El Dorado

Bogotá, Colombia Many people debate whether they should visit Colombia or not because its reputation for producing large amounts of narcotics and giving birth to infamous dealers like Pablo Escobar, Griselda Blanco, and members of the notorious Cali Cartel. However, the truth is that those hardcore criminal empires were powerful in the past but now the country has revamped itself and is a lot safer because of the police and military presence in throughout the country. Colombia is a wonderful…

I believe in many things, but one of my highest beliefs is in the value of change. I believe that we cannot grow, we cannot learn, and we cannot become who we are meant to be without change. Melina I use to believe the extreme opposite of this. Change was something I feared, something I loathed, and something I was never willing to accept. Just a year ago, I lived in my hometown of Norfolk, Virginia. I went to a high school that I loved that was walking distance from my home. I thought Norfolk…

Connections between Greek Historical Figures and Myth There was a strong connection between reality and Greek myths. Various stories were adapted with mythological themes in mind, while others were depictions of myth influenced by the heroism of real Greek heroes. In some instances, mythological embellishment of a historical event could have been used to emphasize a theme regarding the event, as with the metopes of the Parthenon. Additionally, in Rome, it was not uncommon for statues of leaders…

Van Tran Microbiology Tuesday 5:00 May 5, 2015 Unknown Sample # 7 1. Introduction: Using biochemical tests are a good way to identify unknown bacteria from a sample. It is basically a similar to a trial and error method, but rather than using trial and error a person would be using positive and negative results. Using biochemical tests will help a person identify certain characteristics of the unknown bacteria through a series of chemical tests. Of course more than one biochemical tests…

Throughout the novel Candide Voltaire employs satire as a method of criticizing organized religion and to mock and dispel the popular philosophical thoughts of the time. As Candide traveled across the world in search for his true love, he meets characters that have different religions and belong to different philosophical systems of thoughts. The religious characters are hypocritical and commit detestable sins ranging from sexual brutality to greed and theft and are the most intolerant…

The famous explorer, Sir Walter Raleigh was known for more than just his investigation of Roanoke Island. There is so much more to every person than meets the eye. Sir Walter Raleigh was born to Catherine Champernowne and Walter Raleigh (“Walter Raleigh Biography”). He has many traits about him that are made known throughout his whole life; such as bravery, determination, and passion. Some of the things that make Sir Walter Raleigh more interesting than other explorers are his early life, life…

Voltaire, author of the short novel, Candide, employs exaggeration in order to satirize the optimistic thinking of pre-enlightenment philosophers. Voltaire’s cynic point of view is clear throughout the novel as unending horrors befall the main character, Candide. Pangloss, Candide’s mentor and teacher while he lived with his uncle in Westphalia, is the source of the novel’s main idea of optimism. On the other hand, Martin, his traveling partner later in the novel, represents everything that…

The Pursuit of Happiness in Candide Voltaire’s satire Candide criticizes several institutions, religious beliefs, and social customs of European society during the 18th Century. Although the work attacks many popular ideas, Voltaire explores some of the fundamental questions of humans, asking how we may find satisfaction or happiness in a seemingly dark and corrupt world. He suggests that the key to such contentment is found by minding one's own business and making a true home for himself. In…

all worlds,” (Voltaire 4). Candide is able to reunite with Cunegonde who he thought was dead. Upon arriving to Buenos Aires, the governor proposes to Cunegonde, and just like that Candide is once again separated from his lover. Candide travels to El Dorado, a city full of riches where everyone lives in peace and harmony. Candide leave the country with a surplus of gold and jewels to go and buy back his beloved. After his gold get stolen by a sea captain, Candide finally finds his way back to…

Herbert Hoover once said, “Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die” (War Quotes). Erich Remarque, the author of All Quiet on the Western Front, wrote the novel to show parts of war that one can only understand with a similar struggle, including the cowardice of the older generation, the horrors of war, and the effects war has on the soldiers. War is hard to understand by those who have not experienced it. “Yet paradoxically, we are greater removed from the fighting now…