An Unseen Enemy

Thousands of people perished as a result of a deadly category-five hurricane twelve years ago. Similarly, Marlow’s journey forces him to contend with nature’s power. Although the Congo keeps the natives ashore, it still jeopardizes Marlow’s safety. As he travels deeper, the River becomes more threatening, and throughout the remainder of Marlow’s quest, it proves itself to be his adversary. Literary experts have compared Heart of Darkness’ Congo River to a sanctuary, offering explorers an…

adultery committed by Dimmesdale and Hester. The third branch involves them being brother and sister in guilt. They share the guilt which Hester bears with the Scarlet Letter, and Arthur bares deep inside his soul. This guilt created a relationship unseen to others between the two. Though they may not interact in person they both have a spiritual pity for each other.…

prayer in the Gospel. In the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John they are five specific passages that help us learn about prayer from Jesus. In the Gospel of Matthew, they are passages that shows us how to pray. “ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” (The Holy Bible, New International…

crusaders would have lost every battle, been very depressed and would have no will to move on and keep fighting. Ending in 1099, the first crusade was successful in completing its original goal of taking back the Holy Land. After massacring many of their enemies as well as innocent people, Jerusalem was in Christian hands, and the Church was powerful in everyone’s eyes. The crusaders were killing machines, which contradicted the teachings of Christianity. The crusader walks the streets of…

hold expressions of concern and sentiment, a delicate symbol of hardship for soldiers and their families back home. John Kerstetter’s essay “Triage” represents the emotional trauma that medical personnel undergo at war. “A Brief Encounter with the Enemy” follows a young soldier and his contradictory goals of acquiring glory and avoiding to face death when going off to war. War redefines what it means to be human by forcing out hidden capabilities of enduring, endearment and escaping gut…

Even though the age of knights is passing, Balboa is determined to make his childhood dream to become a knight and checking off one item of his future foretold at his birth. The order of knights deny his entry for now and not to give up hope. Forlorn, he wanders the streets, bumps into a well dressed gentleman without realizing it and offering no apology. Irate at the insult, the gentleman challenges Balboa to a duel in a nearby cul-de-sac. The gentleman’s entourage, watch the long, tiring, hard…

“The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” and The Andy Griffith Show are very alike and different in some ways.THey had a very similar theme, setting, mood, and conflict. But yet they had very different ironies and complications. In the following paragraphs we will be discussing the things that were alike and different between the setting, mood, irony, theme, complications and the conflict of these two stories. All though these were two completely different episodes from completely different shows,…

Jerome is basically an outsider of the family because he’s the only one who converted to Christianity, and also accepted into a summer internship program in London working for his father enemy named Monty Kipp. Jerome ends up having up having a brief relationship with Monty’s daughter, Victoria Kipps which brought drama to both families. Although the family settles their beef, they soon cross again. Jerome father, Howard Beasley is an English…

My Lai:The Causes and Morals Zak Brustman The My Lai massacre was a result of a long and grueling war that conditioned the American soldiers to see the vietnamese not as the people they were sent to protect, but as potential threats. The Vietnam war cultivated a culture of fear within the American troops, leading to rash behavior in the field. Racism, fear, ignorance, ambiguous orders, and a lack of training all contributed to the My Lai massacre,…

could do things many others couldn't. This helmet made him invisible. Another story stated that Hades stole a enemy camp and destroyed weapons of the Titians. ("God" ) Hades is the hated fellow or brother in-law because Zeus is the lustful God. Hades ruled the underworld, which means that he didn't have any interaction with…