly comments to parents in…

Stannis is ruining the Night Watch • Baelish, well he’s being Baelish This episode did not disappoint – sleazy scheming, sibling in-fighting, death by burning, and the ever-present abuse of power. Basically, everything you could ever want from Game of Thrones (we don’t watch this show for the culture). When it comes to Conflicts of Interest, these fine folks are sticking with the classics in this season’s opener: MISUSE OF POSITION and CROWN RESOURCES. Cersei gets her abuse on early. Like way…

In today 's society the meaning of rape has been hard to distinguish and justify because of the different views and definitions people have regarding what is considered rape or what is not. Rape can be defined as, “Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim.” (FBI, 2014). In statistics it is found to be that only 3 percent of rapists go to prison according to the…

Ancient Greek Civilization: The Golden Age I. Introduction At least 2000 years before Christ, on the Island of Crete emerged the first Greek Civilization. Under the leadership of a general name, Pericles, Greece reached its Golden Age or Classical Period, which was later believed to be among the greatest civilizations ever existed. During that period, the Greek culture flourished and the city-state of Athens became the world’s first democracy. Nonetheless, similarly to others, the Greek…

Macbeth and Wuthering Heights In these pieces of literature they share the same traits. Both stories have complicated relationships with the main characters. The destructive love within the relationships in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, are presented through sexism, jealousy, and betrayal. These authors show those characteristics as in today’s time. Both of these stories portray the same traits and characteristics. The first thing they share is women getting control in…

On September 7th, 1927 Philo Farnsworth and his partner Charles Francis Jenkins gave birth to the first television. Their work was so remarkable, that it has hindered world history to the extent that just after decades, over a billion people have access to a television set in their homes. Now the question emerges what is the significance of television? And what makes it so mesmerizing to the majority? Is it the crisp clear high definition realistic picture that makes us hypnotized to that cubed…

Who Are We Really?: How the Media Misrepresents People In the media today, different groups of people are represented in different ways. In television and film, white males are most often represented as the most diverse and complex character, not really having a stereotype that his character has to fill. While that’s true for that one type, it’s not true for all types of characters. African Americans find their fictional portrayals as the goofy best friend to the white main character,…