Joker

Padmini was a visual treat and a connosseur’s delight on the silver screen, a damsel who was admired and acclaimed not only for her classic beauty but also for her memorable histronics. She was hailed as the queen of south indian cinema in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Born in Travencore, Kerala, on 12th June 1932, she was the middle sister. Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini became popular dancers in different genres like Kathakali, Bharatnatyam and folk dance and came to be called the Travencore Sisters.…

Barbarism can be defined as “cruel and violent behavior”. (Merriam Webster) It is a term used to describe anything that is uncivilized. But what is considered as barbaric, and what is considered civilized? Who has the power to decide? The answer to these questions varies from person to person. Similarly, the idea that the Mongols (whose reign was from 1206 C.E. to 1368 C.E.) were simply destructive barbarians is also inconsistent. Not everyone believes this to be true—it is an on-going debate.…

“one person’s craziness is another person’s reality”. It is obvious you watching a Tim Burton inspired movie because he makes use of film techniques that are a common throughout all his movies. He uses white make-up for his characters such as the Joker and the Madhatter . He does this to show that they are wearing a mask because they have a backstory to why they act in a certain way. We learn these back stories through flashbacks. He repeats themes such as craziness versus normality and he…

away lived Mitchewess, a greedy king. He was on his throne when his servant burst in. “King! There has been news about a horse in the valley that can’t be captured! Everyone has failed!” The king said, “Bring her to me.” “Of course, sir,” said the joker. Five warriors on horses galloped into the valley to capture the great black horse. The great horse was not aware that she was being hunted down. Suddenly, a lasso coiled around her neck, and she was pulled to the ground, a muzzle tightened to…

Hero. The first thing that one thinks of when they hear the word is most likely a person with the superhuman abilities of being able to fly, read minds, or easily crush anything in their path. While, most heroes do not possess all of these traits, they do exhibit some. In Beowulf by unknown, the main character, Beowulf, is a great hero to the Danes. He demonstrates his heroic qualities when he defeats a strong monster named Grendel with just his bare hands and saves the Danes from more pain and…

Johannes Brahms is considered the greatest composer of the Romantic period. Being the son of a musician and forced to play music to earn money for the family bills, Johannes grew a very strong connection to music and eventually made music and composing for his entire career. Johannes Brahms was viewed as the leader of music and best at composing in the Romantic time period while on the same skilled level as Mozart, Beethoven, and Hyden. Johannes Brahms was born May 7th, 1833 in Hamburg, Germany…

July 20, 2012, James E. Holmes ended the lives of 12 people and injured 70 in the a Colorado theater. This paper will go into detail about the life and thought process of a mass murder and what would make him want to kill so many people and harm so many people. This next paragraph will discuss Holmes early life. Holmes was born on December 13, 1987 in San Diego. Son of a nurse and a mathematician. He lived in the suburbs, went to church every Sunday. Kids sometimes said he was not insane but…

Hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to perseve and endure inspite of overwhelming obstacles. An epic hero is larger than life character that magnifests the values and traditions of his culture.A hero is a man of distinguished courage admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. Beowulf and Batman both possess these characteristics. In this essay I am going to talk about an epic hero Beowulf and a modern day hero Batman through different sources of information.…

Remember the climax in the 2014’s Dear White People where the African American students crash the party hosted by the White fraternity and it turns out to be a Blackface party? The viewer is introduced to a bunch of 20 something, white, college students frolicking around a frat house with inflated behinds, gold chains, grills, and “gangsta” outfits. What if I told you that this scene (which ended in an epic brawl) wasn’t as far-fetched as we were lead to believe? Fast forward to October 2015,…

Laura Hillenbrand,best selling author and highly esteemed writer of Unbroken, was born May 15, 1967 in Fairfax,Virginia. Hillenbrand was raised with three other siblings and learned to love reading and riding horses. As a young girl, she loved to listen to her parents and swim coach tell her stories, which sparked her interest in writing; this new hobby soon grew into a passion which took up most of her time. After high school, Hillenbrand attended Kenyon College in Ohio, where she continued her…