"Entering Parliament in 1901, he rose in the course of a very few years to a position in which every major event in England's affairs was part of his life story" (Coolidge 1). ... He once said that, "Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result" Six months later he left the army to begin politics again. ...
From the day the "Iron Chancellor" was appointed into his position, the fate of Germany, and of Europe would forever be changed. Otto von Bismarck was able to take the scattered remnants of a grand empire and mold it back into a great nation. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, a hero is defined as: A man noted for his special achievements in a particular field. By careful analysis of Bismarck's role as prime minister in Prussia, one will easily see the extent to which he was a hero. Prior to the 19th century, a unified Germany seemed nothing more then an idealistic dream. ...
VOCABULARY Archaeology: the scientific study of ancient people and cultures principally revealed through excavation. Cromlech: a circle of megaliths. Henge: a Neolithic monument, characterized by a circular ground plan. Used for rituals and marking astronomical events. Megalith: a stone of great siz...
Introduction In this comparative study I will examine the representation of the magical creatures in two adaptations of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream: the eponymous video registration of Benjamin Britten's opera performed at the Glyndebourne Festival in 1981, conducted by Bernard Haitink, produced by Peter Hall and designed by John Bury, and Michael Hoffman's film adaptation of Shakespeare's play of 1999. I have chosen these two productions because they belong to two different cultural domains. Hoffman's film is a Hollywood product, intended for a broad...
