Year Three

The article that I want to discuss today is the slave case that was published on January 29th, 2016 on The Daily Telegraph where a 75 year old communist cult leader, Aravindan Balakrishnan is sentenced to 23 years in prison for physically and mentally abusing his followers, one of which is his own daughter, for the last three decades. Over the past 30 years, Balakrishnan has been the leader of an underground communist group in Brixton, London. After being expelled of the Communist Group of…

On a crisp morning in mid-May, I had made a resolve to a dominant my first game after a whole year. Waking up that morning, my past failures flashed in front of my eyes, losing a championship in my last game. Yet I was a new man. For one whole year, I was itching for the opportunity to prove myself, and my heart pounded with adrenaline. My determination to succeed only grew knowing that I’d be playing alongside a lot of…

Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis is a fantasy book chronicling the four siblings Edmund, Lucy, Peter, and Susan’s travels to Narnia. In Prince Caspian, the siblings travel back to the magical land Narnia. Since they were last back in Narnia, hundreds of years have passed. In this book in the series The Chronicles of Narnia, the siblings help Prince Caspian regain his rightful throne. The four siblings and Prince Caspian struggle with an external conflict of person vs. person against the evil King…

like the koledy, dudy and tamburash, sung at Christmas, New Year, and Eastern. Czech Americans celebrate Christmas on December 24 with a ceremonial dinner. Domestic culture revolves around the family and this takes precedence over social life. Roles are clearly defined, men as the breadwinner and practical tasks, while women are expected to prioritize childcare over work. There is a state generous maternity benefits of up to four years of maternity leave. They tend to be reserved and appear…

and I can’t compete with that! I haven 't had a decent meal in weeks and I think I’m beginning to lose weight. A skinny wolf isn’t intimidating at all.” “Well I’ll not only make you bigger and stronger, but I’ll put the huntsman in a deep sleep for three days. That should give you enough time to eat the granny and the girl plus, get away before the huntsman wakes up.” “And what do you want in return?” the wolf asks suspiciously. “It’s a very small price really. All I need is one of your teeth.…

introduction letter to Monsieur de Treville, head of the King's Musketeers, the elite group of soldiers who make up the King and Queen's personal bodyguard. Disheartened but still in high spirits he heads to Paris to continue his journey, there he meets the three musketeers. The musketeers names are Athos, Aramis and Porthos, strong loyalists who defend the honor of the King and Queen at any costs (something that is obvious throughout the course of the book) (Wordsworth, 1993). France at this…

went to the door, cracked it, and watched her grow small down the long, sterile hallway, until the corner took her. Soon after she had left, my doctors, Dr. King and two others whose names elude me, came into the examining room. I dubbed them, The Three Amigos. Dr. King, the only female in the group, was the leader. She was a Floridian and in the dead of winter,…

Macbeth was written by William Shakespeare in the year 1606. The main character, Macbeth, starts out as an ambitious, but loyal Thane to the king. After he receives his prophecy from the Three Weird Sisters, his ambitions grow. He comes home to tell his wife, Lady Macbeth, and she encourages him to do anything to gain the crown. After he murders the King, he is overcome with guilt and paranoia. As he kills more people, he begins to go insane. The character of Macbeth changes drastically…

secrets. Macbeth is a beautifully written play that will definitely have you on the edge of your seat. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth had just come back from a battle where he is named a hero, and later receives a prophecy by three witches who approach him and say that he will be the king, the thane of Cawdor, and the thane of Glamis. Shakespeare actually uses a very unique style and specific diction when writing, while also using very poetic words. Not to mention that…

It was said that the boy actor playing Lady Macbeth fell ill and died back stage on opening night. In 1934, four actors played Macbeth in a single week due to accidents. In 1937, Macbeth had to be postponed for three days after a change in directors and because of the death of Lilian Boylis who was playing Lady Macbeth. In 1954, the portrait of Lilian Boylis also crashed down on the bar on opening night. Finally the play itself was believed to be involved with…