Outside of his carnival exhibit tent next to a life-sized poster representation, Dr. Caligari (Werner Krauss) promoted his deadly somnambulist Cesare (Conrad Veidt) to a crowd of fairgoers: Step rrrrright up. Presenting here for the first time. Cesare, the Somnambulist. The miraculous Cesare, twenty-three years old, he has slept for twenty-three years -- Continuously -- Day and Night. Right before your eyes, Cesare will awaken from his death-like trance. Step right
Leonora Sansay’s Secret History; or, The Horrors of St. Domingo was a novel that was written in the form of a series of letters from an American woman in Haiti to Aaron Burr that provided a historical narrative surrounding the Haitian Revolution. Written in an “unknown-known” fashion, the novel offers a voice of the Haitian Revolution that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. Sansay offers a number of stories that portray the early republic of Haiti’s political unconsciousness and the republic’s dominant but repressed problem—one that had been founded on liberty that held segments of the population in bondage. In the first few letters of the novel, Sansay talks about to the unfathomable occurrences and conditions of the republic as a result of the revolution, specifically highlighting the domestic tensions that existed in the republic in relation to the politics of race and French colonial power. Sansay also gives a number of examples describing the revolutionaries’ barbaric methods and of the horrific scenes of warfare that took place during her time in St. Domingue. Specifically demonstrated through Clara’s relationship with her husband St. Louis and general Rochambeu, Sansay also portrays the oppression that women endured during their time in Haiti and the tyranny that they were subjected to at the hands of their male counterparts. Sansay’s novel also showed the similarities between the Haitian Revolution and the American Revolution, with securing liberty and equality for their people as the ultimate goal.
Barkers fascinating story “The Thief of Always” is unique, it's about a boy named Harvey he travels to a the magical Hood house when every day is a year in the real world! Hood’s servers are strange and different just like the house. They have unique characteristics and all serve Hood for a reason. Hoods servants are different and share many different characteristics, Rictus is a mischievous trouble maker, Marr is a chubby and evil character, and Carna is a fierce beast who only wants love. Hoods servants are different in many ways and all add a twist to the story.
Few Californians know hardly anything or nothing about California’s founding father. Fourth graders go on a field trip to a mission to learn about missions and then return to their regular lives, never wondering about missions again. Few of those children return to visit a mission. There is a chance that a few know of California’s founding father and who he was. Father Junipero Serra is that founding father who is just as important as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and several others. However he was a different founding father, a religious one who shaped California. Junipero Serra by Steven W. Hackel delves into Junipero Serra’s life and how he lived. Father Serra, a devoted Catholic, “devoted himself to the universalism of Catholicism, the suppression of individualism, and the renunciation of materialism.” (242)
Essay on Woman Leader Machiavelli and Castiglione both present the epitome of perfection in their topics of leadership and the way women should be, respectively. In the case of Castiglione's work, it is stated by signor Gaspare that ".in the way people sometimes hanker after things that are impossible and miraculous, rather than explain them you (Magnifico) have wished them into existence." This quote is true of both excerpts. Both have created idealisms that are of perfection; however, both do also allow for imperfection. Again in the excerpt from Castiglione's work where Magnifico states ".because man is more robust, more quickly agile and more able to endure toil." shows the obvious imperfections of the female gender. Machiavelli, on the topic of leadership, also talks of imperfections: "The new prince - above all other princes - cannot escape being called cruel, since new governments are in danger." Leaders therefore are left to the mercy of their own imperfections and the imperfections of the human spirit.
The Interpretation/Meaning (III) will be written without any guideline points, the aim of this part will be to determine what the painter wanted to express with his piece of work and what it tells us in a symbolic or not instantly clear way. This part will also handle why the artist drew the painting the way he did it and why he chose various techniques or tools.
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In the book On Crimes and Punishments; the author; Cesare Beccaria talks about the justice system and the changes that he believes will make society better for all the citizens. In many of Cesare Beccaria’s statements he argues that to lower crimes, all citizens should be treated equally to have society properly function. Despite the changes that Cesare Beccaria made on equality, there is still a lot of hard work to be done to attain equality worldwide even to this day. Beccaria believes that certain aspects of the law have to change so that everyone could be treated the same even if they are of a different class divisions as well as if they have been accused of a given crime.
The Black Death was an epidemic disease that was also known as the Bubonic Plague. It was one of the most tragic epidemics that has happened in the world. The Black Death hit England between the years of 1348-1350. This plague annihilated one third of its original population. Trading ships that came to England during this time were blamed for the spread of this disease. People believed that when trading ships left other countries that they would bring in infested rats that carried the disease. When the rats would come in contact with a person or bit a person is believed to be the reason on why the deadly virus spread so quickly. Also many thought that the plague was airborne; when they thought this was the cause of the spreading of the Black Death they burnt incense and sprayed perfume in the air to prevent the plague from coming their way. By doing this it also improved the unpleasant smell of the piling dead bodies in the town. Church officials and members of the church said that the Black Death was brought on Earth because it was Gods way of punishing the people. Symptoms of the Black Death were seeing buboes; buboes were swellings the size of fists on the neck, groin or armpits. The buboes turned from red to black, therefore giving us the name Black Death. The Black Death had a tremendous impact on the visual arts, literature, and music that was created during this time because it had a shift in the focus of their subject matters.
Then I saw him. In the middle of the church half swamped by the blood, he lay. I struggled to my feet and wadded with great difficulty through the coagulating blood. It was definitely him and he had a faint pulse. I dragged him by his arm outside and yelled. The gargoyles that adorned the front of the church were peering down at me. At that moment I saw movement out of the corner of my eye again, but I was startled by the claxon sound warning of a bombing raid.
Bristol's discussion of Carnival expands in order to include the theories of Bakhtin.... ... middle of paper ... ... After providing verbal expression to his notion of the carnivalesque in the grave scene, Bristol concludes his article by explaining the ultimate end of the Carnivalesque, "the dissolution, and finally the extinction of identity, the annihilation of the individual in the historical continuum" (365).
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Hannibal Barca was born in 247 B.C. in the city of Carthage, which was located in modern Tunis, or the northern tip of Africa. His father, Hamilcar Barca, was a great Carthaginian general of the army who fought in the First Punic War between Rome and Carthage, which the latter lost. At a very young age, Hamilcar made Hannibal promise “eternal hatred towards Rome” (Lendering, 1). At around age nine, Hannibal accompanied his father on an expedition to gain a hold in Spain. During this time was when Hannibal probably gained most of his military knowledge that helped him greatly later in life. When Hannibal’s father and older brother died in 229 and 226, Hannibal was elected commander-in-chief of the Carthaginian army. About ten years later, Hannibal, acting on his promise to his father, attacked the city of Sagantum in Spain, which was controlled by the Romans. This attack led to the start of the Second Punic War between Carthage and Rome.
... such as natural philosophy and chemistry, he falls upon the question of how to bring someone back to life, "One of the phenomena which had peculiarly attracted my attention was the structure of the human frame, and, indeed, any animal endued with life"(51). After Victor figured out what gives life, he experimented with creating a human being. He constructed a giant man, 8 feet tall with superhuman strength and endurance, from harvested body parts that he took from corpses. He worked secretly and without rest for almost a year, during which time his correspondence with his family and friends stopped. His health began to decline from the constant labor, little rest, poor diet, and lack of exercise, but he refused to stop working until his project was finished. I feel that this dedication also is romantic because it shows great devotion and sacrifice from Victor.
Over time there have been many variations of the celebration of Carnival. The earliest celebration on the list is Grande Sociedades - Grand Societies - in 1855. This was an organized parade where 80 aristocrats, including the emperor, were decorated with masks, costumes, music, and flowers, and went throughout the city (History). The next major celebration noted was in 1870 and was called Cordão Carnavalesco. In this celebration everyone was a character, be it a witch, a queen, a peasant, a king, or a dancer, everyone acted as their character was portrayed (History).The latest celebration recorded before evolving into modern-day Carnival is Zé Pereira. Th...
Phillips, Bill, and Michael D'Orso. Body-for-life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength. New York: HarperCollins, 1999. Print.