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The Inca Empire adorns the entitlement of the largest empire in pre-Columbian America, and was highly prosperous through the fourteenth and fifteenth century AD in ancient Peru. The vast empire skilfully expanded in adverse terrain absent of fundamental methods including currency, iron working and writing systems. Extension across western South America from Quito in the north to Santiago in the south was centered by the city Cuzco in the Peruvian Andes, and at its peak, the Incas consisted of…

theme of The Lord of the Rings. This ring, as discovered by Bilbo’s heir Frodo, has many sinister properties; it is a weapon that uses its holder, has a will of its own. Tolkien uses this…

progression of the fascist movement. Having originated in the twentieth century and spreading from its place of origin, in Italy, to other countries such as Germany, Romania, and Hungary, certain conditions which led to the fascist movement were apparent in some countries and weak in others. This paper will analyze significant events and aspects of Germany, Italy, Romania, and Hungary in order to convince the reader that Paxton 's argument in which…

Shakespeare’s Macbeth is one of his most popular plays, and with good reason. The play is known as one of Shakespeare’s tragedies, but it is set apart from his others. The villains in his other tragedies are ruthless and immoral; Macbeth is known as a tragic hero. Shakespeare develops Macbeth in the play through the characters Macbeth comes into contact with, strange and powerful supernatural forces, and a constant guilt that never goes away from one bad decision. The play begins with…

The Indian philosophical tradition based on the concept of ‘papa’ and ‘punya’ presupposes on expiation of sins for any wrongs committed. Every action has a visible or invisible result or spiritual implications. Crime must be expiated and in Hindu belief, expiation occurs in the form of punishment. K.V. Rangaswami Aiyangar rightly analyses punishment in the Hindu context and tells, “ A crime has the feature of sin and sin is a crime against God. This is the ground for the collocation of both…

The thunderous fall of Constantinople ended the Medieval Period in Europe and launched the Early Modern Period. The era transition caused a gradual shift in religion, politics, and society. The works of several intellectuals sparked controversy, making many Europeans feverish. Some were poisoned with dangerous ideas, while others spotted corruption and made reform. Chaucer's Canterbury Tales exposes the radical Catholicism of Europe during Medieval times, which essentially ran the political…

if we use The Romance of the Rose as a “mirror of the Middle Ages” we can still understand a lot about the time period the text was written in through the characters’ references and the social norms that are discussed throughout the book. It is apparent that the pursual of a mate was extremely important, a tension existed between the laity and the Church, and Greek, Roman and religious texts were readily available to the public during the high Middle Ages and that they were as widely read as The…

Can someone still be a robust person when they are influenced by their atrocious temptations? In Macbeth, a dark Shakespearean play by William Shakespeare, dramatizes the fact that Macbeth, the main protagonist and antagonist of this play, uses his evil intentions to acquire the throne; a few sacrifices have to be made and no matter what it takes, he will do what he have to do to be king of Scotland. Though the outcome turns Macbeth into a traitorous tyrant, he instinctively supports the…

reality. His clothes do not necessarily mean he is still mourning and this is evident from the comment made to his mother that darkened clothes do not essentially mean he is still mourning (Ibid 22). Once Hamlet gets rid of his "mourning clothes" it is apparent that he is acting and the suggestion of his words show he will no longer pretend like Claudius; appearance versus reality (Ibid 22). Hamlet is very upset with his mother's marriage and loses respect and inadequacy for all women…

Today the character of Rhiannon from the First Branch of the Mabinogi is considered to be a strong female lead in the Celtic Literature. However, her role within the story is not so clear-cut and much of her power and influence within the text is determined by her ethereal nature. In order to examine the important of Rhiannon’s divinity, it is necessary to understand how the concept of a sovereignty goddess and Otherworld ruler combine to create a position whereby Rhiannon both improves upon and…