Breaking Dawn

As colonization expanded and become a valuable goal of most countries, many conflicts occurred between the colonizers and the Natives to the land. Many of these disputes transpired with the Colonizing country wanting to enlarge their economy for a more prosperous nation. One of these disputes was named The Yamasee War. From 1715 to 1717, the Native American and British colonist began a war due to the colonist forcing out the Natives from their land in South Carolina. During the span of 1715-1717…

I gave my first Eulogy before I knew the meaning of the word. The church was decorated for Christmas. Wreaths hung at the door carrying a scent of evergreen and deep red poinsettias bloomed on the steps up to the altar. But the music didn’t match the decorations. Instead of “Hark the Herald” and “Silent Night” the church echoed with somber hymns about meeting jesus at the end of our lives rather than the beginning of his. Rows of wooden pews were filled with mourners in various shapes, sizes and…

Since the dawn of times, since the first man and woman were created and summoned by God to “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it”, discrimination of all forms has been a constant battle. Centuries later is still affecting the world extensively today. There are various ways discrimination can take place around the world. Whether it is discrimination of gender, race, appearance, religious beliefs…etc. it is still a sensitive issue happening every day. All of these types of…

Was life hard in the 15th – 17th centuries? In 1500- 1700 century England most of the population lived in small villages and made their living from farming. However towns grew larger and more important. During the 16th century trade and industry grew rapidly and England became a more and more commercial country. During this period England became richer and richer. As England grew more and more prosperous life for the well-off became more and more comfortable. Upper class and middle class people…

General Douglas MacArthur’s Farewell Address: Duty, Honor, Country. On May 12, 1962 General Douglas MacArthur spent his last day on duty at West Point and gave his very famous Farewell Address. President Kennedy had just been elected President of the United States and the Americans were head over heels for him. He gave an overwhelming peace among the U.S. with his caring words of charisma. Many things were happening in this time period such as the fight for Civil Rights among the African…

Red Cliff is a fantastic of action, adventure, drama, epic, war film. This movie is based on the Battle of Red Cliffs (AD 208–209), the events at the end of the Han dynasty, and immediately prior to the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. There is Part I (2008) and Part II (2009) for Red Cliff which was directed by John Woo and acted by Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi, Chang Chen, Zhao Wei, Hu Jun, Lin Chi-ling, Baasanjav Mijid, and . In China, the first part (146 minutes) of Red…

The black bean episode, or the black bean lottery, was the result of the Mier expedition. Alexander Somervell had led his militia to raid border towns, such as Guerrero and Laredo, and decided to quit due to the fear of a deadly clash with Mexican troops. Only 189 troops listened to his orders and went on the long journey back home. Over three hundred troops continued on their journey with their new leader, William S. Fisher. The Texans decided to cross the Rio Grande River and enter the town…

Though she got married at twelve, she enjoys her marital life with whatever her husband earns whether plenty or scanty due to draught. She is uncomplaining and changes herself thoroughly into the frame of a traditional figure who works from dawn to dusk for her family. She belongs to a generation of self-sacrificing women, whose duty is to fulfill their duties a wife and strive for their husband’s mere happiness. Rukmani's image of a self-sacrificing woman becomes evident when she comes to…

The Wife starts the poem by saying she made the sad song out of her griefs, both new and old. Then, she recounted how miserable she was as she cried each dawn after her lord left her and the rest of his people. Instead of continuing to wonder where her lord might be, she states in line 9 how she went forth in a “friendless” exile. Thus leading readers to believe she fled alone to find her lord without force…

to seek answers to questions that cannot be comprehended by the human mind. One of Shestov more famous quotes from his book ‘All Things Are Possible’ states that ‘Philosophy must have nothing in common with logic, philosophy is an art that aims at breaking the logical continuity of argument and bringing man out on the shoreless sea of imagination’ (As cited by Gregory B. Sadler). Shestov feels that philosophy should be more about things that are supernatural, or existential, in our world and…