Bloodstain

American Author Project: Elizabeth Kostova Although there were many people who tried to re-create Bram Stoker’s Dracula, only Elizabeth Kostova was able to really capture the true essence – albeit 113 years after the original was written in the first place. Even though nobody can compare to the Bram Stoker original, Elizabeth Kostova did entirely get the ideas written down in such a way that it was easy to tell she paid attention to the tiniest of details. Elizabeth Kostova is important to…

The book Feed was mainly a narrative about a boy named Titus. In the beginning of the book Titus seemed bored with everything, until he met a girl named Violet. Violet was a girl that was homeschooled for her entire life and she finally just wanted to live a normal life. Violet and Titus begin to have a relationship together and go on adventure and they tried to experiment with the feed where the feed cannot profile a person based on their likings. During this time Violet slowly deteriorates…

The top three jobs I chose to research include Forensic Psychologist, Criminalist, and Correctional Counselor. I decided to pick these three since they were on my list of job interests and they seemed interesting enough. Although, surprisingly enough, it was mildly difficult to choose only three. A main problem throughout the world, especially in heavily populated places, is crime. No matter how much people might wish for the planet to be nonviolent and harmonious, crime will not stop or…

sultan of Granada, Spain. It is said that Boabdil invited the Abencerraje knights to a banquet in this room where he massacred them. There is a rust stain covering some parts of the marble fountain in the middle of the hall, which is said to be bloodstains from the Abencerrajes knights. The entrance to the hall is marked by two arches separated by a corridor, that are connected with the high floor on the left and with the original entrance's hall on the right. The walls have plasterwork covers…

Macbeth is a tragedy told in the form of a play written by William Shakespeare. It tells the story of the Thane of Glamis, Macbeth’s rise to power from a noble soldier to the King of Scotland. Although he does eventually become a ruthless king, he never would have gotten there without the support of his wife, Lady Macbeth. Since she was the reason of Macbeth’s rise to power, Lady Macbeth is one of the most important, powerful, and complex characters in the play. Without Lady Macbeth, the play…

The Odyssey, one of Homer’s renowned works, was composed in about the 8th century BCE. It has been told and read for generations, and it has also served as a foundation for many other stories. However, it can often brush aside the idea of feminism and put men on a pedestal, leaving modern readers questioning how the role of women 2,800 years ago bittersweetly relates to the role of women in 2018. Although The Odyssey portrays a few examples of female strength, The Odyssey generally downgrades…

The People v. O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson – a name everyone in America knows, but not everyone knows who this man truly was. At a young age, this controversial man became the man of the hour. People first knew him as the star of his college football team and later became an American hero. Simpson was truly an iconic man in America. However, later in his life he would encounter a downfall he could never recover from. On June 13th of 1994 at approximately 4:25 in the morning, police were called…

For my blog project, I have been focusing on the FIFA corruption scandal that started in 2010 during the World Cup in Africa. When I was researching blogs, many blogs were viewable however, most of the ones I clicked on were only the main post, they had never received any responses. I luckily found three blogs after a while of searching. The only downside is that the comments and posts on these blogs were not current for 2016. Many of the comments were posted roughly around the exact same time,…

Macbeth “To know my deed, twere best not know myself”this is a famous quote from William Shakespeare play Macbeth. This play is about a man named Macbeth who is so overrun with power that he will stop at nothing to become king. This quote was said after he killed king Duncan in his sleep . This is the first act of crime Macbeth committed to claim his rightful place as king. He is basically saying that he would rather not think of the crime he committed than to be conscious of it. The quote…

Symbolism is something that is used to represent something else in literature. A symbol can be a material object or something other than the literal surface meaning. Symbols are typically thrown around in a piece of text to bring up something that is important to the author and what he is emphasizing. William Shakespeare wrote a play called the tragedy of Macbeth. Throughout this entire play, there are multiple words and phrases that have more than one meaning. Strategically, he placed these…