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Thesis Statement: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck both portray the same views of the American dream in the struggles towards the dream, the protagonist’s determination to achieve the dream and the disappointment of failure to achieve the dream. 1. Description of the American Dream. 1….

In ancient Rome, religious holidays played a large role in the ancient Roman life. One of the more popular of the Roman religious holidays was the Lupercalia. Celebrated on the 15th of February, the Lupercalia is known as the celebration of fertility and purity of childbirth and the city itself. Since February occurred later on…

When we have a occupation that we love. we want to maintain it no affair what. That’s apprehensible. but we have to be careful how far we really go in order to maintain it. There are things much more of import than any occupation in the universe like our wellness. Even for those who’s occupations….

            The question on the existence of God has perplexed even the most logical of Philosophers.  The main difficulty being that attempts to prove the existence of God or any deity for that matter have fallen short of the ultimate requirement of personal appearance.  For others, it is not enough that they see omnipotence but…

The neophyte stood in front of the altar with a large divine imagine facing her. On the alter was a folded white robe with a sword upon it. A initiated member of the inner circle lit white candles and incense while another switched on a powerful twin light to illuminate the divinely image. The highest…

St. Judith of Kulmsee, also known as St. Judith of Prussia, was born circa 1200 in Thuringia (central Germany). She died on May 12, 1260 at Kulmsee in the Monastic State of the Teutonic Order. Judith imitated the life of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, who was the Duchess of Thuringia during her youth. Not much…

In a speech to the House of Commons in 1995 Bill Clinton once said “In a world darkened by ethnic conflicts that tear nations apart, Canada stands as a model of how people of different cultures can live and work together in peace, prosperity, and mutual respect. ”(President Bill Clinton House of Commons Address). In…

In 1901, Pentecostalism emerged in Topeka, Kansas, when Charles Fox Parham, a holiness teacher and former Methodist pastor, conducted a Bible school. Despite controversy surrounding the origins of Parham’s emphasis on speaking in tongues (known as glossolalia), all historians agree that the movement started at the beginning of 1901. Agnes Ozman, a student at Parham’s…

Culture covers all aspects of humans, and because of how the world has shaped and defined culture, we can ultimately say the impact of our environment greatly affects someone’s identity. Through religion, spoken languages, location, and our prosperity, are all some of the things that’s sub-classfies culture as a whole. At times we don’t realize…

In the earlier days of cinema, the presence of blacks was limited largely to the appearance of white performers in blackface. In such performances, blatant stereotypes were exercised largely for the amusement of white viewers, depicting them as comically uneducated layabouts and lecherous savages at worst and easygoing minstrels at best.             It was not…