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    There are many significant elements in film that one may overlook. Funnel: Released in 2009, the the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Hamlet, staring David Tennant, is film stays true to the plot, all while having a modernistic twist. In an uncommon way to view the film, a stylistic choice was made to illustrate madness and create a viewpoint for the film, all by implementing cameras into the film. Whether security cameras or personal ones, director Gregory Doran finds creative ways in…

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    In “Hatshepsut: His Majesty, Herself”, by Catherine Andronik, she informs the reader about Hatshepsut and her role as an effective female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt. One supporting detail of how Hatshepsut was an effective ruler is that she was a regent. In paragraph eight, it states,”Until Tuthmosis lll was mature enough to be crowned pharaoh, what Egypt needed was a regent, an adult who could take control of the country.” This quote explains what Egypt needed and how Hatshepsut was a regent so…

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    In the play “Richard the Third”, Richard, the Duke of Gloucester is clearly identified as malicious as he rises to power to king through corruption. One of the members of the Lancaster royal family, Richmond, on the other hand fights for justice in England. Richard and Richmond’s speeches addressed to their respective troops before the battle illustrates distinctive qualities of their personality. Through their diction, the characters true colors as well as their motives are revealed as.…

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    604-561 BCE. The striding lion with an open mouth was lined the Processional Way to the Temple of Marduk from Ishtar Gate at Babylon. The size is 41 3/4 in. by 91 5/16 in. Glazed bricks. The striding lion is a symbol of Ishtar, the goddess of Love and War. All 120 lions were protecters of Babylon and at the same time were leading the way from Ishtar Gate to the Marduk Temple. Neo-Babylonian used animals as symbols of gods. In this paper, I will try to expand this idea. Royal hunting lions…

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    Hamlet the Play versus Hamlet the Movie The movie Hamlet and the play have many noticeable differences. The Hamlet starring Mel Gibson added and cut scenes and lines from the play. The director most likely did this so that viewers could understand Hamlet better. Overall, the movie kept main themes and the plot however multiple noticeable changes were made. The differences start immediately, the play begins with Horatio and the guards waiting outside of the castle for the ghost to arrive.…

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    Secondly, personal turmoil may also have played a pivotal role in bringing about the pact between Hattusili and Ramesses. Each king faced grueling opposition, Hattusili, in particular, became aware of the dangers he would face due to his ascent in power. Hattusili rose to power by ousting his own nephew (who fled to Egypt) from inheriting the throne. For this reason, Hattusili may have been constantly fearful of a coup and attempted to negotiate the extradition of fugitives as a clause in…

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    Egypt following her husband Thutmosis II’s death when “she took action to assume the role of pharaoh because she believed she had a stronger claim to the throne” than the pharaoh’s male heir. After her death she was replaced by the male heir Thutmosis III. Unfortunately not many of the statues or painting of Hatshepsut survived because they were “dragged down and smashed and her image and titles defaced.” As discovered later on by Egyptologists the time in which she ruled was a time of…

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    happened during the final stages of World War II, “The most recent war to end all wars.” It included the vast majority of nations, including the great powers, forming two great alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most immense war in history. In war effort, many countries threw their economy and people into this war. Everyone had their part in this war. Since so many people, civilians and military, were involved, many people died. Thus, making World War II the deadliest conflict in…

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    contract leukemia. However, many people remained unaware of the full effects of the radioactivity because of the Press Code information ban so many people continued their lives as normally as they could (Mapping the Modern Mind: Readings for World Cultures III 139). Among them was Watanabe’s own brother who contracted infiltration of the lungs and then leukemia a couple of years after the explosion but kept working for many years afterward without treatment. It wasn’t until 1961, over sixteen…

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    across the United States and world. We saw Don Corleone control government officials, movie stars, and others like puppets. The Italian Mafia was running New York which begged the questions, have they always controlled the government? What other decisions have they affected and what about the original mafia in Italy? This paper asks, did the mafia (from its ties to politicians, money, and systems in place) affect the way that Italy’s republic was created post World War II? Although the Italian…

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