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Trade in Early Modern Venice and Ottoman Societies The Mediterranean world in early modern times was exceptionally complex and divided, though at the same time connected in ways that allowed each to learn from the other without giving up their individuality. This paper’s intent is to delve into what made the trade relations between the Ottoman Empire and Christian Europe, with a heavy focus on Venice, function while allowing each side to retain its individuality and take from the other culture.…

highly respected among Sumerians and Babylonians. In ancient sources by ancient historian Herodotus and Thucydides, there are several traces of hieros gamos or a holy wedding beginning with Babylon. A similar type of prostitution was practiced in Cyprus and in Corinth, Greece, where the temple housed more than one thousand prostitutes. During Bernal Diaz del Castillo’s conquest of New Spain in the sixteenth century, he reported that the people regularly practiced homosexual relationships, and…

Jealousy is a perilous emotion with the potential to destroy the beholder, and everything in his or her surroundings. In Othello, the Moor of Venice, by William Shakespeare, jealousy is seen time and time again. This demon is presented from the beginning of the play, when Roderigo envies Othello because of how much he loves Desdemona, to the end when Othello throws everything he has ever known away by ignorantly blaming Desdemona for having an affair. One could argue that Othello is the most…

Yi Zhi Zhang Mark Robert Cohen The Nightmare Vision 12th May, 2015 Othello: Reason and Passion In Greek mythology, Icarus, equipped with ingenious wings of wax, was warned by his father Daedalus to fly far away from the Sun. Overwhelmed by the ecstasy of flying, he soared too close to the forbidden heat and fell into the sea as his feathers melted away one by one. Similarly, in William Shakespeare’s Othello, the main character’s reason brings him success, but his passion plunges him to his own…

An archetype is a character, symbol or behavioral pattern that is basically a universal template for a character that is copied throughout all forms of storytelling. Some archetypes may even transcend cultural differences in stories. Because an archetype speaks to the basic human experience, it communicates meaning and emotion in all forms of literature Picture Rapunzel trapped in her tower, and you'll see one of the most classic and timeless forms of a character archetype: the damsel in…

between rounds of boxing and chess. d) Kickboxing Canasta – the name says it all. 10. Endeavoring to land a headless dead goat in a goal, teams on horseback compete in Buzkashi tournaments, the national sport of - a) Peru b) Afghanistan c) Chechnya d) Cyprus Round 3: Obscure Sports: Answers. 1. d) The sport of wife carrying emanated from…

A “tragic flaw” represents a shortcoming or defect in a character that ultimately leads to the destruction and downfall of themselves or those around them (Anand, 76). In an instant, a character can be taken from their peak to their lowest low. A character can also possess a flaw in which another may exploit and manipulate; such is the case in Shakespeare’s Othello. In Othello, the primary villain and character who drives the plot forward due to his skillful and ingenuous manipulation is Iago,…

During the sixteenth century, Shakespeare Wrote the play Othello, a love story that ended in tragedy and death because of the lies that the character Iago told. During that time period, it was customary for women to be housewives and were essentially at the bottom of the hierarchy since it was a male dominated society. The female’s roles played in these scenes were fundamentally just possessions who belonged to their husbands but yet they still loved their husbands unconditionally. One…

1. Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) represents an ethical business that growing strategic concern for corporations around the world, many of which are adopting CSR as a core management or bard-level function. A corporation initiative to assess and improve the business of bottom line to wider interest and take responsibility for the company’s effects on environmental and social well-being. In this assignment, the following descriptions or explanations are Subway company’s…

suggestion of William that Richard I (The Lion-Heart) of England and Phillip II of France met and signed an agreement outlining their mutual goals of the Crusade. Richard’s first success was the defeat and capture of Comnenus and the conquering of Cyprus. Richard and Phillip than successfully took Acre. However due to disputes between Richard, Phillip, and Leopold of Austria, Phillip and Leopold left for home. A treaty was made between Richard and the Muslim leader Saladin, however Saladin…