Vandals

Monday was a toilet paper disaster, Tuesday was the icky sticky egg scramble, and Wednesday was the day when our precious mascot was smuggled off campus. That was not the end, some reckless vandal decided to give the grass a fresh bald haircut on Thursday. The big game on Friday was cancelled due to the disappearance of grass, and the newly remodeled gym was covered in a fog that smelled like a spray paint. Westboro High was not just any school, but it was a respected and highly selective…

line of emperors there was bribery and assassinations trying to gain political power. This along with wars and expansion lead to the western empires fall. The tribes that were involved with the fall of the Roman empire are the Goths, Visigoths and Vandals. There were others such as: Frank, Angles, Alamanni, and Saxons. These tribes basically wrecked havoc everywhere because they were against the Roman empire, they are rebels to put in simple terms. They would raid towns and create many uproars…

Can graffiti ever be considered art or vandalism? The origins of graffiti go back to the beginnings of human. Graffiti is the plural form of the Italian word graffito according to (Oxford Advanced English Learner) definition. Graffiti signifies drawings, markings, patterns, scribbles, or messages that are painted, written, or carved on a wall or surface. Graffito also signifies "to scratch" in reference to different wall writings ranging from "cave paintings", bathroom scribbles, or any message…

Throughout the history of the Roman Empire, government and religion were always closely tied together. Government led the empire while religion unified the people. When Christianity began to grow and spread, Emperor Constantine I legalized it and later, Emperor Theodosius I issued an edict making it the only religion of the Empire. When the pagans, or people who didn’t believe in the Christian God acted out, Theodosius went into action and eradicated the pagan gods and practices. Despite having…

supposedly written some time between 700 and 1000 AD which was after the majority of the Germanic people had been converted into Christians. Many groups of the Germanic people were spread around Europe so the times that they converted very. The Vandals seem to have been converted when in Spain in 409–429, the Burgundians when in eastern Gaul in 412–436, and the Ostrogoths in Pannonia about 456–472. The last Germanic people on the European continent to be converted to Christianity were the Old…

natural disasters, and even climate change. External causes: The most straightforward educated guess for external causes of the collapse pins the fall on a string of military losses against outside forces. Another blow came in the fifth century, when Vandals claimed North Africa and began disrupting the empire’s trade in the Mediterranean as pirates. The Gupta empire fell because of both internal and external cause both like the Han Empire and the Roman Empire. Internal causes: The emperors lost…

“On all sides. we see war, on all sides, we hear groans, our cities are destroyed, our strongholds razed, the countryside desolate. Their is no one to till the fields; no one almost to keep the towns.. some are left limbless, some slain.” The quote stated by Pope Gregory II speaks of the brutal and destructive ways of barbarian tribe, The Lombards. The Lombards originated in the Lower Elbe Valley in modern day Dresden, Germany. Although from Germany, records state the Lombards origin is in…

Due to recent political shifts in power, questions regarding the protection of the American flag from desecration have resurfaced. In its nearly 250-year existence, the American flag has been altered and redone several times, but the symbolism behind the flag has remained constant. The flag represents everything that makes this country great from the resounding cry of the people to the hard fight for freedom, but most importantly the inalienable freedom of man. To truly protect the flag and its…

Graffiti, an artform, or just plain vandalism? By definition vandalism is action involving deliberate destruction or damage to public or private property. This means that any graffiti put on property without permission in vandalism, regardless of whether or not it is art. The Mayor of Seattle has invited the public to provide their input on the debate before the official statement is written. My opinion on the topic is that graffiti is vandalism because people put it on property that doesn't…

If you are a business owner who also is in charge of a garage, you know how important the safety of those who park there is. That is why a reliable system of commercial garage lighting is vital. Not only do you have liability issues in case of injury or damage in the garage with which to concern yourself, but there is also the human element of just not wanting violence to come upon other people or their property. It is likely that you, too, will park your car in the garage, so your commercial…