Culture

It is demonstrated by several of its characters breaking away from the social standards of their time and acting on their own terms. No one character During the time in which the play took place society frowned upon women asserting themselves. Women were supposed to play a role in which they supported their husbands, took…

The play, “Much Ado about Nothing” written by William Shakespeare in 1598 provides a representation of patriarchal gender roles, class hierarchy within the society and the social and cultural conditions of 16th century England. During this period of time women were dehumanised to the fact that they were seen not as people but as commodities…

This is the age that saw the communion of individuals, the age in which one no longer had to be nomadic to survive; the age where most of the awe-inspiring structures come from. This is the Megalithic age, where individuals came together, combining strength and ingenuity to construct massive superstructures that would be in existence…

Our brain is an underutilized biocomputer, containing billions of unaccessed neurons. The normal consciousness that we deal with everyday is only one drop in an ocean of intelligence. For thousands of years, man experimented with the fruits of nature with the hope of finding the key to our unconscience. These fruits were revered by man…

The country’s most successful writers draw their inspiration from Jewish tradition. Such writers have included the novelist Shmuel Yosef Agnon, co-winner of the 1966 Nobel Prize in literature, and the philosopher Martin Buber. The foremost orchestra of the nation, the Israel Philharmonic, attracts a number of world-famous conductors and soloists each year. A vigorous tradition…

Have you ever thought about how it would be to live in a time of poverty? How would life be if you were poor and did not know from where you would be getting your next meal? What would it be like to be forced to live in a workhouse? These are some of the…

After drinking from a keg of beer stashed in the basement of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house at the University of Michigan last December, a group of pledges stripped to their boxer shorts and lined up, ready to endure their next torturous test of brotherhood. As two other fraternity members watched, a pledge educator…

The second half of the twentieth century has seen many changes in theories concerning the mode of colonization of the islands of Micronesia, and the rise of the Inca Empire, with it’s striking similarities to Egypt. In the past, it has been suggested that Asians had worked their way through the Pacific, over a period…

The villagers unanimously agree that their child, Wanlek, was born deformed as a direct result of them cutting down the tree and enraging the spirit within. No thought was given to the fact that the malformation may have been the result of any number of other variables. Insufficient data is provided in the cases, but…

If a person wants to spend their evening viewing an exciting and thought-provoking play, they better veer themselves away from the play Courting Chekov. In contrast to a stimulating evening at the theatre, the play Courting Chekov leaves viewers puzzled about the theme and questioning the overall effect of the written play. Despite being somewhat…