Throne

Art critic, John Berger, says, “Reproduction isolates a detail of a painting from the whole”(Berger 154). This seems like a very candid and closed minded view of what reproduction is. This simply gives an example of what reproductions can look like and not what reproduction really is. What does he think about reproduction that puts a more modern perspective on an old piece of art? Well, that is exactly what Rodrigo Lara Zendejas does with her piece, Crowd Gate. In 1917 Auguste Rodin created the…

in the civil war, which began in Nepal in 1996 (Madsen). This was not liked by India and U.S. as they could not take control of the region. So, the only option they saw was to completely wipe out Birendra’s family and help Gyanendra take over the throne. They wanted Gyanendra to take control because he had good business ties with India and U.S. and would open outside intervention into the insurgency, which would indirectly help them take control of the country.…

In the play Hamlet, William Shakespeare creates three parallel sets of fathers and sons, which include King Hamlet and Hamlet, old King Fortinbras and young Fortinbras, and Polonius and Laertes. Hamlet is the crown prince of Denmark who comes back from the university in Wittenberg, Germany, to find out that his father is dead, his mother being married to the king's brother, Claudius, and Claudius being the newly crowned King. Polonius is the Lord Chamberlain of Claudius’s court. He is the father…

The funeral figures of the Cameroon Grasslands, the Fang and the Kota are similar in usage, but take different forms. This is because of the placement of the communities. It is also because of the constant moving of the Fang and Kota communities, due to enemies pushing them out of the area. During the Cry-Die ceremony, which is Creole for funeral, people of the Cameroon Grasslands mourn the passing of a loved one. Elaborately beaded, cotton, crocheted hats worn by chiefs are worn. Other people…

The evil King, who was rumored to have set up the assassination of his mother, father, and brother. The King ruled with power over his poverty stricken and plague ridden kingdom. There was mass amounts of peasants who lived off of bread scraps and leaves. Those who lived, lived in huts made out of the trash that was thrown onto the streets. He believed in no other God but himself. He would torture, burn, and kill the people who opposed him, there was also large grey-brownish from the smoke of…

Throughout human civilization, few people have shaped the history of their country so much as Robert the Bruce of Scotland. From the time he became an adult until his death, he fought - both diplomatically and militarily - to maintain the independence of the Scottish people. As he himself famously said, “we fight not for glory, nor for wealth, nor honour but only and alone for freedom which no good man surrenders but with his life” (Innes, 2). Over the course of his nearly fifty-five years,…

A look back at the Viking Heroes (Short Biographies of Viking heroes). This section is dedicated to the great Viking warriors, Monarchs and Norsemen who have inspired the sagas and played important roles in European History in general and Norse societies in particular. Throughout this section, you will have a clear image of what the Norse mentality must have been like during the Viking Age. It also gives you a clear indication of what it must have been when they settled in in places like Iceland…

In Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula, very few people knew that the story’s main character was based on Vlad III. Despite being different people, they both lived in the same region. Vlad III was born in Sighisoara, a Transylvanian city, in 1431. The house where Vlad was born in is still built and can be visited. He grew up in Tirgoviste and was raised by his mom, Princess Cneajna. She made sure that Vlad and his brothers went to Church and received communion from the monks. Vlad’s father made sure…

one the Catholic church's crusades against England. King James never got to even see Mary. Her father never wanted a daughter. Her brothers died at a very young age("Stuart, Mary" 1) Mary was only a week old when she became an heir to the Scottish throne (Schlesinger 16). Mary's mother sent her to France for school when she was five years old. Mary's mom ruled Scotland for her until Mary was old enough to rule herself. While at school she learned many languages and attended school with the…

statue of King Leonidas looks as if a warrior was getting prepared for battle. He’s standing tall and confident, and is equipped with a sharp sword and a large circular shield. The statue of Socrates looks as if a man is sitting on what looks like a throne planning his attack. The similarities of the two are very conspicuous. First off, when I examine the statue of Socrates and statue of King Leonidas, I immediately see that they are both statues. Also, they both look like very important people…