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We normally associate the concept of death with sadness and despair. For instance, if asked to visualize death, the first mental image that arises would be the tearful passing of a loved one, or perhaps a family pet. However, poet John Donne depicts a different perspective in his holy sonnet “Death, be not proud.” Instead…

Nationalism is a modern political ideology that creates a devotion to one’s culture and is the belief that from acting independent instead of communally will benefit nations which highlight national goals rather than international ones. Nationalism didn’t start till around the 17th, and 18th centuries which is because there was no concept of what a…

Explanation of Context of Speech: Nelson Mandela spoke his “l am prepared to die” speech, when he was sentenced in the Rivonia Trial. Mandela was charged for opposing the White Government of South Africa, charges of sabotage, high treason, and threats to overthrow the South African Government. The purpose of the speech was to stand…

Throughout history there have been numerous wars between humanity. Whether these wars were fought for fitting reasons or for inane ones, the fact remains that they were fought. Alexander the Great, one of the greatest strategists and tacticians to ever live, has inspired awe in many military leaders throughout history. His great strategies have left…

The Iliad is an Epic written by the Greeks, the story uses Greek Gods, and their powers to present the stories. Each story expresses many characteristics for each character in the story. In greek times, a person was judged by the characteristics that stood out about a person, because according to the greeks, if someone…

Introduction In the global world of today, with air and other speedy forms of travel, it may be easy to imagine two similar types of structures created in two distinctly different parts of the earth far apart from each other and separated in time by many centuries. However, to students of ancient history and culture,…

The Hunter and Gatherer era triggered the use of gender roles in our society today. This is because when the Hunter and Gatherer society first developed it created the power of gender roles; symbolizing that men have more power than woman. This was a negative effect on our world today because this has carried throughout…

The Franks were once just a normal family, but when Hitler came into power things took a turn for the worst. The Frank Family consisted of Anne, Margot, Otto, and Edith. They resided in Amsterdam during WWII. In fear for their lives from the Nazis the Franks went into hiding with the Van Daans. At…

Imagined Communities The concept of nationalism, according to Benedict Anderson, has never been deeply discussed. There has never been a great thinker treating this concept as thoroughly as other concepts. Anderson suggests that one should not think of nationalism as an ideology like “fascism” or “liberalism”, but to relate it with “kinship” and “religion” in…

After the death of his father and his ascension to the Macedonian throne. Alexander’s first order of business was to pursue his father‘s dream — the conquest of the Persian Empire. When his campaign started off, it was revenge that was on his mind. Persians had enslaved several territories of Greece in the past. The…