Savage Land

There's no place like home? Dorothy was right: there’s no place like it. We go through life dodging wicked witches of all cardinal directions but, ideally, our homes are places where we feel most comfortable. At home we should no longer have to battle immorality. In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy struggled to find her way back to her family, her friends, and her lifestyle in Kansas. The story of Dorothy Gale resonated the human desire to return home after being forcefully removed from them. We have…

Trending today in popular culture is the transformation of books, even comic books, into television shows and series. The fascination with zombies, vampires, and other supernatural beings is at the highest it has ever been in our society. The Walking Dead is a television series directed by Frank Darabont, first aired in 2010, which was originally a comic book series by Robert Kirkman. The show displays the willingness of human beings to fight and survive during a zombie’s invasion. According to…

claimed to be their holy city. All three religions claimed jerusalem to be their holy city, because they believed in the same God. Although they were called the “holy wars”, they were nothing but holy. In fact most of the leaders went to war for more land, not for their religion. The crusades were very important, because it helped shape the religions we have today. It also taught people how to stand up, and fight for their…

A tin man without a heart, a scarecrow without a brain, a lion without any courage, and a girl that was taken from her home to embark on a journey to meet the wizard. The making of this iconic film was nothing short of a challenge and many issues occurred. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is known as a classic but many do not know how much went into the making of the movie; beginning with the book, summary of the movie, and the casting and issues that occurred during filming. The Wizard of Oz is a…

“Something Wicked This Way Comes,” by Ray Bradbury tells a chilling story in which two boys, Jim and Will, get entranced by Cooger and Dark's wicked carnival in Green Town, Illinois. The story embarks a journey in defeating evil while also portraying strained relationships through the process, especially that of Will Halloway and his dad. Throughout his childhood, Will had never felt a connection with his father due to their distance; especially due to Mr. Holloway and Wills extensive age gap,…

The Real story about the Crusades The Crusades were a series of wars set out to reclaim the holy land and not the outcome of greed and want for power of the Christian Church. Before the time of the Crusades the Christians that lived had no arguments with the muslims. Before the year 1200, 9 out of 10 people living in Europe were peasant farmers who had barely anything to live on (Biel). This meant that many of the people living in Crusading time were poor and had nothing. They didn’t have…

Though the events leading up to the Crusades can be identified as far back as when the Muslim had first conquered the Holy Land in 637 AD, the aggression of the Turks against the Christians and the Byzantine Empire in the late 11th century can be argued to be the direct proximate cause leading to the Crusades. For one, the Turks looked to expand their territory and unfortunately came across Jerusalem, which was, at the time, an established Muslim community with a mix of Christians who were…

The Crusades is an interesting topic that many people have never heard of, although they changed history. They were a series of seven battles that lasted two centuries. It greatly affected life in Europe, and it all started with a man named Pope Urban II, who showed significant care for his religion. Christians during the Middle Ages always wished to have control over their holy city of Jerusalem, where Jesus had lived his whole life in. They took their religion, Christianity, seriously,…

The television adaptation of the comic book series The Walking Dead has since become a worldwide phenomenon since its premiere in October 2010. For some, it's the excruciating gore that makes it appealing backed by the sheer fascination of zombies , while for others, it's the presentation of humanity's resilience and the emotional and spiritual revelations only a zombie apocalyse can squeeze the sh*t out of everyone. To make the apocalyptic journey more exciting, here are some fun facts about…

The 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum, is a classical movie that to many, never gets old. After a massive cyclone in Kansas, Dorothy and her dog (Toto) are swept up and placed in the magical Land of Oz. Wishing to go back home to Kansas, Dorothy journeys on towards Emerald City to meet the Wizard of Oz. The Wizard is said to be magical and will have the ability to send her and her dog back home. On this journey Dorothy meets a Scarecrow, Tin Man, and a Cowardly Lion who all wish to…