places we may be in it will help us to fit into this contemporary world. Later in the session, we will have a group discussion looking into different chapters in Ecclesiastes on orientation, disorientation, and re-orientation. Orientation: There are human life experiences in which everything makes sense in our lives. In Ecclesiastes it will be the traditional wisdom. It may be about wisdom in which we consider as important or truth. These are the places of orientation. For example, in 1:15…
have. If there was a “chain” that showed the different levels, knights/royal families were at the top of the chain, then it would be middle class and men, and at the very bottom it would be women and poor families. Basically in the end everyone was human and everyone deserved to be treated the same and have the same rights as others…
My Shocking Restoration of Faith in Human Race I am pretty sure after reading the title you are going like “Whaaat?”. In order to explain the title, and for you to understand my state of mind, I need to first tell you about an event that occurred few years back. Few years ago I used to go to a gym next to my office and I would keep my clothes and bag in the gym locker, like everyone else. Also, like everyone else, I would leave my sneakers and socks under the benches in front of the lockers…
Golden rays, suggesting a glow dispersing from the heavens, shines down on the interaction between the saint and angel. Bernini uses the portrayal of pleasure, an emotion that is both relatable and desired by conventional humans, to mesmerize and absorb viewers towards the church. Likewise, the sculpture is displayed within a golden pedestal that is higher than eye-level and can be observed at all angles. This allows the piece to not only be interactive but glorified making…
tested and ruled as safe and effective on animals fail in human trials, and the small percentage that is actually safe for humans is often relabeled due to side effects that weren’t discovered in animals (11 Facts about Animal Testing)? Yet, for some unknown reason, scientists still continue to test different things on poor, defenseless animals, every single day. If the fail rate from animals to humans is 92%, what makes them think that humans still benefit from killing animals just to test…
Self-reliance is an essay that was written in 1841 by American transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson. The essay is written to capture and understand Emerson’s thoughts, it obtains the most complete statement of Emerson’s more popular themes noncomfomity, the need for every individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow their own instincts and ideas. Emerson states “Nothing is at last sacred, but the integrity of your own mind” (Emerson). The essay focuses on Emerson’s…
The fox, having realized the trick of the lion, for many of the beasts had disappeared in succession, stood on the outside of the cave, at a respectful distance, and refused the lion’s request to enter within to talk with him, and said in a high voice, “I notice there are many prints of feet entering your cave, but I see no trace of any returning.’’ Needless to say, it’s the acute observation that keeps…
It is common to hear the abjections of individuals to the ever changing society around them. This is nothing new to human history, with every technological advancement, every societal stride, there have been the pessimists and reactionaries wishing to bring everything back to the Launchpad of human civilization. At the present, humanity is experiencing unprecedented innovation and advancement. Knowledge in every branch of science is expanding exponentially, and technology is becoming better…
full of boys crash on an island with no adult supervision in sight - what is thought to be a great time, many things went wrong in various social situations with the boys. Social psychological phenomena are instances of human behavior presented in a social context - with other human beings. Two social psychological phenomena demonstrated in the boy’s behavior in Lord of the Flies are realistic conflict theory and bystander effect, which shows how people are innately evil and selfish with the…
be correct as a general fact of life, many find human nature to be quite the contrary. Humans are despicable, destructive beings. Human nature is inherently evil, as depicted in the short story “The Lord of the Flies” and its use as a biblical allegory, including references to Genesis, and Apocalypse. In the end, human nature will triumph, evil will overcome, and any form of savior of Messiah, is merely an illusion, as ultimately, they perish. Human tendency is to slip towards inhumanity; as our…