Land of Hope and Glory

It has often been said that the European colonization of America was motivated by, gold, God, and glory. It was an exciting chance to explore new lands and to claim them for your country, to get rich! These motives are what drove many Europeans into the uncharted and unknown lands of America. These people were looking for untold amounts of riches, they were looking for unsaved heathen souls to reap for the Church, and they were looking to make a name for themselves, to go down into history as legends

Ezekiel lands in the middle of a valley of dry bones. God asks him whether the dry bones can live, and the obvious answer is no. he is told to prophesy to the bones and to tell them the word of the Lord. When Ezekiel prophesies to the bones they develop flesh and skin. They return to life “and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together” (vs. 7). He then is told to prophesy to the whole house of Israel. Israel is told that their hope is lost and

During The 15th and 16th centuries, rulers of numerous European countries paid for several expeditions with hopes that The explorers would discover enormous riches and vast unheard of lands. Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, asked multiple countries to sponsor his expedition, such as Portugal, France, and England but they turned down the proposition numerous times. Not until 1491, the Spanish monarchs King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, the King and Queen of Spain, he finally discovered a

however was only new to the Europeans. The Europeans were looking for territory for the expansion of their own territories in hopes of finding treasurable things, or precious metals (such as gold), also to spread their religion and for Glory. These come up to be three things: Gold, Glory, and God. The Europeans were on a search for valuable things such as Gold and land, which pushed the expeditions. An example of this would be Cortez’s conquering of the Aztecs. He captured their leader, Montezuma

an Anglo-Saxon warrior who embarks on a journey to another land to kill a demon named Grendel, however, things don't go exactly to plan and Beowulf is faced with two creatures he must battle. Beowulf represents the ideal warrior for the Anglo-Saxon culture. The foundational principles of the culture and the motivations that drive Beowulf

Hope is the thing with feathers “Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all - And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard - And sore must be the storm - That could abash the little Bird That kept so many warm - I’ve heard it in the chillest land - And on the strangest Sea - Yet - never - in Extremity, It asked a crumb - of me. Hope Hope abides; therefore I abide. Countless frustrations have not cowed me. I am still

How does Yukio Mishima portray Glory The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with The Sea is a story about a 13 year old boy, Noboru who had lost his father 5 years ago. His mother, Fusako owns a luxurious clothing store and lives a lonely life as a widow. Noboru is part of a gang that is led by another 13 year old boy called “The Chief”. Instead of referring to one another by their names, in the gang, every member is referred to as Number One, Number Two and so forth. Noboru and the gang participates

period. Beowulf being the main character, travels from his home land to a foreign country, where they have been ravaged by a monster named grendel. Which leads to another monster which is Grendel's mother. The poem ends with Beowulf killing his last monster, a dragon. But the reader is met with the question why did he do all of this? Beowulf's motivations in the epic poem Beowulf are presented as his duty to do so, for the fame and glory, and to sacrifice himself for the betterment of others. In the

Beginning in the fifteenth century, European interest in exploring lands outside of Europe exploded. People set out to find settle new lands for three main reasons, being that they wanted to spread Christianity, make names for themselves, and become rich. When they made it to the new world, though, the native population there greatly decreased. The age of exploration really was a turning point history. One of the main reasons Europeans sought to explore the world was to spread Christianity. As far

Americas and Africa while searching for a more efficient trade route with Asia. However, the Europeans did not just discover this lands, but also made use of them and the native population.The causes of the Age of Exploration were “God, Gold and Glory” which effects were the expansion of Christianity, importation of precious resources into Europe and colonization of new lands. The first cause of the Age of Exploration was “God” which resulted in an expansion of Christianity. Missionaries were sent