The Looking Glass Wars

Modernism is an art movement that first awakened during the mid-eighteenth century and continued into the early twentieth century. The industrial revolution and the effects of world war one influenced many designer’s artwork as they took to designing with a new and unseen approach. By doing so they started to influence society with what could be classed as an abstract art form. Nevertheless, an art form that responded best to a new modern society. Charles Harrison (1997 p.6) describes the term…

they are some of the most magical places in the world. Windows wind up the walls as well, there was not a torch or lamp anywhere, the light is all natural and completely beautiful coming through the stained glass designs. In the center of the room stands Daichi and Anika along with Shun, looking…

Saron Hunegnaw Washington National Cathedral Sunday morning, 1945, a foggy morning service was begining at The Washington National Cathedral. This is significant because the deceased corpses of World War Two soldiers are returning home for a proper burial. As a consequence widows, heart-broken mothers, and fatherless children line up to enter The National House of Prayer. Nevertheless Nationalism Grips Europe, and sorrow spreads across the United…

The French settlers arrived in Louisiana in the 1800s with their dog beauceron. They told of strange looking dogs with haunting glass eyes that were used by the Indians to hunt game in the swamp. It is thought the Beauceron and Red Wolf/war dog were interbred to produce the Catahoula. One theory as to the origins of the breed states that the Catahoula is thought to have descended from "war dogs" (Mastiffs and Greyhounds) brought to Louisiana by Hernando de Soto in the 16th century. Dogs left…

This action immediately kills Snow White. The dwarfs return home to find Snow White’s lifeless body, and they decide to put her body to rest in a glass coffin on the mountain. A prince from another country stumbles upon Snow White’s resting place and instantly falls in love with her. He bargains with the dwarfs for the ownership of Snow White’s resting place and has servants carry her to the palace…

Savannah Dye Short Paper #1 October 5, 2016 The Vietnam War Through the Looking Glass Although the Vietnam War technically began in 1954, its escalation in the early 1960’s sparked U.S. involvement (History.com Staff). The Cold War set the stage for the Vietnam War because the United States entered not only in hopes of liberating the South Vietnamese from the North, but to also contain the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. On one side of the conflict, you have South Vietnam and the United…

analyses how childhood innocence and the lack of responsibility can be irresistible. For some, transitioning from the simplicity of youth to the daunting reality of adulthood can be a demanding task. Holden Caufield in The Catcher in the Rye and Seymour Glass in “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” are two such people. As he lives out his secluded lifestyle in New Hampshire, JD Salinger studies the challenges that people take on as their innocence starts to fade. Salinger proves that every individual…

because looking at him would remind him of the evil mistake he made during the kite festival. They find out the secret that Baba is Hanson birth father. Both boys could feel a bond between each other, and even though Hansen is still mad at Amir for letting that boy raped him, he won’t harm Amir. For example, When the two…

Fall Professor Martin AMH2020 A Little Death (The Neighbourhood): The Nez Perce War A time for war is not an enjoyable time for any. In June of 1877, a war started with the idea that a group of Native Americans must be relocated do to religious beliefs, or more accurately, non-beliefs. The Nez Perce War was one of the determining factors when it came to the relationship between the two races: white and Indian. A war that lasted quite a short amount of time, and almost did not result in many…

The Nez Percé were one of the most numerous and powerful Native American tribes originating from the Columbia River Plateau region, or modern-day Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Montana. This region consisted of warm summers and cold, snowy winters. The Nez Percé lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle, moving with the food supply, fishing, hunting, or gathering wild plants for food. Fish, specifically salmon, was a staple. They practiced traditional religion based on Animism, which integrated their…