The Battle of Trenton was an imperative success to be had for the entire success of the revolutionary war. The battle of Trenton was a great validation for the colonists that the continental army could really defeat the British and Hessians. This was a great militaristic achievement, further showing the brilliance of George Washington and the military leadership of the patriots. This swayed the opinions of some loyalists, further backing the continental army. This support allowed the continental…
If someone is loyal, most likely they will stand up for what they believe in. Sometimes it may be a friend or a political belief, but one certainly will not compromise their beliefs id they are truly loyal. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, there are numerous examples of loyalty present. Several different characters are loyal to one another or their country, while other characters are not loyal at all. This may go for Brutus or Cassius, as they often manipulate and betray…
between Byrthnōð and the Vikings and stresses that one must remain loyal to their lord in the face of an precarious situation. In this essay, I will discuss the poetic techniques and linguistic choices the poet employs to portray these ideals in The Battle of Maldon. The implication of Danegeld infuriates Byrthnōð as the poet emphatically stresses how Byrthnōð responds to the messenger with the emotive adjectives, yrre…
Herodotus, in his work, The Histories, describes the leaders of the two combatant coalitions in the Persian War, Themistocles of the Greeks and Xerxes of the Persians, in very different ways. Herodotus often points to how both men handle council and their own piety as a tool to depict what kind of men they are, and at times reinforces his own generalizations of the Greek and Persian people using these men as his proxy. Herodotus seems to accept the idea that men, as individuals, can shape great…
Persians but failed - retreated An alternative path eventually was figured out - Persians came in from behind Leonidas tries to stop them again, fails, and is killed Artemision - Persian v Greek naval battle, when the Greeks heard about Leonidas’ death, they retreated to Salamis (nothing came of this battle) - Persia loses bunch of ships due to storm Persia burns Athens down, but it was already evacuated Salamis Persian ships Ariabignes (Darius son) commands ships along with Cybernis,…
Theater, the Battle of Midway set the stage for an American victory over the Land of the Rising…
poems called rap battles, and…
“Great men are never good men.” To be great is to be considerably above average in terms of ability, quality or eminence. To the British, Sir Winston Churchill was indeed a great man and he is most well known for rallying and leading the British during the Second World War during his term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, inspiring them to strive for victory. However, not all of his actions were “ethically sound”, or morally good or correct, possessing and displaying moral virtue, as…
Prominent conservative intellectuals constantly debate the effects of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency. On one side thinkers such as Mel Bradford and Richard Gamble believe that Lincoln set out to establish a civic religion that introduced the radical equality theory that resulted in the rise of progressivism. In response, thinkers such as Krannawitter came to Lincoln’s defense claiming that his use of religious language was merely a rhetorical tool used to unite the people after the Civil War.…
Facades, treachery, and deceit are all tactics used in manipulation, and without manipulation, the course of history would have changed dramatically. Brutus would never have joined the conspiracy to kill Caesar, and because of that, the second triumvirate would change. In William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare writes about how deceit, treachery, and facades are used time and time again for conspirators and loyal friends to get what they want. Shakespeare…