Duel

common practice during the feudal war that ravaged Japan. Musashi was able to throw his opponent to the ground and beat him to death with a stick. Thus, started the life of the greatest samurai to live in Japan. This would be Musashi’s first of many duels that would help him form his style of combat and let him live the style of life that he…

Sergius explains to Louka that he finds his romantic pretensions with Raina exhausting. Sergius’ romanticism is making him miserable. The pure and unattainable ideals he aspires to only ensure that he fails. These defeats accumulate, creating a gap between his ideas of what a romantic relationship should be and his actual actions and desires. His relationship with Raina is more akin to a performance than an actual romance. Sergius seeks to escape the pressures of his engagement with the more…

York but lost, blaming it on Hamilton. Wanted to become President of the US. Served in the US Senate for six years. Lost second Senate to Hamilton’s father-in-law. Hamilton undermined his attempts to become President of the US. Challenged Hamilton to duel. Was charged for conspiracy and high misdemeanor. Traveled through Europe convincing people to free the Spanish…

Greeks back to the beach. While petty Greek Heroes like Achilles and Agamemnon are busy arguing over war prizes, Hector has been mowing down men, one by one, and even had the courage to duel the great Ajax of Telamon in order to create a ceasefire in battle for the rest of the men. After an entire day of fighting, the duel finally ended in a draw. During an interview with Andromache, Hector’s wife, we asked her about her thoughts on the war. She said that Hector was “The sole hero of Troy” and…

heart, your chaste treasure open” (I, iii, 31). With requite as a societal culture plus all of this sadness/ pain he promises to avenge his loved ones by killing the one who did it in order to gain closure with them. As previously stated, during the duel Laertes wounds Hamlet and then Hamlet wounds Laertes with the poison sword. Once Laertes knows that he has avenged his father and sister he asks for forgiveness from Hamlet by saying “Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet” (V, ii, 333).…

Andrew Jackson, a strong-willed, stubborn, selfish man who only listened to himself and ignored the opinions of others, won his way into presidency during the election of 1828. Throughout his presidency Andrew Jackson made some horrible choices, that affected the country in negative ways. People were killed, orders were ignored, laws were broken, amendments were violated, all because of the choices he made. Even before his presidency he was a cruel man, that deserved punishment. Thomas Jefferson…

Suikoden II starts after the events of the original Suikoden three years later in its universe, centered on the Highland kingdoms invasion of the city-state of Jowston. It became known as the “Dunant unified.” player’s control a silent hero that you can name your self - it was confirmed by Konami the official name of the hero is Riou - has appeared in both of Suikogaiden I and II. Our hero and his childhood friend , Jowy Atreides, at the beginning of the story each gain one of the 27 true runes…

Atop a cliff there stands wave after wave of soldiers sweat pours down their faces they stand motionless knowing that at any second their king could be slaughtered by a man the size of a horse. Out of these two thousand knights only three hundred of them have actually seen the horrifying face of war, but even they are shaking in their boots. Their armor clinks as they shake, and a slight breeze pushes against their crimson surcoats that bare the crest of the Newfield family. The crest is in the…

Hope, the fundamental force in living a day, is a crucial value in people's life. People overcome the arduous and onerous situation with the hope; this essential value permits people to approach problems with a positive mindset and stratagem suitable to success. Moreover, hope leads people to the way to approach the deliverance and gain the freedom. The consequences of these reasons, people consider the hope as a critical value; hence, people have composed lots of stories about hope and…

When there is love, there is must also be rejection and human beings have always had a hard time getting past it. This includes various characters in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Characters in this play have shown a lack of rationality when faced with unrequited love. These characters are Antonio, Sir Andrew and Malvolio. Up first is Antonio, a sea captain. Firstly, Antonio can’t see that Sebastian doesn’t love him in the same way. After saving Sebastian from drowning to death,…