Hermit

abandoning his adoptive parents out fear of a prophecy, and the murdering of an innocent old man on his way to Thebes negatively causes Thebes to be plague-stricken and ill, as well as Oedipus’ tragic fate. Oedipus’ personal fate of ending up as a blind hermit has been determined by the gods since before he was even born, but it is ultimately his actions and the actions of those around him that fulfill the prophecy of his destruction, illustrating the essential theme of how free will is utilized…

Vivian Darkbloom wrote “Holmes is Where the Heart is” to delve into the unusual behaviors in Sherlock and Helen. However, the fault in her arguments are the assumptions and false information that back up her assertions. Darkbloom assumes that Helen is relevant to the story. She takes advantage of the lack of information and attempts to correlate the missing pieces of the miscellaneous characters together in disarray. The surviving step daughter is simply the catalyst that puts the story and the…

Eugene Ionesco was born on November 26, 1909, in Romania. Ionesco’s parents moved to France when he was an infant, but returned to Romania when he was sixteen. Soon after this move his parents divorced. He studied French literature at the University of Bucharest. Ionesco married Rodicia Burileanu, and they had one daughter together. He wrote several unusual children's stories for their daughter. During WWII, Ionesco moved his family back to France and lived in Marseilles. After the war, they…

The Plot: The overall story recounts the adventure of a rebellious only known as “The Kid” and eventually “The Man”. He was born in Tennessee and lived with an alcoholic father who is likely the reason why he ran away at 14. Bouncing around here-and-there he eventually finds himself in Nacogdoches, Texas. At as arrival he finds himself in the midst of a religious revolution against Reverend Green who was accused of crimes that include bestiality and pedophilia. In this town in Texas he drinks…

The Rime of The Ancient Mariner by S.T. Coleridge is an eerie and supernatural tale of crime, punishment and repentance. The Mariner commits a crime at sea by killing an Albatross, and what follows is a bizarre line of events to punish the Mariner and the crew for their crimes. Morality plays an important role throughout the poem to inform the readers perception of the Mariner's actions. Symbolism is used to help support moral elements of the story and add depth to the narrative. Lastly the…

The First Crusade started in 1096 and ended in 1099. It began when the Byzantine Emperor Alexio I Komneos sought after military assistance from Pope Urban II because they were losing the battle against the Muslims in Turkey. The Western Church and the Byzantines were not on the best terms, and the church had no reason to help them. So, the Byzantines persuaded the church with zealous letters, and after some considerations, the church decided to assist the Byzantine Emperor in defeating the…

remembered because of my innovational ideas. I was born in 465 CE, in San Gimignano, which was 60 miles away from Rome. Currently, I am the abbot of my monastery. When I was 15 years old, I left my school and my family to hike the Sabine Hills to become a hermit. Since I was very religious, I was eventually sent to Rome to pursue my religious studies. I was very devout in my studies and decided to leave everything that I had to avoid temptation. In Rome, when my neighboring monastery's leader…

The Isenheim Altarpiece is perhaps one of the greatest Renaissance paintings of the 1500s. Sculpted and painted by Niclaus of Haguneau and Matthias Grünewald, respectively, between 1512 and 1516, the altarpiece is currently located at the Unterlinden Museum in France. It is comprised of two sets of wings, which depict three different arrangements or views. You can view it at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN2VvXtjkjI, which shows each distinctive panel of the triptych.…

The first memories I have of summer are the ones I spent at Camp Kaleidoscope. These fond memories of spending time outside in the sprinklers, putting on plays, and of course playing with the hermit crabs and guinea pig. My interest of animals grew from these experiences. My love for animals still existed greatly but it has expanded to wanting to help people as well. This is why I choose to study physical therapy next year at Northeastern University. Right now I am interning at a physical…

In many stories and poems, there is always another story that is similar to or relates to that poem or story, but there are also many stories it completely differs from. Whether both stories or poems are from the same author or not they have similarities and differences. Kubla Khan and Rime of the Ancient Mariner are two poems that compare and contrast in the most touching way. Kubla Khan is the poem of Xanadu it is a poem that talks about the Kubla Khan and visions he has while listening to…