World of Wonders

The amber room is also know as the eighth wonder of the world. It was commissioned by Fredrick the first of Prussia for his palace in Charlottenburg. It was designed by Andres Schloter who was à German sculptor Its construction began in 1701. It was given as a gift to Peter the great as a gift of the countries alliance in 1716. The room was shipped to Russia and installed in the Hinter House in St.Petersburg. The room was looted as part of operation Barbarossa . People had tried to conceal…

Cotton Mather wrote many works of literature taught future writers about the history of the New England colony. One of his literary works caught my eye. Cotton Mather’s “The Wonders of the Invisible World”, tells the reader about the Salem witch trials and the history of the event. Cotton Mather writes about the way he sees the event, but some people may see it differently. The trial of Martha Carrier is an odd trial. Most trials contain a lot of evidence, such as, two or more people seeing the…

the late 1600’s and mid-1700’s. How religion is interpreted by different individuals, and by the society in which they live, is most likely a debate that will never be won or lost. During the time of Cotton Mather’s writing of From the Wonders of the Invisible World, the people of New England are firm believers in religion. Although New England has its firm Christian believers, some chose to use their religious beliefs to practice evil doings such as witchcraft, bringing us to the era of the…

Did you know that Stevie Wonder is just a stage name? His birth name is Stevland Hadaway Judkins, son of Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway. After Stevie’s mother had left his father, Lula changed her name to Lula Hardaway and changing Stevie name to Stevland Morris. After becoming famous at a young age, people started calling him “ A Little wonder,” soon getting the nickname Stevie Wonder.(CITE) Stevie Wonder has won many awards in musical areas such as pop, soul, and jazz. Throughout…

Wonder Woman as an Image of Feminism Who said women cannot be smart, strong, and sexy? Female characters throughout cinematic history struggle to find the balance between the three feminist traits. In 1941, feminist Moulton Marston is able to crack the code with his creation of the Wonder Woman comic which follows Diana Prince, the lead character which mirrors the trajectory of the women’s movement in America (Dockterman). Almost 35 years later, Lynda Carter appears in Douglas S. Cramer and…

Jumanji and Wonder Woman, Where do I start? They are both action-packed movies but they have differences Wonder Woman has a female character while Jumanji has a male character . Wonder Woman has powers. While everyone in Jumanji has agility and strength, well almost everybody. I like Wonder Woman better you should watch it! The movies Jumanji and Wonder Woman both have a lot in common. First of all, they both focus around the main theme, action. With so many jumping off cliffs scenes, guns,…

The movie Wonder Woman by Patty Jenkins takes on the beloved superhero we all know and love. Wonder Woman is about the backstory of how this superhero came to be. The film depicts issues from the early 1900’s, those including women’s rights, war, and race. Wonder Woman was able to break that stereotype of women in the 1900’s and set a new ground for feminism in the twenty first century, although there were some historical inaccuracies. Women in the 1900’s were expected to stay at home and see…

consistent theme of a need to put faith in something larger than yourself. For this reason, I believe Wonder Woman is a great example of a superhero that is classified as contemporary mythology. Aside from Superman and Batman, no other comic-book character has lasted as long as Wonder Woman, who happens to be the most popular female comic-book superhero of all time. Like every other superhero, Wonder Woman has a secret identity, but unlike every other superhero, she also has a secret history.…

Structure and Properties of Matter & Forces and Motion Technology: Knowledge Construction Engineering: Developing Solutions Math: Counting & Cardinality 60 Minute Lesson Wonder Woman Card Page pocket (1 per pair of students) holding: The Invisible Jet Build Plan BrickLAB Bricks Air (10 minutes) The Invisible Jet Build (20 minutes) Wonder Woman Engineering Challenge (25 minutes) Tactical Transformations (5 minutes) Build the Invisible Jet to understand, define and explore wing and aircraft…

1 hits worldwide. In 1968, Motown had five records in the pop Top 10” (Light). This brought racial divide around the world. When we celebrate black history month people leave out Berry Gordy Jr., but by producing the hit records for these African American artists, he pretty much did his part to not only help Martin Luther King Jr. on his struggle for civil rights but the…