countries and the USSR notably, in particular Germany. A radio broadcast in 1943 describes the consequences Stalingrad had on Germany and how it will be remembered (see appendix 8) The Battle of Stalingrad proved to be the most destructive of the conflict with an estimated one million deaths over the 199 day battle. Nazi forces blamed the Jewish for their loss, worsening the holocaust and causing thousands of executions as said by Hitler, “We shall regain our health by eliminating the Jew”…
If someone is loyal, most likely they will stand up for what they believe in. Sometimes it may be a friend or a political belief, but one certainly will not compromise their beliefs id they are truly loyal. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, there are numerous examples of loyalty present. Several different characters are loyal to one another or their country, while other characters are not loyal at all. This may go for Brutus or Cassius, as they often manipulate and betray…
Herodotus, in his work, The Histories, describes the leaders of the two combatant coalitions in the Persian War, Themistocles of the Greeks and Xerxes of the Persians, in very different ways. Herodotus often points to how both men handle council and their own piety as a tool to depict what kind of men they are, and at times reinforces his own generalizations of the Greek and Persian people using these men as his proxy. Herodotus seems to accept the idea that men, as individuals, can shape great…
Persians but failed - retreated An alternative path eventually was figured out - Persians came in from behind Leonidas tries to stop them again, fails, and is killed Artemision - Persian v Greek naval battle, when the Greeks heard about Leonidas’ death, they retreated to Salamis (nothing came of this battle) - Persia loses bunch of ships due to storm Persia burns Athens down, but it was already evacuated Salamis Persian ships Ariabignes (Darius son) commands ships along with Cybernis,…
Theater, the Battle of Midway set the stage for an American victory over the Land of the Rising…
poems called rap battles, and…
Up to this point, he had been fairly successful, but now the entire Scottish War for Independence would take a large turn at the Battle of Bannockburn. In early 1314, Bruce’s brother, Edward, laid siege to the last major fort in Scotland still held by the English - Stirling Castle. Robert, meanwhile, struck out into England, raiding parts of Yorkshire. King Edward II decided to…
“Great men are never good men.” To be great is to be considerably above average in terms of ability, quality or eminence. To the British, Sir Winston Churchill was indeed a great man and he is most well known for rallying and leading the British during the Second World War during his term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, inspiring them to strive for victory. However, not all of his actions were “ethically sound”, or morally good or correct, possessing and displaying moral virtue, as…
Prominent conservative intellectuals constantly debate the effects of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency. On one side thinkers such as Mel Bradford and Richard Gamble believe that Lincoln set out to establish a civic religion that introduced the radical equality theory that resulted in the rise of progressivism. In response, thinkers such as Krannawitter came to Lincoln’s defense claiming that his use of religious language was merely a rhetorical tool used to unite the people after the Civil War.…
Facades, treachery, and deceit are all tactics used in manipulation, and without manipulation, the course of history would have changed dramatically. Brutus would never have joined the conspiracy to kill Caesar, and because of that, the second triumvirate would change. In William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare writes about how deceit, treachery, and facades are used time and time again for conspirators and loyal friends to get what they want. Shakespeare…