Eighth Wonder of the World

Many pieces of art and treasure were lost during the time of the Holocaust. Losing art and treasure is like losing a piece to your culture. Up to 200,000 art works are thought to have gone missing during WWII. Luckily, a group called the Monuments Men saved or discovered more than five million works of art in Nazi hiding places. Without them many famous pieces of art known around the world wouldn’t be here today. The Monuments men didn’t save every treasure or piece of art, but there are some missing that we know plenty about. Raphael, “Portrait of a Young Man” was created in 1514 and looted by Nazis in 1939. It truly is a bummer because it is considered the most important piece of missing art. Not much is known about Pissarro, “The Boulevard Montmartre, Twilight” except it was looted by the Nazis and its current location is an enigma. Dubbed the “Eighth Wonder of the World”, the Amber Room was looted by Nazis in WWII, taken to the city of Königsberg, and cannot be found since. Stolen by Japanese forces during WWII, Yamashita’s Gold was on a Japanese ship when it was sunk in combat. Vincent van Gogh, “The Painter on the Road to Tarascon”, 1888 went missing after the Nazis removed it for being degenerate to their culture. It was later…

The amber room is also know as the eighth wonder of the world. It was commissioned by Fredrick the first of Prussia for his palace in Charlottenburg. It was designed by Andres Schloter who was à German sculptor Its construction began in 1701. It was given as a gift to Peter the great as a gift of the countries alliance in 1716. The room was shipped to Russia and installed in the Hinter House in St.Petersburg. The room was looted as part of operation Barbarossa . People had tried to conceal…

favoured traits, have a better chance of survival over others. In Robertson Davies’ Fifth Business, the main characters model the process of natural selection. When Dunstan Ramsay is reborn after the war, he is better suited to the environment of Deptford. Paul Dempster faces many challenges in Deptford. The reason he survives is because he moves into an environment that better suits his skills and traits. Percy “Boy” Staunton is the only character who does not adapt, therefore he perishes.…

Do you ever wonder why things turn out the way they do: why the colors of the leaves change when the season turns from summer to fall, or why someone can be treated so awfully, yet still continue to love that person with all their heart ? “The sense of wonder speaks of our hunger to be moved, to be engaged and impassioned with the world and take pleasure in it, attuned to it and fascinated by it” (7 Ways to Spark Your Sense of Wonder). It is Ted Kooser, an American poet and a Pulitzer Prize…

Mary Dempster was the wife of Amasa Dempster, the Baptist priest of Deptford, Ontario, Canada. She was a kind lady and very introverted. While her husband was very religious and constantly felt as if God was testing him, Mary was not so involved in religion. However, she did not let her husband’s strong belief in God influence her life. She was calm, even-tempered, and believed that things would all eventually be resolved. Mary’s life changed when an incident occurred on December 27, 1908, which…

second movement, he goes to a ball to get his mind off of her, but since he is madly in love with her, he sees her there, and again the idée fix is played. But remember that Harriet is just a figment of his imagination, but his love is so strong, he sees her everywhere he goes. As for the third movement, he decides to go out to the country side of Paris and as he is strolling along, once again he sees Harriet. By the fourth movement, he has had it with Harriet and says if he cannot have her,…

I have always wondered why only seven structures made it in the list of Wonders of the World. Well, since it was the ancient Greeks such as Antipater of Sidon, Diodoros, and Herodotus, who wrote the list 2,500 years ago it was primarily based on what they know that, existed during their time. Mind you, this list is extraordinary. But if the Greeks only knew that there are other spectacular structures existing outside their neighboring cities and other regions, it is most definite that there will…

all the world and preaching the gospel to all creations.” Even though Paul had a zeal for the conversion of his fellow citizens, his ultimate call was not restricted by this. His call, with the leading of the holy spirit (Acts 16:6,7), was to educate people, “from every tribe and language and nation and creed” (Rev 5:9), of the world about the gospel and its life transforming power. With the boundless accomplishments of Paul’s recorded journeys, one would wonder if he had an intended strategy.…

The Great Pyramid of Giza The only remaining structure of the original seven wonders of the world is The Great Pyramid of Giza. If you did not know, The Pyramid of Giza is also the only place or structure that is associated with the original seven wonders and the new ones. It is a world renowned tourist attraction and can be visited at almost anytime in a full calendar year. It is located on the Giza plateau near modern day Cairo. It dates back to the reign of Khufu during the fourth dynasty,…

A New Perspective On Africa “The only man I envy is the man who has not yet been to Africa- for he has so much to look forward to.”- Rich Mullins The continent of Africa is one of the most under recognized and under appreciated gems of the world. In the past, the continent of Africa was seen as barbaric and hopelessly primitive. Many believe the media propaganda that this continent is impoverished and under populated. By taking a deeper look at some often under-represented aspects of this…