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“A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.” – Jean de la Fontaine. This quote highlights how Oedipus, Jocasta, and Laius in Sophocles’ play Oedipus the King resisted a predetermined path outlined by the gods and oracles. Regrettably, their rebellion against fate resulted in tragic outcomes. Despite knowing that…

Drawing the Color Line shows the development of racism in our country and how our society has lowered people of a different race other than caucasian to be the “have-not’s” of society. Background Information: Sometimes it is noted that, even before 1600, when the slave trade had just begun, before Africans were stamped by it—literally…

The first three acts showcase Brutus’ internal struggle on whether or not to kill his closest friend. Eventually, he determines that Caesar must be slain, stating, “It must be by his death: and for my part, I know no personal cause to spurn at him, but for the general. He would be crown’d: Ought that…

Taking into consideration the moral standards of the 1490’s Europe, Christopher Columbus is clearly guilty of the crimes against him. The crimes are as follows: he and his men were responsible for the deaths of many of the indigenous people referred to by Columbus as “Indians,” and accused of causing ecological devastation through the importing…

The Power of SadagrahaBrutally shot 3 times, point blank range, “Eh Ram!” were the lastwords to leave Mahatma Gandhi’s lips as he was assassinated on January30th, 1948. “Eh Ram!” in Indian meant “Oh Ram!” a god in the Hindureligion, he promised to say this when he died and kept true to his word. Hundreds, upon…

White Nights is a film released in 1985 directed by Taylor Hackford starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimovski, Hellen Mirren and Isabella Rossellini. The film centres around Nikolai Rodchenko ( played by Mikhail Baryshnikov ) a Russian terpsichorean who defected to the United State of America. Whilst winging from New York to Japan, his…

Which theory of the seven origins of life on earth similar to the one in the movie? Father raven/creationism 2. List the boomers in the movie that were shown and the scenes in which they appear. Deciduous-throughout the spirit of the forest area grasslands-close to the river in the end of the movie 3. If…

The Globe Theatre was customary; Shakespeare as well as the Lord Chamberlain’s men rented out the performance space. Known as “The Theatre” in the 1590’s, eventually was renamed and the space given to six shareholders who signed the lease for the new site in 1599, with Shakespeare as one of the shareholders. One of the…

In Massachusetts Bay Colony during the time of Anne Hutchinson, a Puritan-led society was established. This society aimed to be a holy mission in the New World, known as the “city upon a hill,” in order to exemplify the Protestant way of life. One crucial factor contributing to the success of the Puritan community was…

During North Carolina’s colonial period and as a state following the Revolutionary War, white citizens, especially in the Cape Fear region, feared slave insurrections and invasion or an attack by foreign powers. The military often could not respond to both threats simultaneously. Consequently slave codes and slave patrols were established to act as a supplementary…