Photo: Dr. Amy Calvert Ancient Egyptian art must be viewed from the standpoint of the ancient Egyptians to understand it. The somewhat static, usually formal, strangely abstract, and often blocky nature of much Egyptian imagery has, at times, led to unfavorable comparisons with later, and much more ‘naturalistic,’ Greek or…
1- It was inhumane. 2- It caused too much destruction. 3- It killed too many innocent people, including children. 4- It was unnecessary as Japan was essentially defeated. 5- Japan was seeking surrender. 6- It was not universally supported in the United States. Was the atomic bomb a mistake? —…
As a son of a citizen of the Kingdom of Württemberg, Albert Einstein, born in Ulm in 1879, was a citizen of the German Empire by birth. In 1894, the electrical engineering firm, J. Einstein & Co., located in Munich since 1880, turns bankrupt and Albert’s parents move to Italy.…
The dropping of atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 was unjust and does not respect the Just War TheoryJust War TheoryThe just war theory postulates the belief that war, while it is terrible but less so with the right conduct, is not always the worst…
President Harry Truman had appointed Eleanor Roosevelt to the United States delegation to the United Nations in December 1945. Eleanor Roosevelt, pictured here in 1933, helped create the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights and later became the first chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. This would…
Robert Clyde “Dutch” Holland (October 12, 1903 – June 16, 1967) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for three seasons. He played for the Boston Braves from 1932 to 1933 and the Cleveland Indians in 1934. Is Strategic Air Command a true story? Stewart’s character is based on…
The story follows Elektra, an assassin who must protect a man and his prodigy daughter from another assassin who was hired by The Hand . For the screenplay, Zak Penn, Stuart Zicherman, and Raven Metzner received “written by” credit. Mark Steven Johnson received credit for “motion picture characters” and Frank…
But in the early 80s, Yoakam was still a relatively minor musician trying to hit the big-time, and you can even spot him in An Officer and a Gentleman! Yoakam is in the band at the ball as one of the lead singers. That’s right – apparently Yoakam wasn’t a…
Eli is blind throughout the whole movie. How he became blind is up for debate. He is not the last living blind person; Solara’s mother tells him that she was born blind. He asks her whether it happened after or during the war, which may give the reason for his…
Dylan Baker is an actor who portrays Corrupt DEA Agent Bill Peterson in the seventh season on The Mentalist. Dylan Baker was born on October 7, 1959 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Happiness (1998), Trick ’r Treat (2007) and Revolutionary Road (2008).…