18th Cent. French writer’s life, career & contribution to historiography & its relationship to literature. Voltaire, born Francois Marie Arouet, was born on November 21, 1694 in Paris, France. As a teenager, Voltaire attended a Jesuit college in Paris, Louis-le-Grand, where he said he learned nothing but Latin and the Stupidities. This statement will be […]
Francis Ford Coppola, director of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, modified just a few minor components of the plot from the guide. Though the film and guide differ barely, they each are nice works. One of the apparent similarities between Dracula the guide and Bram Stoker’s Dracula the film, is the setting and style. Each the guide […]
In today’s society, ethical and moral issues are made more known to the public through the media. The media is there, whether it be in print, video, webcasts, or all of the above, reporting on which CEO spent company money for a condo, which figure head beat his wife, which energy company is endangering the […]
Hamilton, the musical that won a total of eleven Tony awards, was produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda. It has an amazing script in addition to an excellent music album. Lin produced these songs with intent that the listeners would react differently. Piano plays recurring roles in emotional songs, and drums help lighten the mood in others. […]
Among Ali’s victims were Sonny Banks (who knocked him down during the bout), Alejandro Lavorante, and the aged Archie Moore (a boxing legend who had fought over 200 previous fights, and who had been Ali’s trainer prior to Angelo Dundee). Ali had considered continuing using Moore as a trainer following the bout, but Moore had […]
It is a government in which the will of the majority of citizens rules without overriding the rights of the minority. The ideal of democracy is about equality, freedom and welfare for all. It involves the abolition of varies form of restriction and privilege. Democracy is a system of government in which is rule by […]
BTS – Love Yourself ‘Her’ Bts, also known as Bangtan boys, is a South Korean boy band formed back in 2013 by Big hit Entertainment. This internationally known boy band has 7 members- RM (Kim Namjoon), Jin (Kim Soek Jin) Suga (Min Yoon Gi), J-Hope (Jung Ho Soek), Jimin (Park Jimin), v (Kim Tae Hyung), […]
Literature is a wide field in which it includes many genres, subjects and styles. A literature work can consist of many subtitles, also such as historical and scientific knowledge as well as critic, satire and etc. Many of the literature works that we assume as successful in fact deal with more than only one subtext. Either a historical […]
Modern historians have come to view Voltaire’s Candide as a brilliant attack of the popular optimistic attitude of 18th century Europe that “one must live peacefully in this, the best of all possible worlds. ” The following essay will examine and outline how Voltaire utilizes satire to point out the critical flaws in the social […]
The Twilight Saga: New Moon movie has released the much anticipated soundtrack. The album starts out with the early released, “Meet Me On the Equinox,” by Death Cab for Cutie. The track is a melancholy mid-tempo number with a catchy chorus. The songs on the album seem to be moodier than the previous album which […]