Indulgence

The Boondocks has always been one of my favorite cartoons on television; a new episode was released called “A Huey Freeman Christmas”. The main character Huey is offered the opportunity to direct the schools Christmas play, however he decides to protest Jeus as an African American. The administration, who insists that Jesus should not be black; was protested by Huey. Eventually, they grant him permission to do so; he then titles the play “The Adventures of Black Jesus”. This episode influenced…

During the time period between 5th and 15th century, religious and social changes impacted Europe immensely. One particular religious alteration was the decline of papacy authority, as a result of The Black Death. Another major change was the religious impact of the Protestant Reformation circa 1500. On the other hand, The Crusades socially altered the middle ages of Europe. Initially, the Black death appeared during the mid fourteenth century and resulted in european society to view it as a…

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, is a classic novel written in 1932 about a society that creates stability based on control by promoting self-indulgence. Huxley predicted that in the future, society would be subject to total control of their interests, futures, careers, and ability to even have children or a family unit because it may upset the balance of a perfectly stable society. Our society today is becoming more and more like that of Brave New World, considering our dependance on the…

and the doctrine of the sacraments. Martin Luther did not instantly become "reformed" when he wrote the 95 Theses. For the most part, the 95 Theses primarily consisted of objections concerning the sale of indulgences in the church. “Those who believe that, through letters of pardon [indulgences], they are made sure of their own salvation, will be eternally damned along with their teachers”(95 Theses). Martin made a clear point about what he disagreed with. In 1518 King Henry started writing his…

Martin Luther & the Reformation PART ONE: RESEARCH THE FOLLOWING AND GIVE SHORT ANSWERS MARTIN LUTHER Martin Luther was a German monk, most commonly known for his criticism towards certain aspects of the Roman Catholic Church. In order to make the bible more accessible to the German public, Luther translated the entire bible from Latin to German. Luther was born on, 10 November, 1483 and died on February 18, 1546. THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE The Holy Roman Empire was a feudal monarchy that ** Germany…

The Victims by Sharon Olds centers the question of who the real victims of divorce are. On the surface, it may appear a certain way, but upon further inspection, the answers may be something very different. The Victims can be split into two parts according to tone and tense. The first half of the poem is from the “child’s” point of view, and the second half, in the “adults” view. The first half of the poem (lines 1-17) is in the past tense and it appears as if the speaker is a young child…

looked on evil simply as a mode through which he could realize his conception of the beautiful” (124). It symbolizes the backbone of his life; an influence he could not break free from without heading towards ruin. It represents to Dorian Gray the indulgence of sensual pleasures as an escape from society and its norms; hence, to give into temptation and gain satisfaction. The image of the portrait once reflected the innocence that used to possess Gray; but, it shows the monster that lies…

The responsibility of the female poet is two pronged: to “give name to the nameless” and “answer the received cultural imagination of the subject with something utterly different.” Sylvia Plath and Gwendolyn Brooks do it exceptionally well. Their poetry tackles subject matter vital to the task of complicating cultural imagined archetypes for women. Almost immediately, first line Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem “The Mother” fulfills its responsibility of meeting culturally imagined standards with…

Many people throughout history have charted our course through history by their actions and the effect of their actions on history on a global scale. Global history is the history of the world getting smaller and how each individual country’s or power’s history impacted its change. These people not only changed their lives but also the lives of others because of how their own legacies left in history affected the whole globe. Of the three faces in history, Cristopher Columbus, Martin Luther, and…

Gothic Imprint in Modern Times The Gothic style was truly a humanist philosophy that spread throughout Europe in the mid 1300s. It affected both the artists and its patrons. The effects of such now ripple thru modern times. The Limbourg brothers written and painted works in Gothic times are a most welcome legacy in today’s world. Paul, Jan, and Hermann Limbourg were three Nordic migrants who were commissioned by the wealthiest man in Europe at the time. He was notably, Jean, Duke of…