John Legend

natives and colonists can get along and interact with each other. It brings together two worlds that have entirely different views and beliefs on life and how to respond to outside forces. Frances Mossiker, the author of Pocahontas: The Life and the Legend…

due to certain circumstances somebody is “captured” by colonialists. In our case, “Pocahontas was captured by Captain Samuel Argall and there is a need for her to find a way to live in two different cultures”(Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend). Being married to John Rolfe means that, despite certain difficulties “strong love surely existed”, a lot of facts in history tell us about this phenomenon. Pocahontas is a strong woman who coexists with her internal feelings and reality that forces her to…

topic "The Hound of the Baskerville" was first published in 1901 in England. The novel is a detective story, with the main protagonists Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. It was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was a famous writer in the 20th Century. Doyle is commonly known for the characters he created. The names Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are known all around the world. At one point in his carrier Doyle was weary of his own character. He then wrote the last novel with his…

Revere was sent by his friend Dr. Joseph Warren to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the approaching British soldiers. Revere left Boston at approximately 10:00 pm with two others. He went first to Charlestown where he borrowed his horse from a fellow patriot, Deacon John Larkin. Revere had prearranged a message to warn the Sons of Liberty about the approaching British by hanging lanterns up at the top of the…

The portrayal of women in a newsroom is interesting to watch in movies about journalism. Often times, women are shown as minor roles throughout the movies. If a woman is put into the movie as a main character she is often doing something that hurts her reputation. A man could also be shown as superior to a woman. This creates interesting viewpoints of shows as the directors of movies show a strong male lead. Because this scenario is true in so many movies about women journalists it could hurt…

Liverpool, U.K. in 1960. They started out as a small band performing in private clubs in the U.K., and pretty soon their popularity spread across the entire world. Although there were a few other members during their years active, the original members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The Beatles hold the record for having twenty number-one hits on Billboard magazine. They are also the best-selling band in history, with sales estimating over 600 million records…

“I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatles did'.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Timequake It is difficult to over evaluate the importance of the Beatles in the history of music. Even if you do not like their style, even if you are not interested in music at all, you need to admit that the Beatles are not just a band. They are the whole era. They…

There are only a few classic American directors that have the distinction to be called one of the greatest of all time, and John Ford is in that esteem category. His talent of perfectly illustrating on film the American Frontier (1800s to early 1900s) is not just entertaining, exciting, and romanticized, but his films are laced with folklore, cultural relevance, and history that make him a one-of-a-kind director in the western genre. Back in the Golden Age of Hollywood, Ford established himself…

on an island and lure men to their death by singing a captivating song. The painter John William Waterhouse depicted his version of the Sirens in his painting Ulysses and The Sirens as birds with the head of a women . In the poem “The Siren’s Song”, Margaret Atwood displayed the Sirens as intelligent and cunning women who easily deceive men sailing by into their deaths. In the painting Ulysses and the Sirens, John William Waterhouse uses the story of Odysseus and the Sirens to…

enforces a sexist/racist image open for direct objectification. Moreover, many historians allude to the idea that Pocahontas “had no independent agendas and desires of her own and that she worshipped unquestioningly the white male figures of [their] legends” (Townsend, 118) Townsend criticizes such conclusions as it further infiltrates the lens of Pocahontas, as previously mentioned, as depriving “her of a the full range of human feelings and reactions” (Townsend, 118). Hence, why it was stated…