Triumph of the Will

The monster and Beowulf fight and ends with Beowulf victorious due to him ripping off Grendel’s arm. However, during the celebration of Beowulf’s victory, Grendel’s mother seeks revenge. The mother-monster attacks and claims the life of some of Hrothgar’s men. So Beowulf immediately sets forth on another quest to avenge the fallen warriors, without thinking twice about his capabilities of beating a more advanced monster. Beowulf eventually finds the mother in her underwater cave. However, this…

"Love and Hate in Jamestown" is a sparkling classic written by David A. Price in 2003. The main Characters are John Smith and a native Amerindian Princess. It explores the love between this two characters and how they supported each other during difficult moments. However, the book has more than that. It has lot to offer to historians and all American citizens as it preaches about how the first seeds of present day America got planted. In 1606, a group of determined Englishmen sailed to North…

An athlete's goal is to either to maintain their physical fitness, that they have earned through various exercises, or they hope that their name is remembered. However, in some cases skill hardly matters to be remembered as an athlete. Rather, the death of a youthful athlete has a more memorable plaque on their tombstone than an older athlete’s. In A. E. Housman’s poem To an Athlete Dying Young, Housman explores this idea of how the death of a young athlete makes them more memorable than dying…

birds. They can be together forever! However, they need to triumph from three challenges: the challenge of silence, the challenge of fire, and the challenge of water before they can rejoice forever. If they success, they will rejoice and jubilee together in the heavenly realm of Sarastro, on the contrary, if they fail, death will be their fate. The pair of love birds sang faithfully, declaring their love and faith that they will triumph the challenges together. Their song really demonstrated…

Propaganda. All the films had to be approved by the new Reich Chamber of Culture this had a profound effect on Jews in the industry who were banned as they were refused accreditation. The Nazi propaganda era was reflective of Leni's major works such as 'Triumph of the Will' and 'Olympia'. Her films began to portray Nazi Germany which adds to the fact that she was a product of her time as she was filming exactly what was in her context. The arts and expressionist movement was replaced with rigid…

Two pieces that stood the test of time just by looking at these artifacts tells a story of their rich and noble history. A history of knowledge, a history of art and sophistications. These were the traditions of the Egyptian and Akkadian Empires. The first statue “The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu” is from the Egyptian empire. By looking at this statue you can see that the individuals, who were sculpted, had money as the artisanship shown on them is of a high quality of skill that could…

America in three words: tremendous, free, and accepting. The history of the United States shows the good that this nation has done for not only its own citizens but others as well. Other countries look at symbols of America such as the Statue of Liberty as rays of hope that shine into their dim, dirty lives. While there are countless opportunities in this part of the world, not all are lucky enough to live in this perfect utopia. Women everywhere, not only in the northern hemisphere, deserve the…

compared to Beowulf’s fight against Grendel’s mom. Beowulf’s ultimate death at the hands of the dragon is analogous with Muggsy’s eventual fall from grace shortly after releasing his autobiography. Beowulf and Muggsy Bogues begin their eventual triumphs over evil in similar ways; while Beowulf wastes no time defeating the evil demon Grendel, Bogues…

105 years ago President Theodore Roosevelt spoke at the Sorbonne in the Grand Amphitheater at the University of Paris (Leadership Now - Leading Blog), the most studied center of learning in the country of Europe. Here he emphasized his belief that success rests on the quality of work and character a person is willing to apply to a problem or situation. What I would consider to be the most well-known component of this speech, expresses the standard by which Roosevelt judged himself and others.…

Through a series of carefully constructed shots Leni Riefenstahl creates the most effective government propaganda piece to date, effectively taking part in the genocide of thousands. Triumph of the Will offers a completely twisted version of the true Nazi party, portraying a half truth to the audience, resulting in thousands more joining the hate and evil of the Nazis. While many argue the brilliance behind this documentary, the artistic aspects become insignificant when compared to the…