Sword College Essays Samples For Students

The ancient Asian culture had rich artwork and practices, which continue to amaze people from different walks of life. Currently, the Asian culture traversed continents through globalization and culture change, bringing a wave of change towards how people dress, eat and practice some of their traditions. One of the impressive things about the culture is their martial art skills, where they train individuals the art of sword fighting. The art is present in most movies originating from Japan, with major interpretations in films, TV series, and animations. Moreover, the Shaolin Temples in Japan continue to attract international tourists who ...

I had a special attachment to old things. I was so amused going through the attic and searching for memorabilia from my parents’ respective homes. There was an old phonograph, a stack of vinyl records in two sizes, and a particularly intriguing Japanese Samurai sword. I brushed off the dust and smut on the fitting and carefully took out the sword. The sword had collected rust but I surmised then that it could still be polished to perfection. The mounting, in brown leather, had intricate details. There were inscriptions in Japanese and some embossed leather lining which prevented the sword from slipping ...

Introduction

“Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart,” is a fascinating story written Chretien de Troyes that explores the themes of courtly love and knightly valor. The story tells the story of the famous Arthurian knight, Launcelot and his love affair with Guinevere. The main action of this classic tale centers on the abduction of Guinevere by the evil Meleagant and the various conquests of Launcelot as he attempts to rescue his lover. A revolving theme of the tale is the struggle that Launcelot faces in trying to balance his duties as a lover and as a knighted warrior. Throughout the tale, the two ...

Beowulf arrives at King Hrothgar’s because he has heard about their

problems with the monster Grendal. Beowulf’s epic warrior reputation precedes him

which poses a threat, literally and figuratively, to Unferth’s previously-undisputed place

in Hrothgar’s hierarchy of being sort of a bard or soothsayer (line 499). Unferth is

envious, or shall we say jealous, of Beowulf’s reputation for bravery. Beowulf has

offered to slay Grendal, something Unferth has not been able to do.

Unferth challenges Beowulf (line 506) and brings up a long-ago story in front of

everyone about Beowulf’s swimming contest with someone named Breca. For all to hear,

Unferth tries to discredit Beowulf to all who ...

Compare The Hobbit to The Natural, in terms of a main character’s journey from the start of the novel to the end. Both Roy Hobbs and Bilbo Baggins have their “heroic” moments, and both experience quite a different end to their respective journeys. Analyse the two characters in a comparison/contrast, argumentative discussion of where their respective paths diverge.

Introduction

The Hobbit and The Natural are both excellent novels in their own right, and that treat broadly similar themes. Both characters are on a life journey of sorts, Bilbo Baggins is in search of a share of the treasure while Roy Hobbs also has his ...

Eliminate the darkness enclosing my mind, give me intelligence so that I may gain

insight.
-Prayer to Manjusri Bodhisattva (qtd. in Kerby, W.R. “Prayer to Manjushri”)

Manjusri is the god of wisdom and courage. In other texts, he is the god who created the

‘nanshoku’ or ‘male homosexual love’ He is also one of the most prominent gods portrayed in
the Mahayana art and literature. He is the representation of the wisdom of prajna which is
closedly related to the Madhyamika School of Buddhism which was founded by the Indian monk
named Nagarjuna in the 2nd century. Though the origins of Manjusri is uncertain, scholars
believes that like Buddha, he came from a wealthy family from India and received an education
appropriate for his status. Manjusri ...

Introduction

The Woman Warrior, Memoir s of girlhood among ghosts has many elements including the element of the type of rite-of-passage story. When Knopf’s Vintage Books published Maxine Hong Kingston autobiographic Chinese folk tale in 1975 it was an immediate success. It went on from being a best seller to find its place in the top ten nonfiction books of that decade. The idea of America as a land of immigrants was mainly focused during the time of increased American International awareness. American women became aware of their rights and as such, they challenged the social order that incorporated all the ...

5 most painful facts of life that Hamlet has to face
Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a story that is full of grief and agony. The protagonist in the story Hamlet endures suffering due to the ill will and intentions of various characters in the story. In the light of this, this paper explains five of the most painful facts that Hamlet has to face within the plot of the story.
First of all; Hamlet suffers from the loss of his father. His father, King Hamlet, is killed by his brother Claudius who is malicious about the successes of ...

Introduction

The Watchmen is a film that is based on an American epic set in a rather alternate non-fictitious and that narrowly tends to mirror the current world especially the world of the 1980s. The chief differentiating factor just lies in the existence of some superheroes as part and parcel of the film production. A single point of diversion in the plot tentatively takes place somewhere in the early years. The existence and involvement of the superheroes in this American version is portrayed to dramatically affecting as well as altering the forthright outcome of the well-known real-world occurrences inclusive of ...

In this paper there will be the analysis, comparison and contrasting of the Samurai and the Knight. Both of them used armors but they were designed differently. The knight’s armor was known as the plate armor that was made from iron and steel plates. This was a full suit of armor that enclosed the wearer from head to toe. On the other hand, the Japanese Samurai armor was different from that of the Knight in that it was not a full suit but it was made of small overlapping metal scales that were lacquered and tied together using ...

Introduction:

The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts is a rite-of-passage story, of the type that is frequently called a bildungsroman. When Knopf’s Vintage Books published Maxine Hong Kingston’s autobiographic Chinese folk tale in 1975 it was an immediate success. It went on from being a best seller to find its place in the top ten nonfiction books of that decade. In a time of increased American International awareness, it focused on the idea of America as a land of immigrants. As American women were challenging the social order, it incorporated an awareness of women’s issues. In following the course of a ...

Section I

Among the many definitions the term (jihad) is the value of the" war against the infidels in the name of principles or beliefs, which is a sort of terrorism and news media has reached to conclusion that term jihad presents radical Islamist ideology (Ford N.p). The last third of the 20th century was marked by large-scale revival of religious trends in the area of ​​the spread of Islam. In our opinion, to a large extent the activation of the Islamic movement and ideological doctrines of Islam due to the fact that many Muslim countries are often subject to military, political, economic ...

Many people use deception to either cover up their deeds or to try to uncover the deeds of others. As one of William Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, Hamlet is a play that has many deception themes throughout its story. Three forms of deception can be seen in Hamlet that is the fear of some of the characters that they are being deceived by others, the act of deceiving others, and the outcome of the deception. In the play, many of the characters such as Claudius, Hamlet, and Polonius all used various forms of deception to either hide information from others ...

Death is one of the most fascinating and complex issues facing humanity, and each culture has their own perspective on it – its role in Japanese literature, in particular, showcases the pervasiveness and normalcy with which death is treated in Japanese culture. Death plays a significant role in Tsuruya Nanboku's Yotsuya Ghost Stories and The Straw Sandal; both plays show a world that is plagued by death, where people kill without remorse, where death haunts people in the form of spirits, and no matter what you do, you cannot escape it.
Death is something that is normal according to Nanboku; throughout ...

Explication des textes

Introduction
Explication des textes is an internal revelation of logic in a text. Explication des textes requires the involvement a comprehensive examination of objectives and purpose of an image, structure, style and other feature of art. The front piece picture was a creative work of Thomas Hobbes.
For the purpose of introduction, Thomas Hobbes was a Derbyshire philosopher, historian and scientist of the 15th century. He is well known for his well articulated master piece of 1651 called the leviathan. He opinion was that the initial role of the government was to maintain collective security. In his arguments, he suggests that ...

Introduction

Did you know that the popular shoe brand Nike was actually derived from the Greek winged goddess of victory, and Olympus, a popular camera brand, from Mount Olympus? Mythology has greatly influenced our culture and it would surprise you to how much it actually still is part of our everyday life (Pontikis, 1995).

Myths and mythological characters are also popular themes for films. Hercules, Troy, and Thor are just some of the well-known characters that have been adapted to the big screen. Their appeal and entertainment value are just two of the main reasons why mythological characters are common protagonists ...

Many Americans today tend to believe that fencing is one of the most organized competitive types of sports worldwide, which uses the bladed weapons. This popular sport has arisen in the end of the nineteenth century in Europe, mainly in Italy and France it was dominant for a long time, but now it is practiced in every part of the world. Domenico Angelo is considered to be the one who has turned fencing into athletic kind of sport and invented obligatory rules of posture and footwork which are still used in modern fencing nowadays. Each fencer requires special protective ...

Source: (Nash et al. 474)

The selected source is a Thomas Nast creation dubbed The End of Slavery? Currently, the cartoon has no copyrights after its original publication in 1867 in the Harper's Weekly newspaper. The visual primary source depicts two scenes and in both, a woman wearing a tunic sits upon a pedestal surrounded by both black and white characters, she represents American liberty. For a thorough description of the picture, there is a need to focus on the two scenes separately. On the left, there is a slave auction going on as white men stand around the raised platform, and two more ...

The Winged Protective Deity or Winged Genii is a frequent topic in Assyrian art. They are usually depicted with wings and long beards. Some even have the heads of birds. They tend to be displayed in palaces. They were originally seen as being associated with the god Enki and came from a religion that started with the Akkadian’s. The Winged Protective Spirit is seen as a purified human. On the other hand, Cupid Eros is the representation of youth and love. This paper will look at and compare the Assyrian Winged Protective Deity and Cupid Eros.
The Winged ...

Tuatha De Danann

According to legend the Tuatha De Danann were the rulers of Ireland’s fifth age. They consisted of two groups. The gods and the humans. The humans worked the land, while the gods were the artisans. When they arrived they burnt their ships to represent their determination in staying in their new land. They defeated the Fir Bolgs, who were the rulers during Ireland’s fourth age. Nuada king of the Tuatha lost his arm in the battle and had to give up his power. This is because they believed that a person could not be king unless he ...

Considering the enormous influence of the works of Machiavelli and Hobbes on the development of political philosophy, it is possible to discover certain parallels between the works of these two famous activists. Just like the famous Italian enlightener was interested in the history of Ancient Rome with a view to analyzing those military and political deeds of great people who deserve imitating, and which was depicted by Niccolò in the Prince and the Discourses on Livy, Hobbes also seemed to be interested in ancient history (Machiavelli, 1988). The philosophies of Machiavelli and Hobbes are also united by the common ...

Primary Point

In the essay Trying Out One’s New Sword, Midgley addresses a way that many people have chosen to deal with strange cultures. Midgley refers to the view as “moral isolationism” and says it involves denying that one can ever understand any other culture well enough apart from their own to make moral judgments about it. The reason many people have opted to adopt the view is because they think it is respectful. According to Midgley, that is not the case, and she firmly discourages it. In the essay, Midgley’s has this to say about moral isolationism, “People ...

The history recognizes the Vikings as one of the greatest warriors with the most advanced and developed weapons, armor and methods of war. The reputation of the Vikings states that these were one of the most brave, strong, technical and dangerous and this reputation is obviously supported by the various historic facts about their weapons and warfare, which will be described in the next paragraphs.

First it should be stated that the Vikings were the true sea masters, as their fleet has become one of the most famous through all the years and ages. Their famous wooden longships, well-known for ...

According to Hobbes, the emergence of state is preceded by the so-called natural state, a state of absolute, unrestricted freedom of people who are equal in their rights and abilities. People are equal to each other in their desire to dominate and to have the same rights. Therefore, the natural state for Hobbes is in the «state of war of all against all." The absolute freedom of the individual finds its way in the desire for anarchy, chaos, continuous struggle, in which the killing of man by another man is justified. (Gaskin, 1998) The way out of this situation is ...

This paper is going to be a continuation of the historical character essay written about James Gray, a young Caucasian male in his early thirties who lived during the latter half of the 18th century in Boston. Boston at that time was one of the freest, most populous and most productive (and therefore most profitable) British colonies in the present day United States of America.
It is also important to note that James lived at a time when Boston and the rest of the colonies were set to start a civil war that would later on lead to the abolishment of the ...

Thesis statement- The story of paradise lost is Milton's attempt to understand the storyof man's creation, his fall, and eventually his expulsion from Eden in light of his understanding of religion, heroism, and love.
In his writing, Milton seeks to conform to the writing standards set by the centuries of poetic traditions. He chose to use the epic genre used by writers such as Dante and Ariosto who were prolific writers of the Renaissance and Medieval eras. In so doing, Milton’s Paradise Lost has the various aspects that constituted the traditional epic themes of war, origin (especially ...

A young Prince is haunted by the spirit of his murdered father. The son has hardly slept or eaten since he heard the news. Stunned with grief he will not be counseled by his lover, family, friends or ministers of the military or the court. He prowls the castle nightly, a somnambulant lost in the coma of his will’s paralysis. At last the smoldering embers of revenge burst into flame and he wakes to restore justice and order to his world. His decision is swift and unequivocal: War on Denmark!
This, of course, is Prince Fortinbras whose quest ...

The name used by the character Il Capitano is long and big, and made to sound very important. The character is an arrogant, proud, and egocentric, who fakes masculinity. He hides behind fake sense of courage and manliness, but in the real sense, he is a coward. He treads the city pretending to be a captain in army.
His costume mocks the military as he wears big boots that does not fit him. He carries a sword that he only draws when terrified and overwhelmed. His military attires show that he is a coward. The character has Spanish origin because such figures ...

Prince Hamlet is the hero although he ends up dying. Hamlet’s tragedy is rooted on the odd activities that are happening in a royal compound. The King of Denmark is poisoned by Claudius who is his blood brother. The king’s death is blamed on a venomous snake bite. Claudius then assumes the throne and hastily marries Gertrude who is the widow and Hamlet’s mother. This wearies hamlet. Meanwhile, the king’s ghost appears to the castle guards in two nights and on the third night, they invite Horatio who unsuccessfully try to dialogue with the king’s ghost. ...

Beowulf starts with the history of the royal Danish family for several generations. “So. the Spear-Danes in days gone by and the kings who ruled them had courage and greatness.” But it is mostly about the life of Beowulf himself. It is more than just the history of the Danes though. It is about the right way for a warrior to live and die.

The poem starts with Shield Sheafson, who was a great king. He was a foundling, who became a great king. When he died, he was given an elaborate funeral. His son, Beow inherited the throne, followed by his son ...

Thesis Statement: In the context of literature work “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare, in-depth analysis of literature work with focus on them Corruption and its rampant impact throughout the hamlet.The paper will be centered onthe corruption themeand will evaluate how Shakespeare uses plot, characters and dialog to illustrate the Corruption theme which can cause death of several people.
I. Plot: Shakespeare very brilliantly designed the plot of the story to portray corruption and its impact in society. The story was written around 1600 and performed in the year 1602. Shakespeare took the idea of the story from the history ...

1. Discuss Bonneau's findings in What Price Justice?

In "What Price Justice(s)? Understanding Campaign Spending in State Supreme Court Elections," Chris W. Bonneau discusses campaign spending for elections to State Supreme Court, indicating the varying factors that lead to the often wildly different spending budgets for each of these candidates. Depending on the campaign, state supreme court races will often involve a lot of campaign spending, given the circumstances. Bonneau's study is conducted to determine what exactly fuels this campaign spending for these positions.

In his findings, Bonneau determines that "state supreme court campaign spending is driven by ...

Some people would say that delayed transition to adulthood is a poor decision. Individuals argue that it puts people behind, mentally, in relation to how they are supposed to function in society. However, there are other people who would say that it is a double-edged sword. The reason people would argue this, is because when an individual has a delayed transition to adulthood, they get to explore more of who they are. Moreover, the reading “The Longest Decade” expands upon this as well. What it says about delayed transition to adulthood, is that giving time for individuals to discover ...

Crisis in Denmark is an article written by William Shakespeare in the 1590s. The play is set in the kingdom of Denmark, whose King is Claudius. He killed his brother King Hamlet and was engaged to his brother’s wife Gertrude, the queen of Denmark. Gertrude had a son known as Prince Hamlet, who is eager to revenge his father’s death (King Hamlet). Back in his mind, he knows his uncle Claudius is the course of his father’s death after his father appeared to him as a ghost, also seen earlier by Bernardo, Marcellus, and Horatio Hamlets’ ...

That a man should hate oneself is a common phenomenon, which everyone experiences once in a while, because of people’s intrinsic flaws. These flaws ramify into people’s creations such that there is not one thing a man has created, which does not have to endure a measure of hatred from the rest of society. The creature in Frankenstein is no different from men’s inventions, whose hideous nature was not apparent at the time of their inception, and abhorred for what passed as evil yet not appreciated for the utility its creator envisaged. The guiding question for ...

The heroic narratives of the legend of King Arthur have somehow persevered through centuries and are still alive in contemporary times. Presently, societies are aware of the fable because of multiple depictions that range from movies to novels, all of which spin the tale in one way or another. Still, the depiction of King Arthur in such works revolves around a character that is not only victorious and strong as a leader but also passionate about his kingdom, ready to defend it from potential harm. Still, is it possible that King Arthur of Camelot and the documented adventures in ...

Gender is the most evident theme that Othello explores. Swordplay is used as the primary device, and it plays a role in depicting different perception about women. Swordplay is also apparent in Goodnight Desdemona. Ann Macdonald’s parody of Shakespeare is classic. Similarly to Shakespearean view, the use of Swordplay in Macdonald’s play objects to represent women in the modern-day society. Swordplay was originally limited to men in Shakespeare’s early play. Swordplay was used to depict men who are aggressive, dominant, bold, and violent as compared to women who are submissive and docile.
Swords are weapon that ...

Take Home Exam 2016

Question #1: All about love
In discussing the consequences of emotional underdevelopment in males with respect to society’s demands that they must show strength in being tough demonstrating no outward expression of physical or emotional pain, it is an unrealistic demand. Essentially, there is no significant biological differences between males and females to create this distorted demand. Males and females are humans with equal emotional needs. Why should a man due to gender suppress his needs and a woman allowed to cry and express hers being considered the weaker sex? More importantly, how do these emotional imbalances affect ...

Everyone has heard of the acclaimed series of novels about Harry Potter by the British writer Joanne Rowling. Many read books and watched movies. Comparison of films and books has become commonplace, both in social networks and in various forums and articles. Books and film stories about “a boy who survived” have many distinguishing features, as Joanne Rowling was finishing the story about Harry at the time when the first movie came out in the early 2000s. The peculiarity is that the film is not much different from the original book, as Rowling herself had in many ways a ...

Mosaic was a popular medium in art, and small pieces of colored glass and stones were used to create the decorative art. The small pieces wore roughly square in shape and of different colors. Thie is a long history of Mosaic art that flourished extensively in the ancient times. Mosaics are not mere decorations but are historical documents. When studying the mosaics of different religious groups, one can understand the region in the ancient world, when studying the imageries and texts. The decorative details of synagogue and church mosaics reflect the social and cultural life among Jews and Christians. ...

Each and every piece of art is being connected to some particular period of history: to its key events, to its main personalities. The appearance of the photography has made the artists’ reactions onto some particular events even more intense, as it gave them much more freedom for the creation. Nowadays, one of such key issues of the modern world is the terrorism and each artist sees this issue differently, putting his or hers own sense in it. What do pictures tell the viewer? First of all, they teach to think and to try to find some hidden elements ...

Philosophy Questions

The first similarity between scientific and moral knowledge that Bambrough notes are the essence of truth and good. In moral knowledge, the focus is on the pursuit of good, which is similar to the scientific knowledge pursuit of the truth. He also sees another similarity in that logic is present in both moral and scientific arguments. Dissenting voices are another similarity between the two, where there is an agreement on the basic facts in both cases, but dissenting people always arise.

Why Mackie believes there are no objective values

Mackie argues that there cannot be absolute universal standards when it comes to moral truth. This is because ...

Analysis of Symbiosis of Mythology and History in the Movie Troy (2004)
Precisely, Classical Ancient Literature has long been a research subject of many scientific fields. Many believe that Antiquity is the standard of human being, as many of the most famous works of art, philosophies, and world religions appeared at that time. Today, there are many different interpretations of classical mythology in the world. Most of the films, which are based on themes of mythology, have a close relationship with the ancient history. For example, a film can be shot on the basis of the myths' main ideas, ...

This paper looks at Shakespeare's use of reflections, doubles and (in particular) twins in his play Twelfth Night, or What You Will (referred to as Twelfth Night hereafter), and the way the use of this concept affects the characters and plot. In this play, Shakespeare's use of the term "glass" refers to mirrors both literally and metaphorically. Historically and in Twelfth Night, mirrors have literally reflected the outside of an object and metaphorically reflected an individual's inner mind. The idea of mirroring and twins is particularly relevant to the primary events of the play, since they involve the identity ...

Shakespeare was not just one of the most prolific playwrights of his time, but of all time. An quick Internet search revealed that the general consensus is that he wrote in his lifetime thirty-seven different plays—comedies, tragedies and histories. Of his tragedies, few would argue that any is as tragic as Hamlet, whose protagonist is considered the iconic tragic character. The realities he faces are some of the most unimaginable hardships any human being could imagine going through. These difficulties leave their mark on Hamlet as a person, and the consequences of them become his consequences. This essay explores ...

Write an essay on how individuals learn to forgive themselves. Do some research into this topic. Then write about how one might apply these concepts of forgiveness to social and political disagreements and confrontations."

Life is nothing less than a journey along an unknown path. A person can never know what lies ahead in the path of life. An individual grows up so that he or she can live happily in accordance with the society and state. A person learns to live in the domain of the society that has many institutions like politics and community. Every experience of life ...

THE HEALTH BEHAVIOURS OF THEIR PEERS

Sociology
Abstract
The research evaluated the perceptions of students in health related undergraduate programs towards the activities of their peers like smoking and alcohol use that risk health. Studies have shown that students in health-related subject areas observe the risky behaviors of their peers and those observations affect the perceptions they have about their own health (Zhang, 2011; Ridder et al., 2010). The purpose of this qualitative research was to examine emerging themes and develop a deep knowledge about the health related practices and the perceptions (Seidman 2013).
A phenomenological methodology was used in order to identify ...

The role of Roman virtue of clementia, which is synonymous to mercy or pity, in Vergil’s Aeneid has never really been extensively discussed. However, the term has been brought up in connection with the actions of Aeneas in books 10 and 12, and is very important for the general characterization of Aeneas. It should be noted that clementia was probably not one of Vergil’s favorite words since it appears just once in Aeneid, and then at 2.603-603, surprising it appears as inclementia, which is synonymous to unmerciful. Thus, it can be assumed that Vergil had never intended ...

“Compass and Torch”

In Elizabeth Baines’, “Compass and Torch”, an eight year old boy, ready for the camping trip with his father that he has not seen in four months, listens as his mother mocks the idea of camping on a mountain side with an eight year old that his father cannot relate to, to her new boyfriend Jim. As the boy is packing for his trip, he comes into the kitchen with his torch and reluctantly hands it to Jim, who checks it to make sure it is in working order for the boy. Throughout the story’s entirety, the central theme ...

Dear father,

I know it has been a while since I last wrote, but It has been almost a year since the death of the childless English king Edward the confessor, Harold the second has been crowned king but he faces succession disputes. His army was weakened by the recent battle of Stamford Bridge which occurred about three days ago. In the battle king, Harold faced his brotherTostig and Harold the third of Norway, who was not lucky enough to survive the battle. These deaths have brought Duke William the seconds of Normandy claims to the throne legitimate (Bridgeford 20)
Before we ...

Introduction

Who has ever thought of applying cognitive dissonance in the field of advertising? Is it a challenging ordeal? Holding more disagreeing cognition based on ideas, believes or values can sometime be confusing. While considering a state of dissonance, individuals seem to feel disequilibrium, anxiety, and guilt, embarrassed among other forms. Individuals should have a motivational determination to lessen dissonance by altering the existent cognitions. This approach has been identified to work in diverse fields in influencing or engaging individuals in diverse perspectives. For instance, cognitive dissonance theory has been identified to play an essential role in the advertising field. It is employed ...

- Benito Mussolini. “The Political and Social Doctrine of Fascism, edited by Philip F. Riley, Frank Gerome, Henry Myers, Chong-Kun Yoon, The Global Experience: Volume Two of Readings in World History Since 1500, Fifth Edition.
- Adolph Hitler. “Mein Kampf,” edited by Philip F. Riley, Frank Gerome, Henry Myers, Chong-Kun Yoon, The Global Experience: Volume Two of Readings in World History Since 1500, Fifth Edition.
I have chosen to analyze two documents by Mussolinin and Hitler because they both describe basic principles of the fascist ideology. This ideology was among the most destructive phenomena of the twentieth ...

One of the Four Great Plays of Chikamatsu Monzaemon, the Shinju Ten no Amijima is a sewamono; a type of play whose plot involves common people enduring social and emotional pressures. A true masterpiece and a delight for all the readers, the play captures the human emotions onto paper as if they were real. Other human acts such as debauchery, doubt and fickleness are also vividly expressed by the author himself. The play begins using a third party narrative. “The ocean cannot be emptied using only a small shijimi shell,” (Chikamatsu, Miyamori and Nichols, 1). Chikamatsu compares the pleasure quarters of Osaka to an ...

Purpose: I will compare two English translations of the myth “Pyramus and Thisbe” from Ovid’s Metamorphoses (8 CE).

Translator No. 1: Michael Simpson, year of publication (2003)
Translator No. 2: Elaine Fantham, year of publication (2004)
Thesis: After reviewing the two translations, I will argue that the version by Michael Simpson is superior to the version by Elaine Fantham. I tend to prove the claims by critically analyzing certain texts from the passage and how the meaning is brought out for the reader to understand.
In carrying out the analysis, special attention will be on book four. We shall look at the love relationship between Pyramus and Thisbe, the reaction of the society about ...

Watson appreciates the test from a chemical point of view, but fails to see any practical utilization of it. His doubts are quickly shattered by Holmes’s explanation of the test’s significance in a crime investigation as he points out that: “had this test been invented, there are hundreds of men now walking the earth who would long ago have paid the penalty of their crimes” (Doyle, ASIS 16). Given the fact that branches of Forensics medicine such as blood stain pattern analysis or forensics toxicology arose in the second half of the nineteenth century (“forensic medicine”), Holmes is a fictional ...

Queen Elizabeth was a woman who was truly beyond her own century. She was “not afraid of anything” (Kapur). She seemed to operate with so much more common-sense, intelligence and wisdom than her sobbing, religious sister who passed away in the beginning of the film. Despite the intangible suite of armor that kept her strong, there were some conflicts and challenges that she had to overcome in order to continue reigning for the 40 golden years that blessed her people. First, she had to deal with religious conflicts. Secondly, she had to handle political pressures against a room full of men who ...

William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet more than four hundred years ago. Yet, it was not the first mention of Danish Prince in the literature. The history knows about the Prince Amleth, a character, preserved by 13th century chronicler Saxo Grammaticus and retold in 16th century. Actually, this means that the tragedy of Hamlet is not new. Yet, Shakespeare made it look modern in the eyes of his contemporaries. Furthermore, the story of Hamlet, his revenge and his love seems to look modern even in 21st century. Nowadays, the play of Hamlet is one of the most famous and most staged plays ...

The historical Japanese art covered a wide range of styles such as pottery, sculptures, calligraphy and ink painting. Most of the art and Japanese culture during this time was highly influenced by the Koreans. The Nara period as described in the history of Early Japanese Art featured the period between the years 645-794. It was recognized to the rise in power of the Buddhism religion (Mobile, 37). This was the period characterized by the construction of many temples in order to accommodate the rising number of worshippers and clergymen. Emperor Shomu was credited to the immense efforts of developing Buddhism. ...

The Sound of a Voice by David Henry Hwang is a sad play about desperation and the desire of two lonely people who are opposites. Hwang successfully manages to pull the interest of the audience in with pity and sympathy for his two lonely characters. The play is set in one lonely house located in a forest which is about two days from the nearest village. Both of the characters in this play are mysterious and complex. All through the play, the woman and the man are building a lovely understanding of one another. The symbolic meaning of their loneliness, change in their ...

Arabian Knight is used as a title by trio fictitious characters that appear in the comic books printed by Marvel Comics. Each of the trio is a superhero originating from Saudi Arabia.
In the thirteenth century, Qamar Abdul’s desert nomad antecedent was selected by magicians from the East in order to fight Magog and Gog. These are demons that are mustered up by Nephut-Sha, a sorcerer from Egypt. Following a lengthy conflict, the nomad enclosed the demons inside a mountain grave where he lost his magical arms. In present times, Qamar, as he was guiding Hassan Kareem, an archaeologist, to the grave, ...