Ramesses II

On the surface King Richard II seems a straightforward depiction of an unfit King’s steady stream towards being deposed. Shakespeare’s lack of favoritism gives a documentary point of view, yet commotional drama of a daytime soap opera. Shakespeare’s elegant style leaves some doubt for the reader to be ‘all in’ with Bolingbroke taking over despite his heroic attributes and the follies of Richard. The play opens with King Richard’s continuing follies: covers up his Gloucester’s assassination,…

Nehemiah Leading Through Change Nehemiah was considered a great leader, and decided with the help of the Lord to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Once Nehemiah set his heart to help the people of Jerusalem, many obstacles were faced. Nehemiah through faith and perseverance proved to be a great leader. Nehemiah served as a cupbearer for the king of Babylon. When Nehemiah heard that the walls of Jerusalem were never rebuilt and the city was going through turmoil, Nehemiah felt obliged to help his…

In the film Psycho Norman Bates hobby relates to the films conclusions, because his hobby as a taxidermist gives the viewer an insight to the character’s persona. The bird imagery in the parlor scene and throughout the film helps the audience understand each character and how they are meant to behave In fact the same bird references in the movie truly show how Norman Bates is just as empty as the birds he stuffs. Norman’s hobby relates to the conclusion of the film because Marion's last name is…

A Horror- thriller written by Joseph Stefano, directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. It is shot entirely in black and white, set in Phoenix. It follows a theme of a passion driven crimes. Hitchcock uses the character of Marion Crane, Norman Bates and Sam Loomis to drive this narrative. The Sam and Marion Characters are shown in the establishing shot, inside a hotel room where they appear to be having a heated discussion about their dodgy relationship and a potential future. Marion’s inner…

Constantinople: for centuries the city served as a symbol for both the imperial might of the East Roman Empire and as a major center for Orthodox Christianity. The conquest of the city by the Ottoman Muslims in 1453 signaled an era of Muslim supremacy in the Balkan and Greek lands and the subsequent decline of Christianity in its hinterlands. As with any cataclysmic event in history, the fall of Constantinople and the consequences that followed are documented and presented differently in “The…

Norman Bates describes life as a trap, or more accurately, our own private traps that we cannot get out of – no matter how hard we try. While this is true for many characters in the film Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it is most true about Norman himself. The surprising information we learn about Norman throughout the movie proves this point more and more. Norman suffers from a multiple personality disorder brought on by his desires. Norman lives as both himself and his deceased mother. By…

be tried for treason when Charles II rises to power. Robertson paints a very vivid mural of facts that implicitly reveals the extent of research that was dedicated into The Tyrannicide Brief. Despite the phenomenal storytelling by Robertson, it is worth questioning whether Robertson wrote The Tyrannicide Brief with bias. Gruesome details are brought to surface in the book. These gruesome details assist with…

The fifth circle is where angry people are sent and they are forced to fight atop the river Styx. In the sixth circle people who have committed heresy, they are forced to burn in flaming tombs for eternity. Dante sees Pope Anastasius II and Roman Emperor Frederick II, along with other historical figures. The eighth circle of hell is for persons who have committed some sort of fraudulence; they are sorted into ten different trenches for each type of fraud committed. In order to pass through this…

Chapter Fourteen PAUL’S TRIALS The elders, including James, were glad to see Paul, but, because of the Jews, they were concerned for his safety. They suggested to Paul that those Jewish scalawags might be calmed if he were to take a vow. Paul was no stranger to taking a vow, so he did not object. But, before there was time enough to complete the purification ceremony, the Jews incited the people. They said that Paul was teaching against the Law and that he had brought Greeks into the temple…

resources to fight of the Turks which left the Romans weak, giving the Ottomans an advantage to win the land that belonged to the Byzantine empire. The most important piece of information given to us from the primary sources, was the eagerness of Mehmed II, to make Constantinople his capital ( ETEP, 1179). After he ascended to the Ottoman throne at 19 years old, he wanted the beautiful city,…