Magician

Third Paper The Aztec and the Maya are well-known Mesoamerican civilizations. These civilizations are widely known today as a result of the preserved artifacts and origin stories. Some artifacts found from the Aztec culture are pieces of stonework that depict gods, calendars, and origin stories. The most preserved and sought after artifacts are those of the Maya. The Maya civilization passed on their life work in calendars and origin stories. These objects have provided insight of who the Aztecs…

Ibn Battuta: The Man Who Walked Across the World (Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, India, China) 2015, 180 min. In English with English subtitles. Producer: Tim Mackintosh – Smith, BBC. Distributor: BBC. Ibn Battuta: The Man Who Walked Across the World is a pilgrimage to the old Islamic World, where Mackintosh – Smith follows the steps of Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveller and Islamic law scholar who travelled across Africa, Mecca, Middle East, Turkey, India and China in a journey of 75 thousand miles…

Peter Morath 11/15/2017 Philosophy of Mind 330 Prof. Jon Stoltz A Non-Reductive Blunder David Chalmers’ attempt to preserve and embrace the mystery of consciousness in his book “The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory” runs contrary to Smart’s Identity Theory of Mind presented in “Sensations and Brain Processes.” This preservation and non-reductive view of mind is, in theory, important to conserving positive phenomenal interactions in the mind, but fails to do so. His view is…

Stereotyping Brave Veterans with Harbaugh Do you hold any type of fear towards combat veterans? Are veterans all insane, psychopaths? Well, I have never really looked at veterans as a threat or an innocent character towards society until reading a commentary about them, from one. The commentary was aired on the National Public air, in which navy pilot veteran, Ken Harbaugh argued about the stereotypes of “damaged” veterans. He spoke about how veterans are portrayed through the media in a…

Rosenberg’s text when Lug speaks to the porter, “Go before your kind and tell him that I am a skilled and strong warrior, an excellent carpenter, a fine metalsmith, a gifted harpist, poet, and teller of tales, a knowledgeable doctor, and talented magician.” (pg.374) I observed Lug of the Long Arms to reflect of great thought of himself, as he challenged Nuada to find someone better than him. Next, another profound god in Rosenberg’s myth is Nuada of the Silver Arm. Nuada, according to the text,…

Many cultures throughout the world have more than two genders. The Native American culture is one of the many who have “third sex” cultures. This term in reference to the Native Americans would mean someone who is two spirited or berdache. The term "two spirited" is for the people who do not just fit into one gender, male or female. The Native American culture sees gender and sexuality as multifunctional; they believe that anyone can have multiple spirits, meaning multiple genders. These genders…

In Dr. Faustus and Paradise Lost both exemplify temptation and sinfulness, but through different circumstances. In Dr. Faustus, Faustus sells his soul to Lucifer (aka Satan, in Paradise Lost) for an exchange of 24 years of service from Mephastophilis, one of Lucifer's demons. In the beginning of Paradise Lost, Milton starts by stating his subjects throughout the play will be Adam and Eve's defiance and their falling from grace. The play also includes Satan, the first of all God's creation to…

Although the majority believed that a princess should be proper and follow the social norms of her day, others believed that a princess should have their own voice and live a life of freedom and choice. In the novel Dealing With Dragons by Patricia Wrede, Cimorene was overwhelmed with the expectations of society and longed for her freedom. This longing manifested inside her until she decided to ignore the manipulating society and escape to a land where her freedom cascaded around her. Cimorene…

the audience from the depressing scene of the invasion of Poland and the Jews being sent to the concentration camps to the German soldiers drinking, partying, and having a good time. The introduction to Oskar Schindler shows less a man and more a magician. With the flash of his cash, Schindler purchases drinks for the Nazi officers. One of the officers asks, “Do we know him?” There is a special aura around Schindler. Similar to the wave of the wand, he turns a regular bar scene into a true…

A Time of Loss The Dark Ages deserves its name because during this time Europe lost its liberty, literacy and life. Europe was on its way to growing into an advanced society, but with invasions impacting the populace of Europe it’s growth was majorly stunted. These invasions made Europe regress to a rudimentary society that based their way of living off of fear. During this time, many people feared for their lives and reverted to a way of society that was beneficial for their…