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Hero. A word used widely throughout Homer’s The Iliad, but interpreted differently in the eye of the beholder. Though there seems to be numerous definitions of a hero, one that can accurately define such a person is someone of distinguished courage and nobility that will put all others before themselves for the greater good of…

“It is curious, although edifying that the plays we revere, century after century, are the tragedies. In them and in them alone, lies the belief – optimistic, if you will – in the perfectibility of man” – Arthur Miller These are the words of the great playwright Arthur Miller and they are, in essence, another…

Throughout the centuries Christianity provided consolation and religious moorages to 1000000s of people who found populating in G-d’s image fulfilling. In the Southern American slaveholding provinces in the nineteenth century. Christianity the dominant faith. was meant to be a moral compass and add lucidity of intent to one’s life. Slaves did non see Christianity as…

Clack!Bang!Swish!Auuuuugh! This tumult symbolizes the chaos of battle, with clashing armor, soaring spears, and slashing swords. The agonized cries of men who have lost limbs to their ruthless enemies resonate throughout the world. This symphony is solely attributed to the monumental battles that occurred in the seventh and eighth centuries, which held immense significance in…

“Mother Courage and her Children” is a play, composed by a prominent German dramaturge Bertold Brecht in 1939, at the beginning of the World War. It is a story of a thrifty canteen woman, who seeks to gain profit from soldiers of Swedish army during  Thirty Years’ War of 1618-1648. Together with her three children…

Ben Franklin and Frederick Douglass are the most prominent figures in American history that fought for freedom and equal rights, democracy and racial equality. Frederick Douglass was one of the most important figures in anti-slavery and civil rights movement which took place in the 19th century. Ben Franklin was a scientist, politician, diplomat and author….

Abstract Zane Grey remains one of the most prominent representatives of the so-called Western style of writing. His books readily reflect the realities of the American West, avoiding idealization and excessive romanticism. His most famous Riders of the Purple Sage has created and established the true formula of Western literary opposition, where the unique combination…

The Story of the Grail written originally in French by de Troyes is a story of heroism, adventure, social destitution (for instance, famine and cruelty to women), religion, and love. These themes recur in all the chapters of the poetic narrative, in the incidents encountered by its hero, Perceval. In the story, the author projects…

According to The Oxford Companion to English Literature (Oxford University Press, New York, 1985), a Byronic hero is characterized as “proud, moody, cynical, with defiance on his brow, and misery in his heart…implacable in revenge, yet capable of deep and strong affection.” In Emily Bronte’s “Wuthering Heights,” the main character Heathcliff perfectly exemplifies this definition….

China Becoming a Superpower? China, in many ways is becoming a superpower. Not everyone agrees with this. How could China be a superpower to the United States? There are five factors a country can become a superpower, economically, culturally, politically, technology, and military. China has all of these factors. China has the second – highest…