Prague

Other than sleeping, have you ever found yourself completely silent, both physically and verbally? Well, it happened to me on a summer day back in 2014, crammed into the backseat of a Fiat northeast of Prague. Since I couldn’t communicate with the passengers and had just left a life-changing 10-days in Tuscany, I allowed myself to reflect on my life in greater detail. During this ninety minute, fast-paced ride, I concluded my life is an ironic journey, shaped positively by polar opposites.…

The Cold War which started in 1946 to 1991 was a global military, political, economic, ideological struggle between the U.S. and Britain, and the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.). The Cold War was not only a struggle between two nations, but what the nations represented or stood for: Democracy and Communism. This led to a series of wars, most memorably the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the fall of the U.S.S.R. In 1945, Adolf Hitler's Nazi empire in Europe was defeated by the joint efforts of then…

Since I was young, I have always loved movies. I love movies so much that I decided to go into the film industry as a film director, editor, and producer. Since I began my journey on the filmmaking path, I have directed, produced, and edited over forty short films, and even produced a feature film this summer. Movies are my life. However, when I am not making movies, I do enjoy exercising, reading about the industry, going to class, and talking with the professional staff at my workplace.…

The Thirty Years’ War, which lasted from 1618-1648, ravaged Europe for three decades aimed at the control of Germany by the Habsburg House that had ruled the Holy Roman Empire since the fifteenth century. This war was sparked by the Protestant Reformation that had begun in 1517. Though the war was destructive on all accounts, it did help shape today’s modern Europe. This essay will evaluate the Thirty Years’ War and how it helped form the modern state of Europe. The Thirty Years’ War was both…

His studies in Prague eventually went on to land him a scholarship to the prestigious Royal Ballet School in London, where the natural abilities he possessed attracted the likes of choreographer John Cranko. Jiří was offered a contract to join the Stuttgart Ballett, which…

July 3, 1883 (Schooloflifechannel). He was the oldest of six siblings. He had two younger brothers, George and Heinrich, who died as infants when Kafka was six, and three younger sisters, Gabriele, Valerie, and Ottillie. As a young boy growing up in Prague he was always timid and kept to himself. During his early life, Kafka suffered abuse from his father; describing one instance Kafka writes, “After several vigorous threats had failed to have any effect, you took me out of bed, carried me out…

matter how many times you get knocked down, always get up and keep the fight. Now it may be true and an inspirational statement, but it is much easier said than done. In Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return as well as Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968, both Marjane Satrapi and Heda Margolius Kovály experienced many hardships and had some highs and many lows. However, Marjane and Heda each showed the strong willpower of a woman in two very different living arrangements. Marjane…

Czechoslovakia was a satellite state of the Soviet Union and one that was considered the model satellite state. Antonin Novotny, the first secretary of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party, was replaced by Alexander Dubcek in January of 1968. Dubcek represented the moderate reform element in the party and as a Slovak he also represented the Slovak interests that had been neglected. However, changes in Soviet rule over the Czechs allowed changes to be made in Czechoslovakia. For example, during…

After World War Two, the United States and Soviet Union emerged as the two Superpowers because they were the most powerful countries in the world at that time. The Cold War was a conflict between these Superpowers in political, conceptual, and economic values. Competition between the two Superpowers had a large impact on many European countries. The Superpowers greatly affected many European countries including Germany, Czechoslovakia, and France through their conflict with one another.…

The Cold War which started in 1946 to 1991 was a global military, political, economic, ideological struggle between the U.S. and Britain, and the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.). The Cold War was not only a struggle between two nations, but what the nations represented or stood for: Democracy and Communism. This led to a series of wars, most memorably the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the fall of the U.S.S.R. Adolf Hitler's Nazi empire in Europe was defeated by the joint efforts of then allies the…