Chronology

“The Morse instrument was ticking furiously. Mr. Cashell interpreted: […] ‘Can make nothing of your signals.’ A pause. […] ‘Signals unintelligible. […] Examine instruments to-morrow.’” As two soldiers try and fail to communicate through a wireless telegraph due to mechanical failures, an eavesdropper unknowingly sits at the center of a manmade storm of misinterpretations in Rudyard Kipling’s Wireless. In the story, we follow an as he arrives at an apothecary to witness Mr. Cashell, the nephew…

Zora Neale Hurston is one of the finest authors of twentieth-century African-American literature. Hurston’s words have surpassed the decade in which she released them, the decades into which she tried to mold her style, self, and stories, and her work will continue to make an impact on the generations to come. Hurston's novels and short stories of folklore resulted from her anthropological research and are important sources on the oral cultures of African-Americans (“Zora Neale…

Does every decision have an impact? David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas weaves a group of seemingly disparate characters into a compelling and interesting novel that masterfully proves that everything relies on everything else. The novel follows six presumably reincarnated characters from across six different time periods and weaves their storylines and personalities together across time. Mitchell’s techniques, through his varied structures and styles, allow him to build characters and themes that lend…

This is contrary to the principles of Rule of Law, where laws are supreme. Henry, who was the second Tudor monarch, is best known for his six marriages. However, a series of events that he was best remembered for were the chronologies of his efforts to have his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, annulled. Henry initiated the English Reformation, by separating the Church of England from papal authority and appointing himself as the Supreme Head of the church. This was led…

The second special prosecutor in the Watergate scandal, Leon Jaworski, said, “From Watergate we learned what generations before us have known; our Constitution works. And during Watergate years it was interpreted again so as to reaffirm that no one - absolutely no one - is above the law”(“The Watergate Scandal”). President Richard Nixon dishonored the presidency by being deceitful to the country, misusing his powers by being involved in illegal acts, resulting in corruption and lies. Watergate…

Often described as being “one of the greatest names in the history of human thought,” Sir Isaac Newton was an English astronomer, scientist, and mathematician (Domski 1). His discoveries dealing with optics, gravity, and math greatly influenced the world and the effects are lasting still today. Sir Isaac Newton, though widely remembered for his mathematics and scientific accomplishments, was a man of God, whose faith can clearly be seen throughout his life. Newton was born on Christmas day in…

about who was involved, such as Victor, Maximian 's immediate predecessor. Before Victor was Ursicinus, the bishop between he and Ecclesius who participated as well. The exact dates of these bishops ' reigns are subject to some doubt, but the rough chronology is as follows; Ecclesius reined 522- 532, Ursicinus 533- 536, Victor 538- 545, Maximian 546-556. Victor was bishop the year 540, when the Ostrogoths who followed the Arian heresy surrendered Ravenna to the Orthodox Byzantines…

Ole Miss running-back Akeem Judd found his way out of his troubled childhood while growing up, playing football. Judd entered South Durham high school in the fall of 2008 with no real relationship with his father. Judd’s mother, Tammy, raised him and his three older siblings by herself while struggling with substance abuse. She often disappeared for lengths of time, leaving Akeem to fend for himself. Often Akeem would go hungry with no household utilities from the lack of work and he would have…

Bang 13.7 billion years ago, space and time did not exist and matter was packed together in a tiny ball. ( DWall, Michael). Since time is measured by motion in space, there was no time without moving cosmos. Time is a thing human invented to have a chronology of events and phases of day and night, it is said that time travel is impossible.Time travel has been proven to exist in artifacts and humans as incredible as it sounds.Time travel has been practiced by a cosmonaut by the name of Sergei…

One tends to feel that the expression of art in any form cannot be restricted to a predetermined structure of any sort. Art is diverse. Language through different mediums helps the authors, poets, painters alike to express their art. Language can maintain the uncertain and infinite possibilities of individual expressions. One can say literature represents one of the most persistent uses of language. Literary texts have the potential to motivate the reader in a very big way. Throughout the…