Eight-Nation Alliance

The Star Wars saga is such a phenomenon in American that it has become part of American pop culture. Just by references or symbols from the movie, people already connect it to The Star Wars trilogy.The Star Wars saga is well known and easily recognizable by everyone of different culture and has impacted the economy positively. Because of the concept of galactic fantasy, it made Star Wars sequels and prequels more more enjoyable to any age group. The saga is very appealing because of the…

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is a very famous science fiction movie released in 1977 and directed by George Lucas. With only a $13 million budget and the help of computer generated effects and models they made $775.4 million in the box office. This movie follows the protagonist, Luke Skywalker, and his voyage, which shadows the 12 stages of the hero’s journey by joseph Campbell. The first stage, called the ordinary world, states that “it is where the hero exists before the present story…

The Triple Alliance consists of Italy, Germany, and Austria Hungary, in the late 1800s the Triple Alliance had several conflicts with the Triple Entente, the Triple Entente consisted of the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain. While having these conflicts there were many creative military tactics used by both sides such as Germany planning a quick victory which would be doable with the Schlieffen Plan (The New American p34). Germany was a very…

The political standing of South Africa is complex given that it encompasses eight different countries and nine provinces under the African National Parliament. Within the National Parliament there are two houses of delegates, which are called the National Assembly of Provinces and the National Council of Provinces. These houses…

In the novel The Odyssey, Homer tells the story about Odysseus and his journey to return home. In the story we see that Odysseus can be characterized as the hero who is intelligent and curious. The movie Star Wars - A New Hope shows us Luke Skywalker’s journey to rescue Princess Leia and discover “the force.” In the movie Luke can be characterized as brave, courageous and quick thinking. In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus is the archetypal “hero” going on a journey, full of adventure, similarly in…

among the European powers in the 1900’s. Jealousy had sparked this tension yet despite the many causes of World War I, all roots of the war lead back to one main one: financial security. Two of the most commonly claimed causes— imperialism, and alliances—all lead back to a single thing: money. For in possessing money, one can rule the world. One does not actually rule the world, but the country with the largest wealth does have the most power and land, and therefore the most control. In a world…

The Hero’s Journey is a widely-used formula to understand protagonists and is the perpetual basis for most story arcs involving good vs. evil. The portrayal of the main character, as introduced, is that of an average joe. Someone that would otherwise be indiscernible in a crowd of extras. For example John Connor, Bilbo Baggins and Neo from the Matrix. The “commoner to hero” narrative is generally the basis for most hero beginnings given it creates a sense of relatability between the audience and…

College athletics are huge in the United States of America; sports on a college campus help bring athletes and the student body closer together. Most states in America do not have a professional sports team and most of the state 's citizens devote themselves to their local sports team by endorsing them and purchasing various things that make them somewhat closer to the team. There is a huge issue on whether college athletes should be paid or should they just remain with the way things are…

this because the after buying Boots and Alliance, they saved $799 million in fiscal 2015. Boots, a chain of pharmacy store much like the ones mentioned above, are located mainly in northern Europe, however the company is also working with Alliance which is the distributor and wholesale partner of boots. The two companies are now a part of Walgreens after they made their deal back in 2012 and the merge of the three bigshots is now called Walgreens Boots Alliance. With that combination, Part of…

“Star Wars Force Awakenings” Forced Me to Stay Awake All Night to Finish it, and I Loved it. (Movie Review) Characters in the movie Refresher of the last movie Basic one sentence summary of movie If you are a big fan of the entire Star Wars franchise then you are going to like “Star Wars The Force Awakenings”. It’s Basically a movie that takes place far in the past in a different galaxy with future technology. So if you need a bit of a refresher this takes a few decades Into the future from…