Bulgarians

to travel. Freedom of speech. Freedom to be who you want to be. Not much freedom is given to the characters. They are all pretty much forced into their roles. Candide gets forced out of Westaphilia for loving Cunegonde. He is forced to join the Bulgarian army. Cunegande as well as Cacambo, Pangloss, and Cunegonde’s brother are forced into slavery. Paquette is forced into prostitution. Brother Giroflee is forced into becoming a monk. Freedom is but a wish for these characters. When Candide and…

Based on the readings, film excerpts and the class presentations over the last three weeks, outline what you think are the main similarities and differences between Welsh, Scottish and Breton music and music making. What effect do you think Irish music has had on each of the other musical cultures? Celtic music tends to be defined as encompassing the traditional music of Celtic countries, namely Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany, as well as Galicia and other areas. Since each country has…

As it would appear the First World War led to a rather distressing engagement and a vast number of post-war difficulties for the German race in the face of their defeat in 1918. It seemed that as a result of their loss, other more advanced, countries found the need to emasculate them further with a number of significant terms that came in the form of various treaties that forced the German people to take the blame or the War Guilt, and pay for the cost of the war itself in the form of reparation…

Week Eight: Psychodynamic psychotherapy in the 21st century: Antique or shabby relic? Psychoanalysis has been around for over a hundred years old, and it still being use in today society when helping clients with their issues. Meyer, Moore and Viljoan (1989) gave us a detailed introduction to Freud’s psychoanalytic theory. Even though some parts of the theory are no longer accepted by psychologists anymore, it is still important for us to have a deep understanding of it. This is because most…

Ideas and beliefs have proved to be an extraordinary force throughout all of history. Ideas in the enlightenment period leading to a new way of thinking, religious beliefs leading to war. For Italy, Germany and others it was nationalism which changed their history in the 19th century and led to wars for independence. Although nationalism helped Italian and German unification it also led to the breakup of empires such as the Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman. Nationalism is the idea that people of…

“What the hell was that?” Cartman demanded. I shrug my shoulders as I continue to find coffee grounds and a coffee filter. Opening one of the many cabinets, I automatically see junk food. A sigh escapes from me, and I filter through the contents, hoping that this cabinet might have one of the materials I need. “Coffee, coffee, where would coffee be?” I mumble to myself, hoping that just by mentioning it somehow it will magically show up. “If I help you get coffee, will you tell me what that…

Plovdiv is one of the most ancient cities in Europe. Its history dates as far back as 4000BC. It’s known that Athens is the oldest city, but Plovdiv is even older. In February 2015 when there were holidays in Bulgaria I decided to use a chance and go to Plovdiv with my friends. It was 5:50 am and half an hour till the bus leaves from the station. Blagoevgrad was dark and peaceful. Only street lights with their yellow light gave an opportunity to see objects a few meters ahead. The city was…

The Role of Women in Voltaire 's Candide In Voltaire 's Candide, the author characterizes the women being relentlessly misused and raped, insensitive of any social or political class. Female characters such as Cunegonde, the old woman, and Paquette were set on that stage to due to the social standards in the eighteenth century. Cunegonde, the old woman, and Paquette weren 't major characters, but Voltaire stressed the gender roles and weakness of women in the society throughout the novel. A…

Introduction Over the past few years, there is a worldwide increasing tendency for the consumption of functional foods, including probiotics, prebiotics or both. Influenza epidemics cause numerous deaths and millions of hospitalization each year. Because of the alarming emergence of resistance to anti-influenza drugs, there is a need to identify new naturally occurring antiviral molecules. Punicaceae has been used for centuries in many cultures for the prevention and treatment of a wide…

The Decline of an Empire The word ottoman is a western term for the name Osman I, who was the first ruler and creator of the Ottoman Empire in 1299. This Empire later on overthrew the last remainder of the Roman civilization and evolved to be one of the superpowers, and was the center of communications between the West and the East countries. But as its mighty grew also its weakness began to appear, and as a result of decades of influences such as historical events (wars), economic factors…