Homage

Shift-shock, Nitro-junkie & Badmotorjam I have a natural appreciation for muscle cars, classic automobiles, motorcycles et al. So you 'll have to indulge me while I quench my thirst with gasoline. My experience last week at the pump started the proverbial pistons firing in my head and I thought why not throw up the hood and look to see what makes this work. I 'm not an expert mechanic, but I know how the parts function and am not afraid to try a few things out. I have noticed that whenever…

scene. We see the political power of the Roman emperor Domitian in cahoots with the devil and receiving his power from that crafty devil. There are pagan priesthoods punishing all of the people who refuse to participate in state ceremonies of paying homage and bowing and worshipping Domitian. While it appears to be overbearing and burdensome to both the reader and participate ion that frame, encouragement and motivation are the forces which keep us going. This kindness emanates from the Lamb.…

instead. He has instead decided use the pen and “dig with it” (31), that even though he might not be in the field digging up the potatoes he has still decided to carry on the family tradition in one way or another. In his own way he will pay proper homage to those generations that came before him long after they are…

In the late second millennium BCE, we find the earliest evidence of traditional Chinese history within the Shang Dynasty. During this time, many fundamental elements of what would eventually become Confucianism such as virtue, filial piety, and sacrificial ritual become prominent facets of society, manifesting in the form of politics. To legitimize the form of soft power characterized by the Shang Dynasty, it was essential that the government used this pre-Confucian approach to establish a sense…

“Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World,” remarked Columbus as he left the Old World to integrate it with the New World. Since October 14th, 1937, The United States has federally celebrated Columbus’s endeavor and success with the Columbus Day holiday. However, as the Columbus Day holiday reaches its 524th anniversary, it is noteworthy that the subject has grown into a conflicting and controversial matter in recent years. The topic of debate is whether Columbus’s arrival in the…

written nearly a century after Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince, is a companion to the work in regard to its treatment of the topics of ambition and power. The relationship between the two works, however, is more complicated than a simple critique or homage. While Shakespeare does seem critical in his portrayal of some aspects of Machiavelli’s principles, his play is not completely ironic in its message; in fact, the ultimate warning of Macbeth seems to be exactly in line with that of The…

The talents of Maya Lin in the field of visual arts and the built environment know no boundaries. Early on in her career, she was already able to break down the stereotypes of how architectural public spaces should be. To date, Maya Lin continues to explore different aspects of visual representation through design, architecture, sculpture, crafts and design philosophy. Maya Lin was born on October 5, 1959, in Athens, Ohio to Chinese migrant parents. Artistry, creative and deep thinking runs in…

2) How does Dante use material from classical mythology and classical literature? Charon, the Furies, and Virgil’s discourse on Fortune egregious examples of Dante’s cultural syncretism. Dante uses the various fantastic and hellish beasts that populate Roman, Greek, Latin, and other classical mythologies to illustrate the guardians of the afterlife that he is attempting to portray to the audience. Charon, the navigator of the River Styx, is called back to do an encore of the job he had done…

notorious flash crash in the stock market. The novel circulates around the main character, Alex Hoffmann and his hedge fund which is operating in Geneva. The novel revolves around the theme of chaos and the fear than ensues. Harris uses his novel to pay homage to Mary Shelly’s 19th century gothic Frankenstein by creating his 21st interpretation using key ideas and themes taken from her novel. Other than subtle nods towards Frankenstein by using many shared characters’ names and location names.…

On August 28, 1963, American civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered one of the most famous public speeches in American history. During the political rally known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, King and over 250,000 civil rights supporters gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the march and Dr. King’s speech was to advocate for civil rights for African Americans in the United States. In his speech, King calls for a permanent end…