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The idea that a group of people possessing supernatural powers exist among us has proved to have been an alarming concept throughout history from the Classical Era to some cultures in the modern society. The depiction of witchcraft in the 21st century is usually complete with protagonist witches fighting malicious villains, however, witchcraft and the hunt of witches that has left an execution of 40,000 to 50,000 “witches” in Europe has been a predominant practise in Early Modern Europe…

If there was ever a catastrophe worse than a war, then that would be epidemics, particularly the one that ravaged all of a continent and killed much more than half of its population. There is only one epidemic that fits that category, and that is the Black Death. As one could take from the name, the Black Death was not a pleasant time for residents in Europe in the 1300s. Life in Europe during the Black Plague was a life fraught with constant death, pandemonium, devastation, persecution, and a…

The world’s most influential psychologist is without a doubt Sigmund Freud. While Freud’s original concepts are not in use today, Freud is the father of modern psychology. Nonetheless there is a psychologist greater than Freud. Carl Gustav Jung. The inspiration for the New Age and the Catholics, the introverts and extraverts, and the individual and the collective a like. Carl Jung’s theories encompassed the idea that the individual be compelled to become more self-actualized and more in touch…

As the world has become smaller, not the actual size but as countries become more and more connected through globalisation there are many advantages and disadvantages that arise. As a starting point I will name just a few advantages and disadvantages. One advantage can be seen as that many country’s exports and imports have become easier to transport which means the production of goods and rendering of services has become more efficient which means the end product will be cheaper to purchase for…

oil painting on canvas, Arnold Böcklin’s Mondscheinlandschaft mit Ruine, or Ruins in Moonlit Landscape, capture and illuminate the idea of the picturesque beauty of darkness, and the endurance of nature over the brevity of human existence. Born in Basel, Switzerland in 1827, Böcklin was an influential painter both in his time and in subsequent art movements, creating pieces that have be praised by the king of Bavaria,…

3.5. Risk Management Schmit and Roth (1990) assert that the basic concept that aims to reduce the negative effects of uncertainties with respect to losses is known as risk management. Redja (1998) defined risk management to be a purely systematic process that can be to identify and review the losses faced by an organisation or an individual. Moreover, this concept can also be used to recognize, choose and incorporate the best strategy to deal with such exposures. According to Bessis (2010), the…

mandatory year of military service. While he was in the military he got seriously injured which led him out of the military and back to his studies in Leipzig. After that at the young age of 25 Nietzsche is offered a professorship at the University of Basel in Switzerland which he accepts. Later down the road in 1872 he publishes his first book called The Birth of Tragedy. He continues to publish many more books throughout his life. These books still influence the way we think today. In 1889 he…

The French Revolution was an important revolt for French society. It was a time of social and political tension from 1789 until 1799. The French Revolution changed history as we know it through radical and liberal ideas. This revolution started the global decline of theocracies and absolute monarchies while changing them with democracies and republics. The French population was upset with high taxes that the government had implemented to try to pay debts from the Seven Years ' War and the…

Artists are the visual history takers of any given generation. They help to keep records of the progress of society, the challenges faced by a community and the things we use to find peace in our times of need. Two artists that serve as major player in early 1960s to the present day are Jonathan Borofsky and Michael Heizer, both men are American artists that specialize in sculptures though their art forms are different, they share a basic love of art and view that the process to create art that…

Nietzsche was born on 15 October 1844 in Prussia. Nietzsche’s father was a Christian priest and Nietzsche himself was raised as a Christian. Nietzsche exceled academically at a young age and was offered to teach classical philology at the University of Basel at a young age of 24. Despite his philosophical intelligence and academic ability, Nietzsche lived a disappointing life as he witnessed the deaths of both his father and brother when he was a young child. Nietzsche also suffered from…