Hurling

The first dictionary definition of the word ‘terrorism’, ‘ syste`me, re´ gime de la terreur’, was offered by the Acade´mie franc¸aise in 1798 in the light of recent French experience. In order to understand how the term ‘terrorism’ originated, the author immediately started discussing the French republic. The French republic already have recently dealt with the execution of King Louis XVI in the fall of 1792, was under threat from foreign invasion and internal rebellion. In July 1792, the…

The Essence of Evil Ahead stood a boy, barely sixteen, with a seemingly normal life. A life filled with worrying about his latest test scores. His story is a sad one. A story full of punches from his father, and empty bottles from his mother. Each night he arrives on his door step, turning the knob staring at the knocker that seems to scream “run”. He knows tonight will be just like the others, filled with fear and evil. Elie Wiesel has a lot of similarities to this boy. They both are too young…

Jews in the concentration camps. These expressions are shown in the form of the barbaric and egocentric side of humans, who are easily able to find justification for anything. A clear example of this is shown when Elie talks about how, “Men were hurling themselves against each other, trampling, tearing at and mauling each other” (Wiesel 100). The Jews acted as if they were animals as they viciously fought over a single piece of bread was tossed into the wagon. Following this was another prime…

Within this paper I will be exploring the many diverse aspects of the cult of Dionysus in Ancient Greece along the significance they had throughout its time, and the relevance of this religion in our present-day. This discussion will be divided into three sections reviewing, in order; the origins of the cult, the practices that took place within the religion, and comparisons between the cult with Christianity today. The opening section will address how Dionysus, the great God of wine, came to be…

A- Plan of investigation Research Question: To what extent was King George acting like a tyrant to the American colonists? Method: The investigation will look into primary sources, such as the taxes that were issued during that time and analyze the legitimacy behind the taxes. In addition to some books that will be discussed that were written regarding the American colonists. Scope: The scope of this investigation will focus on King George III’s political actions towards the American colonists,…

when Rex is drunk and incapable of making rational decisions, him and his wife Rosemary have a disagreement. With all of the children in the back of the vehicle, pregnant Rosemary gets out of the car because she is so angry. Rex in his rage begins hurling their van towards her, nearly hitting and squashing her into a rock. Jeannette and the kids “braced one another with our arms like we always did when dad went on some wild chase that we knew would get bumpy” (Walls 43). Brian, Lori, and…

A Strange Day In July He threw with all his might, but the third stone came skipping back. His little sister “Maggie” had chills run through her back. The day was still young. It was summertime. Everyone was always happy. All of the birds had left as if they knew something was coming. But what? He could feel his hands trembling as he picked up the stone. He had calluses from working day and night. Once more he threw the stone and this time it came skipping back. The pond started to shake.…

Have you ever seen a powerful wind storm that destroyed houses, uprooted, and totaled cars? What are these mysterious, naturally occurring wind storms? Nobody truly knows how long these mysterious wind storms have been around. They do know this; that they are naturally occurring. These mysterious wind storms are called tornadoes. Tornadoes are very destructive and can cause people to be homeless. What are tornadoes? A tornado is a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having…

Albert Einstein, academic genius and incredibly influential person once said, “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” There are often times when someone knows an action is wrong, but instead chooses to go with the group and could’ve stopped the criminality, but didn’t. This is a form of mob mentality. Mob mentality is how a person’s mind works when they are part of a large group. When someone joins other people, they…

For decades, scores of African individuals and their families have made the conscious decision –motivated either by cultural ties, economics, war, the environment, or political unrest – to undertake the transnational journey of relocation to France. Such a monumental, intercontinental journey carries with it significant socio-political implications for immigrants, especially with regards to families. For many Africans, France, a nation with strong historical and colonial ties to the continent of…