Seven Against Thebes

What foreigners usually know about Japanese Samurai is these warriors were fearsome in the combat, extremely disciplined and followed a strict code of honor that they even were prepared to kill themselves if they broke its rules. And so, Samurai were relied by their government, also landowners. The film Tasogare Seibei (Twilight Samurai) relating some aspects of the life of Samurai near the end of Edo era gives audiences a more deepen knowledge. Firstly, I’d like to begin with the position of…

Book three of Mere Christianity includes twelve chapters that all relate to human Behavior. Chapter one discusses the three parts of mortality. The three parts of mortality, defined by C.S. Lewis are harmony among people, cleaning up the harmony within the individual, and the purpose of life for a human being. Chapter two addresses the Cardinal Virtues which are prudence, temperance, justice and fortitude. Chapter three talks about social morality, and within this chapter he touches on the…

The Group of Seven is recognized by their singular pieces of art work. The individuals of the Group of Seven are ultimately the most celebrated artists in Canadian History. The fine artwork of the Group of Seven went far further than showcasing their talent. This group began with a number seven members, hence the name, Group of Seven, but as they continued as a group they eventually grew to include ten artists (1). The Group of Seven launched with artists, Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y…

their lives of virtue, specifically the four Cardinal and three theological virtues. One saint who clearly lived out these virtues was St. Maximilian Kolbe. St. Kolbe was a Franciscan priest who lived during the early 1900s. As a man who lived out the seven virtues, he obviously lived out the mother-virtue of prudence. St. Maximilian Kolbe was an exemplar of prudence, the charioteer of the virtues. First off, one needs to know what prudence is to discuss how St. Kolbe lived out the…

They are: Norwest Boulevard provides a critical east / west connection linking between Blacktown, Seven Hills, Bella Vista and Castle Hill. Norwest Boulevard is a four lane divided road that links Windsor Road at Baulkham Hills and the M7 Motorway at Glenwood. Greenhill Drive is a local road connecting residential areas. Old Windsor Road is a main road…

Under my breath Juana repeated an ancient magic to guard against such evil, and on top of that she muttered spoke a Hail Marry Between every breath and with the soft sounds of chattering teeth. My body slowly inching forward, slowly and gracefully. My hands shaking like the wind whistling though the willow trees, with my hands clammy like the clam I am, and my eyes were on the scorpion. Beneath it is my child our child Coyotito,reaching and giggling, in the handing in the box underneath the…

areas that were controlled by a person or a company could not exceed more than 60% of the Australian population (Dwyer 2016). In 1992 the 60% reach rule extended to 75% as the outcome was to create commercial metropolitan television networks such as Seven, Nine and Ten and regional television networks such as Prime WIN and Southern Cross Austereo. In 2006 the two out of three rule was introduced and its purpose was to prevent a person or company from owning and controlling more than two media…

From 1759 to 1797, she was a moral and political philosopher whose analysis of the condition of women in modern society retains much of its original radicalism. One of the reasons her pronouncements on the subject remain challenging is that her reflections on the status of the female sex were part of an attempt to come to a comprehensive understanding of human relations within a civilization increasingly governed by acquisitiveness and consumption. Her first publication was on the education of…

Samurai Film Maker Akira Kurosawa is considered by many to be one of the most influential film makers of all time. Many of his films have been remade or his concepts repurposed for a new audiences; Seven Samurai was remade into the Magnificent Seven, The Battle Beyond our Stars, Zhong yi qun ying (Seven Warriors) and a Japanese anime series, Samurai 7. Kurosawa’s Yojimbo was remade into a Fist Full of Dollars, Last Man Standing, and another anime series, Kaze no Yojimbo.(Maunula,2014) George…

then, you’ll go without lunch and you will fail the test. The first thing Sakura, Naruto and Sasuke (team 7) notice, is there’s two bells and three of them, so they immediately begin to work against each other. It’s now noon and no one was able to get a single bell from Kakashi. Kakashi is disappointed in team seven and tells them the fail the test.…