The Invaders

Throughout literature, symbolism exists as a pivotal tool in revealing the motifs and themes of a writer's piece. A simple outlining of events shallows the intent of a literary work because it provides no familiar connections to the readers mind. An audience connects more to a piece through symbolism, revealing the intentions of the work. In drama, symbolism centers the structure of a plot. It moves the piece to different dimensions of worldy analysis and brings the audience into the realm of…

As home security technology advances, the methods that criminals have started using have become increasingly creative. Kim Fleming Cernigllaro, a mom from Texas, had a close encounter with one of these burglars. After being home alone, she heard this loud and urgent banging on her door. It sounded similar to someone who might be in distress, but as much as she wanted to help, Kim had a rule that she never opens the door for people she does not know. In this, however, she was lucky that she…

Colonialism, its mere definition to paraphrase states to occupy a new territory with the country of origin’s population called settlers then exhort its natural resources for the mother country. The complexity of American colonialization stems from the premise to seek freedom. This freedom came in many forms such as social mobility, political freedom, religious freedom, and wealth. Unfortunately, their freedom came at a very high cost to the indigenous people, the people of Africa and their…

liberties had been left out; Warren felt betrayed by Adams’ beliefs in politics. Thus, the two exchanged fiery letters, accusing the other. No matter, Warren stood firmly in Adams’ boiling anger. She knew that men were better when it came to fighting invaders and giving public speeches on…

would have created an emperor who could have controlled and inspired armies to be more than murderers. Good leadership would have discussed foreign policies that would have prevented invasions, or at least better-trained armies that could fight the invaders. A good leader would not have allowed the creation of a new religion to cause a political schism in his or her country. A land where gruesome bloodshed and the dehumanization of people is not caused by the people itself but by the leadership…

Feminist View: This story is drowning in imperialism as Marlow describe his “adventure” in Africa and the Company’s treatment of the country and the natives as the lust for both money and power (by any means necessary) has taken control of the invaders. Imperialism is largely a masculine enterprise. Women only further the men's agenda, particularly in the story: 1. Marlow's aunt uses her wealth and connections to land Marlow a job with the Company that sends him to the Congo. 2. Women ushered…

The Babylonian Empire is a very economic and cultural empire, and is located by the Tigris-Euphrates River(McShane). The Babylonian Empire uses writing systems to keep records, which is how historians learn about Babylon(Nardo 37). Babylon was first apart of the Tigris-Euphrates plains until the Babylonians replaced Sumerians and became the largest city in Mesopotamia(Nardo 33). Babylon and other empires have been profoundly impacted by different rulers and time periods such as Hammurabi,…

Gene therapy has been studied as a potential treatment for genetic disease since the 1980s. The goal of gene therapy is to help correct genetic disease by providing a functioning copy of the gene to make up for the genetic defect. In the laboratory a functioning copy of the gene is packaged into a lentiviral vector, this is a modified virus that acts as a transport vehicle for the functioning gene. The lentiviral vector delivers the functioning copy of the gene into stem cells taken from the…

The Fall of Rome: An Inevitable Time Bomb? Rome was a strong empire for centuries, Rome was powerful, and it also dominated the Western world during its glory days. It should have been impossible for an empire as powerful as Rome to meet its end, but with the changes and struggles that took place within the empire, Rome became weak. Although many historians believe that the invasion of the Barbarian tribes was the cause of the fall of the Roman Empire, there were many economic issues that also…

It lasted from September 1793 until the fall of Robespierre in 1794. Its purpose was to purge France of enemies of the Revolution and protect the country from foreign invaders. From January 1793-July 1794, France was governed by the Committee of Public Safety. The first victim was Marie Antoinette. She had been imprisoned with her children after she was separated from King Louis. The guillotine, the new instrument of…