This paper will present an architectural analysis of Umayyad Palaces in the 7th and 8th Centuries A.D. By understanding the examples of Arabian architecture of Islam's first wealthy families, we can see a direct emphasis placed on Palace design, which would help set trends for Arab architecture for centuries after their creation in the Middle East.
This is a brief paper examining whether or not Mel Gibson could be charged with a kind of spiritual McCarthyism in making his latest film, The Passion of the Christ. Finally, it would seem that Gibson both is and isn't such a person. Despite the manipulation of extant cultural antagonism, it would seem that Gibson truly believes that the film he has had made is, in fact, art.
