Interpretation

In contrast to the tradition of post-mortem photography, Serrano's modern interpretation in The Morgue illustrates emotional tragedies experienced by the subject that are portrayed through grotesque trauma. It is evident from the nature of Andres Serrano’s work that he has a profound interest in, or perhaps obsession with, life, death and mortality. There is a tension between his photographic directness and a theatrically baroque stylization of his provocative themes that are characteristic of…

pursuit of self preservation . Though almost half of Leviathan is dedicated to the theological explanation of God, some may argue Gods irrelevance for most of the naturalistic arguments that are put fourth. This essay will expand on Hobbes 's interpretation of a mortal type of higher power based on reason rather than a conception of a theological being. I will argue, that Hobbes’s form…

Zinn’s interpretation of the progressive era is that he thinks socialism reached its high mark and Foner’s interpretation was he thought that there were more social divisions such as more population and consumer marketplace. Howard Zinn thought they owed largely too many of the problems that was from the rise of the industrial capitalism. Many progressives tried to enact on many of these social issues including Howard Zinn himself. He saw the problem as being started as capitalism itself. Zinn…

answer these questions. These questions have been around for many years, so there are biological and psychological theories that could explain them. People had been wondering about what a dream means for ages. In fact, in 3000-3500 B.C. dream interpretations were documented on clay tables. They attributed the meanings of their dreams to messages from their gods sent at night as a warning for a disaster or a fortune, so they used to document them. Experts agreed that there is an immaterial…

Decalogue Paper The fifth commandment, “Thou shalt not kill” is believed to make a direct reference to unprovoked, pre-meditated killing of a human by a human, or murder. The word “kill” is translated from the Hebrew word Ratsach, to murder, slay or kill.1 This is not to be confused with manslaughter, acts of war, or self defense. Not only is murder considered an offense towards God but anything that may lead to murder is forbidden as well. Martin Luther explains in the large catechism that…

Introduction In much of the academic conversation surrounding theological interpretation of Scripture (TIS) one of the figureheads for studying a style and method for doing the old and re-imagined avenue of interpreting Scripture is John Calvin, yet Calvin is not particularly unique to his context because, as John Thompson notes, Calvin "accidentally" came into this second wave of seeing the necessity for biblical interpretation (Thompson, 59). Yet, instead of abstracting the theory or method…

democratized, a way of coping. The lower class used brutality as a way to cope, and succumb to the stereotypes frequently used against them. Violence, and its’ vast amount of entertainment became popular, especially to the upper class. Therefore, the interpretation of violence should be changed. In order to enact this, social change is required, which is done by changing the perception. Perception can easily be changed, Halberstam believed it could be changed through educating the youth.…

it is important to take time to reflect on what those changes meant and how they influence who we are as individual people. The following is a career inventory interpretation doing just that, reflecting on a specific client, her past, present, and the implications that those bring to her future. The client explained in this interpretation is 35-year-old Nia. Nia identifies as a black female. She was born in Florida, raised in New York City, NY and moved to Philadelphia, Pa at the age of 12. Nia…

Having both the people and patriot’s interpretations of the same America’s history helped to perceive what happened during the colonial America. A Patriot’s History of the United States by Schweikart and Allen described America’s past with virtue and patriotism that omitted out oppressive details of events that occurred. On the other hand, A People’s History of the United States by Zinn showed the unpatriotic side of United States with exploitation of people and land. In the English colonization…

opponents might cite First and Second Epistle of John where the apostle introduced himself as an elder. Regarding to this biblical interpretation, Mark Dever responds that the apostle is the only one who refers to the pastoral office as a singular elder because people might know him by this title. Therefore, it can be assumed that John was not dealing with the pastoral office instead it was a recognition of his labor in the ministry. In addition, the apostle in the book of Revelation points out…