Alchemy

large portion of Chapter 2 of Frankenstein is Victor pondering a time when he was thirteen years old. At first glance, this may in fact seem like “overwriting,” but a closer look reveals something much deeper. After Victor’s father suggests that alchemy is “sad trash,” Victor states, “It is even possible that the train of my ideas would never have received the fatal impulse that led to my ruin.” One could suggest that his father disapproval converted him into a monster - just as Victor created a…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze and explain Rhazes, the renowned Islamic physician’s impacts on medicine, and his accomplishment’s. Abu Bakr Mohhmad Ibn Zakariya Razi also know as “Rhazes”, was born in the Ancient city of Rayy located near Tehran, Iran as a Persian. The city of Rayy, which was located on the Great Silk Road, was a series of trade routes that were central to interaction between the West and East. This Road connected traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers…

him a rich man in just a year. He continues to pursue his personal legend, which is to find the treasure at the pyramids. Santiago joins a caravan crossing the Sahara desert to Egypt. There, he meets an Englishman who wants to learn the secret of alchemy of turning any metal into gold. He taught Santiago many things and Santiago learns that a powerful, 200 years old alchemist lives at the oasis of Al-Fayoum on the way to the pyramids. When the caravan reaches the oasis to avoid violent tribal…

The force of love pervades in all situations and circumstances, even in those that appear distant from this current reality. Love plays an important role in the hero(ine)’s journey. Love incites the hero(ine) to embark on his/her journey. The hero(ine) may journey for family, dreams, self-discovery, treasure, community, a lover. No matter the reason, the hero(ine) establishes a strong emotional connection with someone or something and is driven to complete the Hero’s Journey for the love of this…

Adult Health: Turning Gold into Lead.” I was struck by the articles’ comparison of a newborn baby full of promise, to that of a homeless, seriously mentally ill person nearing the end of life. The article asked “How does this happen, this reverse alchemy, turning the gold of a newborn infant into the lead of a depressed, diseased adult?” As a social worker coordinating child abuse prevention efforts in a children’s hospital, I was certainly aware of the negative and often lasting effects of…

Alchemists used to obsess over chrysopoeia, the transmutation of regular metals, such as copper, into gold. However, they were not aware at the time that copper and gold were two different atomic elements and instead believed them to be compounds. Thinking these metals could be changed chemically or physically in labs, alchemists pursued this dream to no advantage. Although it is not possible to change ordinary metals to gold through chemical reactions, physical reactions, radioactive decay, or…

Jackson Pollock’s artistic practice with a focus on his work “Blue Poles.” Pollock approach to painting can be likened to a performative ritual, he lived in his canvases treating them as a stage in which he circulated around like a dancer (Mural and Alchemy by Jackson Pollock p.96). There’s clear evidence of how Pollock occupied this space in “Blue Poles.” Firstly, he…

the specious surface. She is the only one who witnesses how does everyone in this family endeavor to extricate solitude, by choosing different methods, but then failed and passed down the solitude to the next generation. Her husband is wallowing in alchemy；her sons have their own lives, either moving out of the family house or closing…

The Alchemist is a story of one boy growth as he travels his life’s journey. He has to overcome many challenges, meets new people, and learns more about himself in the process. Santiago journey had three main part, the first one was he had to overcome challenges such as getting robbed several times. The next one was meeting new people including his one true love. And the third one was learning more about himself, such as his Personal Legend. A main part in Santiago's journey was over coming…

Isaac Newton Isaac Newton had a number of famous discoveries, from his theories of optics to his outstanding work on the laws of motion and gravity, made the basis for modern physics. The true genius of his work is how he took those theories and compared them to the universe at large, these explained the motions of the Sun and planets in a way that had never been done before. Newton dreams up the laws of gravity and the rest. Newton became the first to figure out that white light is made up a…