Abomination

Everyone knows the typical advice of showing independent thinking and not following the “crowd.” Many people acknowledge that they are right, yet society pressures them into believing otherwise. Fears created by the few can cause calamities to take place, just like in Millers famous play, The Crucible. In which the false accusations of a couple of young girls cause the town to go into a state of hysteria and anarchy, where people experience uncontrolled fear that leads them into believing…

Pope Urban II’s Speech at Council of Clermont With the purpose of spreading the territory of the Catholic Faith (Christianity) and the control of the Holy Sea in the East, Pope Saint Gregory VII had by now urged the devoted Christians to take up weapons toward the Muslims, the Pope himself pledging to guide them to Asia. In his letters, St. Gregory VII conversed on exactly how the grief of the Crusaders in the East had affected him to the place that he anticipated fatality. He believed that he…

During the antebellum era, the multitude of pressing issues of slavery, representation and other controversies were settled by way of compromise. But by 1860, this was no longer feasible because so many disagreements and heat between the North and the South had occurred. Consequently, the hullabaloo led to civil war. Though manifest destiny was becoming a reality via westward expansion, it triggered the start of disagreements slavery would bring. In 1819 the United States contained eleven…

I’ve brought hell to earth. I am Satan himself.” Words couldn’t describe how miserable I felt. It was like I swallowed a cannonball as I heard the heavy, all-too-familiar footsteps of my original abomination. The cottage door slowly opened as I thought to myself, “This is where it ends. The is where my regretful, disgrace of a life concludes.” The monster took a second to observe his female counterpart. After a few moments, which felt like hours to…

The Way the Cookie Crumbles U.S. politician, Frank A. Clark, once said, “A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he [is] meant to be” (Clark). Clark’s statement about fatherhood probably resonates with many dads; however, the title character of this novel’s father is an exception. In the novel, Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe there is an interconnecting theme of attempting to break predestination, due to intergenerational hatred. The central character Okonkwo is…

Undeniable Throughout The Crucible there was a theme of static and dynamic characters. Some characters held on to their beliefs while others got caught up in the madness and corruption of the Salem Witch Trials. Very few people were able to understand what was truly going on, due to fear of the court, lack of education, and fear of being wrong. By the time they figured it out the truth, many people had already been hanged. Although some people were able to stand strong during the heavy…

We live in a society where times have changed and so have the traditions of many. In this 21st century we have more people open to accepting the beliefs of others, but we still see in some cases how loyalty can fog logical reasoning. Although foggy logical reasoning could be negative their can also be a positive effect in loyal peoples actions. Looking at religion as a whole, we see certain groups of people expressing their faith by committing acts of terrorism, and subordination. In other…

‘Immigration is hurting us’ say 6 out of 10 British voters, whilst under the eye of the labor government, let immigration spiral out of control. Immigration is a detriment to society. ‘Politicians have underestimated the scale of the challenge’. They have lost control of the situation not only struggling, but failing to cope. They deplete our basic resources, steal your home. Then why allow them into your country? Benefits Migrating to a host country should mean they are of some serviceability…

Module 9 Written Assignment Terms: 1. “know-nothing” – The Know-Nothing party emerged during the mid-1850s and derived its name from the reluctance of its members to acknowledge its existence. Its rise was precipitated by the explosion of Irish and German immigration from the period of 1840-1860. During this time span, over 4 million Irish and German settled in the United States; the Irish made their homes mostly in the Northeast while the Germans went to Midwest. Members of the Know-nothing…

“The child who tells us his story here was one of God’s chosen. From the time he began to think, he lived only for God, study the Talmud, eager to be initaled into the Kabbalah, Wholly dedicated the consequence of a less visible, less striking abomination, yet the worst of all, for those of us who have faith: the death of God in the soul of a child who suddenly faces absolute evil?” (p.xix). This quote describes innermost thoughts and feeling that they were going though. It portrays the evil of…