Exile and the Kingdom

Psychoanalytically Julian portrays the ongoing divide between the subject, against itself. In particular, the divide between the conscious and the unconscious and the drives against the other for their own desires. I will interpret Julian’s division as a separation from primary narcissism, from the original love object, from his mother’s love, against his father’s law, and against his inner control. What divides Julian depends on how he conceptualizes himself from others, as the subject in…

Since the start of time, people discussed and examined the concept of the tragic hero in stories. A hero is an example of valiancy and intelligence and in times of danger a hero must remain strong, valiant, and fearless. The actions of a hero must be brave and of high caliber. Beowulf and Oedipus are two stories from different times who share similar qualities yet are destined by two different fates. The stories of these characters have been told for centuries and are examples of the…

Starting in the 14th century, they adapted to the lands of central Mexico and gained power through alliances with the kingdoms already established around Lake Texcoco, eventually developing their own Empire. The indigenous populations of central Mexico attained an advanced level of knowledge in such areas as astronomy, architecture, painting, agricultural methods, literature…

The forms of government in Ancient Thebes and Ancient Athens were antithetical, with Thebes having an absolute dictatorship and Athens having a pure, direct democracy. Nevertheless, both of these forms of government ultimately failed, as Sophocles demonstrates in his play, Antigone, and Thucydides demonstrates in his book, History of the Peloponnesian War. Together, these two works teach modern society that neither a pure democracy nor a pure dictatorship can be a successful political system due…

Islam, the religion of the Muslims. A monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammed as the Prophet of Allah. Islam has gone through a great deal of scrutiny due to its violent history originating in the early days of the prophet Muhammed, who preached violence to his disciples in the Muslim religious text the Qur’an. A well known Christian evangelist and author Pat Robertson stated, “Although many Muslims are peaceful, Islam is not a religion of peace.” There is a consistent theme…

“has no right to keep me from my own”, Antigone shows extraordinary disrespect to the authority (Sophocles). This sets a dangerous precedent especially considering the fact that Polynices intended to harm the citizens of Thebes when he returned from exile. Despite the fact that Antigone’s brave decision is admirable, it is wrong for her to place her interests above the greater good of the entire city’s population. The King is right to send a warning to the city’s enemies by reaffirming that all…

Kenyatta Miller DR. K. Byars-Nichols ENG 233- Final Exam 18 September 2017 1. Puritans TERM: Puritans were immigrants who wanted to spiritually clean the church. TEXT: Judy Dow (Abenaki) Deconstructing the Myths of "The First Thanksgiving" Thanksgiving: A Native Perspective by Seale, Doris EXPLANATION: Majority of the people who traveled from England to this place were religious rebels who had severed their ties with the Church of England and became known as “Saints", while others gave them…

may think of Bob Marley or nappy hair along with smoking marijuana or being unclean. The locs have been around since ancient Egypt and are even discussed in the Old Testament. In the 1930’s Ras Tafari was emperor of Ethiopia. Tafari was forced to exile while an invasion was happening, his soldiers vowed not to cut their hair until their emperor was reinstated. After this the ‘Rasta’ movement started. Reggae became popular and Robert Marley did rock dreadlocks and did smoke marijuana, which he is…

Peace is a foundation to a better future, as a safe environment where humanity can develop, and build a strong economy. Unfortunately, while the majority of the world is enjoying peace, there are millions of people who desired it every single day. This peace has evaded The poor refugees who have had to leave their homes after their houses were destroyed by war. Some have been enough lucky enough to start a new life, harsh though it may be, in a strange country.(Malkki, 1995) It is a…

Throughout recorded human history there have been two pillars holding back chaos and promoting order in the world; devotion to a God, and loyalty to a crown. Yet in the middle ages a centuries long struggle for power would divide these factions and pit them against each other in a battle for control of Europe’s people. The struggle, though brewing for generations, was pushed to the forefront of European politics by the actions of Pope Gregory VII, who attempted to dispose of Holy Roman Emperor…