Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

The first example of this sinful disease occurs in the lifetime of Adam and Eve; their first son Cain becomes the first murderer ever! Cain killed his brother Abel as a result of jealousy and anger that he had felt for him. Another biblical example is the massacre of the innocents in the book of Matthew. Herod a powerful king gave…

Giving purpose to life is valuable and eases the mind of many questions. However, how is a creation story to be interpreted? The creation story in the Old Testament is a story that has many meanings behind the text. The meanings of the text strongly convey their messages, and possibly impact future cultures. The story seems to go back and forth between what existed before this creation. The very first verse states “God created the heavens and the earth” then the story moves to state “Let us…

Bowen’s Family Systems theory (BFST) attempts to explain human behavior as it relates to family dynamics and its complex interconnections. Reading Genesis chapters one through four, I identified four of eight BFST concepts that can be applied to “The First Family”: (a) triangles concept, (b) nuclear family concept, (c) emotional cutoff, and (d) sibling position. According to BFST, the triangle concept refers to three individuals that are in some way connected to each other, be it biological…

Tania Reyes Section 18265 (10:00 AM) Article Review: Children's Belief in Santa Clause Introduction: From simply experiencing day to day life, an infant can glean much information about the world at large. They are able to understand complex concepts such as gravity, time, and space without even knowing their names. As children, we quickly learn all of these ideas, and they become an integral part of our belief system. Research done by Shtulman and Yoo (2015) explored children’s understanding…

Christmas is known for many things – feasts, gifts and presents, Santa Claus, decorating the Christmas tree with tinsel and ornate ornaments, but where did all of these traditions come from? America isn’t the only country that has trees or feasts in the winter months, so where did all of this Christmas fun originate, if not from here, and how did it get here to be celebrated in the first place? Well, to find out, you can start with the gifts that you get on Christmas day, and the cards that you…

The Lord of the Flies Published in 1954, The Lord Of the Flies was written by William Golding and soon after its publishing, became a significant part of American literature. Golding wrote and got got published the novel when working as a teacher. Prior to his teaching career, Golding was involved in the Vietnam War, an experience that influenced many of the darker aspects of his novels. His main inspiration for Lord of the Flies, however, came when he, “[...] felt compelled to write about man’s…

Tree of Knowledge of which Eve and Adam ate the fruit of and the Tree…

OUR reporter discovers some true and surprising stories behind our Christmas customs. We as a whole have our most loved happy past-times – hymns by candlelight, opening presents around the tree and lights hanging by the mantelpiece. Be that as it may, have you ever considered welcoming your neighbors over for a bubble battle on the road? That last one won't have gotten on here, but rather it isn't as unrealistic as it sounds. As indicated by Christmas recorder Mark Forsyth, it's precisely…

Introduction Since the day Adam and Eve set foot on earth, they recognized their nakedness and started to cover their privet parts with leaves and plants. So it is the human nature to cover their bodies as an act of decency and modesty in the interaction between the opposite genders. Both male and females need to cover their bodies, however the required extend of covering differs for each group. The type of covering for women is known as “Hijab”. In today’s world the name “Hijab” has been quite…

children’s interaction with Boo Radley. It’s important to note that Harper Lee’s line of events involving the children and Boo mimics the story of Adam and Eve. A detail that supports this idea is Scout’s tom-boy appearance, as it makes her more Adam-like. Also, her unflinching ability to follow Jem parallels the way Adam caves into temptation after Eve does. Other details that hint at a biblical allusion are the use of chinaberries on the night the children go to the Radley place (page 57);…