David

David Koresh “claimed he had cracked the code of the Seven Seals in the Book of Revelation, which predicted events leading to the apocalypse. He told his followers that the Lord willed the Davidians to build an Army of God” (Koresh). The members believed…

David Hume, a radical empiricist, was a Scottish philosopher who wrote his understanding about the relationship of free will and soft determinism. In his work “An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding,” Hume comments that one can observe regular patterns…

enshrinement and offerings creates a history of the image and its cult. As an image’s popularity grows, the expense of its enshrinement grows. This layering melds the process of growing popularity with the already produced form of the miraculous image. David Harvey’s “palimpsest, a series of layers… at different historical moments all superimposed upon each other,” is then created through the immagini miracolose. The palimpsest of the image cult is a physical collection of artifacts attached to…

“Bonsai!” Go ahead, rush to the comment section with your hate-filled rants, it won’t bother me one bit, because this is my list and not yours. Now, for those who have decided to take the time tohear me out, this folks, is the single greatest form artistic representation of 2017. While Twin Peaks: The Return is a prescribed continuation of the TV series that ended over 25 years ago, The Return does not conform to any previous modes of television, including its prior two seasons. With that being…

Modern or sociological thinking first appeared in the mid 1600’s to mid-1700. The age of enlightenment refers to the period during which an intellectual movement spread throughout most of the western world. Previously society was dominated by religious doctrine and superstition. The feudal system and divine right to rule was largely unquestioned in society. Rene Descartes published Meditations in 1641 and introduced the "Method of Doubt" in which the concept of God was finally met with…

In the lecture on minimum age, Mark Price raises quite a few interesting ideas, and makes quite a few good arguments. He argues for the federal raising of minimum wage, arguing that it will help, close the gap between the rich and the poor, He gives us proof of why his account is correct, and provides proof why the other sides arguments are invalid. Price opened the lecture discussing how the exact prices of minimum wage and gave us some facts to hold onto throughout the lecture, to help us…

written and directed by Andrea Arnold, starring Natalie Press and Featuring Danny Dyer. Zoë (Andrea Arnold) is a single mother of four living in a grotty Dartford cancel estate. Stuck in a desirable state for a better life and a love interest such as David Beckham, whilst struggling to provide and care for herself and children with the basic needs of food. Zoë becomes fixated on an old friend - Dave (Danny Dyer) that is recently making a reappearance in her life. Zoë and Dave arrange a date,…

Along with Cytowic, Dr. David Eagleman, is considered to be one of the leading researchers in the study of synesthesia. (https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sensorium/201202/dr-david-eaglemans-new-dream-project). Dr. Eagleman co-authored a book with Cytowic; Wednesday is Indigo Blue – Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia. Dr. Eagleman has also authored numerous other articles and books on Synesthesia. Dr. Eagleman and his colleagues, Arielle D. Kagan, Stephanie S. Nelson, Deepak Sagaram,…

Fight Club is an exhilarating thriller directed by David Fincher (Se7en, Gone Girl). This movie was considered one of the most controversial of the year due to its “Fight the System” attitude. The narrator is a nameless, white-collared employee of a law firm who is plagued by insomnia and depression. He medicates his depression through consumerism, a frequent and steady acquisition of “things”. “I flipped through catalogs and wondered: What kind of dining set defines me as a person”, he asks…

creations. The David is an amazing statue created by Bernini. The David is a statue that is inspired by the biblical story of David. Out of the many versions of The David that had been created in the past, the version that Bernini created it by far the statue that had the most time, effort and thought put into it. Just about everything that the statue has meaning and reflects the values of Bernini and the people that were a part of the era that it was created in. Bernini’s David was created…