Doomsday

Even though many say Romeo and Juliet died because of their own free will, the fact that they are “star crossed lovers” goes to show that fate caused their demise. More times than not Romeo and Juliet had no control over what was a factor in their deaths. Timing was a huge role in Romeo and Juliet's end. The sonnet at the beginning of the play was also a foreshadowing of their deaths. These two reasons are not nearly all of them either. The fact romeo and juliet met was another big reason for…

The most serious threat to the United States of America is not a physical terrorist attack, but rather a cyber-related one. In Washington, D.C., you can probably count on one hand the issues that both Republicans and Democrats can agree on – and this is certainly one of them. The inevitability of such a catastrophic event and the destruction that it could cause is a nightmarish scenario that without a doubt keeps our elected officials and military leaders awake at night. The questions aren’t “if…

In Community Losses: The Cost of Education Reform, Susan DeJarnatt (2014), explores the concept of education as public good versus a private good in Philadelphia. She examines the current treeatment of public education as a private good, and opines that the current themes of privitization, school choice, and accountability metrics by standardized high stakes testing, fails to incorporate the “democratic equality” (DeJarnatt, 2014). She paraphrases Diane Ravitch, that the focus on education as…

can sometimes lead to the deepest of tragedies. By going against the rules, many people could end up dead. By making one small accident happen, someone could lose a loved one forever. In the play, Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, two lovers find themselves in deep trouble after being separated from each other due to a feud against their families. After being prohibited from seeing each other, Romeo and Juliet get married. But, after future arguments and misunderstandings,…

August 1945 brought not only the surrender of Japan, but also the start of an arms race that was crucial in the Cold War. In 1949, the Soviet Union ended the United States nuclear monopoly, and the U.S was not prepared for this (Holloway, P. 384). It was not the quantity of nuclear weapons that caused concern; it was the vast increase in their destructive power as the hydrogen bomb replaced the atomic bomb, and missiles fired across continents replaced bombs dropped by planes. Using (and…

Lighting techniques utilized in 10 Cloverfield Lane In the movie 10 Cloverfield Lane directed by Dan Trachtenberg, the usage of different lighting techniques helped make the movie extremely intriguing. The way the director utilized Available light, Low key lighting, and Hard light made such an impacted on certain scenes were brilliant. The movie had some great parts and others not so much, but the main focus of this essay is to discuss the scenes were certain lighting helped to persuade the…

During the conversion of the mosque to a museum, hundreds of Christian mosaic art pieces were revealed from underneath plaster. Religious mosaics can be seen from wall to wall throughout its decorated interior. The Sunu, Deesis, and Theotokos mosaics imbedded on the walls of the Hagia Sophia not only beautifies the interior, but are an essential part of the religious beliefs taught and practiced in the Church. In the year 1849, one of the most important and prominent mosaics was discovered…

We have decided to greet the Mayans peacefully. The Mayans take us to one of their cities we watch an intense Pok-a-tok game. The two teams are playing the game so intensely because literally, their lives are on the line! Pok-a-tok is a kind of soccer and a kind of basketball game. The players use their hips, elbows, and wrists, which is so interesting because it almost impossible to get a goal. The game represents evil and good things, the court represents the universe, and the ball represents…

The Invasion of Normandy is the largest Amphibious attack to date. The attack took place on June 6, 1944. The Invasion was a successful attempt to free France of the Germans. The battle invaded five beaches of France and made the Germans fall back until the Allied forces successfully overthrew them. The Invasion of Normandy was crucial to freeing France of the Germans. The Invasion of Normandy was huge, it was the turning point of World War II. Hitler rose to power on January 30, 1933.Hitler…

In the documentary film Collapse (2009) by Michael Ruppert, he explains how human civilization is heading more and more to our own doomsday. Michael Ruppert is considered a conspiracy theorist. He gives a very detailed explanation about how we have reached our peak in almost all of our recourses. As a matter of fact, he states several times that we are running out of oil in our society which will bring a collapse to us worldwide since we depend on it so much. Also, we are running out of money…