Censorship in the middle ages
Jean- Jacques Annauds adaptation of Umberto Ecos book Name of the Rose presents several religiously-based issues including the censorship of books. The censoring or banning of books is a practice which has taken place throughout history, albeit for political, moral, or religious reasons. The c....
Drinking Age: 18 or 21years old
18 or 21
After being overseas for 6 months fighting in Iraq, my friend Joe arrived back in the states. He fought hard for his country, carried an M-16, and saved lives. All he wants to do now is to go to the bar and drink a beer with his buddies. So he goes to the bar with his buddies, dressed t....
Forbidden Love in
The House of the Spirits, written by Isabel Allende, is an astonishing novel, which is set in a South American country during the turn of the century. The House of the Spirits is classified as a magical realism, but it can also be considered as an action book, and many critics even call it a romanc....
hamlet
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
The Author
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford on Avon in England on April 26 sometime in early 1564. He was the third of seven siblings; his father was a glove maker and soon became the mayor. Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway and they had three children. S....
Harry potter and the philosophers stone
Harry Potter and the philosophers stone emphasizes the virtue of humility by showing the extraordinary modesty of its hero and by making this modesty an important part of Harrys success in obtaining the philosophers Stone.
Harrys humility is no doubt ingrained in him during his ten mise....
Romeo and Juilet
Romeo and Juliet is a timeless tale of forbidden love. It is a tragedy of two young lovers whose love was destined for destruction. Shakespeare explores many themes in Romeo and Juliet, including an ancient feud between the Montague family and the Capulet family. It also involves teenage love, hate ....
The Forbidden City in Beijing, China
Last summer I went to one of the worlds most famous historical places, The Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It was the home of the emperors of the last two dynasties in China, the Ming and Qing Dynasties.The Forbidden City was built in 1420. It stands in the center of the capital of China, Beijin....
The World by Christina Rossetti
Rossettis ultra-Christian beliefs shine through in her poem entitled The World as she metaphorically shows that the world consists of nothing but sinful pleasures that tempt humanity into ignoring the life that God wishes upon us. But in her critique of society, Rossetti contradicts her own ma....
What were the major achievements of the Ming dynasty?
There have been many civilizations where the people made many contributions to the world. The Ming Dynasty came into power in the thirteenth century. The word Ming means bright, and contributions made by the Ming Dynasty were very bright, numerous, and spectacular. The founder of the Ming Dynasty w....
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