The Mighty

the “all mighty and powerful Zeus”, Pan-Hellenic games were and still are held every four years in his honor called the Olympic Games. The first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 BC. Aiming to show the physical qualities of men, the games evolved from having one event (the original stadion footrace) to holding 18 events. The victors were crowned with olive leaves along with an olive branch cut from a sacred grove, but most importantly…

Things Fall Apart, written by Chinua Achebe and published originally in 1958, follows the life of Okonkwo, a member of the Nigerian Igbo culture, as European colonists arrive to Africa. Throughout the novel, Okonkwo and his family struggle through their day to day life, only made worse by the integration of European society in the village. Instead of offering the readers the more familiar, if not overtold, perspective of Europeans colonizing Africa, Achebe introduces a completely foreign…

The line “he figured he was mighty high and fine,” illustrates John’s disapproval and competition against new technology and the steam drill, while also depicting that John had the determination and persistence to do his best to beat the steam drill - which he, in fact, achieved at…

In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, titular character, Julius Caesar, engages in a one-on-one conversation with first his wife, but then later his friend over if he should head to the Senate that day. His wife, Calphurina, fears for his life were he to leave, due to a horrid dream that she had, while Decius, his friend who is part of the plot to assassinate Caesar, desires him to go. Both Calphurnia and Decius use various rhetorical devices to back up their arguments in an attempt…

MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR USMAN WROTES: For some reason I feel the need to write. I'm sorry, as I'm sure we're all getting along nicely with our lives and probably don't want to be disturbed but I have this nagging thought in my mind which remained indelible and I can’t get rid of it that I need to write this piece. With all my strenuous tweets, ‘whatssapping’ and ‘facebooking’ to drum-up support for elrufai during the campaigning period, I know to a full extent that elrufai's modus operandi is quite…

Gaius Julius Caesar, the boy who was born into a family far from wealth but grew into a man, a soldier, and one who changed the visage and notoriety of Rome for all years to come, even without his mighty presence. Although it seems as though Caesar will be highly spoken of even after his death, Plutarch the Greek biographer and historian, states that Caesar’s “unlimited ambition” and hunger for power was the element of his downfall. Centuries later, Caesar’s motives and reputation are debated in…

is denial any link to the colossus. The speaker continues to disclaim any relation with the colossus by stating "With conquering limbs astride from land to land; / Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand / a mighty woman with a torch". This informs the reader that the mighty woman has no desire to conquer; she is to be known for her flaming torch, not for her limbs. "Imprisoned lightening", represents power and “her name Mother of Exiles”,…

Christians who were scattered went and preached the Good News wherever they went. They were fleeing from being persecuted because they of their belief in Jesus and still they preached. I love the way God will take what men intend for evil and use it in mighty ways. Here these men were trying to stop this belief…

book writer, Chris Van Allsburg, circa 1985. This rather serene and classical Christmas tale tailgates the abridged story of a young boy (whose name remains unidentified) who is awakened in the middle of the night on Christmas Eve by the sound of a mighty passenger train entitled “The Polar Express”, which ultimately journeys to the North Pole every year on Christmas Eve. Throughout the story, the young boy relentlessly ponders…

the Catholics believes of the writer. Hence, when the pilgrim sees this shades as the writer sees them, he feels more admiration and reverence for his feeling for those in limbo are of respect. Quote “And right before us on the lustrous green the mighty shades were pointed out to me (my heart felt glory when I looked at them). There was Elektra standing with the group, among whom I saw Hector and Aeneas, and Caesar, Falcon-eyed, and fully armed.” (ALIGHIERI)(Canto IV, Lines 119-123) Here the…