Throne of Blood

George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones, the first novel of A Song of Ice and Fire, has been described as “a brutally modern take on human nature and a highly contemporary interest in relative morality” (Martin, 2011). This has been achieved through the author’s in-depth exploration of a variety of themes, particularly the theme of loyalty and duty, which Martin presents as dangerous and not equating to success. Martin uses the outcomes of characters, including Eddard Stark, Littlefinger and…

Cersei Lannister to the unfortunate Lord Eddard Stark – When you play the game of thrones, either you win or you die. There is no middle ground – in many ways sums up very well the scope of the subterfuge, betrayal and outright courage that is the monumental that is the fantasy world not that far removed from our own, in many ways, in which power struggles are ongoing and bloody. George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series is admittedly, at heart, a fantasy novel set in a world where knights,…

Arguments continue today about whether George R.R Martin was correct when he said "Different roads can lead to the same castle" in the Game of Thrones. In the movie, when he said this quote, there was invading armies that were on the outskirts of the city wall and Martin was spreading the army to different roads that lead to the same castle. However, this has raised lots of controversy about wherher or not Marin's quote is applicable in real life as well. Martin's quote can be germane in real…

unlikely. Another knock to his door but this time, a welcomed interruption since it was Ject who had planned to send for shortly and whatever reason Ject had for his visit, now superseded by his orders to summon all the members of the Order to the throne room. After several hours, most of the members, Ject informed, had nervously gathered in the…

I pulled my hand out the way, noticing how pale it had become. I could already feel the thirst for blood developing inside, and my heartbeat was all I could focus on. The steady pumping of blood around my veins, so... I sat upright before I could finish the thought. I ran my tongue along the top of my teeth, feeling the new canines already developing. The point pierced my tongue, and a drop of blood dripped out, tasting an unsettling nice. The new strength that even the little drop gave me…

Bram Stoker’s, Dracula (1897), details the myth of the legendary vampire who wreaked havoc on the lives of Mr. & Mrs. Harker as well as many others along the way. At first glance, it seems as though Dracula fills the role of any malicious occult figure that would grace the literature world at the time this was published, however, I like to believe that Dracula is not necessarily evil. He is rather an organism that is trying to fulfill its biological requirements to reproduce and continue its…

III only care about their own person gains and are disinterested in the wellbeing of others, which causes continuous cycle of power in the monarchy. The characters take bribes, do whatever they can to get power, and make enemies before they take the throne. The characters in Richard III are only loyal to themselves, which is why everything they do is for their own good. The supporters only remain loyal to the side of the fight that benefits them more. At the beginning of the play, Buckingham…

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they experience reduction in growth during their third trimester due to limitations in size of the uterus (Vagero & Leon, 1994). Research involving monozygous and dizygous twins has determined that the lighter twin was more likely to develop higher blood pressure and have increased cardiovascular disease risk (Baird, Osmond, MacGregor, Snieder, Hales, & Phillips, 2001). This information suggests that two individuals who experience the same intrauterine environment can have varying birth weights,…

Clayton Johnson was 56 years old when he was convicted in 1993 for the murder of his wife Janice Johnson, who died on February 20th, 1989. Clayton was a carpenter, high school industrial arts teacher, church volunteer, and father of two. Clayton had already been heading out to work when Janice died. That morning Janice had fallen down the stairs, hit her head and been knocked unconscious, and by the time her body was discovered and rushed to hospital it had already been too late. She had been…