Unbreakable

Beowulf fights numerous creatures of fantasy and each battle revolves around different motives and reasoning. His first battle is what starts it all. His battle versus Grendel, an evil demon who has been tormenting Hrothgar and his village for many years. His next most notable battle is against Grendel’s mother, a nasty demon who attacks the Geats after she catches word of her son’s death. Finally his third and last battle against the toughest creature he meets, a dragon, who pillages a town…

It is salutary to forget about the past, but always remember the lessons learned from it. After being taken seven years ago, Joy and her five-year-old son, live in a claustrophobic soundproof shed in their capturers’ back yard. Being raped every night for years with no one else aware, Joy needs her son’s help for them to make it into the world. Stuck in the shed with nothing but a skylight to look out of, a television with fuzzy reception, and being extensively bored, Joy tries every escape plan…

Ivory trafficking is an immense problem that is threatening the lives of the diminishing African elephant population. In an attempt to raise awareness of the crisis, the documentary was filmed undercover for sixteen months in the heart of the problem. Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani’s documentary “The Ivory Game” expresses the concern of elephants possibly becoming extinct due to poaching for their ivory tusks. The film delves into well-known poachers and their hotspots in an attempt to arrest…

They had a covenant which meant that they had a strong bond that was to be unbreakable and contained high standards of faith. Even though God does speak to Moses in the movie when Moses parts the Red Sea, in Exodus God also speaks to Moses when telling him to “…stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon…

The Revolution of 1800 In 1800, the nation was faced with the decision between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams once again. The presidential election of 1800 was an intricate process that tested the ability for whether or not national leadership could peacefully pass from one political party to the other. President Adams had led the Federalist Party to a secured triumph in the past election. However, the election of 1800 steered in the rule of the Democratic-Republican Party, while leading to…

Hephaestus/Vulcan Hephaestus is the god of fire, the only ugly and lame god among the beautiful immortal gods. Although it is said he was originally shunned for his appearance, he was later revered by the mortals, for he was the patron of metal-working, one of the most important jobs. However, when he was born, it is said his mother tried to get rid of him, ashamed of his physical deformities. He is very calm and peaceful, and spends most of his time working in his workshop. In some stories,…

The houses do not burn, but the books do. The book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, is about a futuristic world where firemen no longer put fires out; they start them. The book is filled to the brim with figurative language, and is an interesting book. The main character, Guy, has to face the consequences of his choices or learn how to run fast. Ray Bradbury owns many awards; the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award and the Retro Hugo Award for Best Authors, are two awards that Fahrenheit 451 is known…

Technological During World War II: Was the Enigma Machine the Start of the Computer Age? It is true that the loss of life sorely exceeds the individual developments and inventions in technology; but as a whole, technology exceeded most expectations that occurred during the infancy of these advancements. Most of the technology created was meant to hurt one population or another, but it has impacted all of our lives in a positive way since. Possibly the worst time in the history of the world, we…

Elie Wiesel’s memoir, Night, recounts the horrors of his time spent in concentration camps during the Jewish Holocaust. The emotionally raw, firsthand account of the horrors millions of Jews faced during the Holocaust gives a devastating point of view on how these experiences scar survivors, like Elie Wiesel, forever. Pushed to breaking points, both mental and physical, victims undergo shifts in personality and morals. Night examines the limits of human self awareness and the extents of which…

At first glance, the poem Anorexic written by Eavan Boland, may seem to be just a piece of literary work but with further exploration you can begin to understand the author's genuine message. Through her use of barbarous language, Boland exposes how tough it can be to be a confident and independant women through society's standards. The speaker feels vulnerable and uncomfortable with the world around her resulting in a state of destruction to the source of her problems. The poem starts with a…