First Congo War

A Writer’s Greatest Tool Shakespeare is the most commonly known playwright in our world today. By High School, every student in the United States has heard of and most likely read one of his plays. Shakespeare has become part of the culture in America, as well as most of the world and that is a wonderful and interesting thing. One man in the 16th century wrote plays about topics that are still interesting and in some ways still prevalent. Shakespeare worked on his writing, improving on every…

Residential schooling was an act of cultural genocide because people were not murdered, but the Indigenous culture was. Children who were forced to attend residential schools had their tongues stabbed if they spoke their native language. A residential school survivor says. “ I remember getting my tongue pulled out and pinched if I spoke my native tongue”. This was an act of cultural genocide because children were punished for speaking their native language, consequently, it was gradually removed…

pilgrims began spreading throughout Europe, even though there has been evidence that these stories were marketing, they enraged the Christians and affected the public opinion of the Turks throughout the community. In 1095 Pope Urban II proclaimed the First Crusade to regain the Holy Land. He did this during his most famous speech at the Council of Clermont he encouraged Christians to take up the cross and fight for a cause that would not only get them rewarded spiritually but also materially. In…

The best case of a perfect despot was a Roman citizen called Cincinnatus. Amid an extreme military crisis, the Roman Senate called Cincinnatus from his farm to fill in as leader and to lead the Roman armed force. At the point when Cincinnatus ventured down from the dictatorship and came back to his farm just 15 days after he effectively vanquished Rome's foes, the republican leaders continued to control Rome. Concerning the law and citizenship, the Romans adopted an interesting strategy to the…

nature with particular regard to how power is acquired and exercised. He is considered as the most popular playwright of English literature. Shakespeare explores multiple facets of human nature such as dark and twisted fields of love, betrayal and war. His plays are still relevant today because of his exploration of human flaws and strengths. Another theme that ties in with Shakespeare's views on human nature is the attraction of power. Many in our society are striving for greatness, yearning…

William Shakespeare is regarded as one of the most influential and most important writers to ever have lived (Delahoyde). The English poet from Stratford-upon-Avon has at least 37 plays attributed to his name, all highly esteemed by the international literature community. His plays, due to the amazing amount of mundane arguments he tackled, are commonly proposed by school teachers all over the world as reading material for young students, making them foundation for the education of millions all…

residential schools. The Schools made many dehumanized actions towards aboriginal people that acts were extremely painful to many of the Canadian First Nations. The inhumane treatment demonstrated in the CBC news, “For Residential School Survivors, the Hurt Comes Back”, causes me to reflect on the inhuman actions of the Canadian government towards the First Nation children. The acts of abominable abuse that children…

He bravely defeated the king’s enemies in war although he was greatly outnumbered. On his way back three witches salute him. They tell him he will become the thane of two prominent cities. Not only that, he will become king in the future. Finally the witches tell him that Banquo’s sons will become…

I believe Shakespeare may be relevant today, but hardly worth reading to some extent. Sure, we can relate to many of his characters, as they are the age of his audience for educational purposes. For example, we are able to connect ourselves to Romeo and Juliet’s young love and the ability to personally relate to characters allows us to explore his ideas at a more personal level. However, the ideas and language is very outdated and confusing, including his blatant sexism in many of his plays. We…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have occupied this land for over 60,000 years this making their culture the oldest living race on earth. Throughout the years Indigenous communities within Australia have faced many key events that have affected their lives since European colonisation in 1778. (Timeline)??? Prior to colonisation there were approximately 700 different Aboriginal nations, that contained different communities across the continent. Although many different cultures and…