Bücher von Blake Sullivan

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: B-, , language: English, abstract: Throughout history there has been countless examples of different types of heroism. In the Bible David can definitely be described as an imperfect hero when he kills Goliath, Sir Gawain symbolizes the classic Arthurian hero and Lord Byron¿s Manfred displays the perfect bad boy hero. In J.R.R. Tolkien¿s fantasy, The Hobbit, the central character Bilbo Baggins definitely begins to redefine his own class of heroism; leaving the classical norm of heroism displayed by the Dwarves, specifically Thorin Oakenshield. By analyzing Bilbös appearance, speech and actions it is evident that Tolkien¿s new approach to heroism is much different than Sir Gawain, Manfred¿s and even the obvious leader of the company, Thorin. (...)

Essay from the year 2015 in the subject History of Europe - Ages of World Wars, , language: English, abstract: This paper will analyze the overall impact of the IJN attacking Pearl Harbour and its effect on WWII. More specifically, this paper will argue how the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbour played an instrumental tactical role in the Pacific for the Japanese in the short term. However, despite the Japanese initial success at Pearl Harbour the overall strategy led by Japanese leadership resulted in an absolute disaster resulting in the loss of the Pacific War and ultimately the loss of WWII for the Tripartite Pact.