Exile and the Kingdom

Sophocles’ Medea and Euripides’ Oedipus are both horribly tragic characters. They are similar characters in that they worsen their situations through pride, duty, and rage. However, they also vary drastically in terms of morality, fate, and sophistication. Sophocles’ Medea and Euripides’ Oedipus clearly define two opposing sides of Greek tragedy. First, Medea and Oedipus similarly elevate the severity of their predicaments through pride. She clearly feels that she deserved far better from Jason…

Who is the armed group, which massacres, genocide and spreading fear around the globe through racism, sexism, anarchism, enslavement, kidnappings, stoning, terrorizing and even mass beheadings their opposition? A faction, which stands against contemporary shared values and morals, and they advocate for violence and barbarism under the name of virtue and ideology. They are known as Daesh, but there are many disinformation, misinformation and lack of information about them. Who are they and what…

Felipe find peace in voluntary exile, Ramon will return to the arena and Camilla will understand that his place is on stage since "is not made for what is called life." We must not forget the coach, object of ornament and longing that will fall into the hands of “the best”: those of…

It is commonly considered that Ancient Greek is the origin and center of civilization in Europe, and China holds a similar position in East Asia. Aristotle played a significant role for Ancient Greek, and Confucius is highly emphasized in Ancient China. Many may think the two philosophies will confront each other as Europe and Eastern Asia have dissimilar historical development. The two views do have undeniable different views, but they are also comparable and supporting each other in some sense…

of Divine knowledge, and proceeding from the Paran of the love of God, and wielding the serpent of power and everlasting majesty, He shone forth from the Sinai of light upon the world. He summoned all the peoples and kindreds of the earth to the kingdom of eternity, and invited them to partake 14 of the fruit of the tree of faithfulness. Surely you are aware of the fierce opposition of Pharaoh and his people, and of the stones of idle fancy which the hands of infidels cast upon that blessed Tree…

Historical Information about the period of publication During 1810s, the French Empire reached its greatest size. The French invasion of Russia of 1812 dramatically weakened the French which then allowed Austria, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and Portugal to defeat France in the War of the Sixth Coalition. Napoleon was then exiled but returned to France on March 1, 1815. During this time, liberalism spread throughout much of France which made many states adopt the…

of conflict which includes Egypt’s imperialism, and the “Arab” north against the “African” south. In the late 1800s South Sudan was under joint British Egyptian rule and therefore was considered part of Anglo- Egyptian Sudan as well as the United Kingdom. Rulers such as Muhammad Ali worked to expand and imperialize Sudan under his reign, with attempts to unify the “Nile Valley”. In 1890s Britain regains control of Sudan through military…

about Augustus as a military dictator. “Goldsworthy relates the military victories, the hairbreadth escapes, the diplomatic successes and the dark family quarrels with a storyteller’s brio, bringing alive the empire’s tense standoffs with Eastern kingdoms such as Parthia and along the way giving us some quite wonderful readings of poets such as Virgil and Horace.” . Steve Donoghue believes Goldsworthy are weak but he does a good job of explaining the facts even with the weak primary sources he…

When one thinks back to the Early Middle Ages and the times of stories such as “Beowulf”, images of masculinity and bravery come to mind. Scenes of monster slaying and grand battles for honor and glory are easily accessible in many Old English verse, the men of these tales are strong, decisive and the poster children of the ideal male figure. With all of this testosterone coursing through the lines of the epic poems, it is strange to discover the presence of a feeling that doesn’t really go with…

In The Life of Colonel Jack Defoe similarly sanctions the institution of slavery. Slavery, to a large degree, was key to the success of the British colonies. Intensive production of crops and other resources necessitated a large, cheap labor supply. Thus the institution of slavery arose, again justified on religious grounds. Defoe’s portrayal of slavery is based on the view of slaves as fundamentally racially inferior. However he urges their humane treatment and avoids mentioning the inequity…