Essays on Expedition

The “Parable of Sadhu” indicates that the shared values are shaped by common interests, whether these interests reflect the need to belong to a group, or the need to influence others to accept one’s differences. McCoy indirectly suggests that the decision made regarding the fate of the Sadhu had to do with his friend, Stephen’s lack of power to establish himself as an ethical leader and find a solution agreed by all expedition members. However, the discussion to whether the approach towards the Sadhu was correct is more complex and involves ethical and leadership considerations, as well ...

The ethics behind the space exploration frenzy has remained persistent for many years now. However, never has space exploration elicited more debate, controversy and calls for abandonment than the days that followed the space shuttle Challenger accident. Seeking to improve its record of sending manned mission to space, the United States, through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), sought to send a crew of seven astronauts to a space expedition whose aim, as it always been, seeking to explore and understand the outer space.

Background Information

The lift off from the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center was televised ...

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Although the United States of America became an independent country not so long ago there was a long history that preceded the mentioned event that happened in 1776. In this paper the history of the pre-independent USA will be explored. It is believed that the indigenous people have been coming to America from Asia for thousands of years in the gap between 15 and 50 thousand years ago, when the modern Bering Strait did not yet exist and the two continents were connected with land. Reliable evidence of their presence in the United States was received throughF the findings ...

Throughout the 18th century North American lands were primarily controlled by France, England and Spain. The Spanish king ruled upon Florida, France possessed both central and northern territories and the UK`s authority extended to the East. These countries knew that they would not be able to find a consensus concerning those areas peacefully and that someday the situation would definitely lead to war. The Seven Years' War was meant to show which metropolis would have the control over North America. Each side relied on the power and the might of their colonists as well as for the help ...

Thanksgiving is a holiday that has been long celebrated over the years but is has had its roots in a cultural and religious perspective. There are many myths that surround the origin of thanksgiving but the most known one is that it was a feast to celebrate the successful fall harvest. The pilgrims celebrated it as they made through the winter and with the great assistance of the Wampanoag tribe, they got a bounty harvest to sustain them to the next winter season (Smith 79-85). The feast took place for three days, usually between September and November, though there ...

Roanoke was a colony located on Roanoke Island that disappeared. The colony was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh in the late 16th century on behalf of Queen Elizabeth I. Queen Elizabeth I had wanted to create a non-temporary English town in the United States. The colonists later disappeared during the Anglo-Spanish War while waiting for supplies from England. The last shipment of supplies that they had received had been three years prior and when Raleigh’s men returned both the colonists and city were gone, with no evidence of what had occurred. The charter and financing for the colony ...

INTRODUCTION

World exploration and explorers are always hailed in history books and classes as significant events and people because they have opened doors to new eras of trade, knowledge and information, technology and cultural consolidation. The names Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama and Ferdinand Magellan are some of the greatest names in exploration. Countries that have often been associated with historical explorations are Spain, Portugal, Great Britain – in other words, Western countries. A closer scrutiny, however, of historical explorations showed that ancient China conducted explorations and voyages even before these Western countries did in the 15th century. The voyages occurred ...

Geography

Colombia is one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia back in the year 1830. Colombia is bordered by Panama to the Northwest, Venezuela and Brazil to the East, Ecuador and Peru to the Southwest. Colombia is the forth-largest country in south America with a total area of 1,138,910 square kilometers. Colombia has tropical climate as most of it mainland is located within the tropics. The climatic variations in the country Colombia are mainly influenced by altitude. The country can be divided into climatic regions, the hot country, ortierra caliente this is ...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the traditional institution of trade and economics among the Trobriand Islanders. The primary focus is on the symbolic interpretation of the acts involved in the kula ring and in yam production, display and distribution. The first section of the paper explains the kula ring and how it operated in Trobriand society at the time of the first ethnographic description of the Trobrianders by Malinowski in 1914. The second section examines how social hierarchy is expressed in trade within the kula ring. The third section looks at the difference between symbolic gift ...

I. Identification and Significance

Courtly Love-This is a concept that denotes the noble and chivalrous expression of love ‘The Other’ Medieval Religion- While the Roman Catholic Church was regarded as the only religion during the middle ages. However, there are instances when conflict occurs among important members of the church, thus, the establishment of other religions. Medieval Science Popular Religion- There was a great conflict between science and religion during the medieval times. The church has a considerable influence in limiting and encouraging scientific exploits during that time. Walensians Knightly Culture- The knightly culture of the Walensians originated during ...

The situation on Earth

After humans were expelled from Pandora they returned to Earth in defeat, having to contend with the fact that their depleted resources were now unable to be resupplied. In desperation, they decide to reform the defunct RDA into a new organization. The former Resources Development Administration is restructured into the Resources Acquisition Group (RAG) which has determined that a more peaceful approach may be to use Pandora as a case study for house Earth itself might be revitalized using a small amount of resources and information given willingly by the Na'i. The “Avatar” program is therefore readopted into this ...

The Opium Wars and Taiping Rebellion shook Qing China. Two armed conflicts between China and the states of West, known as the "Opium Wars" (1839-1842 and 1858-1860), led to a terrible Chinese national disgrace, completely loss of political independence and the separation of China to zones of influence between foreign powers. At first, the casus belli was closure of the vast China market for countries of West. All the foreign states were forced to market only to certain Chinese companies situated at the port area in the Guangdong Province, without possibility of trade within the city, this caused artificial ...

Both Alexander the Great and Ferdinand Magellan are prominent historian figures, who made a significant contribution to the world’s record. Though they lived in the different centuries, were born in families with a diverse background and each is known for completely opposite endeavor, they do have something in common. The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast these two personalities.

Early Years of Life

Alexander the Great is the son of King Philip II. His mother is Queen Olympia. From the early age, he was taught to fight and at the age of 18 he had already took part in ...

Bierstadt used light and shadow in a masterly fashion, which made his painting an extremely dramatic. Incredible contrasts reveal magnificent natural environment and its immense beauty made Bierstadt’s pictures popular. The viewer can easily determine three spaces of the artwork: The foreground is the nearest area to the viewer on the right part of the picture. This part shows a hunting scene of the Indians pursuing deer with horses and dogs. Still nearer on the right the mountain spring is visible, next to which a carcass of deer and some human items were left. At some distance three ...

Question 1 – The Silk Road

The Silk Road is thought to have been pioneered by Zhang Qian who chose to open well known ancient trade roads. Between 139 BC and 119 BC, he traveled bring with him massive amounts of data about Western Asia and Central Asia. Originally thought to be termed as such by German geographer Ferninand on Richthoten during the 1870s, the Silk Road was not actually one single road but a series of routes, treks and trips throughout Central Asia, as East met North; the major players in this new intra-territorial and overseas ventures were the Mediterranean, Greece and Asia (Waugh, ...

Introduction

The 18th century is one of the most significant years in the history of man especially with regard to slave trade and slavery. This is because in its last stages, the world experienced two of the most renowned and successful anti-colonial revolutions against slave trade both in Latin America as well as in the Caribbean. The first, which was the revolution against Latin American slavery culminated in 1783. Nine years later, the world witnessed a second Haitian revolution which commenced with massive insurrection of slaves in the region in 1791, culminating with the first of slavery abolitions in French ...

Recommendation of near-earth Asteroids mining to the company board

Introduction The space mining operations are extremely prominent option for mining companies who are in pursuit of rare metals that are abundant on these celestial bodies. The man’s space expedition reached a landmark with the lunar expedition and since then a lot of mining activities are already planned for this segment of the space. However, the future prospects for mining of asteroids near to earth are very high as this idea is relatively newer to the world of mining. These are almost 13,000 celestial bodies flying very close to the earth in the space and they are ...

Changing Attitudes towards Native Americans during the Early National Period

During the gone twenty-five years, the general publics’ attitude towards the Native Americans has changed in some ways. This has been represented due to the presence of some federal laws allowing these Native Americans to practice their almost forgotten traditional religious ceremony and in at the same time, this has also affected their religious ceremonies that are traditional. The Congress passed laws that allowed the general public to be considerate and sensitive to the Native American people’s culture. With regards to this, it has always been practiced that when any land issues concerning the federal government or any ...

Almost everyone in the world today agrees that the United States is the only superpower in the world. The reason as to why the United States is a superpower is because of its military achievements, particularly during the 20th century. During the First World War, the United States fought alongside and against the best armies in the world. However, the U.S. showed why it was the best among the best. One of the outstanding military regimens that contributed the military success of the U.S. military during the First World War is the American Expeditionary Force. The American Expedition Force ( ...

Introduction

In a learning environment, like a high school, students have different characters adopted from their environments, for instance, there are cool students and “blockheads.” For some learners, high school life is fascinating, educational, and interesting, while other learners find the environment suffocative and a long, infuriating period. The diversities in perceptions of learners can be attributed to the popular culture they subscribe. Popular culture also known as pop culture refers to different perspectives, attitudes, ideas, pictures, or other experiences associated with a particular culture. Different high schools have different cultures and cultures can offer benchmarks learners apply to identify ...

1. Why does Quail want to go to Mars? The unknown world of another planet attracted him very much. Douglass was obsessed with the idea of trudging among its valleys again because he had already visited the planet as a secret Interplan agent. 2. Why does Quali’s wife always try to discourage his interest in Mars? Douglas himself stated that it was a wife’s job to bring him down to Earth. In fact, Kirsten knew about his previous trip to Mars. 3. How does REKAL, INC. provide trips to Mars? They incorporate extra-factual memory implant and provide ...

Roanoke is the name of English colony established at similarly named island in 1585 by Sir Walter Raleigh whose purpose was to create a first regular settlement in North America, but colony’s existence did not last long as all of its settlers disappeared under mysterious circumstances and left almost no traces. The history of colony disappearance for centuries has been staying in the focus of attention of sailors, historians, archeologists and mystery fans, but the answer is still not found. For this reason Roanoke went down in history as the “Lost Colony”; its image later served as a ...

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The establishment of Roanoke colony was the first presence of British presence in America or the New World. The first voyage to Roanoke Island was for observational purposes. Roanoke was an island in today’s North Carolina. Queen Elizabeth I granted Sir Walter Raleigh a patent to colonize America. The first colonists that arrived 1585 were less prepared for the expedition because they run out of food and supplies. John White returned to England with the promise that he would return with supplies and other settlers. White encountered several problems because it was winter ...

United States of America went into a war against Iraq early in the 21st century. It was with the claims of possible possession of chemical weapons by the Saddam Hussein regime. The actual facts never came forth.

However, this war proved to be one of the most expensive affairs United States of America had to confront. The causalities are too much more than those that were suffered in the Vietnam War. The killing of Iraqis on a daily basis is a normal event of the Iraqi society, and this can be owed to the overall miss adventure of United States of ...

Critical Thinking and Physical Conditions

Stating the Problems: When leading the team towards adventure, Shackleton used the see-I Model in various instances through his compelling story of leadership even when disaster stroke again and again. For instance, Shackleton was able to respond to changing circumstances because despite the fact that his mission just started as an exploration adventure, it quickly became a mission of survival. Therefore, Shackleton had to apply various tactics in order to survive. As a result, when Shackleton expedition encountered serious problems, he was forced to reinvent the goals of the team. The see-I-Model was, therefore, used exhaustively by Shackleton when as a leader. ...

Questions

The Lunar Society of Birmingham was an informal society of industrialists and philosophers that met on full moon nights because the moonlight made traveling easier. Members included Matthew Boulton, Erasmus Darwin, Joseph Priestley, James Watt, and Josiah Wedgwood. Erasmus Darwin was Charles Darwin’s father and the Lunar Society often met at his home. This exposed young Charles Darwin early on in life to creative scientific thinkers that surely influenced his studies in later years. .

What purpose did Linnaeus system of binomial nomenclature (also known as his binary system) serve? Carl Linnaeus has been called “the Father ...

Some travels to past destinations prove to be more memorable than others. The expedition to Austria in December of 2011 was definitely unforgettable. I call this an expedition since it boasts of events that happened for the first time. From Istanbul, my family decided to visit my brother and his wife who were stationed in Austria. The decision was challenging; yet exciting since we travelled by car. It has been three years since we last saw my brother and this was the first time we journeyed abroad accompanied by my father.

Missing a family member provided the impetus for the ...

Introduction

The second battle of Fort Fisher was an important war in which the Union force’s commander, General Alfred Terry, applied most of the six principles of mission command to secure the union victory. From constituting an effective team, making clear his intent, taking initiative and motivating his force, to taking prudent risks and promoting independent actions amongst his subordinates, the commander demonstrated a remarkable degree of commanding competence. The battle was a joint attack against Fort Fisher by the United States Navy and the Union Army. Generals Alfred Terry (Union Army) and David Porter (US Navy) fought Braxton Bragg, Robert ...

AMBIGUITY AND INTERPRETATION

This project is about reservoir characterization study, which based on a reservoir modeling technique and predicts the liquid demeanor in the reservoir. The model is produced applying data from all geographic expedition and growth origins through particularly the output data and liquified chemical science. This information is acquired through observation of 3D seismic study. While all information is diagrammed in 3D model of reservoir substances is produced which is then utilized to assist pick the most suitable and efficient organic compound convalescence technique.

Reservoir Characterization is very necessary to advance understanding to optimize and gauge reservoir’s performance and its ...

The setting in both is quite differing, while in the Epic of Gilgamesh the uncivilized moves to the city, the opposite happens in the Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition whereby it is the Civilized that seeks to explore the territory of the uncivilized.

In the Epic of Gilgamesh the initial reaction from the civilized was fear of the uncivilized as is evidenced by the behavior of the trapper who feared Enkidu initially and was even afraid of approaching him. In the Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition, the Indians were friendly at first and even gave food but on the ...

Decades before even Columbus discovered the New World, Zheng He, a Chinese explorer had already made a number of successful voyages (Little 469). Zheng He, was a devoted Muslim and a eunuch, and among the most successful commanders of his time. Within a short time between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led at least seven successful expeditions. This is one of his greatest accomplishments that Zheng He is celebrated for.

Zheng he was a man of huge physique (Littel 469). Given the situation at the time, it is amazing how he was able to lead the largest ever maritime expedition. This particular expedition had 300 ...

This is a report about America history in the year between 1800 and 1880. This report was compiled after a visit to the National Museum. At the National Museum of America, various documents were discovered. These documents narrated historical events that took place in the United States since 1600. For this report, however, the historical events between 1800 and 1880 will be captured.

1800-1830: In the middle of 1800, Washington DC became the capital of the United States after Philadelphia. In December, Jefferson and Aaron Burr tie in elections for the presidency. Repeated run-offs saw Jefferson emerge the winner in February ...

Using the Mackinnon Lists Method

Using the Mackinnon Lists Method

Introduction

Review of literature on research studies of the state of ecological conditions directed at conservation of global bird habitats shows the Mackinnon Lists method a pragmatic approach to resolving some of the inherent problematic issues connected to this scientific field of study by eliminating overlapping statistics. Developed for the study of tropical forest bird habitats and populations in 1993, the Mackinnon Lists method uses a mathematical framework the following provides for understanding the benefit of using this method focusing on bird species in global regions including Gallon Jug, Belmopan, Cockscom, and Punta Gorda (Dawson et al, ...

The Mormon War of the 1850s is an important and controversial event in Mormon History as well as the greater history of Utah and the United States. Between 1857 and 1858 the United States Army attacked Mormons in Utah Territory thereby eliminating the ability of Mormons in the United States to live with an isolationist mentally. As a result, Governor Brigham Young was ousted and US military command became involved in the Mountain Meadow massacre. The result of this massacre was trauma and disgrace within the Mormon Church. This event has gone by many names: Utah War; Utah Expedition; Utah ...

Themes in U.S. and World History

The Nile River was more than just a geographic factor in Egypt it was one of the main drivers behind Egyptian society, it enabled Egypt to become one of the most recognized and celebrated civilization in human history. Before settling around the Nile the largest population groups in the region were small and could not support large numbers as most of the area was desert. As people began to settle around the Nile, the population grew (The Nile and Ancient Egypt, 2011). The Nile enabled people to farm in the area, and every summer ...

Abstract Leadership is very important in military in order to win battles. Leadership is the ability to influence people by providing purpose in a course of action, direction and motivation and at the same time operating to achieve the intended mission in order to improve the society. In military, leadership is a decisive element to achieve battle field success. A good military leader should assist an army in overcoming adversary since leadership is the driving force behind the structural factors that a nation can provide to its military commanders that necessitates the winning battles. A good army leader prepares his ...

The Holy Crusades were a series of nine major military campaigns led by Roman Catholic Church to take back Jerusalem from Muslims. Religion played a much larger part of everyday life in the time of the crusades, so it is difficult for modern people to truly understand the motives of people involved in the crusades. While the crusades did seem to be fought generally in the name of God, it appears many people involved in the crusades fought more out of self-interest rather than some deep religious devotion. The Holy Crusades were not very holy. Evidence suggests that one of ...

The report concentrates on the beliefs of the Dogon people which still manage to baffle researches all around the world. It appears that the Dogon people had considerable knowledge about a certain star that cannot be seen with a human eye under any circumstances unless specific equipment such as telescopes are involved. The way through which the tribe acquired such specific knowledge of the star and the immediate bodies that surround it remains open to the discussion. The tribe could have acquired the knowledge either by themselves or have claimed some information from another civilization. The phenomenon of travelling myths is ...

Thirty-three years ago, Paul Theroux made an expedition from London to Asia via train. During this period, he wrote The Great Railway Bazaar which gave an account of this journey. In “Ghost Train to the Eastern Star”, Paul Theroux embarks on another expedition from London through Central Europe, Turkey and then across several Asian countries such as India, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. The final country that he visits during this second expedition is Japan, after which he makes his way back home using the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Ghost Train to the Eastern Star is divided into 32 chapters. The ...

Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Lewis and Clark expedition would go where no American had gone before. The journey ventured through the last greatest wilderness of the world. Many believed that Woolly Mammoths still existed and it was unknown what plants and species would be found. It was well known that Native Indians had lived there for centuries. The journey was funded by President Thomas Jefferson who was looking for a way for America to expand into the west of the country. He chose his chief aid Meriwether Lewis as the captain of the expedition because he was a soldier and woodsmen. Lewis asked William ...

Bainbridge, B. (1991). The Birthday Boys. London: Hachette UK. “The Birthday Boys” is an acclaimed piece of literary work by Beryl Bainbridge. This novel was published in the year 1991and presents an imaginary tale of South Pole mission by captain Robert Falcon Scott. This story describes the emotional aspect of human endurance and misguided audacity in a very realistic manner. This paper intends to discuss the novel with a focuses on courage as central them of the story. Beryl Bainbridge is an English author who is named as one of the greatest authors of the United Kingdom. The author ...

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was more successful as a writer and traveler than he was as a conquisidator. He was an early explorer, exploring the New World hailing from Spain, as well as a protoanthropological author. He was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz in the year 1490 into a wealthy family. Orphaned at a very early age, Cabeza grew up under care of his maternal aunt. Pedro de Vera, his grandfather, had conquered the Canary Islands and would serve a large shadow in Cabeza de Vaca’s ambitions in ‘the new world’ America. His name cabeza means ‘head’ and de Vaca means ‘ ...

Introduction

Tourism is comparatively recent development in the Far North. In the last 15 years, the numbers of tourists have been increasing to experience the spectacular wildlife, landscapes and pursue the unique settings of Arctic. In the year 2000, the Arctic tourist count has reached above 1.5 million, with the northern Fennoscandia drawing around 70% of them. The Arctic cruise ship traffic has increased from 50 ships in the year 2004 to around 250 in 2007, most of them in Greenland and Nunavut (Canada). Most of the tourists travel to Arctic during the summers, when they can enjoy and pursue ...

Part IV Question

Colonization of America by the European countries began in the late 15th century. The colonization was mostly motivated by the Europe desire to acquire wealth. The European colonialists justified their move by stating that they wanted to civilize indigenous people. The famous phrase “God, Gold and Glory” incredibly summarizes the colonialists’ motives. Explorers, Amerigo Vespucci, Diego Alverez Chanca, Hernando Cortes, and Samuel de Champlain spoke on their aspiration to extend the political boundaries of Europe and to advance European economies. Vespucci, Chanca, Cortes, and Samuel de Champlain emphasized their intent to convert Indigenous people to Christianity. Some of the ...

The colonization of North America began in 1492 when Christopher Columbus and his Spanish expedition sailed west in such for a new trade route to Far East. As such, the first European power was Spain. Spain colonized the largest areas of North America and Caribbean and extended its colonial territories to the Southern part of South America. Some of the Spanish cities that were founded at the time of colonization were Santo Domingo in 1496, Puerto Rico in 1508, Panama in 1519 and Veracruz or Mexico 1496. In North America, the Spanish missions were Christian missions and they had ...

- So this is the ship they say is unsinkable. - It is unsinkable. God himself could not sink this ship. Every once in a while the conversations with friends or newly met acquaintances turn to favorite movies. Every once in a while “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion comes on radio or music TV channel. Every once in a while close people talk about how true love never dies and how legends are never forgotten. And every single time Titanic is mentioned like a strongly attached, inseparable, and ultimate representation of the above mentioned categories, ever-present and ever-green. ...

Introduction

Black Robe is a movie made in the Canadian province of New France, commonly known as Quebec. It was shot in 1991, but the setting of the movie was the 17th century, which detailed France’s exploration and settlement into medieval Canada. The movie is an adaptation of Brian Moore’s novel that had the same title (Amazon.com 1997). The story revolves around an ancient Jesuit priest from France who, in 1634, begins an expedition to bring Christianity to the Indian natives of what is present day Quebec, Canada. The film chronicles a difficult, brutal, and dangerous 1500-mile journey to a ...

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History as we know it is always written in the bird’s eye view. It is always in the perspective of the victors. Those who subjugated lands and people that include Christopher Columbus wrote heroic actions of expedition to save the wretch from damnation or to civilize the savages. Spain, Portugal and other conquistadores in the 13th to 18th century used Christianity in their search for gold, slaves and glory. Howard Zinn’s book entitled, “History is a Weapon” mentioned that the conquests of Spain and other powerful countries during the colonial era was written in history in a way ...

The Greek mythology as known today is a culmination of the traditions in different parts of the Greek civilization with each region having its own heroes. For examples, the Homer’s Iliad is a regional mythology that strived to appeal to as many cities as possible bringing together a common identity of the Greeks. During the time of Hesiod and Homer, Greece comprised of many cities and islands separated by natural boundaries made by the gods (Works and Days, 167-171). The Iliad mentions almost all the apart of Greece that took part in the Trojan War. The mythology often conflict with each ...

Imagine you’re watching a horror movie – the young, blonde protagonist is alone in her home, with the lights out, and she hears a creepy sound from the other end of the house. “Hello?” she cries innocently, while she slowly walks in the darkness toward the sound. As an audience member, you have seen this scenario play out many times, usually ending in the unceremonious and gory death of the woman by a mysterious serial killer or monster, and you can’t help but think “Don’t go in there!” You castigate the poor woman, who does not have the same information ...

The Rosetta Stone

The Rosetta Stone is a stone slab carved from granodiorite, an igneous rock resembling granite. It acquired its name from the area where it was found in the in 1798. The British Museum estimates it originated during the lifetime of King Ptolemy V, around 196 B.C. Etched with Egyptian hieroglyphs, it displays a Greek translation of the king’s Memphis Decree issued at Memphis (British Museum 2014). Three scripts appear on the stele. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs comprise the upper text, Demotic script occupies the middle portion, and the text finishes in Ancient Greek. The text is essentially the same, translated ...

When the idea of holidaying comes to discussion, there are a lot of ideas that emanate depending on one's experience, company involved; places of preferences and budget involved. To beginning, holidaying is meant for recreation, bonding, and entertainment. The moment friends decide on holidaying, fun takes the center stage. It becomes hard to have a distinguished way of holidays when different people come up with varying ideas. It is important to sit back relax and come up with a plan that involves patience, tact, and compromise. This essay, therefore, gives a comprehensive guide to holidaying with friends. As a fact, some people are ...

Imagine you’re watching a horror movie – the young, blonde protagonist is alone in her home, with the lights out, and she hears a creepy sound from the other end of the house. “Hello?” she cries innocently, while she slowly walks in the darkness toward the sound. As an audience member, you have seen this scenario play out many times, usually ending in the unceremonious and gory death of the woman by a mysterious serial killer or monster, and you can’t help but think “Don’t go in there!” You castigate the poor woman, who does not have the same information ...

“The Last Place on Earth” an epic TV series based on the controversial true story of two rivals, Captain R.F. Scott and Roald Amundsen carrying a common dream of reaching the South Pole. Amundsen was a professional explorer began his planning secretly to go to South Pole. The biggest obstacle in his expedition was the finance. So he officially declared that he will get to North Pole but his real intentions were to conquer South Pole before Captain Scott reaches there. But he officially announced that he will go the North Pole so as to get finance from the big industrialists, ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Section: Introduction The growing concern of the world to global warming can be traced back to pollution. One of the most apparent is water pollution which affects three-fourths of the whole world. The ocean is where most of the human waste, be it intentional or unconsciously, goes. This waste is called marine debris. It does not only include human waste, but also the natural waste occurring in the environment which escalates as the degradation of the bodies of water continues. According to (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2011), marine debris is any persistent solid material that is dumped ...

Introduction

Tobias Smollett is regarded as one of the most important novelist in the 18th century Great Britain. The 18th century is when the first true novels emerged as a new form of literary expression and Smollett introduced notable works during the era such as the “The Expedition of Humpry Clinker”. The novel follows the epistolary form where a series of documents such as letters were resembled to create the novel. This literary approach was popular during the 18th century where the aforementioned novel by Smollett was published. The objective of this critical analysis is to examine the components of Smollett’s ...

This is the hardest thing that a friend can ever be called to do. I was up the entire night thinking of the best words to speak of our beloved Xerxes. However, I will share with you the life stages and major achievements of my friend and your king Xerxes. He was a man passionate about life and extensively determined to make change in his environment. As a king, he won a clear path for peace in our society. He possessed true values of leadership. My friend Xerxes was born in 519 BC in Persia. He was a child to Atossa, the ...

Introduction

The story of the voyages that Christopher Columbus made is well-documented in various books and websites. Arguably, he was the greatest voyager to ever live in the world. These sources reveal the motives behind such voyages and what he achieved by these voyages. The last voyage of Columbus is a book written by Martin Dugard explaining the events that unfolded during Columbus’ fourth voyage. The author argues that the voyage’s purpose was to discover a new route to Orient (Dugard, 21). Under normal circumstances, this book is treated as a novel instead of history. Dugard manages to give an insight of ...

Fiction and satire characterizes the two literature works; the modest proposal by Jonathan Swift and the Ones Who Walks Away from Omelas by Ursula Le Guin. Satire is a stylistic device that is used to communicate a serious issue in an indirect manner; fiction also serves the same meaning because it presents as issue to the audience in a similar manner. In essence, the two stylistic devices are critical in literature as they offer the audience a chance to inquire and interrogate the narrator’s statements in a more detailed manner. The Modest Proposal and the Ones Who Walks Away from Omelas present a social ...

‘Enter dragon’ is a vivid example that fits within the Chinese martial art film genre. The film was produced by Hollywood studio (Warner Bros) in association Gold Harvest, and Concord Company, and the movie was set up in Hong Kong. The seven Little Fortunes were used as the stuntmen in the movie, i.e. Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, and Jackie Chan. During the opening sequence of the movie, portly Hung fights Lee, while Chan fights presented as a Henchman when Lee is found in the Han’s underground lair. Lee intended to use the Shaolin Monastery fight sequence, which would be very ...