Cyprus

Te'Liona waved off her sisters and slipped past her guards, tired of constantly being under watch. It was startling to see multiple pairs of eyes follow you every where you went, including to the private baths. She was never alone. Well For this once she was going to take what she had always wanted, a moment of peace. Ever since she was a small child, her days had been filled with studies and proper etiquette. Shuttled away to the temple, her life given away to the goddess Elistraee, the…

Many world leaders throughout history have attempted to compose the great society, or as they believed, utopia. On these occurrences, they in some way try to subdue the creative and free thinking side of human nature. In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Mustapha Mond achieves universal stability. As we see in the New World society, stability is made the first priority at the expense of most of the people 's intrinsic human faculties. Mond explains eloquently and quite persuasively to John and…

Iago: No Ordinary Villain In Shakespeare’s play Othello, from the outside looking in, Iago seems like a villain. Is he a bad person because he will stop at nothing to reach his goals? Iago is not the evil person as we all may think. In fact, he is the anti-hero of the play Othello. Looking at the play critically we can identify Iago’s driving motivations and classify why exactly he is the anti-hero of the story. We observe Iago 's morals and ethics from the very beginning of the play. He is…

The author of; Where Olive, Lemon and Laurel Trees Grow (2010), Slobodan Dan Paich, discusses the Mediterranean, giving evidence that there are other views to be looked at other than the nationalistic view as is normally presented. Paich lets the reader know at the very beginning of the article that there is no specific hypothesis which he is attempting to prove or disprove. Instead he would like to bring forth evidence of many cultural similarities and the diversity of culture throughout…

Barely anything is known about Cleopatra’s early life. For instance, she was born in the winter of 69 B.C., in Egypt, to her mother and father. Cleopatra’s full name was Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator – meaning Cleopatra the father loving goddess. Also, history shows that Cleopatra was highly educated and smart. ”Well – educated and clever, Cleopatra could speak various languages….” (History.com, page 1) Without Cleopatra history would be very different. Cleopatra’s family was very interesting.…

get very angry with anything" (I.6). One defect is that the characters do not develop or learn anything from soup to nuts unlike Beatie Bryant. Additionally, they take on an independent life as they come from different countries such as Germany and Cyprus talking with various English accents. The fact that their distinct personalities perform as an interlude that detach the audience from the tense moments (Sheed, The Kitchen 136). In the matter of plot, order of events is crucial…

Passion vs. Logic People can sometimes act through how they feel rather than what is very logical. In the short story Gregory, an English prisoner named Gregory forms a friendship with a guard in an army base camp in Cyprus. At the ending, Gregory is executed by the guard despite the opportunities he is given to escape.In the story, the concept of passion versus logic is effectively represented with its characters showing more belief in their feelings than their intelligence through what they do…

I am Othello’s Lieutenant Michael Cassio, I am a young and inexperienced soldier, whose position is much resented by Iago. Truly devoted to Othello, I as Cassio is extremely ashamed because i got into a drunken brawl and i’ve lost my place as lieutenant and the lost of my reputation which is connected to my military service and my public behavior. I feel without my reputation as an upstanding solder i’m nothing more than a “beast.” Emilia is The wife of Iago and attendant to Othello’s…

In the tragedy of “Othello”, drama causes many back to back deaths to occur as the story develops. Iago feels robbed of his position of a higher military status, after Othello decides to promote Michael Cassio instead, leading to most of the tragic moments in the story. Shakespeare attempts to show the reader the negative impact of betrayal on someone’s trust through Iago and Othello’s mislead relationship. From the very beginning of the tragedy, Iago is perceived as someone who is to not be…

Our current representative democracy gives citizens the right to vote under a free electoral system. Frequently seen as right rather than an obligation, not all citizens take part in the election. Therefore, not making an appearance can dramatically effect our political system causing an unfair election. Other countries to avoid unfair democracy have obtained for compulsory voting; eg. Brazil, Australia and Austria. This essay defines our current voting system, analyzes the compulsory system and…