Attila

“The City which had taken the whole world was itself taken.” St. Jerome perfectly summed up the event that had shocked the entire world. Rome was sacked on August 24th, 410 by King Alaric and his army, who were the Visigoths, a western branch of the nomadic tribes of Germanic peoples referred to collectively as the Goths. It was the first time that Rome had been sacked by a foreign enemy in 800 years, and although Ravenna was the capital of the Western Roman Empire at the time, Rome was still seen

The establishing of Rome to the beginning of civilization, It is so old, it is today known as “The eternal city”(1). Ancient Rome was one of the greatest empires of the century. Rome was accepted to be established around 509 B.c. It began turning into a country after the Romans drove out the Etruscan lord. Little did the Romans realize that driving out their lords was the start of the best and biggest realms ever known to history. After the fall of Monarchy another type of government was setup

In any country, war is a matter of great distress and fear, but with the help of its people the country survives. How the citizens of a country at war do this is by supporting the war and ensuring that fellow citizens join the war effort. However, it is not as easy as it seems to get the citizens to support the war effort, so it is up to the government to persuade them. The government incorporates several techniques like propaganda posters and a sense of patriotic duty to implore citizens to volunteer

Was Rome more of a Republic or Empire? In a sense, Rome was a both a Republic and Empire throughout different times in history. At first, Rome was very much a Republic. It had no one leader and instead had many different elected representatives. The people of Rome could voice their opinions and influence the government. However, with the fall of the Republic, Rome soon became an Empire with only one leader. This leader, or emperor, usually did whatever they felt like and did not have to listen to

Introduction Traditions are powerful. Take for example the Catholic understanding of Saint Peter as the first pope. This tradition is established in the scriptural passage from Matthew 16:18, which states, “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (ESV). Additionally, the tradition is further substantiated by his physical presence, as most scholars agree “that Peter did visit Rome, and that there is at least a

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey takes place in a psychiatric hospital in Oregon during the early 1960’s. Our main character, Randle McMurphy, acts insane to serve out his sentence on a prison farm without having to complete any work. McMurphy introduces himself to the other men in the ward and the nurses as a confident character. He represents freedom and self determination common during the 1960’s, when there was a lot of political unrest/as well as limited trust towards the government

how not to. Money is what causes the fighting all the time. The rise to rule over everyone in the world is always in effect. Everyone wants to be on top. It is like being at a Heavy Metal music festival, everyone wants to be “ king of the mosh-pit” (Attila, Mosh-Pit). Additionally, with the result of the economy dying out Black Sabbath needed to target an audience that would actually listen to there music, the lyrics are what people connect

The Collection—Biographical Connections 1. Sylvia Plath worked as a guest editor during the summer of 1953 in New York for the magazine Mademoiselle. Shortly after her stint as a guest editor, she attempted suicide by taking sleeping pills ("Sylvia Plath Biography”). 2. Plath recovered after she received treatment at a mental health facility ("Sylvia Plath Biography”). 3. Sylvia Plath and poet Ted Hughes married in 1956. They later divorced in 1962 when Hughes left Plath for another woman ("Sylvia

Freak. Idiot. Crazy. Weird. Those words were thrown at me from day one. I was the weird one for dressing in all black and refusing to drink anything other than red kool aid for school. Why? Because red was blood and blood was awesome. I loved horror movies and rarely got scared of them. I would tell horror stories to the kids in the neighbourhood and get in trouble for it. I was the girl who got picked on by everyone for being myself and beat up the kids who picked on me. My parents even sent me

In the 1897 novel “Dracula” by Bram Stoker, a vampire named Count Dracula is brought about and brung into the “real world”. Many stories, books, movies, and games have developed from this novel. In the novel, Dracula has a lot of myths attached to him. These myths are what make him a vampire, and so when other people come up with these new stories or books or movies, they also implement myths into their characters to give them life as a vampire. In every story, most of the characters are considered