Pliny the Elder

Adaptations present the development of ideas, which contribute to further understanding of the values upheld in the era of its creation. As such, Ovid’s narrative poem, ‘Metamorphosis’ 8 CE, depicts the dangers for man to deviate from the natural order. Leading on from this, Pieter Bruegel’s acclimatised art piece, ‘Landscape with the Fall of Icarus’ c. 1560, emphasises the sustenance of work. Also, as W.H. Auden’s poem, ‘Musée des Beaux Arts’ is heavily influenced by these presented texts, he…

By: Jaylen Majors The Denver airport is drowning in a conspiracy theory. The theory is that the Denver airport is hell on earth. Its blue mustang Blucifer is the devil’s horse. Its head fell on its creator and killed him instantly. The horse’s glowing red eyes have said to, “watch you wherever you go. The murals at the airport are to , “show where a man kills the environment and the people. Other evidence is that the underground is a bunker for Armageddon. Nobody in that airport except…

The Triumph of Death was illustrated by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, who was widely known for his depictions of large-scale landscapes filled with lively characters and scenes. Pieter was born in 1525 in the Netherlands and died in 1569 in Brussels, Belgium (Pieter Bruegel, the Elder). This painting was created in c.1562 – c.1563, during Bruegel’s Brussels Period of his own art. The medium used for this creation was oil on panel, and it is currently being displayed at Museo del Prado in Madrid,…

It is a portrait of Martin Luther done by Lucas Cranach the Elder during one of his workshops. The painting actually titled Martin Luther was created around the same time that the Madonna with the Long Neck was created. When comparing the two there is an obvious visual difference in the execution and style of painting…

Though all of the theories are interesting, isn’t it all just a bit too unrealistic? Sure there is some truth in the history of such a group existing at one point centuries ago, it is hard to believe that what we know of as facts about them hasn’t been tampered and tweaked. How can we take these assumptions and ideas seriously? Paranoia can be very debilitating, when minor and , believing that there are people or a species that is ruling us and has so much power in our insignificant actions can…

Look me in the Eye, My Life with Asperger’s by John Elder Robison should be required for high school students to read. It is a true account of the author’s life living with Asperger’s. Asperger’s syndrome is on the spectrum of Autism. In the book, Robison discussed his life from the mid-1900’s in Amherst, Massachusetts to present day. He goes through an account of his childhood memories, and adulthood capabilities. His childhood proved it difficult to connect with other kids. As he got older, he…

Bethesda’s role-playing games give the player the power of choice in a huge open world. Bethesda’s two most successful franchises, Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, are also the two most popular role-playing franchises in the world. Bethesda’s two most successful games, which happen to come from their two most popular franchises, are Fallout 4 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Both games are beautifully made and are incredibly fun to play, but which game is the greatest role-playing game in the…

I Am The Dragonborn “ When the truth dawns, it dawns in fire” says Esbern, Nord, and one of the last remaining blades. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a game released November 11, 2011 by Bethesda softworks with the intention of continuing their popular “The Elder Scrolls” series. The promotional commercial begins with pictures carved in dark stone with the dragonborn theme song beginning to play softly in the background. The Narrator's voice comes up and begins to tell lor from the game as the…

The story takes place in a country known as Elsweyr. The time period of this story take place in medieval times. Things like dungeons and dragons. Elsweyr is located in the southern part of a continent known as Tamriel. The people of this country are known as the Khajiiti. The Khajiiti are a feline humanoid race. They have many traits of a regular feline such as great agility, stealth, strength, and night vision. This makes them very good warriors and very good thief 's. The Khajiiti are not…

This simulation inspired me that, the balance of power can not simply explain the cause of World War I. By using Waltz’s three levels of analysis, the individual acts and beliefs, the collision of interest between states, as well as the anarchic nature of the international system could explain the outbreak of WWI. On the individual level, important figures significantly affected the possibility of war and the process of history. For example, Garivalo Princie was a Serbian nationalist who…