Gilead

A Defense of The Handmaid's Tale The book The Handmaid's Tale has been challenged or banned eight times since it has been published in 1985 (Sova). However, most of the bans or challenges are related to the author's portrayal of specific events and themes in the novel, sometimes without a legitimate reason to back them up. The Handmaid's Tale is a book that should be kept in course curriculums and there are important lessons to be learned from the novel. The Handmaid's Tale is an account of…

A Surcease of Sorrow Everyone dislikes heartfelt pain. Everyone, at one time or another, has attempted to hide from the pain of something. Something not everyone has experienced, however, is when your mind tries to help you face the pain so that it is not with you forever. In Edgar Allan Poe’s Poem, “The Raven”, the main character, the narrator, is in pain over the loss of his love, Lenore. In an attempt to escape the grip this despair, the narrator finds himself confronted with a unique and…

speech, and happiness. Totalitarianism is a form of slavery, but there is not much rebellion. North Korea, Nazi Germany, USSR is all totalitarian countries. They all repress and oppress rights, but rebellion is not prominent. Oceana and the Republic of Gilead are both fictional dystopian totalitarian regimes. Fear, hopelessness, indoctrination are the leading factors in preventing rebellion. Fear is a powerful emotion. Fear is so powerful that the thought of it can consume a person. People…

1. Background CV Therapeutics, Inc. which was founded in the year 19911, is the company of biopharmaceutical based in California in Palo Alto. The company has employees ranging from 200 to 500. The company is involved in the development, discovery and commercialization of the drugs for treatment of diseases. The company utilizes advances registered in genetics and molecular biology to detect mechanisms of the cardiovascular diseases, as well as targeting the discovery of drugs. In addition, the…

In 1 Kings 17:1-16, the reader is encountering the prophet Elijah, the Tishbite of Tishbe in Gilead, for the very first time. Ahab’s reign to King took place in 1 Kings 16, in which he is judged for provoking the anger of God more so than all of his predecessors had done. During 1 Kings 17, we see Elijah announcing to Ahab the coming of a drought that will end on his say-so only. The drama ultimately unfolds itself and runs through the end of chapter 18, which concerns itself with the…

Evil, in its many forms, is present throughout the stories and poems that we have read this term. This essay will focus on the different kinds of evil presented in The Third Man and the works of Edger Allen Poe. The types of evil discussed in this essay will range from what will later be defined as pure evil, all the way to evil temptations. Evil is defined as profoundly immoral and malevolent, to better understand this definition one must understand the concept of morality. Morality is a…

) David is Anointed as Israel’s King (1003 BC) 1 Samuel 16:1-13 God rebukes Samuel for continuing to mourn for Saul. He was not to be pitied. God had dealt with him justly. Samuel is then commanded to go to a man named Jesse in Bethlehem and to anoint one of his sons as Israel’s next king. 2 Samuel. Saul was the kind of man Israel wanted for its king. The oldest son of Jesse was probably something like Saul in terms of age, height, and strength. Saul was a man who physically…

The Makings of a Cautionary Tale As part of the genre of speculative fiction, both Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood are set in an alternate time period in which a part of society has been changed. In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury describes a society that burns books as a part of its movement away from individual thought. On the other hand, The Handmaid’s Tale shows a society in which many women have become infertile, creating a dilemma that becomes political…

Child Sacrifice: An Adopted Mentality In the Hebrew Bible, there exists only two documentations regarding child sacrifice and these two accounts together illustrate some of the beliefs and ethics of the writes who narrated them. During the time period that the bible is situated in, offering the life of your firstborn to the gods was a common practice found in the literature of the larger civilizations surrounding Israel. Although we cannot infer normality of child sacrifice among the…

On February 16th, 1852 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Charles Taze Russell was born to Joseph and Eliza Russell. – AD His father was an owner of a successful general store. When Charles was eleven years old, he became a partner with his dad. Both of his parents were reformed Presbyterians and very religious. His mother especially made sure Charles was well-rounded in Christianity. She even pressured him to become a missionary. When he was eight, his mother passed away. In an effort to evangelize,…