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Palace Theatre

Frostburg Palace Theatre is a non-profit organization. The movies shown here are mainly the classic, foreign films, independent and documentaries as well as used for holding various charitable events and shows. Frostburg Palace Theatre is located in Frostburg, 31 East main street. The theatre was started as a non-profit organization in 1985 after threats to close. The residents had to come up with a method of how to save the building and the method was the starting of a theatre house where the members of the society ...

From the Ming Dynasty to the end of the reign of Qing Dynasty, Forbidden City was the imperial palace to the Chinese. It is situated in the middle of Beijing and presently houses the current palace Museum. Palace museum is one of the world’s famous museums because of its collection of ancient materials which were used during the reign of the Qing and Ming dynasties. Palace museum served as the home of emperors, together with their family’s households. It was highly respected since ever one viewed it as the throne to the leadership of the Chinese nation. ...

Interior design

A look at the history of art and architecture, it is clear that architecture has undergone significant changes mostly in depiction and areas of concentration. This can be attributed to change of focus and sources of design from the exterior aspect of landscape design in building design to other aspects like space and illumination 2. The major changes in design were in the interior architecture which occurred in the 19th century. This was due to the widespread civilization that was taking place in almost all areas of the world. This also impacted heavily on building architecture as well as ...

Feminism in Mahfouz's Palace Walk, Nadine Gordimer's None to Accompany Me and J.M. Cotzee's Disgrace

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Naguib Mahfouz, J. M. Coetzee and Nadine Gordimer are three African Nobel laureates who depicted feminism by showing their central women characters transgress tradition. If Amina, the protagonist of Palace Walk, transgressed tradition by going out on her own to the mosque for prayer, Lucy fought tradition by claiming her right not to take a part in the system of oppression and enters into an impossible relationship of her time by marrying a black man. Vera plays the role reversal by being the party who betrays ...

The Mongolian Empire was very vast and divided into four Khanates, ruled separately by an individual Khan, and also overruled by the Great Khan. The Ilhhanatre had ruled Persia as well as Middle East, the Kipchak Khanate had ruled Rushia, Great Khanate had controlled China and Mongolia, and Chagatai Khanate has ruled Western Asia. In the year 1260, Genghis Khan’s grandson, named Kublai Khan became the Great Khan. After four years, he moved his capital to Beijing from Mongolia in the Northern China for the purpose of ruling China. However, in the year 1271, Kublai Khan adopted the ...

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Exploration of the earth and the people by the European scholars was a colonial assignment that took place over many years though still affects the current regimentations and exploitations of the global south. According to the city of Berlin in the federal republic of German plans to build what it calls the most important culturally political project in the country by 2018/2019. The project is called “Berlin Palace – Humboldt Forum” and is billed as the project of the century. It will be located in the City Centre. It will cost an estimated 590 million euros of which the city would ...

How is the traditional system of values, as it is depicted in Palace Walk, different from the values of a modern person like the character Fahmi? - Introduction Naguib Mahfouz’s Palace Walk provides an insight into 19th Century Egyptian society and the social, political and philosophical changes that take place during this dramatic period. Published in 1954, the book offers a highly detailed account of a society in the midst of transition from tradition to modernity and interweaves a family’s life story with the emergence of the Egyptian Nationalist Movement. This essay aims to illustrate the existence of ...

Introduction

Mycenaean period is a period in Greece that took place during Bronze Age. The Mycenaean period obtained its name from Mycenae which is an archaeological site located in northern Argolis, which is situated in the southern part of Greece. The other significant Mycenaean sites include Thebes, Pylos, Athens, and Tiryns. These sites among other things made Mycenae very famous between 1100 BC and 1600 BC. Mycenaean community was separated into two groups of men. Firstly, there existed King`s entourage. This group of men performed administrative tasks in the palace. These tasks included being sent from one place to the ...

Introduction

The theme of the story is the unappreciative nature of human beings. The story features two snails who had the whole forest build for them. The story reflects the story in the Garden of Eden in the Genesis chapters of the bible. The two snails had were of a kind just like human beings are when still were in the Garden of Eden. They were the only two of their kind in the forest; the story in part describes the snails to have been the “aristocratic race in the world.” This only shows how noble the two white snails were, ...

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Before the invasion of Chinese in 1949, Tibet was once an independent state for over two millennium. In later part of 1949, China attacked Tibet and officially occupied the nation in 1951. In 1959, a number of rebellions against the Chinese ended in uprisings in Lhasa for the purpose of gaining independence. During those periods, China creased the revolts, slaying an over 87,000 Tibetans in Lhasa. Tenzin Gyatso, a Tibetan leader, went to India along with his 80,000 supporters. The International Commission of Jurists termed the Chinese invasion genocidal. Tibet had all the characteristics of statehood based on the ...

Medea is a play written by Euripides is an ancient Greek tragedy. It was first produced in 431BC and it is based upon the myth of Medea and Jason. Centered on the barbarian protagonist, Medea finds her position in two areas. One, the revenge she takes against Jason her husband. Jason is found to have betrayed Medea and their children for another woman. To make her revenge perfect, Medea is willing to sacrifice everything. Secondly, she finally finds her position in the Greek world. Medea is a woman of extreme emotion and extreme behavior. She sacrifices everything for the love of ...

Introduction

In the books Palace Walk: The Cairo Trilogy, Volume 1 and The Surest Path by Naguib Mahfouz and Khayr-al-Din respectively, the authors embark on a comprehensive analysis of the main factors that cause the backwardness or progress of nations or states. This is done through the combination of empirical evidence from both Islamic and European history. The books both set in Islamic setting present almost similar political ideologies and clearly elaborate of the inevitable clashes that usually arise between religion and politics. The Surest path was written in 1867 by Khayr-al-Din, a former Circassian Slave who arrived in Tunis from ...

Frame narrative form

A frame narrative or a frame story is a story or narrative that contains another story or several other stories within the main story (Richardson 159). The main part of the narrative is usually introduced which sets the precedence of the other stories that build up the entire story. The proceeding stories are usually smaller but part of the main narrative introduced at the onset of a particular story. Frame stories are a convenient for the purpose of setting up the entire story as a whole. This technique helps to juxtapose the individual stories into one. The smaller stories included in the longer ...

Introduction

A theme as related to visual art is an idea passed on by a certain art work. The work may vary from a play to a picture and many others. So basically a theme is in a certain piece of work is identified as like the common idea being expressed in a certain piece of art. The choice of the theme of an artist would basically depict as a certain kind of life at some point. Caution needs to be taken into great care as we may want to associate a theme as the main matter of an art piece. Various ways to address a piece of would ...

- Paleolithic cave paintings and the Neolithic Susa vessel have a common subject matter; they both illustrate the animals, hunting scenes and cuneiform writings. The Paleolithic art which was made during the old stone period has two styles: Franco-Cantabrian which was attributed to the Cro-Magnon man whose designs depict horses, bison and cattle for their art subjects. The Neolithic art on the other hand was a new art formed in the new stone period. The style of Neolithic art was portable art is characterized of its ability to be moved from one place to another either by humans or by environment. ...

If to take a look at the phenomenon of Islamic civilization, mainly at the architecture, urban planning and poetry, the importance of art in the Islamic world becomes clear. Great masterpieces of Islamic civilization, Islamic architecture in the clearest way answer the question of what Islam is. These buildings have in their proportionality, harmony, tranquility and serenity the most important features of the Islamic message to people. Of course, all kinds of Islamic art: architecture, fabric production, etc., borrowed many of the technologies and methods from different civilizations, in particular, from Ancient Iran and Byzantium. But all of them ...

A gift is anything presented to another without expectation of payment or anything else in return. However, the individual giving the gift may sometimes expect reciprocation of the same. Generally, a gift is meant to be free, and no action is taken to those who do not reciprocate. Gifts have been known to foster good social relations and contribute to social cohesion. A gift by extension can mean anything that makes the other party less sad especially as a favor to them. Such gifts may be in the form of kindness or forgiveness. Gifts are occasional and presented every day of ...

Medici played a significant role not only in politics, but also in the cultural life of Europe of their time. Like other wealthy and influential people, they ordered a work of art for the greater glory of themselves, their family, of the city and God. Under the influence of the new ideas of the Renaissance, Medici saw in the artists not only artisans. They were interested not only on a beautiful pieces and its content, but also on its creator. Not by chance, as an example of Renaissance patron relationship to the artist, Cosimo the Elder quoted words of Filippo Lippi. Monk ...

Compare The Nature Of Ideal Kingship in the Arthashastra and Yoga Vasishth.

Thesis: The books Arthashastra and Yoga Vasistha are treasures of the Indian culture. Written thousands of years ago but they hold importance to date. The books have laid the foundation for governance of the state by its head the “king”. Arthashastra (science of wealth) was written by “Chanakya” or “Kautilya” (370 BC to283 BC). A man of great intellect, Chanakya laid the foundation of functions of government. He was a professor of economics and political science at the Takshila University. Patliputra was the capital of Magadha kingdom. Once insulted by the king, Chanakya decided to avenge by overthrowing him. For ...

Henry IV Secures the Monarchy

A monarchy refers to the hereditary mode of governance with all the powers vested in the monarch who is the head of state (Wise Geek 1). The French absolutism began during Henry IV’s rule. When he came into office, the country was in a state of chaos resulting from endless religious wars between the two divisions of the Christian faith in addition to political in-fighting. The popularity of the state had significantly gone down with poor control of government money due to disorder in the country. Henry IV witfully asserted a lot of effort to turn the situation around. ...

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Famously quoted as saying, "Architecture is the masterly, correct, and magnificent play of masses brought together in light" Le Corbusier, one of the famous architects of the 20th century, was a versatile genius (Tomas, 2009). Besides being an architect, he was a designer, writer, urban planner, painter and one of the founding fathers of modern architecture. A pioneer in modern high design with his buildings scattered across Europe, America and India, he contributed to better living arrangements for people in crowded cities. Born in a small city in Switzerland in 1887, Le Corbusier’s actual name was Charles Édouard Jeanneret. He adopted ...

Would the character Fahmy in Palace Walk agree with the ideas of Khayr al-Din?- In the story, we are shown Fahmy to be a character that is educated especially in matters that relate to law. Education is a theme that comes out clearly as one of the factors that will affect the adoption of foreign culture. He is a well educated lawyer. He goes against the ideals of the British who are living in the neighborhood. Al-Din is someone who values traditions although he still gets the reformations from the West. Fahmy still keeps his traditional values but accepts the reformations from ...

Within the Odyssey, there are many choices that are made that shape the outcome of the story. Each character makes choices, and these choices affect not only themselves, but also each of the other characters within the story. Telemachus is a character who makes both positive and negative choices. In the beginning of the book, Telemachus makes poor choices which leave him in a bad situation, but through his growth and development in the book, Telemachus learns to make strong choices and ultimately saves his family. Throughout the Odyssey, Telemachus develops into a strong and positive character by making the choice to assert his ...

In The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, poet William Blake dichotomises the one sided view of hell describing the need for its existence as seen through the innate behaviours of human being. Proverbs of Hell serves as a central part of this work where the poet explains how a human should be in accordance with the nature of hell. Where heaven is seen as a place of static peace and balance, hell, according to Blake is a place where the extremes are witnessed and doing so is as good as progressing on the spiritual path. Some of the proverbs are clearly against the ...

Blake’s poem is angry and confused, and he presents the London of 1794, as a place of sadness, ruined lives and repression. In the first stanza he uses repetition to convey his ideas: in the late 18th century a “charter” was a deed of property, so he walks around the streets which are owned by somebody and the near the Thames – even the river is owned or chartered. “Mark" and “marks” are used three times. The fist as a verb – to notice – and then as a noun – meaning sign. In every face he meets he sees “marks of weakness, marks of woe."

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The treatise "Sun Tzu", the authorship of which, according to general belief, belongs to the famous military commander Sun Wu, has long been revered in China as the chief military canon. The title of "canonical" means, among other things, that the book is intended for not easy and superficial reading, but slow and in-depth, for memorization, almost soaking it in oneself to the last word. For "canon" in China - as in every cultural tradition - it is ultimately nothing else than a literary image of the infinite diversity of the creative abundance of life itself. It does not contain ...

On December 15, 37, Nero was born – the future emperor of the Roman Empire. At the beginning of the reign, he reduced the fines and taxes, trying to fight corruption, was fond of poetry. But most of all, Nero became famous for his cruelty and unusual habits. After a fire in 64 in Rome, Emperor Nero put all the blame for what happened on Christians. He made a terrible persecution of the believers, torturing and murdering them. The methods of punishment included the crucifixion and stitching in the skins of animals. Besides all this, Nero loved “natural lighting”. He ordered ...

Rita Dove and Katherine Mansfield were not contemporaries, nor do they write in the same genre. But two works, one from each author, are worth comparing and contrasting since both have a similar underlying theme, which leads the reader to a contrary conclusion. “DayStar” is a poem by Rita Dove that has to do with the life of a busy mother who is only able to leave her perpetual duties for an hour a day. Katherine Mansfield’s “Miss Brill” is about a woman who is an avid people watcher who uses her avid imagination to find meaning in every exchange happening in earshot ...

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Greek Bronze Age Civilization refers to Aegean civilization that developed around the Aegean Sea in ca. 3000-1200 BC. The civilization is divided into three main periods including Crete, the Greek mainland and Cyclades. The Crete period was referred as the Minoan civilization, the Greek mainland was called the Helladic period, and the Cyclades period merged with the Greek mainland during the early Helladic and with Crete during the Middle Minoan period. Aegean Civilization had two main cultures; the Minoan and the Mycenaean. The Mycenaean era is known as the "Age of Heroes" because it provided the source of the ...

Since Telemachus was the only prince that was left in the palace after his father left for the Trojan War, he had to take responsibility as a man of the palace. When his father Odyssey did not return to Ithaca after the war, many people, including the queen herself assumed that he was dead. Many suitors flooded the palace to try and win the queen, this angered him but he had nothing he could do since he was a young and helpless boy. However, Telemachus matures from a young and inexperienced boy to a man who can take up roles and revenge for ...

[Subject/Course] [Submission Date] Catherine the Great was a German by birth but, without a doubt, she was one of the greatest rulers of Russia. She possessed an astonishing level of energy that made her capable to conduct wars brilliantly and suppress insurgencies. She had sincere concern for the everyday aspects of governing her kingdom. Not only that, she had an outsized association with devotees throughout the Europe. She was also engaged in writing philosophical treatises, and this aspect of her personality makes her a special intellectual (Blumberg 27). As far as the cultural history of Russia (in particular St. Petersburg) ...

What Hamlet Has Changed and What We Learn From Hamlet and Hamlet the Play by William Shakespeare

Information Hamlet Learns Concerning Events in Denmark Hamlet learns about various events in Denmark and finds out more information concerning his family, friends, reality, and appearances, balancing thoughts, loyalty, polities, and love. The new information that Hamlet learns becomes essential in his life and influences his perception and conception about various aspects in life. Hamlet realizes that Denmark is filled with corruption and is on the verge of destruction. He finds out that ruthless scheming by many people starting with the palace, and royal treason troubles Denmark.

Family

Hamlet learns significant information concerning his family. First, he finds out ...

Tiziano Vecellio native of Pieve di Cadore (1480/1485), but Venetian by choice, has reached precocious stardom when, little more than a adolescent, worked with Giorgione in the decoration of the facade of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi. He soon became a painter sought by important personalities such as Francis I, Charles V, Philip II, the Duke of Mantua and Urbino, the Duke of Ferrara and Pope Paul III. His ongoing research and its persistent renew, certainly due to the strong consensus, to the honor and the celebrities, has kept his pictorial vein always fresh, almost inexhaustible. The development of his painting has been ...

Question: Why do you think so many followers of the Buddha grew to regard him as a savior rather than just an enlightened spiritual teacher? Might the same explanation be given for Jesus as Messiah? Buddhism is the dominant religion in the eastern part of the world. Born of an affluent family in approximately 560 B.C in northern India, Siddhartha Gautama founded Buddhism. His father ruled over what is today known as Nepal and confined his son to a wealthy life in the palace where he sheltered from the outside world. However, Gautama witnessed four things about human suffering that ...

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 ...

Vienna and Istanbul are important and influential cities in their own countries. Vienna is Austria’s capital city, making it one of the most vibrant cities in Europe. Istanbul acted as the capital of Ottoman Empire and Byzantine. However, the shift of the capital from Istanbul to Ankara has rendered the city stagnant for the better part of the mid-20th century. Both cities offer different allure for tourists considering visiting either country for a vacation. As a vacation destination, Vienna is this author’s choice in terms of historical and tourist attraction sites. Compared to Vienna, Istanbul plays a more historical ...

In the short story (!) The Necklace or The Diamond Necklace, French classic writer Guy De Maupassant tells an ironic story about Mathilde Loisel. She is the main character who was born in a family of laborers. She lives an uptight life with a little clerk who works in the Department of Education. One day, Mathilde’s husband receives an invitation to a palace ball, but she starts worrying she has no appropriate dress or accessories to wear to it. Therefore, her husband has to spend four hundred francs on a new dress. Mathilde also borrows a diamond necklace from her rich friend Madame Forestier. ...

The aim of this essay is to present you with a literary analysis of the poem ‘London’ which is written by William Blake (1757-1827). The poem was written in 1792 and was included in the combined edition titled ‘Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience’ which was edited in 1794. This is a poem which seems classical in value since it depicts the society of the capital of England in an era which seems to bear numerous traits and characteristics in common with nowadays society. The end of the 18th century was a period marked by the increasingly worrying gap between ...

Our love is not a fading earthly flower:

Its wingèd seed dropped down from Paradise,

And, nursed by day and night, by sun and shower,

Doth momently to fresher beauty rise. Nor winter's rattling boughs lack lusty green: Our summer hearts make summer's fulness where No leaf or bud or blossom may be seen: For nature's life in love's deep life doth lie, Love,--whose forgetfulness is beauty's death, Whose mystic key these cells of Thou and I Into the infinite freedom openeth, And makes the body's dark and narrow grate The wide-flung leaves of Heaven's palace-gate. LOVE BY JAMES RUSSEL LOWELL (ERASED TEXT) love ...

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Lakshmi Bai was inspired by his her upbringing which was unusual. She grew up in the Peshwa’s court with boys. This was unusual for Brahman girl upbringing. Here when she was with her father she got training in martial arts and she finally became proficient in handling sword, fighting and riding. When she was fourteen years, she was with her father Moropant Tambe who acts as a Pandit in the court of Peshwa Baji Rao II and Nana Saheb in Bithoor. Here Tatya Tope trained her in the arts of war. This is where she gets her inspiration. As ...

The aim of this essay is to present you with a literary analysis of the poem ‘London’ which is written by William Blake (1757-1827). The poem was written in 1792 and was included in the combined edition titled ‘Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience’ which was edited in 1794. This is a poem which seems classical in value since it depicts the society of the capital of England in an era which seems to bear numerous traits and characteristics in common with nowadays society. The end of the 18th century was a period marked by the increasingly worrying gap between ...

Analysis of Herodotus and Sima Qian

History as we know it today as a means of self-knowledge, political enlightenment, and a critical account of the past has its origins in two ancient civilizations in Eurasia, which are Greece and China. Two of the best-known canonical formulations are the “histories” of Herodotus in Greece and “Shiji” of Sima Qian in China. Since the time and works of Sima Qian and Herodotus, history has been the study and analysis of human exploits in different geographies and ethnographies (Stuurman, 2008:1). Thomas R. Martin is an American-based historian who specializes in the field of Greco-Roman studies. He teaches courses in ...

Analysis of “The Playboy of Seville” and “The Libertine”

Introduction Tirso de Molina’s Playboy and Thomas Shadwell’s Libertine are play that explicitly conveys men’s utter malice resulting from lack of conscience. Both playwrights were written during the seventeenth century thus highlighting cultural dissipations of the time some of which are similar to present times. Themes in both plays help underscore other moral decadence like corruption, murder, rape, sexism, and injustice. Molina and Shadwell highlight similar depravities using different approaches, while Shadwell uses more explicit and overt language to illustrate his characters depraved personalities and social menace, Molina uses implicit yet concise approach to emphasize ...

Over the years, there has been a controversy about whether ancient sources give an accurate record of events as they happened during the Greek Bronze Age. To put matters to rest, several archaeologists have excavated some areas around ancient Greece and their discoveries suggest that the ancient records on the Bronze Age are not farfetched. From time immemorial, people have used stories, poems and other pieces of writing to preserve their most precious heritages. This has enabled generations after generations not only to gain an insight into the ancient Greece, but also other civilizations in the world as well. A ...

A mosque is a place of worship used by the Muslims. Islam has now become one of the classical religions in the contemporary society. It is one of the daughter religions of Judaism along side Christianity. Since the time it was founded by prophet Mohamed (Peace Be Upon Him), mosque has played central role in the performance of most of its activities. Just like in any other religion, mosques perform a very significant role in Islam. Some of its major functions include saying prayers (sallah) and hosting the Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan. Besides, they can be used for ...

In 1725 after raise in the level of population literacy, after enlightenment of the Russian society after victories in several great wars - the Seven Years War, Polish, Russian-Turkish, and Russian-Swedish - and after the grand reforms of Peter, Russia partly returned to the Time of Troubles, by the time when the country had no legitimate ruler. Peter I died before he could appoint a successor. As a result, many palace coups have begun. Many people changed power: Catherine I, Peter II, Anna Ioannovna, Ivan VI Antonovich, Elizaveta Petrovna, and Peter III. When Catherine II came to power, she stayed there ...

Odyssey involves a number of mesmerizing events. There are several internal conflicts that affect while at the same time contribute to the plot and future of Odyssey. The first character in Odysseus, Eurylochus, experiences conflict. After Odysseus dispatches his men with Eurylochus as the leader, they wonder of into the Island of Aeaea. After a short period, Eurylochus discover goddess Circle’s palace. He falls into an internal conflict of whether to enter the goddess palace or not. Eurylochus wonders whther the decision he makes will benefit him, his men, both not. After wrestling with herself. Eurylochus, decides to enter into ...

125 Old Road

WTI 3331 22 98 Baker street

London

GH676h Dear Mr. and Mrs. Bruge, We highly appreciate your interest in visiting our town. In this letter and enclosed flyer you will find all necessary data on places worth visiting, accommodation and travel options, offered by Ghost town Tour – a leading service provider in Ghostttown. As far as you may have already heard, Ghosttown is a beautiful medieval place, situated by the shore of the river Thames. Cozy beaches, silent bays and atmosphere of mystery are things, which make the town different from all the places you ...

The oldest written Hindu scripture, the Rig Veda, dates from at least 1500 BC and perhaps even before the Aryan invaders from the north conquered the ancient Indus Valley civilization. Indeed, this civilization was perhaps many thousands of years older than any other known on earth and thought to be very advanced in science, technology, architecture, public works and metal working. According to some legends, it was even aware of flying machines, spacecraft, nuclear weapons and extraterrestrial civilizations. It also practiced the brahmavidya or supreme (God) science as revealed by a series of rishis, mystics and prophets, with the Buddha ...

Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife

The African culture has always been an enticing topic for the art lovers. It was believed that the African art provided much of the ancient geometric profiles which could rejuvenate the modern art. The remains of artwork and jewelry found in southern Africa are signs that there were organized societies there up to 100,000 years ago (Bowden, Wilson, 2009). The Art Institute of Chicago is one such encyclopedic museum that houses some of the finest collections of worlds various art and culture. Amongst these collections, the regal sculpture, “Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (Opo Ogoga)” ...

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 ...

Greek philosophers like Socrates, Plato and Aristotle valued reason above all other characteristics and argued that it separated human beings from plants and animals, and like Buddhist philosophy elevated spiritual truths over material concerns. The Greek idealist philosophy was not as completely divorced from the physical universe as Buddhism, however, even though both agreed that the soul was immortal. They also regarded virtue as being its own reward and defined it as seeking higher spiritual and moral values rather than money, power and physical pleasures. Often their ideas have been misunderstood in that they thought the highest level of ...

1. Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

Alladin is a Middle Eastern folk tale that is popular in the Arabic Culture. The story Aladdin and the Magic Lamp is one of the tales in the story collection The Book of One Thousand and One Nights also called Arabian Nights. The story of Aladdin is one of the stories of magic and religion. It is common among the Arabic culture because it emphasizes the concept of simplicity and virtues of goodness. Aladdin is a rich young lad from a small Chinese town. The cunning magician pretends that he is the uncle to the young ...

Hawaii's story by Hawaii Queen is a historical autobiography that tells the story of Hawaii in a very interesting way. The book provides very vital information about the Hawaii to its readers. The book carries some very significant and exclusive information because it is written by the queen of Hawaii, Liliuokalani herself. She has beautifully and profoundly discussed her childhood, her upbringing, her youth, family life, her succession to the throne, oust from the monarchy and several other aspects of her life as Hawaiian queen. Queen Liliuokalani also discusses about other kings, queens and informs about several aspects of their personal ...

Introduction

Egypt is a country in the northern part of Africa continent. This country is involved in various social and monetary activities. Egypt has gone through great community and economic developments in the past years. Some of the economic activities practiced in Egypt are agricultural production, food processing, manufacturing, tourism, trade and mining of natural resources. On the other hand, social activities in Egypt include communication, education and provision of health facilities and clean water for human consumption. Some of the socio-monetary activities are controlled by the government while others like agriculture are mainly in the hands of private owners (International ...

Introduction

Regarded as the icon of German militarism, Paul von Hindenburg was one of the most popular field marshals, politicians and the second president of Germany. Hindenburg, a man of discipline and fortitude, served gloriously in the Prussian army retiring from the military in 1911. However, during the World War I, he was called back in service to serve the nation and he, with the help of his deputy, Erich Ludendorff, fought the Russian army victoriously bringing glorious victories in the eastern front of Germany.

Because of his immense popularity as a war hero, he was nominated to run for the German ...

These are two plays based on tow key players with unique activities that they undertake in their lives. Hamlet is a prince who gets against his uncle Claudius for killing king Hamlet, and succeeding to authority as well marrying the uncle’s wife (Shakespeare, 1991). On the other hand, Oedipus is a representation of a prophecy king who prophecies that he will kill the father and take his mother for marriage (Barnet etal, 2006).

The two plays are similar in the sense that both of them are set on the condition of death. Hamlet aims to pursue his uncle for killing the ...

1. What effects did domestication of plants and animals have on human societies?

Until 10.000 years ago, people were nomads, without permanent residence, always in search for food, gathering plants and following animals. Then, according to Mac Neash, the famous archeologist, some 10 000 age people began to farm. People realized what cultures could be preserved during the dry period of time. For an example, we have the culture corn. It is culture that can be saved as a seed for a long period of time. Effect that domestication of plants and animals in The New World, as well in The Old World can be seen on the examples of three civilizations in The ...

Hellenistic Civilizations

a. Art form or medium b. Purpose of the piece c. Individual or group responsible for the piece d. Meaning of the work e. The culture and the artist f. Influence by art and culture from previous civilizations g. Relation to artwork within the same civilization or era h. Meaning and value of the piece in modern-day cultures The different art forms and media whether architecture, music, visual art, or literature from different past civilization offer the modern civilization spectacular cultures and pieces that continue to greatly influence and act as a ...

The painting was done by Jacques Louis David back in 1974, and later was accredited for having spurred up the French revolution. It depicts a man (Horatius) standing between a group of three men (his sons) and women holding three swords above the heads of the three men. The three men are dressed like soldiers symbolizing authority. The man in the middle with the three swords is having his back facing the women which symbolizes that women are not important in the struggle to unchain the society from the manacles of a war threat. The women let their emotions show while the ...