Joseph E. Brown

right. Kurtz’s main goal was to achieve power and that was enough justification for him to do whatever necessary to get there. Marlow’s main goal was to, in the end, do what is morally right and in doing so, he had to break some rules in the process. Joseph Conrad promotes the idea that the end justifies the means shown by the…

Does a hero have to be perfect? Does he have to be the poster boy of everybody, who everyone wants to be? Does he have to save people every day, and risk their lives every day. Though many may not think of Mikhail Gorbachev as a hero, he saved Europe. Had he not been the leader of the Soviet Union, Germany might have still been divided. A Wall might have still existed in Berlin. The Cold War would have continued to get worse and bring diplomatic conflict, and nations that had always been allies,…

“In the Hall of the Mountain King” (Norwegian: “I Dovregubbens hall”), composed by Edvard Grieg, is a piece of orchestral music, Opus 23, originally for Henrik Ibsen’s famous play, Peer Gynt. Even though it was later separated as the final piece of Peer Gynt, Suite Suite No. 1, Op. 46, the play was first performed on February 24, 1876 in Oslo. The most recognisable element of this two and a half minute composition is that it starts very slowly and softly, then becomes faster and louder until it…

Blake Bartlett Mrs. Tarpey English III 13 May 2016 Greed in "Heart of Darkness" Heart of Darkness was written by Joseph Conrad. Conrad provided great insight in his book because he had experienced what he wrote about first hand. Heart of Darkness shows greed through personal gain, the reason Europe colonized Africa. Europe wished to enslave the people of Africa and exploit their resources. This story is a journey of a man named Marlow, narrated by none other than himself. This journey takes…

While cultural imperialism may seem noble in the minds of those carrying it out, in reality, it has a fatal flaw. Jeanette Winterson once said, “Confidence and superiority: It's the usual fundamentalist stuff: I've got the truth, and you haven't.” When European colonists arrived in Africa, they believed themselves as culturally and economically superior beings. Consequently, the indigenous people of Africa were viewed as uncivilized and primitive. However, Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart…

DeJong-Lambert’s investigation of Muller, one of the most outspoken critics of Lysenko helps portray how Lysenko rose to power in Russian biology. Lysenko had power in Russian biology because he was supported by Stalin. Lysenko’s methods were supported by Stalin and by the 1930s, numerous collective farms had been forced to employ his methods (DeJong-Lambert 89). Muller and his research team had moved to Moscow in 1934 and were asked to help Vavilov plan the Seventh International Genetics…

Mozart’s Music Hopefully you all know who Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is. If you do not, he is a known as a very influential composer of the Classical era. Mozart was a prodigy that performed for European royalty, and basically grew up to become a famous musician that had Classical style. Although he was a versatile composer that wrote in almost every genre including: symphony, opera, solo concerto, and chamber music. Even though these genes were nothing new his piano concerto is what made him so…

Robert Schumann is known as one of the greatest German composers of the Romantic era. His contributions to the world of music are not only vast in numbers, but they span a very broad range of composition including his piano sonatas and lied. Although this output is grand and very influential, it is important to keep in mind that Robert Schumann was fighting with mental illnesses throughout his life. With the knowledge of his struggles with depression and other illnesses, one must look deeper…

Attention Getter: I will start by saying something to the effect of “From Beethoven to Bieber, an incredibly wide variety of music has been recognized as ‘good,’ but why are these songs good? Why is Trout Mask Replica, an awful sounding cacophonous mash of notes, seen as good?” Interest Explained. (What experiences have caused the writer to become interested?) I first heard Trout Mask Replica on a video I saw on Facebook, and since then I have been enthralled in finding out why the video…

3. Explain in detail the different aspects of totalitarianism and describe how Stalin employed these policies and tactics to extend and maintain absolute control over Russian society. (Beck, Section 2) A totalitarian government is one that takes complete control over every aspect of a nation, including both the public and private lives of its citizens. Totalitarianism goes against the democratic values of reason, freedom, human dignity, and the worth of the individual. Leaders of totalitarian…