Kamehameha III

When people think of the infamous Wallachian ruler Vlad III Drăculea, they think of the famous literary monster of nightmares, Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula. Dracula, who has appeared in many media outlets from the big screen of Hollywood to the bright lights of Broadway, is thought by many to have been inspired by the Wallachian Voivode that is better known as Vlad the Impaler. There is, however, little evidence that backs this assumption. In fact, there is actually a lot of evidence that refutes…

Essay #6 The glorious revolution began with the accession to the throne by James II, after the death of his brother, Charles II, in February 1685. This was possible due to the Tories having power in parliament, who were pro-Great Chain of being which allowed for James to get his ‘inheritance’. Although, once James sat upon the throne rebellion broke out led by Charles II favorite male bastard, Duke of Monmouth. The rebellion was put down fast since James had armed troops and the Duke had…

Marches and parades fill the air with a beautiful, melodic sound. Everyone in Northern Ireland comes together to watch in awe as the parades go by. Little do they know, they are chanting for a gory war, in which they won. These people have a reason to be so happy. These celebrations are specifically for Protestants who won at the Battle of the Boyne. This is known as the Twelfth, or Orangemen’s Day, which is celebrated on July 12th. Orangemen’s Day is an annual celebration. Schools and…

Nanocrystals (NCs) are interesting material, as their electrical and optical properties can be tuned by tuning their size or surface area. They have diverse applications in electrical devices. Nanocrystal thin film transistors (NC TFTs) have been intensively researched, because of their low-temperature processability.1,2 Colloidal NCs are synthesized in a liquid solution containing some stabilizing organic molecules, broadly termed as surfactants, which are bulky and insulating ligands. The…

“to commemorate such great nuptial ceremonies, [Claudius] built the city which he called Claudiocester”: Unity and Harmony The roll-maker used women to prove a political point that peace, harmony and greatness could be expected from a king if he had a loving and supportive wife. Women were carefully selected by the roll-maker to exhibit this idea in a variety of differing scenarios. If women inspired their husbands to do great things, created successful lineages, had a useful heritage, or were…

In Act 4 Scene 1, Lennox wants to appear loyal to Macbeth, because Lennox tells him that “Macduff is fled to England” (4.1.148). He also wants to gain information about Macbeth, because Lennox is waiting at the door before Macbeth calls him in, so Lennox might have been listening to Macbeth conversation before he got call in. He might of wanted more information about Macbeth to prepare for the inevitable civil war. Lennox’s objectives change in this scene from spying on Macbeth to trying to…

III, and I had absolutely no idea what they were talking about, making it slightly hard to follow. I found out that the Huguenot Wars is the name for the fighting that occurred between 1562 and 1598 between Catholics and Protestants, or Huguenots. Catherine…

Alexander the Great funny you think that, but he is not so great. Take into thought of every single tremendously horrendous warfare he has committed and you can tell already that he is a villain. As stated in the PowerPoint, “Forces spent three years ruthlessly putting down any resistance slaughtering males and selling females and children into slavery”. In the most insightful way, he charged his way to the top as a leader. His army did away with anyone out of their mind to question Alexander.…

Change: to transform or convert. Change. A word so simple yet everyone can so easily connect to because it happens to all people. Change is something that happens to all and it requires certain events or people to take place that force them to take decisions that are life changing and later transforms them as human beings. Take Chris Brown. He was one of the top best singer-songwriters until news hit that he physically abused Rihanna and from there, everything came crashing down.He was viewed…

Lady Macbeth: Evil or Mentally Ill William Shakespeare is a playwright who explored the possibility of some characters being mentally ill before their time in The Tragedy of Macbeth during Renaissance drama. Lady Macbeth was married to Macbeth, the King of Scotland. The witches’ prophecies made Macbeth change his loyalty against the king. Macbeth told his wife about his prophecies. Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth tried everything they could do to keep the throne. As Lady Macbeth did for…