The River Nile was the foundation upon which ancient Egyptian society stood, and as Egypt’s greatest resource, disruption in its flow was, alongside some others the foremost catalyst for the downfall of the chapter of ancient Egyptian history known as the “Old Kingdom” (c. 2686-2181 BC). Many view the Old Kingdom as the height of…
Whether you believe in a flat Earth, the heliocentric model or you think the Earth is a large, spherical dodecahedron with an all mighty solenoid dictating life itself, Neil Degrasse Tyson’s words will always apply to you. “To be scientifically literate is to empower yourself to know when someone else is full of bullshit” (Tyson,…
Research Question How does salinity affect the seed germination of Solanum lycopersicum? Introduction Relevance to Real world Covering 14% of Australia and home to over two million people, the Murray Darling Basin is Australia’s largest and most iconic river systems (figure 1) (McCormick, 2015). As over one third of Australia’s food supply is produced by…
1.Introduction 1.1 WAR CRIMES & CRIMES OF OBEDIENCE A war crime is a “crime committed against an enemy, prisoners of war, or subjects in wartime that violate international agreements or, as in the case of genocide, are offenses against humanity[1].” The concept of war crimes relies heavily on the idea that people can be held…
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM The digestive system is a system where your food goes through. It begins with you eating your food, which goes through your mouth. Saliva contains something called enzyme which breaks down your food. The food then goes down the Oesophagus, a tube that runs from your mouth, all the way to your stomach.…
1763: England defeated French in the French and Indian war The English defeat the French in the French and Indian war, which happened because both the Britain and French wanting to extend their land west of the Appalachian mountains, known as Ohio territory. To pay for this war, they taxed the English – speaking settlers…
How Willy Loman & Jay Gatsby representatives of the American Dream. Fitzgerald and Miller create characters that fulfill the aspects and mindset of the American Dream without attaining it. The American Dream includes starting from nothing and being able to prosper with a family unit and a successful career. Willy Loman and Jay Gatsby from…
Introduction Rust is an iron oxide, a usually red oxide formed by the redox reaction of iron and oxygen in the presence of water or air moisture.[1] While rust in itself can be viewed as an inconvenience more than anything else, it can cause significant problems. It is known to encourage the growth of a…
Introduction The schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders is the general categorization for the disorder that I have chosen which is schizophrenia. Some key features that define the schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders category are delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking (speech), grossly disorganized or abnormal motor behavior (including catatonia), and other negative symptoms (negative symptoms…
Revolutionary visionary or tyrannical dictator, two names many rulers can be labelled with, these are the most heavily debated upon when the persona has been called both a French emperor and military leader, Napoleon Bonaparte. The first perspective praises Napoleon as a ruler ahead of his time being able to bring France into a new…
“Rowing the Bus” is a short story and a post-modern piece of fictional text, written by Paul Logan in 12 November, 2013. The story that orbits around the idea of how childhood traumas could, such as school bullying, affect the personal conduct of the human being. The author manages to elaborately explain to his readers,…
Weimar Germany was a republic formed in 1919 after World War 1 it was the first democratic experience for German citizens. Weimar Germany ended in 1934 when Hitler becomes chancellor and obtains more power eventually naming himself the Fuhrer. The Wiemar republic had a difficult start between 1919 and 1923 since it suffered hyperinflation, political…
Prayer before Birth is a postmodern work, as seen in both its innovative structure, style, and themes. Readers can depict signs of postmodernism in every stanza; however, before one goes into details, the structure of the poem, as whole, is, on the one hand, very innovative, and, on the other hand, represents the core of…
Introduction: Basketball is an internationally known sport and is practiced by several different groups of people around several different areas in the world; in fact, it is one of the most popular sports in the world at the moment. To ensure a proper game of basketball, you need to have a good amount of elasticity…
Modernism as a literary movement emerged in France during the last quarter of the 19th century and remained an influential force right up until the Second World War throughout whole Europe and lasted approximately up to 1950. Modernism is also used as an umbrella term applied to the wide range of experimental and avant-garde trends…
“Literature adds to reality; it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides”. This quote expressed by renowned author C.S Lewis, explains the purpose of good literature is not purely to entertain, but also to enhance our everyday life through our actions, motives and thoughts. Literary classics…
In Shakespeare’s Henry V, Shakespeare gave Henry the role of a war hero while in history Henry was a great king. Shakespeare gives amazing qualities to his characters; he gave Henry, an ordinary king, the quality of a responsible leader. He also made the king deeply religious hero. With all the qualities given to Henry…
Craig Silvey’s critically acclaimed novel Jasper Jones could have been another cliché story about the budding relationship between Charlie and Eliza, but Silvey managed to tie romance, crime and coming of age all into one. It is a significant contributor to the engaging and relevant young adult fiction that is currently available. This novel deals…
It can be justified that the murder of Desdemona was her own fault, but there were also some other aspects like circumstances, vengeful malice of Iago, fate, free nature of Desdemona, lack of intermingling love between couple, Desdemona’s ambivalence tongue in depicting the character of Cassio, and Othello’s limited experience and inability in other…
‘Journey of the Magi’ (written in 1927, published in 1931 in the collection Ariel) is at the crossroad of Eliot’s poetic career that relents to a new direction of penitential poetry quietly searching for spiritual peace by confirming his renewal of faith in Anglican Christianity. Between the publication of Ash Wednesday and Ariel, a short…
