King Philip's War

As the Greek people began to experiment with new political organization after the end of the Peloponnesian War, a type of federalism emerged that united groups of Greek settlements in several geographic areas including Messenia, Boeotia, and Thessaly. These federations, along with the remaining independent poleis and the rest of Greece, soon encountered a new issue resulting from the rise of Philip of Macedon to the north. While federalism was certainly a civilizational advancement for the…

Alexander took over greece because of the instability that war had caused. This is cause the country had been split up into city-states and was very multi-cultural. There were many different point of views within the culture which caused conflict. Greece for one had a lot of enemies like rome and macedonia. After ruler Epaminondas had fallen greek makes peace and created a short term league for safeguarding. Which actually brought more confusion to the country. Many rulers and officials formed…

acted as a single body (see Persian wars). Each of the cities of ancient Greece (those of a certain prominence) wanted to play a bigger role in the arena of Greek politics. The most famous were Athens, Sparta, and Thebe. But it was for Athens to carry the flag of excellence in art, politics, spirituality and even war. Most of the representative figures of antique classical culture (before Roman classicism) were Athenian. In the Vth century, after the Persian wars, there were in Greece two major…

with the civil suit with Rodney King. As we all know, this case involved Rodney King, and two friends: Bryant Allen and Freddie Helms who were involved into a high speed chase while Rodney was under the influence of alcohol. At 12:30 am, Officers Tim and Melanie Singer, (husband-and-wife of the California Highway Patrol) noticed King 's car speeding on the freeway. The officers pursued King in a high-speed chase, all while King refused to pull over for the cops. King later admitted that he…

reason for the heroic act and portrays the heroes as being pompous and arrogant. Monty Python is a parody that focuses on the humor of King Arthur as he and his knights search for the Holy Grail. King Arthur being the journey looking for knights to serve at the round table of Camelot. Typically knights were known for their bravery, chivalry and heroism. The knights King Arthur appointed were rather the least likely knights. They failed at their battles and ran in fear from danger like cowards.…

Oedipus perfectly fits Aristotle’s idea of a tragic hero. He possesses many positive traits, such intelligence and being a caring leader. However, he also possesses negative traits, such as hubris, that eventually leads to his downfall. Oedipus teaches the reader important life lessons that are applicable to today’s time period. Oedipus represents the common flaws in society today such as: arrogance, temper, and self denial. These flaws ultimately lead to Oedipus 's demise. He learns he…

As Oscar Wilde once said “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” This quote correctly portrays the tragedy that is reveled in Oedipus the king, written Sophocles. Oedipus who is the protagonist in the play is characterized as a tragic hero. As he is a man of high estate and suffers from a tragic flaw, combined with his own fate he is a man who is destined for his downfall. Despite all this, prior to his death, Oedipus shows redeeming qualities and order is finally restored. Oedipus is…

Antigone: a tragic tale “There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; no wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished, and proud men in old age learn to be wise.” This quote is one that is representative of many tragic tales, in which a great lesson is learned too late for it to be put into use. Tragedies are known to be found frequently in Greek plays. One of the most famous Greek playwrights, Sophocles, still has surviving texts that remain in print today. Sophocles…

critically-acclaimed novel “The Great Gatsby”, F. Scott Fitzgerald effectively uses characterization and metaphors to depict the eventual death of the american dream during the roaring twenties, as his story’s main theme. During the years following the Great War, American mentality takes a drastic turn. The country, no…

name known. His wife took it out of the garbage and he then published it with the help of Doubleday in 1974. He received $2,500 for it. However money was still not easy until Doubleday sold the rights to Carrie to New American Library for $400,000. King received half. He rejoiced and bought his wife a hairdryer. This allowed Stephen to focus completely on writing and becoming an author, full time. His mother, Nellie, died shortly after learning of the sale of Carrie. Three years after it was…