Andreas Vesalius

Months before today two little kids ,hansel and grethel, were taken in by a witch who tried to kill them. The little girl thought she outsmarted the witch by pushing her in the oven. The witch was glad she did not turn the oven on all the way. Knowing she would survive she started planning revenge. The kids now happily with there dad were not worried about a thing.. She planned and planned but was not ready for this terrifying adventure. The witch stayed in there for 3 weeks planning revenge…

Robert Cormier’s We All Fall Down was published in 1991 but occurs at an earlier time period in the towns of Burnside and Wickburg. Although published in 1991, the setting is believed to have been at an earlier date, most likely the late 1980s because of Buddy’s alcoholism, the mall, and the book being published in 1991. My first impression while reading this book was that it must be during the1990s because of how the Jerome daughters dress. Although sweaters were popular in the 1990s, a grunge…

Nathan Merrill XXJUN2012 PS208 Case Analysis of Andrea Yates…

The effects of reformation in the sixteenth century created ever lasting change in culture, politics, and religion. Various reform movements may have clashed, contradicted, or may have been completely parallel with each other either way all had one goal in mind. Whether it was fundamental differences with sacraments, papal authority, or corruption the goal was to place the fate of the individual in the individual’s hands. With the Church setting such an atrocious agenda the call for reform was…

The invention of photography has direct correlations to the notions of documentary. Historically, a photograph represented the means to preserve a snapshot of the world as accurately as possible. This suggests something in opposition to art, the photographer is not portraying his or her vision of the world, in so far as expressionist painters of the time would be. Instead, they are merely capturing and collating information, as a historian would. Slowly it can be seen that these notions began to…

The case of Andrea Yates is one of the most infamous cases in the last decade and the reason for that is because Andrea’s mental state leading up to the murders. Andrea Yates in 2001 drowned all five of her children in a bathtub in her Huston, Texas home. However, was she responsible for her actions? Andrea suffered from several mental illnesses including postpartum depression. She was constantly in and out of mental health institutions and was given medication to deal with her depression.…

Shirley Jackson’s “ The Possibility of Evil “ is a fictional short story. First, we see everything seems normal in the small town Miss Strangeworth lives in. Later on though, we see Miss Strangeworth writes evil anonymous letters to people in the town, exposing them of their rumored “ bad deeds “. In the end though, someone gets back at Miss Strangeworth and destroys her prized roses. The issue in the story is that everyone can be evil, proven by how nice Miss Strangeworth acts, but is actually…

“The Holy Spirit, who is not acquired through breaking images or any other works, but only through the gospel and faith,” reflected the great Protestant reformer Martin Luther. Luther decided to learn more about God at a monastery when lightning almost struck him. Although the monastery was a great part of his life in helping him learn more about God and His word, the true life changing part of his life was when he was studying the scripture Romans 1:17. This change of beliefs led to issues due…

Villa Rotonda is placed at the top of a hill in northern Italy. It is designed by Andrea Palladio and is one of the most recognizable buildings of the Renaissance. This building is also designed as a place for entertainment and is close to Vicenza. The building is unique because it does not only have one, but four facades. The design is symmetrical; a square plan in the middle and four porticos on each of the façades. Each of the porticos had pediments and they were each supported by six…

In Act Three of Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago begins the second part of his plan to destroy those who wronged him. To those around him, Iago seems harmless because we associate evil with an evil appearance. In this story, Iago looks just the same as every other soldier. His evil is not recognizable, and he can easily act with deceit. The entirety of the plot is built upon miscommunication, distrust, and especially lies, and Iago uses those to his advantage. The exchange between Iago and…