Triumph of the Will

I am writing to applaud you regarding your article “Words Triumph Over Images”. So many people today go straight to the tv to get their news and current events. We live in a world where we believe everything we see on tv, even though the stories are often not true and provide a shock factor. Tv can be much more entertaining than reading it in the newspaper or hearing it on the radio, however many tv stations and journalists just want people to watch so they will say things that get the attention…

Anne Sexton uses the tale of Daedalus and Icarus to help symbolize and reiterate her ideas in her poem “To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Triumph”. The main ideas that Sexton had were risk, warnings, and being overconfident. In the original story of Daedalus and Icarus the father and son duo are trapped in an extremely tall tower where they are to stay until their respective deaths. The father and son develop wings that allow them to fly/glide and set out to use this invention to escape their…

Emma Drewniak 10/10/17 Political Triumph over Filicide: Brutus, One of Rome’s Greatest Hero vs One of Rome’s Greatest Disgrace One of the most unthinkable crimes in our society today is killing your own children; in Ancient Rome, this ferocious act done, in the name of the state, was considered a heroic deed. Such a valiant feat was done by Lucius Junius Brutus, descendant of the royal family of King Tarquinius Superbus. As a scion of a regal bloodline, many thought that he overthrew the…

trends in history. Both Der Blaue Engel and Triumph des Willens, two of the most famous films in German history, were produced during turbulent periods in the 20th century. Evidently, themes and trends within both movies are connected to period of German history in which they were produced. Der Blaue Engel by Joseph von Sternberg is a feature film that represents the Weimar Republic’s democratic society and newfound freedoms for women. Conversely, Triumph des Willens by Lina Riefenstahl is a…

In “All About Eve” Margo ultimately triumphs over Eve. To what extent do you agree? Joseph Mankiewicz’s melodrama “All about eve”, in the context of the 1950’s provides the audience with an insight into the pretentious and ruthless world of the theatre. Margo Channing and her newly appointed “junior” competitor Eve are viewed as too ambitious by the 1950’s audience, who encouraged women to be stereotypical wives rather than independent career women. Both actresses attempt to find happiness and…

When a person is blinded by his own selfishness, he breaks away from the understood standard of decent morality to prepare to fight in war for what he wants. Consequently, those battling against the good receive the label of evil. Therefore, the triumph of good over evil is an important universal theme to analyze in order to help…

not until 1964, almost 100 years later, that they finally gained complete freedom. They could finally go anywhere they wanted without the fear that they would be kicked out. Prime examples of this survival and triumph that African Americans had…

The reverse of the birth tray, The Triumph of Chasity, is painted with the arms of the wealthy Florentine Samminiato and Gianfigliazzi families. It commemorates a marriage that took place in 1537, long after the date of its manufacture; presumably it was originally made for a member of one of these families, whose original arms may have been overpainted in 1537 when the birth tray, by now a precious heirloom, was reworked…

Boxing… The misunderstood art! What do you mean? No sport where you beat the opposition up until one gives in can be considered an art!this is a generalization made by many who have not even seen a full boxing match. Boxing is the only way of life to those who are fans and participants in the sport. Just imagine that feeling of months and months of running, lifting weights, taking blow and blow, one punch at a time one step at a time for it all to come down to one night of 12 rounds in front of…

verb form of the word, “trump” means: “to beat, to do better than, to be more important than” (essentially to triumph; The phrase, “triumphant Trump” is already being played on the media). One just needs to stare at the word triumph to see the name—Trump. Later we will learn that the Antichrist is one who comes as not only one who triumphs but as a fake (trumped-up) savior. The word — triumphs — is trump plus the letters, “I-H-S”, which stand for Iesus Hominum Salvator (Jesus, Savior of men).…