Goths

Smokestacks and Spires A Brief Examination of Gothic Architecture and its Revival The late European medieval period saw the development of what we refer to today as Gothic architecture. Through new technological and design innovations, Europeans built awe-inspiring buildings to house their most precious institutions: royal palaces, castles and cathedrals--many of which remain largely untouched by time’s flow centuries later. Drawing from ancient Roman technological advances, the Gothic…

The trouble of having such a large Empire because of overexpansion was not just limited to the army however. Communication was a huge problem in regard to the central action Emperors tried to command. A colossal imagination is required to understand the hardship of collecting accurate and precise information in the Roman world. Even ruling just half of it, you were still trying to control an area larger than the modern day European Union minus the luxuries of mobile phones, planes and superfast…

The Prelude Before I came to Germany, I yearned for a life of my own. I remember like yesterday the it was a late october 's Afternoon, I saw Charles waiting for me. He was smoking his clove cigerttee. It was so nice to see him after being apart for almost a month. I have been parted for must longer. Charles had taken me to lunch at a nice restaurant in Hamburg, which is my 2nd most favourite city in the world. First being Berlin once more I felt like a heavy burden being lifted from my soul.…

Gothic cathedrals stand as a tangible expression of the pious aspirations of the medieval people during the late 12th to the first half of the 16th century. The soaring architecture, like its adherents thoughts, ascend towards heaven solidifying the supreme authority of the Church over every aspect of life. Emerging from the Romanesque period of architecture, Gothic cathedrals are renowned for both their constructional elements as well as their ornate decorations. The Gothic cathedral is a…

In the sixth paragraph of the Lethem's context, he depicts that "Batman is also goth. His unbearable whiteness, his revenger's isolation, his animal-cultist's affiliations, his occupation of Gotham City." This quote logically demonstrates that Batman is entirely consistent with Gothic attributes. Then he reasonably points out Batman…

For many years, the famous television show Glee had been known for their diverse cultures and roles. There were roles ranging from Becky Jackson, a girl with Down’s Syndrome experiencing high school, to Tina Cohen-Chang, an Asian Goth who faked a stutter. But the utmost diverse role of all went to Artie Abrams, a paralyzed boy stuck in a wheelchair. Throughout the series, Glee showed the viewers the struggles Artie went through while in high school and how he overcame nearly all of them. In…

The honest truth is a person’s individuality and the clothes they wear is what gets them made fun of. If another person doesn’t like what the person is wearing then they will make it clear. There are different groups at school. There’s the jocks, goths, nerds, cheerleaders, and many more. If someone doesn 't fit into one of those groups then they will be made fun of because of that. All jocks wear the same type of clothes and same with the other type of groups, and whoever is not in one of the…

Splitting of the Roman Empire The fall of Roman empire started from about AD 190. It was attacked by tribes such as the Goths and the Vandal and Civil wars in the empire further weakened rule. Rome also experienced a succession of poor emperors who were not capable of doing their jobs. The emperor Diocletian knew that something had to be done or the empire would disintegrate. He decided to divide the Roman Empire in half creating Western Empire and Eastern Empires, each with own leader.…

Perhaps what can be intriguing is to understand is how violent games captivate our minds when we play them so that we can understand how they manifest the violent behavior in individuals. What is more real is the graphic content in these video games that when a gun appears and one is supposed to shoot during the game, it becomes so real that a person may want to get a real gun and shoot someone. For example, the teenager went on a rampage in the United States in 2013 and killed a man and two…

Let me tell you about Homestuck “Homestuck; The tale of a boy and his friends and the game they play together.” Is the official summary of the webcomic Homestuck as said by its creator, Andrew Hussie. Just this explanation of the comic, while accurate is barely enough information for a new reader. The comic consisting of now over 9,000 pages, has intense plots, multiple climaxes and over 165 characters. In Homestuck one is able to empathize with fictional characters, fall in love with stories,…