Inquisition

Edgar Allan Poe, a 19th century author and “Father of Horror” has a very unique and distinctive writing style, which he demonstrates through a variety of gothic elements, themes, and outcomes. When comparing “The Pit and the Pendulum” to other Poe stories such as “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Black Cat”, it is easy to see why he is revered as “The Father of Horror.” But what makes his writing so extraordinary is that he uses attributes that are very specific to only Edgar Allan Poe’s horror…

John H. Gladstone (1827-1902) was a British chemist, a Fellow of the Royal Society, and a “student both of the Scriptures and of natural science”. In 1872, he released his lecture “Points of Supposed Collision Between the Scriptures and Natural Science” in support of Christianity in the battle between Biblical Authority and New Science. In his text, Gladstone begins by acknowledging that, although Scripture and nature are both set in stone, man is susceptible to an errored interpretation of…

What I think it means to have a belief is to have a conscience feeling pulling you towards a specific devotion. The conscious agent, whether it is good or evil, is a force that an individual feels inclined to answer too. In regards to this specific case it is crucial to think historically because the act of blasphemy was so shunned in the 16th century. Whereas presently people are more free in their thoughts and religious beliefs. The believer should be allowed to follow an instinct or…

“The Yellow Wallpaper” was an interesting tale of a woman and her husband, living in a new home, ending with the wife eventually going mad. As the wife continues to spend days upon days in their bedroom, she cannot seem to shake the eerie, ugly feeling the yellow wallpaper that is upon the walls seems to bring. This tale is creepy and horrific turning more demonic as you keep reading. At the end she rips up the wallpaper, sending the “woman” she kept seeing trapped in them, free. The woman seems…

and older women or the fear of their future prospects that made them have mental breakdowns.21 So many lives were affected during the Salem Witch Trials. This is inspected in Witch Hunts in the Western World: Persecution and Punishment from the Inquisition through…

about how the Germans tried to burn all ‘anti-German’ books. In this story, it talks about more than just the Germans though. The main topic in the story is how people tried to burn books that were against what they thought were right. “The Spanish Inquisition burned 5,000 Arabic manuscripts in Granada in 1499.” This isn’t talking about the Germans burning books but this is showing how the Spanish were burning things that went against what they thought was right. These 2 stories are similar…

planets do not move at a constant speed in their orbits Galileo Galilei challenged all the old ideas about motion Formulated the law of inertia An object continues in motion forever unless stopped by some external force Tried for heresy by the papal Inquisition The traditional religious and theological world-view was beginning to give way Newton’s Synthesis In his famous book Newton connected the astronomy of Copernicus and Kepler with the physics of Galileo Causes of the Scientific Revolution…

Secret Lives of the Brain, provided me insight on my own personal behaviors and other peoples as well. The book delved into the conscious mind and all the aspects we have no awareness to. From David Eagleman's quirky analogies to his passionate inquisitions, I was able to comprehend the information presented while being entertained simultaneously. You don't have to be a neuroscientist to follow his work, just a person who is open to introspection. I highly recommend this book, it was an…

The Brothers Karamazov is a book written in 16th century Russia. Chapter 5 of the book tells a story of Ivan reading a poem set in the Spanish Inquisition to Alyosha. The poem parallels Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness, His arrest in the garden, and His trial with Pilate. The story in the poem is set in the Spanish Inquisition, and the Grand Inquisitor, whom resembles Pilate in this story, arrested Jesus and told Him to not say anything, for he already knew what He would say. The inquisitor…

Records indicate the original inhabitants of North America for over thirty thousand years were the Paleo-Indians, but they wouldn't be alone forever. The Norse Sagas are the only records that indicate the Viking, Leif Erikson, was the first European to discover the "new world" having visited what is now known as Canada and Newfoundland. Visits were few and were not well known to other Europeans at that time. Records do not indicate why the explorations ceased other than to say some of the…