Although the dramatic value of the film is top-notch, its historical accuracy is highly questionable. Artistic merit is one thing, but when it comes at the cost of historical accuracy, problems ensue. Gladiator gets a lot of things right about Roman history while botching a few key truths in the…
Out of nowhere it seemed, Hard Candy had made the move from Sephora and department stores to mass market to the people retailers, in this case Wal-Mart after securing an exclusive deal sometime in the late aughts. Was hard candy sold at Sephora? Hard Candy was a cosmetics company founded…
The city’s main entertainment district, which includes the French Quarter and much of the downtown area, did not flood during Hurricane Katrina. There was wind damage, but overall the region fared well. Major flooding in the French Quarter was avoided due to the location’s relatively higher elevation. Did Katrina ruin…
Jake comes to the conclusion that Princess Bubblegum is jealous of Flame Princess and shares this with Finn. She confronts Finn the next day and attempts to console him, believing that he knew about the situation. However, he brought Flame Princess to his house to talk. Liking his honesty and…
Regarding the Parthenon pigment investigations, in the mid-1980s two samples of blue and red color selected from the east entablature of the Parthenon were characterized as Egyptian blue and hematite by using laboratory techniques (Kouzeli et al., 1989). Did the Parthenon have a colour? – It depends on whom you…
Das Präteritum wird auch die 1. Vergangenheit genannt und drückt aus, dass eine Handlung bereits vorbei ist. Man benutzt diese Zeitform, wenn man über die Vergangenheit berichten möchte. Im Deutschen wird das Präteritum überwiegend in der Schriftsprache (Berichte, Erzählungen etc.) Was ist die 1 vergangenheit? – Those are the basic…
Australians began to experience shortages of almost everything they needed in daily life. At the time of World War II, most of them drank tea, not coffee. When the Japanese captured many of the countries that grew the tea supplied to Australia, this caused severe shortages. If you have ever…
Nach einer bekannten Formulierung von Bernard-Henri Lévy ist Europa „kein Ort, sondern eine Idee“. Heute folgt man bei der Grenzziehung zwischen Europa und Asien üblicherweise weitgehend der Definition von Philip Johan von Strahlenberg. Danach bilden Uralgebirge und -fluss die Ostgrenze Europas. Vielmehr gibt es einen fließenden Übergang zu Asien. Zwar…
Economic determinism is a theory typically attributed to Karl Marx, who lived from 1818-1883, a German philosopher, sociologist, and economist. Though his father was a Lutheran, Marx became an atheist and famously said later in life that religion was the ‘opium of the people. Marxism is a determinist philosophy, but…
Many historians have questioned whether the Great Wall was a success or failure. In fact, it was built by default. The Chinese imperial court was plagued by infighting and border security became a primary concern. In addition, “barbarians” from the northern steppe routinely threatened the Middle Kingdom. In the 13th…