Forge

Summary Brisingr tells the story of Eragon, one of the two last free members of the dragon riders, a peace keeping order that was almost fully destroyed by the Dark King, Galbatorix. The story begins when Eragon goes with his cousin, Roran, to rescue Katrina, Rorans fiancée. After a fierce battle against Galbatorix’s most powerful servants, the Ra’zac, Katrina is rescued and Roran and Katrina escape to join the Varden, an organization that opposes the Dark King. Eragon stays back to decide what…

is one of the first times Denver witnesses the true benefits of being in a community with others, where something so simple gives her the courage to forge ahead. She is given the confidence to not only find a job and take care of Sethe and Beloved, but also the confidence to take control of her life and find herself. The women within the community forge together to perform a sort of exorcism of Beloved, wherein “the voices of [the] women searched for the right combination [. . .] Building voice…

The use of punishment is highly debated topic for many, as both sides of the spectrum are at odds. Therefore, the purpose of this journal is to divulge into the concept of punishment, and to determine if its use is valid. In order to accomplish the task at hand; I shall, firstly, define punishment and its goal, secondly, describe some arguments for punishment and determine their validity, and lastly, mention my own experience with punishment. In the end, it will be clear that the use of…

Looking at the big picture of the Revolutionary war, everybody remembers George Washington, but few remember his most trusted general, his right hand man, his most loyal companion, Nathanael Greene. He was the backbone of the continental army with George Washington right by his side. Greene was the most loyal of generals spending seven years of his life on duty doing whatever is needed of him even though some of those things weren’t exactly “fun”. Leading seemed as if it was second nature to…

At the beginning of the twenty-first episode of CBS’s television series Men into Space, Colonel Edward McCauley, played by actor William Lundigan, presented a powerful but human side to space exploration: "No matter where he travels, one thing will always be the same: man himself. Human nature will not change in the strange outposts of space. There will always be love and hate, courage and fear” (Neufeld 10). Yet, in 1960 when the program first aired, the astronauts were not the ones who…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby is a novel that explains the life of Jay Gatsby and his attempt to reconnect with his lover Daisy Buchanan. This book takes place during the roaring twenties also known as the “ Jazz Age”. Gatsbys past including, being in WW1 has separated the two lovers from the relationship they had in the past. Thus, with all of that aside, The Great Gatsby involves much more than just these two lovers. The author includes symbols such as the green light on the bay and…

before 1939 when World War II was beginning. Since the amount of Jews he saved was so large, he is known as “the spy who saved ten thousand Jews”. His main way of saving and helping the Jews was interpreting the rules on visas loosely and helping forge passports. Frank Foley would “legally” allow Jews to escape to Britain or Palestine by changing the rules when stamping passports. Another way Foley helped was sheltering some Jews in his own home. In 1938, Foley and his wife, Katharine, were…

dissolution, religious turmoil, and remarkable literary creations. Innovations. The Renaissance was a time of celebrated innovations. Some of them include the Blast Furnace, which enabled iron to be produced in significant quantities. The Finery Forge, which enabled them to turn the iron into bar iron from pig iron was also created during this time period. The Slitting Mill mechanized the production of iron rods for nail making. The Smelt Mill increased the production of lead over older…

rather than objects. When Champlain founded Quebec, the French colony created networks of trade within Native communities that both the Native’s relied on and the French benefited from. Because of the respect that the French gave they were able to forge alliances that would benefit them in the numerous wars. The French used the Jesuits to live with the tribes in their villages instead of threatening to convert. Jesuits took the time to learn the traditions of the Algonquians and the Huron’s, as…

ETHICAL DILEMMA IN PLATOON In the movie Platoon directed by Oliver Stone, Charlie Sheen portrays an idealistic young infantryman named Chris Taylor serving his first tour in Vietnam. When on patrol one day, Taylor’s platoon commits a series of war crimes against Vietnamese civilians, including rape and brutal murders (Stone, 1986). Taylor is then faced with a moral problem -- whether to stay loyal to his fellow soldiers despite their crimes or report them so they may face justice. The question…