Martin Bernal

This week’s myth was on research showing that dreams have symbolic meaning. This psychological belief goes all the way back to Freud, who stated that dream interpretation was not universal, even though he treated it like it was. I was most surprised to learn that this belief actually stems from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. I knew it wasn’t a new belief, but I did not know that belief was over a hundred years old. This myth has persisted because we believe in a subconscious self, and we…

Our work place environments are the atmospheres in which we surround ourselves on a daily basis and sometimes not necessarily by choice. Some factors of a workplace environment include physical conditions or work procedures. One aspect I did not initially recognize is the idea of how the people I work with operate mentally. The concept of Theory X and Theory Y made me review my assumptions. In doing so, I noticed the majority of my co-workers are Theory Y. However, I do work with someone…

churches will celebrate Reformation Day. Chile and Slovenia, who both have a Catholic majority, has declared it a nation holiday. Some churches move Reformation Day to the Sunday before and call it Reformation Sunday. Reformation Day celebrates the day Martin Luther wrote to the Bishop of Mainz protesting the sale of indulgences. Luther’s letter cascaded into a pivotal event of the Reformation, the Diet of Worms (Jan 28 – May 25, 1521). Now in those days a Diet was less about losing weight and…

The story of Martin Guerre has traversed centuries and borders. The Return of Martin Guerre (Daniel Vigne, 1982) is an adaptation of a true story of a southern sixteenth-century French village. This film has received attention from historical scholars, mainly because a well-established historian, Natalie Zemon Davis, was a “conseiller historique for the film” (Benson 49). Davis also generated her own academic history of the story after her experience as a consultant. She claims the film had…

Leo X had renewed this indulgence in the year 1513. Other officials within the church began the sale of indulgences to faithful members of the church. In response to these sales, a young monk named Martin Luther began protesting and he posted his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Wittenberg church. Luther established that the main issue with the question of the sale of indulgences, was the issue of salvation. Luther argued that the sale of indulgences…

Management 3120 changed the way I think about how I should perform. The self-assessment worksheets showed my strengths and weaknesses and from those I learned to plan and set goals. I also have a higher expectation for myself now. In the management traits self-assessment, I found out that I like to work alone, is a self-starter, self-reliant, trustworthy, fair, and loyal person and working with others and being able to change are challenging to me. I feel that I can change to like to work with…

The Reformation was a religious revolution that was held in Western church in the 16th century. The most important leaders were Martin Luther and John Calvin. The reformation had political, economic and social effects, thus the reformation was the underlying foundation for the founding of Protestantism. Protestantism is one of the three major branches of christianity. Reformation was introduced mainly to give talks about issues that negatively affected Catholicism, along with others supporting…

Martin Luther’s open battle with the indulgences of the Catholic Church shed light on the abuse of power within the papacy. The Ninety-Five Theses were posted on churches to be read, and later printed, then given to the Pope (Dutton, 392). The Pope later declared Luther as an outlaw to the Catholic Church in the Edict of Worms (Dutton, 395), tarnishing Luther’s reputation. The papacy’s power and how it was being used to further boost themselves shows the corruption that Martin Luther was trying…

Martin Luther was a very influential person not only of his time, but also in the centuries to come. He is the reason why most of us call ourselves Protestants and why we are so grateful for the salvation we have through faith, not works. Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Saxony (now Germany) which was part of the Holy Roman Empire. His parents’ were Hans and Margaretta Luther. His father was a very hard working businessman and at an early age his family of 10 moved to Mansfeld. At the…

In all circumstances, there is an audience - be it a packed auditorium, with people pushing to sit close to the front of the room, spell bound by every word escaping the speakers lips, or a quiet setting, where the only audience is the individual, speaking to himself. Regardless of the size or location, words are impactful to whomever they’re delivered. Admired are the individuals who realize a moment to persuade and seize it readily. Harvey Milk is one such individual. Milk’s role as a…