Deus Ex

and at the edge of his seat, the child looks as if he is excited to play his game. The disturbing element of this visual is the list of violent video games that were quite popular in the year 2011. Rage, Bulletstorm, Max Payne, Twisted Metal, and Deus Ex 3: Human Revolution were the titles of the games listed in the image. All of these video games contain numerous brutal acts and rewards…

His role in the court has been mentioned before, once by Claudius himself, but it is once again Augustus who fully explains the reality of his actions: quare quemquam ex his, quos quasque occidisti, antequam de causa cognosceres, antequam audires, damnasti? (Seneca 10.19-21)? This revelation of Claudius’ ignorance fits nicely into Augustus’ argument against his deification. Augustus follows up the previous quote with…

Introduction: Euripides was one of greatest playwrights and poets of classical Greece. He was the 3rd and the last of Athenian tragedians after Aeschylus and Sophocles. Due to a quaint accident of history, eighteen of his 95 plays have survived in a complete form, along with some substantial fragments of many of his other plays. He is primarily famous for having adapted the formal structure of traditional Greek tragedy by portrayal of strong female characters and smart slaves, and by satirizing…

We live in a society where were are constantly moving in fast pace environment. This creates a hostile society that is built on lies and manipulation. Since it does not allow people to become their own person. Society pressures its civilians to live by their rules and animosity. therefore this discourages a lot of people from accomplishing out of the ordinary goals. The movie “The Matrix directed by the Wachowski Brothers” adapt the structured world in a futuristic world that shifts it audience…

Through the centuries, Aristotle’s “Poetics” offers an outline for writers on what to guidelines to use for their works since the third century BC. “Oedipus the King” follows the criteria for Aristotle’s “Poetics”. Both characters, plot, ideals, and play type meet Aristotle’s recommendations. Aristotle would consider “Oedipus the King” a tragedy to his works. One of Aristotle’s preferences of naturalism and romanticism, is presented in the play “Oedipus the King”. King Oedipus is both an…

Ralph. Trying to flush him out, he starts a fire. The fire spreads out of control and ignites the entire island, catching the eye of a passing navy ship. The ship sends a boat out to investigate and they land just in time to save Ralph in a classic deus ex…

The Odyssey and O Brother where art thou? demonstrates how male roles change with evolving political and social values. The Odyssey utilizes male protagonists to make a commentary traditional values of focalizing a member of the aristocracy position whilst Oh Brother questions the political climate of the Great Depression. Foreground characters used in Homeric poetry are aristocrats, which means the “rule of the best,” which suggests that the Odyssey was created at the end of the Dark Age (c.…

Although someone commit sin, we are still able to sympathise with them despite their wrong doing. Many of Euripides characters in his greek tragedy Medea face hardship and although they do wrong we are still able to sympathise for them. It is easy for the audience to empathise for Medea’s sons who are completely innocent and have done no wrong however, Euripides tests the audience’s emotions by creating characters such as Medea and Jason who both commit horrible deeds yet face extreme hardship.…

One day machines will take over the world, or so that man on the corner of the sidewalk says every day. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines machine as, “a piece of equipment with moving parts that do work when given power.” Machine describes many of the devices that we keep with us every single day like cell phones, computers, televisions, and cars. However, there was a simpler time when the word machine meant any structure. (Simpson 156) The word machine has developed from a…

and briefly shows clips of racism in gaming – including the “Elder Scrolls” series, a fantasy role-playing game that depicts Sub-Saharan Africans as stronger but less intelligent than other groups, and the controversial homeless black woman from “Deus Ex: Human…