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Othello is of a high standing, because out of all Venetians, he was named to be the general and to lead the Venetian army. “It is Brabantio. General, be advised,/ He comes to bad intent.” “Duke: The Turk with a most mightly preparation makes for Cyprus. Othello, the fortitude of the place is best known to you, and though we have there a substitute of most allowed sufficiency, yet opinion, a sovereign mistress of effects, throws a more safer voice on you.” According to his outstanding warrior…

Concrete is a building material that looks like stone. The Latin word “concretus” means to grow together. Concrete is a composite material，composed of coarse granular material (the aggregate or filler) entrenched in a solid matrix of material by (the cement or binder) that fills the space between the aggregate particles and pastes them together. Depending on what kind of binder is used, concrete can be divided into nonhydraulic cement concrete (made of nonhydraulic cement), hydraulic cement…

Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World contains, at its heart, a fundamental question that is a point of contention amongst readers: would it be more beneficial if we as a population strived to create a civilization that mirrors that of the society found in Brave New World? The themes and notions regarding this question that are sprinkled throughout the book are made bare in Chapter 16 and 17, where John and Mustapha Mond meet and discuss the morality of such a society. Mustapha’s moral defense of…

life where someone loses someone that they are close to or love. Williams Shakespeare’s play “Othello, the Moor of Venice” is a perfect drama play that gives you a little bit of tragedy. Shakespeare wrote the play during the renaissance in Venice and Cyprus. It was believed to be written around 1603. There were many details in this play to make it such a perfect drama. The play is about the story of Othello. Who was a Moorish general in the Venetian army. He just married Desdemona, the daughter…

I am a man that is worth a thousand times more than a pity position as ancient. I am worthy to be the heir of second-in-command. If Othello holds me dear, I ask why he rewarded me the position of a flag boy. Because of this disrespect, I can no longer love Othello, for he disgraced me, and he cannot be my master no longer. The great general that the people praise him to be is nothing but an ass; a fool for choosing a "wise man” as second-in-command. Has he not seen my superb performance in the…

Flat Earth Essay The idea of a flat earth started in early Egypt and Mesopotamia and it spread around the world to other cultures until it slowly started to fade away. Although we have proof that the earth is an ellipsoid, there are some people that still believe that the earth is flat. Of course, they also have evidence on why they think they are right. Both theories make sense if you don’t think too much about it, they both have proof that seems reasonable. Religion plays a…

The Tragic Hero, Marcus Junius BrutusMarcus Junius Brutus often referred to as Brutus, was a politician of the late Roman Republic. After beingadopted by his uncle he used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, but eventually returned to usinghis original name. He took a leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar.Brutus was close to General Julius Caesar, the leader of the Populis faction. However, Caesar's attempts to assume greater power for himself put him at greater odds with the…

In 1818 A.D, After Christians reclaimed the holy land of Jerusalem, Hugues de Payen and eight other French Catholic knights formed a monastic military order to protect the Pilgrims from bandits on their way to Palestine. With very little money and resources, the Templar launched their mission from the Temple of Solomon and with much determination and hunger for power, the Knights Templar became the strongest wall of Christian World. With vast wealth and treasure along with their fighting…

Year Civilization Collapsed, by Eric H. Cline, deals with the sudden and unexpected collapse of various interconnected civilizations throughout the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean. Some of these civilizations include Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Greece, Cyprus, Syria, and Egypt. The author, Eric H. Cline, is an archaeologist, historian, and professor at George Washington University, who also finds the Late Bronze Age to be his “favorite period in ancient history.” That being said, Cline is a very…

Isolation. Desolation. Self-destruction. When societal influences become that little voice in the mind planting doubt, the line between personal values and the cultural normalcy become blurred. The influence of those around us become the only thing that is distinguishable. When society is working against personal values, self-isolation becomes an appealing choice. Alienation provides the main characters in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and William Shakespeare’s Othello with their motivation,…