House Lannister

This Home Rule bill differed from its two predecessors in the fact that it affected the financial state of Ireland (Porritt, 316). Although introduced in 1912, the bill passed the House of Commons but was not passed in the House of Lords. The Third This bill was never really passed due to the impending First World War. In 1920, a Fourth Home Rule Act was passed which partitioned Ireland into two sections; two of which we now have in the modern day world…

Henry VII is remembered in history as having ended the Wars of the Roses and uniting a bitterly divided England. By defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 and marrying Elizabeth of York he brought together the Houses of Lancaster and York under his new Tudor banner. However, Henry’s reign was not going to be straightforward and he had many issues which challenged his security on the throne. Henry had to ensure he dealt with rivals to the throne as well as making sure he ruled…

Whether in sculpture or in painting, Venus finds her way into countless works of art. The goddess of love, beauty, and fertility, the nude Venus is a common motif that may represent a number of ideas: chastity, the sin of sexuality, or Neo-Platonic interpretations of love. Botticelli is no stranger to the use of Venus in art; three of his paintings – Birth of Venus, Primavera, and Venus and Mars – depict Venus as the central figure. However, very little is known about the backgrounds of these…

Nora’s final actions in the end of Henrick Ibsen’s “A Doll House” have certainly been the object of much criticism. In fact, “So much has it disturbed audiences that a few well-known productions changed the ending to have her return before the curtain falls”(Brooks). After all, why would a mother abandon her children and her husband with no clear indication as to if she were going to return? In its time, Nora’s decision was considered disgraceful as well as practically unheard of, and, continues…

Ibsen’s A Doll House stage directions reveal a significant change in the Helmer’s home, as the play progresses. Ibsen’s stage directions illustrate an obvious imbalance in the marriage of the main characters, Nora and Torvald Helmer. The stage directions show a shift in the Helmer’s home. Throughout the play, the household transitions from orderly to a disheveled. The changes that take place in the household reflect a transformation in Nora. Moreover, throughout the course of the play’s three…

aspects lying can get you out of trouble now, but that lie that you will tell will come back to get you in the future. Each play has a character that lies just to prove a point, to prove that they are strong. The Children 's Hour, Trifles and A Doll House all have one common theme; each play has various different lies. In the play Trifles, by Susan Glaspell shows that women have basically can 't do anything. Mrs. Wright can’t sing, can’t talk and living an isolated life because of her husband…

and her role as a premier member of the White House Press Corps for five decades. As a woman reporting at the White House Thomas earned the praise of her colleagues and soon became the first female member of the National Press Club, a member of the White House Correspondents ' Association, and later the Gridiron Club. Thomas also served as president of the Women 's National Press Club (1959-1960), became the first woman promoted to the post of White House bureau chief (1974)…

In Milan, August 29, 1900, just one month after the assassination of King Humbert, the trial of Bresci opened. “An immense crowd of people gathered about the court from early morning, seeking admission. The hearing began at nine o’clock.” One would assume that a great amount of citizen’s support would be in attendance for such a significant and reasonable trial to observe. “While the indictment, which was very long, was being read, Bresci was apparently unmoved and scanned the faces of the…

A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen contained only a handful of characters but all the characters had a big impact on the story line whether they were very abundant in the scenes or not. The characters and their dialogues were the reason the story progressed. The conflicts, themes and character development was shown when the characters interacted with one another and took action within the play. Two characters within A Doll’s House that created parallels and contrasts included Krogstad and Nora…

This chapter takes an in depth look at the literature on diversion programs,the different types of programs, its effectiveness, and participation requirements. Youth in the juvenile justice system often reflect a variety of high-risk elements that include inadequate family support, school failure, negative peer groups, and lack of utilization of community-based services(NCJRS). In order to address some of these high risk elements, we typically divert the youth through the use of diversion…