London

The white readers can see it as a declaration of the detachment from the culture that always oppressed and underestimated the black people and the black readers in Britain can see it as an encouragement for forming a particular subcultures group that is worth noticing. What is important: in the novel not only the characters…

Standing “among the slaughtered dead men,” Odysseus was “spattered over with gore and battle filth, like a lion who has been feeding on an ox of the fields, and goes off covered in blood. ” After his long and suffering journey [AdvSc], Homer’s Odysseus finally returns home to his palace and finds all the suitors…

William Blake was a renowned poet whose works continue to be recognized long after his death. Blake was more than a poet he was also a painter and printmaker. Often his engraving art would act as the accompanying image to his poetry. Throughout his lifetime the British poet wrote several poems. The vast majority of…

Eminent Domain is the supervening power of the Government of a State in the U.S. to acquire private properties by asserting its eminent power for the sake of public use justifying that public use prevails over private rights on properties. It literally reflects the meaning of the Latin words  ‘emiens’, rising high above surrounding objects;…

Let’s Get Together: Gilroy’s Question of Solidarity within the Social Dynamic of Corregidora and The Lonely Londoners The concept of identity can be illustrated as a complex assembly, and more specifically as a group of collected observations. It can be derived from one’s view of self as a subject, to one’s view of self in…

The Tower of LondonThe Tower of London, the oldest fortified palace in Europe, was built by William the Conqueror in the late 1000’s. It has served as a fortress, prison, palace, and the final resting-place of many people (“Tower of London” Encarta 1). Its history is full of amazing and horrific stories of life and…

Zoo, the word which is originated from the Zoological Gardens of the London Zoological Society, is collection of wild animals. Because of human’s curiosity, it gathered animals as many as possible. Recently, zoo is no longer merely display, but also has the educational significance. Although it is so meaningful, it needs to assume sole responsibility…

London fog is seen by many as an inevitable force that has plagued the country for centuries. The fog fills the air with a thick cloud that coats the metropolis and everyone indoors. Tim Goodwin believes the fog is a manmade force that acts as a parasite against the metropolis. While Charles Dickens sees the…

First of all, the first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The man responsible for its rebirth was a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Today, the Olympic Games are the world’s largest pageant of athletic skill and competitive spirit. The Games are held every four years in a different city and…

This book is a mystery that takes place in a futuristic London England. The London Eye Mystery reminds me of Nancy Drew meets the Jetsons. The story begins with a great description of London with its rain, cloudy skies, and the Thames River (Dowd, 2007: 1). The description of London sets the scene for the…