Titus

In the satire, The Wizard of the Crow, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o compels scholars to become well-educated about the use of religion under a dictatorship. Thiong’o presents a community in Aburiria who has become consumed with “Satan’s presence” and the Wizard of the Crow which signifies a distraction to focus on Satan and the sorcerer. Towards the end of the novel, the Ruler claims “Aburirians were deeply religious” (Thiong’o 750). However, Ruler is an avaricious man who misleads people and surrounds…

Climbing to Mount Everest is something only the most physically, mentally, and emotionally capable will be able to do in real life. It would require years of prior knowledge and experience to create for a successful trip. However, in the Everest simulation we were able to work as a team to reach new heights. While most of our team members did make it to the mountain, I stood back for the rest of the team, not making it to Summit, leading our team to second place. In the process, we were able to…

considers represents contemporary experiences (2013: 15, 27), can be evidenced in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Kimmy is culturally anachronistic after 15 years of isolation, Lillian struggles to resist gentrification of her lifelong neighbourhood, and Titus repeatedly tries to find work as an actor, and all three struggle to negotiate romantic relationships. The humour is derived of these contemporary tensions, recognisable to the viewer in a society of unemployable instability, fast changing…

In the futuristic, dystopian novel, Feed by M. T. Anderson, a world is depicted in which people have the internet, known as “feeds,” installed into their brain. In the book, the topic of knowledge, or lack thereof, is an important one. As people have an infinite, immediate access to information in their heads, they do not see education as a priority, and consequentially become less intelligent as the feed becomes more widely used. Within the first few pages, the reader can already see how…

The Colosseum construction began being built in the First Century in the year 72 CE. However, it did not open for business until 80 CE. It was built under the rule of three different Emperors. The Emperors were Vespasian who ruled from 69-79 CE, Titus who ruled from 79-81 CE, and Domitian who ruled from 81-96 AD. Under Domitian the Colosseum hosted a multitude of events from funeral games, gladiator fights, wild animal hunts, and public executions. It was thought that the epic poet Virgil,…

Patriarchy is the impression that males are the leaders over their households, children, and wife and females are ought to be obedient. Simone de Beauvoir, a french writer and feminist, argued that “Genesis 2 and 3 (the story of Adam and Eve in the gardens) is the fundamental myth that deems woman to be a relative rather than autonomous being”. Simone also believed that “women were advised to be critical of the means by which they had been prohibited from reaching their full, human potential;…

This is expressed in Marvin A. Titus’s article, “UNDERSTANDING COLLEGE DEGREE COMPLETION OF STUDENTS WITH LOW ECONOMIC STATUS: The Influence of the Institutional Financial Context,” in that it compares and contrasts the multiple reasons involved. Titus observes that, “The HGLM demonstrates that college degree completion is positively influenced by college academic performance, degree major certainty,campus residence, and student involvement and negatively influenced by being a member of an…

Tina Fey Took Women in Comedy to New Heights One Television producer I admire is Tina Fey. Her authenticity, her drive, and her sheer storytelling capability have helped her pave the way and make major breakthroughs for women in comedy, not just in front of the camera, but also in the realm of writing and producing. Her script ideas, improv skills, and unique vision for leadership in the comedy workplace have also influence fellow women performers in the areas of content creation and producing.…

Through the history of the Roman Empire, there had been many emperors, some known for their greatness and success, others known for their insanity and debauchery. As Augustus never established rules as to dynastic succession, the many emperors varied in personalities, backgrounds, and abilities. Some emperors were known as “good emperors” and many other known only for their madness and cruelty. I would rank Augustus, Hadrian, and Trajan as the best emperors and Caligula, Nero, and Domitian as…

the riot and feud (or rather, if the truth must be told, the war) with the Jews…” (Letter of Claudius, 287). While the Jewish people fought feverously for their cause, their movement was ultimately put down. The war officially ended when emperor Titus burnt down the Jewish Temple in A.D. 70 (Martin,…