LGBTQ Discrimination On June 12th, 2016, forty-nine people were murdered in the horrific hate-crime shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, regarded as the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history (“They”). Acts of LGBTQ discrimination such as this happen everyday and will continue happening with President Trump and Vice President Pence. Thanks to … Read more
Biography of Bruce Catton: Charles Bruce Catton was a well known author/historian who had written some of the most astounding books about the American Civil War during the 1950’s. Catton was born on the 9th of October, 1899, as a boy who grew up in Petoskey, Michigan and died on the 28th of August, … Read more
The “Fruit” of Original Sin Over the course of history, the Bible was translated into the language of each nation as Judaism and Christianity spread throughout the land. As translations are made, certain details are lost or misinterpreted. That is why I believe that the Forbidden Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge was not a … Read more
Trusting the Bible: The Question of Original Autographs The inerrancy of Scripture is an essential element to the Christian faith. It is because Scripture is the inerrant word of God that Christians place their trust in it and believe in its authoritativeness. A question that often comes up to combat this doctrine is, “How … Read more
In the text 'By Your Place in the World, I Will Know Who You Are’, Tina Makereti speaks about the perpetual feeling of alienation (but also the ‘inalienable rights’ she has to places as tangata whenua) that she undergoes due to her multiple heritages. She has ties to more than one particular tribe due … Read more
Bedford Stuyvesant Bedford Stuyvesant is located in Brooklyn and used to be one of the oldest predominately black neighborhoods, in New York. Given the nickname “Bed Stuy”, it is known for poverty and high crime rates, as portrayed in movies centered within the neighborhood like: “Notorious”, “Crooklyn”, and “Do the Right Thing”. … Read more
THE VORTICISM MOVEMENT The Vorticism Movement is an art movement which I have picked to study as I found it interesting and it also ties in with my current studies. Within this essay, I am hoping to give the reader an insight into the art movement. To write this essay I require several sources … Read more
This is an essay about romantic genre. I hope you enjoy and lets get started. Romantic music is a period of Western classical music that began in the late 18th or early 19th century. It is related to Romanticism, the Western artistic and literary movement that arose in the second half of the 18th … Read more
Greece and Rome Roman mythology was heavily influenced by Greek mythology. However, there are noticeable differences between the culture and beliefs of both the Romans and Greeks. If compared to the Triforce, the three bases being wisdom, courage and power, the Romans would be holders of power. The Greeks on the other hand were … Read more
The ode, in the realm of poetry, is perhaps one of the simplest and yet most frustrating forms there is. The first odes were primarily considered to be a poem written with the intention to not only be sung, but performed. The Greeks, from who the ode originates, were never ones to do anything … Read more
UAE Culture Religion & Beliefs The UAE is a predominantly Sunni Muslims country. Muslim people pray 5 times a day and the culture of UAE is derived from Islam, it is the base system for all social and political matter, and they call it Sharia Islamic law. However, the UAE is a multi-cultural and … Read more
Juan Ruflo’s first and only novel, Pedro Páramo, was published in 1955. He is one of the most important Latin American writers and is said to have been a source of inspiration for Gabriel García Marquez’s Cien años de soledad. The novel tells the story of Juan Preciado as he begins the journey back … Read more
Middlesex University’s Year One students participated in workshops based around community dance. ‘Community dance is a strand of participatory dance practice defined by particular values, intentions, qualities and methodologies’ (FCD, 2006). From any type of dance you are able to communicate it’s norms and values of technique, confidence and strength to mundane life to … Read more
The Mourning of a Sailor In "O Captain! My Captain" by Walt Whitman, Whitman show's a sailor mourning the loss of his captain and struggling to accept that his captain is dead after a long journey. Whitman paints a clear picture for the reader of a sailor struggling to accept that his captain is … Read more
There are a lot of myths concerning the traditional understanding of the political conundrum surrounding the partition of India. Indeed, the Indian nationalist feature of the historical and geographical orthodoxy has been content to project partition as the tragic finale of the struggle of heroes in India. One can easily find an array of … Read more
