Saga

Star Wars, on the other hand, is the epic saga of the clash between the light and dark sides of the Force that has been waged since time immemorial, all of which is juxtaposed against an all-encompassing galactic war that actually has roots in the aforementioned ancient conflict. Now, imagine that…

(211). Backstein does use ethos, with a Ph.D. in cinematic studies from a prestige university and not to mention the fact that she has written in academic journals and popular magazines. When Backstein is thoroughly describing scenes from the Twilight Saga, she is using an appeal to logos. WORK CITED Backstein, Karen. “(Un)safe Sex: Romancing the Vampire.” Monsters: A Bedford Spotlight Reader, Edited by. Andrew J. Hoffman, Bedford/ St. Martin’s, 2016. 211-219. Meyer, Stephenie. “Eclipse.”…

The booing of Adam Goodes is not racially motivated. ‘Booing’ cannot necessarily be identified as racial remark. Adam Goodes is the one who can stop the booing. His actions and responses in situations have caused people to begin the booing to show their dislike for his ways. Therefore the booing isn’t racially motivated in anyway. Have you ever been to an AFL match and heard spectators booing and calling out through out games? The AFL atmosphere involves booing of players in response to their…

nation-state - Nation-states play a large role in American history, and are vital to the existence of the United States. A nation-state is the joining of one or many nationalities to create a formal political union, just like the (now) fifty United States of America. If the colonies were not able to unite as one in the beginning, the United States might not exist today, but instead be a continent full of many small countries like Europe. The melting-pot culture that the United States is known…

The speaker in the Hagakure is Yamamoto Tsunetomo. He was born in 1659, and was a samurai of the Saga Domain in Hizen Province under the lord Nabeshima Mitsushige. He spent thirty years devoting his life to his clan and lord. When Yamamoto’s lord died in 1700, he didn’t choose to follow his lord in death in a practice called junshi, because his lord didn’t like the practice. After having a few arguments with his lord’s successor, Yamamoto repudiated the world and left to go live in the…

installment." ~Chanticleer Book Review and Media's review of RETURN TO MATEGUAS ISLAND "Ghosts of Mateguas is a haunting novel packed with realistic characters and unpredictable twists placed on the backdrop of a spooky, magical island... This gripping saga is highly recommended for horror and Gothic fiction enthusiasts and those who enjoy romantic thrillers." ~Chanticleer Book Review and Media's review of GHOSTS OF…

What are some qualities of a good movie? I would say that it would be when they have some suspense and something special for that movie. Like a lot of movies are good when they have that one special thing in the movie that makes it not like the rest. Being suspenseful is good too, just to keep you on the edge of your seat, like what is going to happen, where did that come from type of things. Being suspenseful is good, since it will keep you on the edge of your seat. Like in San Andreas, you…

Hatchet is a 1987 Newbery Honor-winning young-adult wilderness survival novel written by American writer Gary Paulsen. It is the first novel of five in the Hatchet series. Originally published: September 30, 1987. Series: Brian's Saga. Genre: Young adult fiction. Followed by: The River. Characters: Jim/Jake, Brian's mother, Brian's father, Brian Robeson, Terry. We don't know exactly where the story of Hatchet takes place because Brian is very, very lost. Brian's plane comes down somewhere in the…

enthusiasm went. Something he passed on to me and my younger sister. The first VHS we bought after the wall had come down and we had bought the proper equipment, was StarWars...and subsequently, we also bought some books that supposedly continued the saga. It was Timothy Zahn's brilliant…

Oh it's almost All-Star weekend, cue the Carmelo Anthony saga. Sources confirm that Phil Jackson has offered trade deals to the Celtics and Clippers as well as the Cavs. Earlier Carmelo said he would wave his no-trade clause, but the latest now is he wants to stay in New York. The Knicks have had an interesting month. Derrick Rose deciding he is a magician and practicing his vanishing act and now this with Carmelo. The question is not if you would trade Carmelo, but if you would trade for him.…