THE THIRD ANGEL BLEW HIS TRUMPET‚ AND A GREAT STAR FELL FROM HEAVEN‚ BLAZING LIKE A TORCH‚ AND IT FELL ON A THIRD OF THE RIVERS AND ON THE FOUNTAINS OF WATER.––While the Vandals were ravaging the sea‚ the Huns‚ under Attila‚ conquered the rich river valleys of the Western Empire. For twenty years‚ 433–453 A.D.‚ he swept up and down the rivers Danube‚ Marne‚ Rhine‚ Poe‚ and Adda. Historians remember him as the “scourge of God.” He died suddenly of internal hemorrhaging in 453‚ and was buried in a
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Diablo is one of the million dollar franchises from the Blizzard North Entertainment launched in 1997. This famous role playing game had become an instant hit‚ of which Diablo2 which was released in the year 2000 sold over a million copies. The story of Diablo1 starts from a small town called Tristram. In the story there are three Prime Evils. Lord of the demons known as ‘Diablo’ was imprisoned in a magical stone called the Soulstone underneath the small town of Tristram. As Decades passed the
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Shakespeare’s Othello continues to engage audiences through its dramatic treatment of grand and challenging ideas. In the light of your critical study‚ does this statement resonate with you? Make specific reference to the text. Shakespeare explores numerous grand and challenging ideas throughout the play Othello. One such idea is the concept of dualities and the way in which they are manifested in people. In the play‚ there is no exploration of the ambiguities of life‚ everything is divided into
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relations are adjusted and managed by ambassadors and envoys; the business or art of diplomatist.’ (Harold Nicolson‚ Diplomacy) If we take a look at human history‚ we will be able to see that diplomacy was actually older than it and that it started with angels as first diplomats between heaven and earth. Later on savages needed to communicate between each other’s tribes‚ at least to agree
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has a considerable amount of blatant formalism‚ which director Ridley Scott uses to portray Maximus’ message. Camera angles are commonly used to distinguish power in a scene‚ most of the time by using low-angle or high-angle shot. These types of angels are seen throughout the film. A main part of cinematography is color symbolism seen throughout Gladiator. Another key component of camerawork used by director Ridley Scott are the various types of shots he use. In the text Understanding Movie by
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Governing with a heavy hand‚ the thirst for battle weighed more on his mind. King Alphonse’s daughter‚ the fair Princess Anjelie‚ became a spoil of war. Her compassionate innocence and kind heart meaning nothing to the new ruler. The barbarian had taken her as his wife‚ but the usurper did not grant her the slightest tenderness. For those delving deeper‚ the deed showed his absolute dominance. His brutality was not held in check for the fair maiden‚ for she suffered his wrath at every
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This and That and the Other‚ an essay by Hilaire Belloc‚ displays who the barbarian is and how he is exploiting society. The barbarian is anyone who is using people for their own benefit. Belloc is trying to show how materialism is deteriorating and destroying society. A barbarian thinks “that he can have his cake and eat it too.” He is not worried about how his actions will affect the people around him. He just wants to take and take no matter where his “cake” is coming from. Belloc writes that
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Mongols and Barbarians 1. Which sources have historians relied upon to make judgments about the steppe civilizations? Why does the author think this is a problem? Most of the sources that historians relied upon to make judgments about the steppe civilizations are not objective; they are one-sided‚ biased accounts written by members of civilized societies who were at war with these Mongols. This is a problem because these authors tended to condemn and denigrate the way their barbarian opponents looked
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raided by Saxons. The Romans left Britain‚ after four centuries of occupation‚ early in the 5th century. Later in that century the Angels and Saxons took over the lion’s share of the island of Britain. By 700‚ they had occupied the parts of Great Britain which the Romans had made part of their empire. This part later became known as Engla-land‚ the land of the Angels‚ and its language was to become English. It is not always recognized especially outside Britain and England are not the same thing
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demands of his followers and sack Rome. Throughout history‚ the role of barbarians in Roman culture had been contested. When the Romans lacked infantry‚ they outsourced troops through barbarian mercenary groups. Through this process‚ the Romans arrived at a conflict. They needed the barbarian groups to defend them. However‚ they did not feel this entitled the Goths to equal rights. This conflict perpetually placed the barbarians in a state of confusion and was at the root of their sack of Rome. Would
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