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In The Burning, Welty uses a Venetian mirror as a symbol for knowledge. The mirror shows Delilah everything that she was too afraid to look at directly (Wall). When Delilah is commanded to hold the white horse’s bridle she examines the animal “that loomed there in the mirror” (582). The mirror is also a symbol for what is hidden from Delilah, like when Miss Myra was taken advantage of it was "outside the mirror 's frame” (582). As the sisters home was being torched…

Since early history, the concept of conquering vast amounts of land to either establish or expand an empire has been very prominent. One of the biggest part of any empire and their success relies greatly on its military system, as it is crucial in protecting their land and keeping invaders and rebellions away. While most of the empires had similar military strategies and battle techniques, some of them progressed over time and advanced to newer, better technologies that would aid them during war…

In his foundational masterpiece, Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes argues that self-interest essentially constitutes the ultimate incentive for all voluntary human activity, to which all other incentives are subordinate. Though the metaphysics Hobbes uses to support this claim seem contradictory, as in Chapter 13 where he states, “Where there is no common power; there is no law, no injustice.” ; however, just one paragraph later he dictates that there are principles that deserve to be called “laws of…

Europe in the fourteenth century was a society defined by its devotion to Christianity, and as a religious order, the Knights Templar are proof that no one was impervious to being found guilty of heresy. This essay will first discuss the reasons that the Templars made their confessions and whether or not they were guilty of committing heresy. It will then explore the reasons behind their guilty verdict, such as their wealth and resentment toward them, and possible motivations for the Church and…

“You can get off now Callie” I slid off and Caramel jumped a little bit. Caramel Is a big scaredy cat, She hates new things and things she has seen at the barn one hundred times before. I walked caramel back to her stall to un-tack her. She goes straight to her food bowl like always. I took off her bridal and I heard the clinking of metal on her teeth as I took the bit out of her mouth. It felt slimy but I did not hold on to it for long. I slid her halter on to her head and walked her to the…

Most trainers have duties, like “riding the horses, and training them to perform desired movements and behaviors, they are also responsible for planning training exercise, breaking horses to saddle and bridle, making horses more “bomb” proof (meaning desensitizing and more relaxed around unfamiliar sounds and sights), treating minor injuries, calling a vet if needed” (The Balance). Most trainers also actually show the horses, they do this for a couple…

Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences (max 150 words) When I was five years old, my Dad and I would head to ЦСКА, a local Ukrainian park, and hit tennis balls against the wall. I quickly realized how controlled hitting–to avoid the ball flying over the wall–could be a useful strategy. In Moldova, I trained at a local tennis facility with Olga, a motivated Russian coach who taught me how to win through consistency rather than the…

From start to finish Iago moves the characters of Othello as though they were chessmen. He utilizes their individual goals and interests to spur them to whatever insidious arrangement he wants. His dexterous control of those characters go from persuading Roderigo to serve Cassio another glass of wine, to driving Othello to the conclusion that lone by slaughtering Desdemona might he be able to spare himself and humanity from her slippery demonstrations of treachery. In any case, for every…

The question that I chosen to write about in this essay is, what were the strengths and weaknesses of the Confederate States of American and the strengths and weaknesses of the Union at the time of the Civil War. This is a very great question because when you look at it, there are some very obvious strengths and weaknesses to each side. Then again there are some little things that made a great impact throughout the war. Such as the number of troops that were in the armies, the leadership, the…

Chronicling the fate of the House of Atreus - a bloodline destined to beget suffering and bleed until it is bled dry - the closing moments of Aeschylus’ Oresteia depict, more optimistically, the very best of what Aeschylus hoped society could be. Yet to ignore the issues of gender and sexuality - the binary opposition and conflicting gendering of its two female ‘heroines’ and their subsequent inversion of societal norms, for example - is to confine the text and its characters unnecessarily. It…