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Not since Julius Caesar and his expansive Roman Empire had there been a leader so pervasive or impressing as Napoleon Bonaparte. Born on the previously Italian, then French island of Corsica in 1769 and raised by the middling yet technically noble Buonaparté family, Napoleon would, by the end of his life, come to rule France as its First Consul and, later, constitutional emperor for a total of fifteen war-filled years. By age 20, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in France’s 1st…

Meant to explain; to tell over show. Examples: “Once upon a time, there was an enlightened monk. Living humbly in the mountains, with naught but the clothes on his back and nature among him, he was content — that is, until one day, when a loud ogre moved down the road. Life thus…

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a glimpse into the knowledgeable and ethical implications of science and technology. Shelley has written this novel to foreshadow what is to come with increasing knowledge and access to technology—including the many downsides. Technology from the Romantic Movement has evolved immensely—from finding viable vaccinations and cures for many diseases to inventing computers that fit in the palm of a hand. While the advancement of such technology has greatly improved…

CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the price on a drug to treat infections in AIDS patients by 5,000%, from $13.50 a pill to $750 a pill thus shining a global spotlight on the United States’ precarious healthcare market. Shkreli has become the ogre of healthcare. Yet other companies have jacked up prices just as much as Shkreli did, with no consequences other than soaring stock prices. In September of 2016, the makers of the Epipen (The Epi-pen is only the latest in a long string of…

Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus, a gothic romantic novel written by Mary Shelley in 1817 as a horror story to win a contest between her husband, Percy Shelley and their friend Lord Byron and published in 1818, is about a scientist named Victor Frankenstein, who in his attempt to be God, wants to create a new species of human but soon learns from losing his brother, best friend and wife to his creation, that this endeavor for glory was not as he expected. The focus of this paper is if the…

Here, Frankenstein is begging his creator to make him feel happy. This is exactly what the monster is asking Victor for, happiness, but Victor denies. Victor asked his creator (God) if he would sympathize for him, but Victor is quite hypocritical to ask for sympathy when he created the monster and won't give it any sympathy. The monster planned to get revenge to make Victor understand how he felt. Victor never related with the monster and still insisted the wretch was in the wrong. Victor…

Having a good and noble king is dynamic to succession and happiness with a group of people. Also, it could cause the welfare of people to suffer by foreign or outsider king; however, if a group of people has a great king, they will remain joyful and wealthy till they die. Although, not all kings are the good kings, but the ability of welfare’s people is on their reflection. However, his heroism was more than his dragon killing skills and he was courageous, strong and generous. The Beowulf is one…

Surrounded by an escort of the horsemen of King Alric’s Royal Guard, Larah and Riasean rode for an hour before she broke the silence. “So, you are an assassin?” Riasean gripped the reins of his horse tighter. There is no point denying the fact. “Yes,” he admitted. “How did that happen – I mean how do you find yourself in the business of killing?” Where to begin? Best keep it simple, and as close to honest as possible. “One has to do whatever it takes to survive – in my case, growing up in Tamor…

Cyclopes in Ancient Mythology Let’s begin with what these interesting monsters are and where they came from. Cyclopes are generally described as having a single eye and of being large and powerful. In Hesiod’s Theogony, the first three Cyclopes, Thunderer, Lightner, and Whitebolt, were children of Earth and Heaven alongside the Titans and Hekatonkheirs. Hesiod describes them as “like the gods, but with a single eye lay in the middle of their forehead; they had the surname of Circle-eyes because…

Monologue One day I was playing in my backyard, minding my own business when my mother told me the worst news imaginable. It was a peaceful Saturday and we were spending some time outside, enjoying the weather. Suddenly, her phone went off and she quickly answered it. She sounded really excited, but I did not really care. I was focused on playing with all of my toy cars. I loved playing with those cars, smashing them into each other. I could not wait until I was grown up and could drive real…