Greco-Persian Wars

In a scene from the 2006 Peruvian film Madeinusa, Don Cayo—mayor of the fictional Andean town of Manayaycuna, breaks a clay pot full of food on the ground, as a gesture that signals the beginning of tiempo santo. As they file out of church after mass, the people of the town prepare to celebrate a period that starts at 3pm on Good Friday—the time of Jesus’ crucifixion—and ends at 6am on Easter Sunday, the time of his resurrection. According to local custom, during this period there is no sin:…

Is Cyberwarfare merely an act in support of war, or can it exist as an act of war unti itself? To this, one might juxtapose the realities of Cyberwarfare with both traditional and modern concepts of war. However, as one who holds a poststructualist theory of international relations would suggest, ‘Cyberwarfare’ is a term of the English language, and is therefore malleable and whether it falls into the category of an “Act of War” depends entirely on how we define it. This problem, described…

the spoils of war to the king. In Beowulf, the king does not trust Beowulf even though he is an accomplished warrior in his homeland. It is only when Beowulf proved himself in battle against both Grendel and Grendel’s mother then bestows the hilt of the weapon to Hrothgar that Beowulf gains complete admiration of the king. In contrast, King Henry trusts Hotspur because he is consistently successful in battle, despite the fact that Hotspur had never given King Henry anything won in war. Hotspur…

“The Snake Warriors – Sons of the Tiger Teeth: a descriptive analysis of Carib warfare, ca. 1500-1820” by Neil Lancelot Whitehead Neil Whitehead, in his article The Snake Warriors analysed Carib warfare, uses historical texts’ to interpret Carib war culture and society anthropologically. He does this by first, describing Carib military tactics prior to European contact, discussing social and ideological context they were deployed, and also to analyze the effect European contact had on the…

Assassin's Creed Unity is the newest installment and the popular Assassin's Creed franchise. I'm here to tell you guys my full thoughts on this game. It may not be entirely finished in this game. You play as Arno who's basically the Spider-man of the French Revolution, that's right. He's extremely good at modern-day parkour, he can do just about anything. He can jump off a building and land directly on a rope I mean this guy is basically, he's a god and you play as him throughout this game, as…

Pinker argues that even genocide has declined throughout the centuries. He explains that, “The decline of genocide over the last third of a century, then, maybe traced to the upswing of some of the same factors the drove down interstate and civil wars…” (342). Autocracy nations becoming democracies, building stable governments, and the openness to trade allowed them to refrain from committing genocide and, focus on the interests of their nations and its…

Ancient Greek values. Both Odysseus and Telemachus are similar in the way that they’re great heroic warriors, which reflects the Greek values of Arete. Odysseus is already known as a Greek hero throughout the book, due to his heroics in the Trojan war, but his heroic abilities…

this heading efficaciously describes the two essays within it. On War by James Boswell, and The Paranoid Style of American Policing by Ta-Nehisi Coates, each tell their thoughts on violence and how they view it within different areas of today’s society. However, I feel that On War is better able to effectively convey its purpose. The purpose of On War by James Boswell was to tell his personal thought on the irrationality of war. Within Boswell’s essay he describes how ineffective people are…

tells Murray “Don’t worry I’ll look after you.” (p.39) Will says this after he shoots his dog. Will is demonstrating courage in this important part of the novel because it’s not easy killing a dog. Will also demonstrates courage when he say’s “I’m no war hero.” (p.201) Will is showing honesty and courage because he doesn't think he’s a hero, considering he was fighting for his country at the time. This demonstrates that Will is a courageous character in Break of Day, showing no fear or distress.…

terrorize society and steal minerals simultaneously. The fear that comes from mass rapes is undeniable. When this scare tactic is being utilized within a community, people flee, further enabling the armed groups to steal, rape, and pillage the community. (War Child , n.d.). When asked the consequences of rape within the Congo, Nicholas replied, ‘that raping stuff they know what…