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Many stories have been turned into movies, however when this happens there are usually several flaws within the movies that do not relate to the story. When the movie 300 was created based upon Herodotus’ account of the War at Thermopylae, there were a few faults within the film; two of the main flaws being, the matter in which Xerxes’ messengers were sent to King Leonidas to request earth and water, with the other key difference being the point of the battle in which the Spartan king Leonidas…

of what Justinian and Theodora might actually have been like, while giving us an insight to how Procopius could have been treated and his feelings towards the royal couple. Given that Procopius waited to write this piece until Justinian had died, we can assume that he was afraid of Justinian and what kind of backlash may occur if he wrote this piece at a time where Justinian could read it. The title in itself, ‘The Secret History” is representative how Procopius felt about Justinian and…

However, before the erosion of power can be understood, it is important to understand the how the Sultans position was originally viewed. First, the early Sultans were notorious at building strong militaries. Their system was “quite original in using these slaves to the exclusion of free…

Seth, or Set, is the ancient Egyptian deity of storms, deserts, evil, chaos, evil, and foreign lands. Seth is an extremely authoritative and significant in the ancient Egyptian belief system as he brutally liquidated his own relative Osiris. Seth's role as his brother's usurper remains exceedingly pertinent to ancient Egyptian religion as it would lead to the birth of Seth's arch nemesis Horus, the battles the two fought, which included physical conflicts and boat races, and Seth leaving the…

second store was a gold mine and was making most of the money for Charles's business so she decided to try and take. When she made Charles an offer and he refused, she decided she would have to do something else. Some of the building that Ms. Vicky owned, she used her task force to take them. So that night she sent some of her men to go vandalise the second pet store. The animals got word that that these men were coming so they prepared for battle. The animals saw the task force pull into the…

Roman Empire to its foundation (Procopius 40). People were robbed and murdered, so that they would not speak of what had been done to them. When what they did was discovered, no legal action was taken. Therefore, they became fearless and the problems only escalated. Justinian was ruthless, and wanted to be well known. He accomplished this, but according to Procopius not in a noble…

it is estimated that that one-third of older adults suffer from fall each year (State of Hawaii, 2013). According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015), between half and three quarters of nursing home residents fell each year. Falls can be prevented by determining and addressing fall risk factors. Kamehameha Nursing Home is dedicated to provide best quality of care to its residents and their families. One way to provide best quality of care is to avoid fall incidents in the…

Prenatal Development The day I found out that I was pregnant was a day of unmatchable joy for both my husband and I. Our joy was continued throughout the pregnancy until the doctor had offered us possible test to see if the baby had any problems. I didn’t want to know until the baby was born, but my husband insisted. The doctor conducted a maternal blood screening, as well as a noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (Santrock 2014, pg. 52). The tests came back positive for Down syndrome. At that point…

Sometimes I wonder where and how did Christianity originate and how did it become a universal religion rather than a local religion. Well, it all started in the Roman Empire, during this time period there was a lot of despair and there was a huge gap between the rich and the poor. The Roman Empire was also split into two parts, the Eastern part and the Western part. At first the Roman Empire tolerated all religions as long as they paid their taxes, respected their Roman gods, respected their…

In AD 64, a large fire spread through Rome and nearly destroyed it, crippling its economy and forcing many citizens to flee. Nero, who is often accused of “fiddling while Rome burned,” irresponsibly stood by as much of Rome was consumed. Now in a difficult position, he blamed Christian arsonists. This led to a large, state-sanctioned killing of Christians that continued, on-and-off depending on various historical events and periods of peace, to AD 313, when Constantine ended it with the Edict…