Death on the Nile

Mass murders, A total of 22 years of fighting. And over 2 million people dying. Mass murders were problems when the civil wars were taking place. “the civilian death toll is one of the highest of any war since World War II and was marked by a large number of human rights violations and mass killings.” (Military) Mass murders were big problems. They lost a lot of population and people. And both wars combined lasted…

its self. As John D Niles said when studying old English poetry the format in which it is presented allows a clearer view of the original intent of that piece. The original manuscript can portray common themes by the position of the texts within it, and the layout of each text on the page also gives vital clues in deciphering the text. “For medieval books often constituted composite artifacts in which each component depended on its environment for part of its meaning” Nile`s theory is that by…

Moses is one of the most well known individuals in the Bible. Moses was the person whom God used to lead His people out of slavery, and also to deliver His Law to Israel. Moses had a relationship with God that was unlike any during his lifetime. As a result of being chosen by God to lead the great nation of Israel, Moses provides many good principles of leadership to learn from. Spheres of Influence One thing that is essential in being a leader in ministry is a clear call from God. In the…

The Ancient Egyptian civilisation believed that death was only a passage for a better life in the next world and a temporary interruption of life. They had such a positive attitude towards death because of their belief in immortality. However, nobody among them experienced life after death and came back to earth to confirm the existence of a paradise where the personality, social ranking, family and even possessions…

Alexander's empire was the most extensive state of its time, covering approximately 5.2 million square km. Alexander’s most immediate legacy was the introduction of Macedonian rule to large areas of Asia. Although his empire could not survive his death, out of the conflict over succession came four distinct Greek dynasties, Attalid Anatolia, Antigonid Macedon, Seleucid Mesopotamia, and most famously, the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt founded by one of Alexander’s generals, which would end with the…

Muhammad who played a vital role in Islamic religion. Many authors have been obliged to write about historic civilization about Islamic religion. The basis of many writings is to trace the reasons as to why there was a sudden rise of Islam after the death of Prophet Muhammad. However, there has been a lot of debate especially in the media as to why the religion is highly associated with terror activities. In the contrary, Islam is a religion of peace and the name Islam is an adjective that means…

For my final project I have chosen to feature Egypt 's Pyramids of Giza and Mexico 's Teotihuacan, which are pictured on the pages above, as my subjects. The Pyramids of Giza were constructed between 2575-2465 BCE. They belong to Egypt 's Old Kingdom, and were built for three of the 4th dynasties pharaohs. Over 7,600 miles to the west lays the ancient city of Teotihuacan. It belongs to Mesoamerica, and consists of two large pyramids, a smaller, but no less important, temple, and several smaller…

The year 1965 the United States under the Johnson administration passed medicare as a social medical insurance for the elderly. Providing healthcare for anyone over 65, it was the largest healthcare reform act ever enacted in the U.S. Until March in 2010 President Obama authorized PPACA also known as Obamacare this is a health care act which allows all citizens to be eligible for health insurance and also makes it affordable with upgraded quality. A large part of Obama presidency was the…

Both the ancient civilizations of Rome and Egypt have different characteristic that make their countries the most powerful of their time. Egypt although in a desert used the Nile River to grow bigger and Rome used the warm Mediterranean weather and the Italian peninsula to grow bigger too. These characteristics can be in how they lived their life or how they flourished in their different landscape. I learned that both Egypt and Rome worked with each other even after the Romans took control of…

engaging narrative, telling a story on Queen Cleopatra. In the tale, Queen Cleopatra recognized beauty enhancers varying from dead sea salts to mud “She also used all kinds of perfumes, especially the first time she met Antonio at his first cruise up the Nile.” (Oumeish). Differing from Oumeish gripping tale that paints a portrait of history into his readers’ minds, Parish and Crissey give more straight factual information to provide history of the Egyptian world, throwing statements such as…