Amenemhat III

Describe this piece of artwork. The Lod mosaic was discovered in 1996. It was extremely well preserved, despite its age. It was in near perfect condition. It is believed to be part of a large Roman villa from the Byzantine era. Made up of several panels, it is 17 meters long and 9 meters wide (approximately 180 square meters). It is made up of colorful animals including elephants, lions, birds, fish, and crustaceans. Beside the fauna, there are also depictions of various flora, ships,…

On October 31st of this year, at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Berlin, two teams will be competing against one another as a horde of at least seventeen thousand spectators rally from across the globe to support their respective teams. What could they be going to see you ask? Only what can be arguably seen as the largest e-sport event of the year, the League of Legends World Championship finals. E-sports have finally come to a point where they’re not something to be taken lightly or scoffed at the…

I don’t remember 9-11. Yet, I am part of the generation that was old enough to remember the events when they occurred. I was just shy of five years old by a couple months when the World Trade Towers were hit in a tragic terrorist act and claimed thousands of victims. It was a pivotal point in American history, a pivotal point in world history. The question of the year for every American patriot was “where were you when the towers fell?” My answer? I was probably taking a nap. However, my lack of…

Upon the hearing of the witches’ prophecy, Macbeth’s inner man is stirred as he charges the “imperfect speakers [to stay and to], tell [him] more” (7), initiating his degeneration as a hero. This stating of partially true ideas to Macbeth by the witches lead him away from the path of loyal gentlemen into that of a cold-blooded killer. The actions of the witches reveal his yearning for power no matter the consequences, which in turn are one of his shortcomings. This malign prophecy becomes the…

and try to heal the wounds they opened? If another war is started, we can be sure the United States will be involved. I honestly think a snowball effect will happen, until the war we currently fight will no longer be the War on Terror, but World War III. Those words are scary ones. After World War I, everyone thought wars would be over, that humans had learned their lesson. Obviously…

A Man of Fear or of Will? What better way to summarize the themes of Macbeth than through a movie where the themes are apparent not just through words but also through actions and appearance? Justin Kurtzel the director of the latest movie adaptation of Macbeth is charged with making the play enjoyable to watch while still maintaining most of the play’s original dialogue and meaning. Through his choices in the scene of the murder of Duncan he has maintained the original theme of the play.…

“Of course I want to kill you," said Skulduggery. "I want to kill most people. But then where would I be? In a field of dead people with no one to talk to.” ― Derek Landy, Kingdom of the Wicked Dialog. It’s a very useful writing tool. It can help you understand more about the story or more specifically the characters. In the story’s “The Lemon Tree Billard House” by Cedric Yamanaka and the story “The Treasure Of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers, both use dialog to develop the characters in…

In Scotland during the medieval ages, a story is created by William Shakespeare about a great warrior that turns to a tragic end. The great warrior is named Macbeth and he leads himself down a horrible and distraught road. Although, there are factors that influence him into the same road. These factors are Lady Macbeth and the witches, both of them make him think of thoughts that his hubris makes up his mind for him. Macbeth his this big hubris because he made a name for himself by being one of…

(Shakespeare III i, ll 51-52,54-55) Macbeth describes Banquo as a noble man, which makes Macbeth fear him. It discusses how Banquo is a man who is brave and wise, but is also careful and thinks about his decisions. This is a contrast from Macbeth being an immoral man…

he would become the king. Near the beginning of Act One, the witches make Macbeth aware of this prophecy, when they say to him, “All hail Macbeth, Thane of Glamis. All hail Macbeth, Thane of Cawdor. All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter” (I,iii,46-48). Macbeth, using his own free will, chooses to believe them after he is appointed the Thane of Cawdor. At that point, he decides on his own that the only way he would be able to become the king, is to kill the current king. Therefore,…