Hannibal

change themselves. In any case, they can't face the reality. Clarice Starling had finished her change and get out of the shadow. She had find her ego. Buffalo Bill became the slave of his Id. Perhaps he want to change himself but failed in the end. Hannibal always lived in the two extremes. He was struggle between the Id an the super-ego. In the beginning of the same name film, Clarice is running from distance…

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the most controversial book Mark Twain had ever written, had been first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. One of the American greatest author, Hemingway once said that all modern American Literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn while there are also many people who argued that this book of Mark Twain was racism. For example, Park questioned that the much of the book is…

The Mongols created the largest empire in all of history. The land they had conquered is more than two times that of the next greatest conqueror, Alexander the Great. But unlike Alexander, who is often remembered as a hero, the legacy of the Mongols is one of brutality and barbarism. But in truth, these so-called “barbarians” were, in fact, not very barbaric at all. Recent discoveries challenged the long-accepted statement of Mongols being savage brutes, suggesting that they were perhaps wrongly…

Mark Twain is regarded as one of the best writers of American Literature, but what many do not note are the misfortunes he encountered throughout his boyhood. Twain, renowned for his novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, had a very difficult childhood, having arisen from the means of poverty to a national figure. Twain dealt with grief and everyday crisis, and eventually adopted a comical approach on society. Twain and his works were part of the 1800s literary…

internet is currently going nuts over photos of Benedict Cumberbatch running around New York in full costume. However, some eagle-eyed fans have also spotted Mads Mikkelsen shooting a scene as the main villain in the upcoming Marvel flick! But is the Hannibal star playing Dormammu? The Twitter fan account Cumberbatch Lives shared the photos of Mikkelsen showing the actor wearing strange face prosthetics that made his eyes appear burned out. Although there is some amazing work done on Mikkelsen’s…

Alexander of Macedon is know as “Alexander The Great,” because of his military intelligence and diplomatic skills in handling the people in the places he conquered. His skills later influenced other conquerors such as, Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey and Caesar, and Napoleon. Alexander grew up watching his father make Macedon into a great military power, and he learned from that. Alexander III of Macedon became king when his father, Philip II of Macedon, was assassinated in 336…

Both writings, The Poem of the Cid and The Prince, discuss political and military leadership tactics. The Poem of the Cid presents the Cid as one of the great leaders in the history of the Reconquista; he was a remarkable warrior and leader, and his actions showed his superiority. This dominance is shown through his warfare tactics, but also through his religious commitment, his skill and practice of military command, knowledge and practical aims of battle, and cunningness and cleverness.…

Your heart pounds in your chest as you run through the dark woods, trying your best to make it to your car or just to safety. You can feel him gaining on you, the sound of crunching leaves signaling his every move, but your legs just aren’t fast enough. You stumble over a conveniently placed log and fall to the hard ground. The tension builds, the unseen orchestra using more strings. Someone in the theater’s audience screams for you to get up and run. Out of breath, you try to scramble away only…

Continuity, Berger also summarizes that: “the two aspects of his work, the calm and the turbulent, existed side by side, but gradually the turbulence became more and more dominant”(216). It reminds me the two storms, Calais Pier and Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps, are painted in 1803 and 1812 respectively. The huge difference between those two works is not only in style: the former more inclined to use an accurate and a linear sketch to depict the idealistic ideas, and the…

Carthage eventually gets razed by Rome. Many individuals had the capability to save Carthage, but the overall society was not focused on their duty or patriotism(passion). According to Extra History, one example of this type of person was Hannibal Barca. Hannibal Barca was a genius strategist who almost destroyed Rome; before he could do that, the government, having a passion for their wealth and no duty for their country, called him back. After accounting for both sides of the equation,…