Enemy at the Gates

'Gallipoli', the movie was written and directed by Peter Weir. The movie is about two young Australian sprinters, Archie Hamilton and Frank Dunne, who find themselves in the middle of the battlefield at the Gallipoli campaign. Heading to Gallipoli seemed like a great adventure for the young Australians but was soon found to be quite the opposite. This is seen when Archie thought going to Gallipoli was going to be a great adventure but soon regretted his choice. This is also seen when Frank knew…

The gates are heavily guarded, so that nobody can enter or leave the city. Furthermore, at the age of twelve Kulski joins the union for Armed Resistance, this means that he was willing to die for his country in order to regain the freedom and independence for…

security without being stopped. By the time Customs and Border Protection officials spotted Shahzad’s name on the passenger list and recognized him as the bombing suspect they were looking for, he was in his seat and the plane was preparing to leave the gate” (Associate Press Writers, May 4,…

Jaber al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-sabah had taken a stand in order to defend his country ,Kuwait, from the wrath of Saddam Hussein. On August 2, 1990 the country of Kuwait was invaded by Iran causing the start of the Gulf War. A massive attack was led by the dictator of Iran ,Saddam Hussein. The raid killed thousands and led to the destruction of over 700 thriving Kuwaiti oil refineries. Saddam’s actions had later constructed the beginning of the gulf war, an international conflict that had…

During this time, the Israelites needed to unite against the neighboring Philistines and to become a nation. Their enemies had a king and they demanded a king too. Since they had no king, they sought guidance from the “judges”, who were both warriors and prophets, this was known as the ‘Time of the Judges’. Desperately seeking a king, the Jews turned to Saul, king of…

The Divine Comedy is a three part series, written by Dante Alighieri, which describes the frustrations he felt, while in exile, pertaining to Florentine politics. The first part in the series, The Inferno, depicts Dante’s pilgrimage into the underworld of Hell. The epic describes Dante’s descent in an attempt to get back on a spiritual path. The Inferno was created with the purpose of telling the politics of Florence and combining ideas of Pagan and Greek religion (“Literary Background”).…

I.The people of Greece that lived during the mythology age cared about what would happen to them when they died. They believed they would go to the Underworld to live their forever when it was time for their spirits to leave earth. Even in other religions and myths, people believed in places their soul would go when they died. In modern society, those beliefs have dwindled. Not as many people go to a church, synagogue, or temple to worship. People reference heaven as if it is a place, but…

Macbeth Act V, Scene I Vocabulary meet – proper taper – a candle guise – route go to – for shame charged – burdened dignity – worth practice – expertise annoyance – self-injury mated – bewildered What problem has the Gentlewoman reported about Lady Macbeth to the Doctor? Why do you think she refused to tell the Doctor what Lady Macbeth has said? The problem that the Gentlewoman reported about Lady Macbeth was that she has been sleepwalking and appeared writing letters in her sleep. She…

Claude McKay’s “If We Must Die” is a bold poem written during an eventful time for civil rights history, the Harlem Renaissance. During the Harlem Renaissance the African American community endured extreme racism and degradation. McKay wrote this poem with the intent to display his feelings as an immigrant who moved to America for a better life but instead was thrown into a situation where he was treated like an animal instead of a person. He chose to write this poem in the form of a…

Barbarians. The very mention of the name sparks images of fear, destruction, mystery, and even inspiration, and although there were many different types of barbarian groups and empires throughout history, one stands out among the rest. The Huns. They started out as seemingly harmless nomadic peoples that craved the art of plundering, but with the coming of a merciless new ruler, nothing would ever be the same. The name of this blood-thirsty ruler is non other than Attila the Hun. Known to his…