Flagellation

As a seemingly dreary atmosphere crept through European towns and cities, local citizens were being, to their dismay, succumbed to a fatal disease they knew little of. The Black Death, in its monstrous form, strangled the life out of every being it came in contact with. It drained its prey of their faith, hope and a perseverance to keep fighting. Having no one to turn to, no one to get a definitive answer or solution from, these victims acted out, and reacted in ways that were outrageous,…

3. The redemptive meaning of suffering in Salvifici Doloris Pope John Paul II addresses his apostolic letter Salvifici Doloris on the view of Christian meaning of human suffering. He specifies under the aspect of human suffering has salvific meaning. For the question of why do we suffer? Throughout the history the answer for this question of human suffering remained a mystery. With Adam and Eve sin and suffering entered into the world, and this evil is experienced by all human being. But now by…

The Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a classic example of dystopian literature. This paper aims to demonstrate how the novel illustrates the evolution of the concept of dystopia and discuss how the text provides a critique of the modern world. The quote “brave new world” is referenced three times throughout the novel to express, joy, confusion and finally pain and sorrow. Sentiments that are strikingly relevant in today’s world. The birth of dystopian fiction could not have been possible…

Singapore: It’s high-time we brought NS pay above the poverty line When Wilfred Owen wrote the famous poem, “Dulce et Decorum est,” he was not just describing the horrors of World War I, he was also condemning his government’s propaganda machine for glorifying a gruesome war in order to discourage draft evasion. He famously wrote at the end of his poem: The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est Pro patria mori. The old Lie; it is sweet and honourable to die for your country. For Owen, the lie was not…

America’s involvement in World War II exposed the decline of the Imperial Japanese Army’s aggression and morale between 1941-1945. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the president of the United States in 1941 gave his Infamy Speech on December 8, 1941. The speech was his response to the American people regarding the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Just hours after his Infamy Speech, the United States declared war on Japan. This attack struck America in the heart and made Americans…

Sin and guilt are unavoidable in human life. Everybody, at one point or another, has committed some sin and have felt at least a little remorse over their actions. Given the inevitable nature of sin, it’s almost pointless to address the means to avoid it, if there are any, and infinitely more important to address the means to deal with sin and to redeem oneself. The themes of redemption and guilt are explored heavily in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. In it, the life of Hester Prynne,…

at night, some people staged a procession in Ramu in protest of the perceived blasphemous image uploaded to a Facebook account. Newspaper reports stated that local Awami League leaders were initially seen mobilising the mob and emphasising the sentimental religious issue to counter the opposition. The Daily Star, a widely circulated national daily, reported that a motley group comprising local leaders of pro-Awami League organisations, BNP men, madrasa students and common people were allegedly…