during the Crusades, a series of holy wars fought in the 11th century. During this period, it is estimated that over one million people were killed. Soldiers sacked and burned countless villages in the name of preserving their respective religions. The population of entire cities was slain...
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Learn about World War 1 propaganda and its importance to the war. Explore the definition of propaganda as well as examples and common themes of WW1...
The last type of conflict arises when characters wrestle with predetermined outcomes or prophecies that dictate their futures. Think of Neo inThe Matrix, destined to be “The One,” or Katniss Everdeen, becoming the face of the rebellion against The Capitol after participating in the Hunger Games...
Emily May reviewsR.F. Kuang’sThe Poppy Wars, anepic fantasy novel, on Goodreads: “But I warn you, little warrior. The price of power is pain.” Holy hell, what did I just read?? ➽ A fantasy military school ➽ A rich world based on modern Chinese history ...
The jokes from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" are so timeless, they now live on in meme form. 09 of 19 Stand for Something. Unless You Have Bone Spurs ViaImgur Donald Trump critics love to point out that his student status and "bone spurs" enabled him to defer the U.S. Army dr...
Countries engage incivil waror fightholy warsto defend those withblue blood. On the nightly news, you might hear about anescaped prisoneror a controversy with aforeign national. Perhaps a soldier was killed byfriendly fire. Some of the stories might even beold news!
Following the fall of the Roman Empire and continuing up until its unification, the peninsula saw the rise and fall of many kingdoms and empires in different places, including the Byzantine Empire, the Kingdom of Lombard, and the Holy Roman Empire. Due to this history, there can be a lot...
aMt. Qomolangma is a holy (神圣的) mountain in Tibetan (西藏的) culture. The name means “mother of the Earth”. Foreigners call the peak Mt. Everest. It is named after Sir George Everest. Who led a geographic survey team in India in 1808. During the survey foreigners “discovered” th...
metamorphosis and psychological development of a protagonist on a heroic adventure. The protagonist goes through a series of stages to overcome adversity and complete a quest to attain an ultimate reward—whether that’s something tangible, like the holy grail, or something internal, like self ...