Martin Bernal

Thomas Jefferson (the first US Secretary of State, its second Vice President, and third President) and John Adams (the first US Vice President and its second President) are two of the most influential authors on the Declaration of Independence. But their religious views differ greatly. Jefferson believes Jesus ‘perhaps the greatest of history’s moral teachers’ but he doesn’t subscribe to the religiously fundamental view. Or as Schama puts it, Jefferson doesn’t believe Jesus to be a…

the two largest leaders in the Peasants’ War and the German Reformation were Martin Luther and Thomas Müntzer. Although they both wanted to fix injustices, they used very different forms of rhetoric to do so. Martin Luther’s writings condemned violence and asked rebels to trust in God rather than force. On the other hand, Müntzer’s writings encouraged the peasants to take up arms and invoke violence. By looking at Martin Luther’s writings in A Sincere Admonition to Guard against Rebellion…

was first published by Empire Magazine Issue #17 by Henri Behar says that Martin Scorsese (director of good fellas) experienced a close encounter shooting while just leaving the back seat of an acquaintance's car. As the car drove away another mysterious black car drives up and shoots down the car that Martin had just exited. This incident has influenced Scorsese and enabled great directing qualities in him for this film. Martin portrayed scenes that accompanied the mob setting by focusing on…

Richard Muller in the “Reflection on Persistent Whiggism and Its Antidotes in the Study of Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Intellectual History”. The purpose of the article is to examined how the contemporary scholars are relating to the historical context of the sixteenth and the seventeenth century. The article also identified the thinkers and how they changed the ideologies of the church during the reformation era. Richard Muller argued that one must understand theological and…

Martin Luther had a positive impact on how people viewed the Catholic Church. Protestant Reformation was a time of change in western society. The Roman Catholic Church would see its authority raised in a way that was unknown and the world would witness the beginning of many religious conflicts and rivalries, some of which live on to this day. The roots of the movement lie in several different ideas that started to spread among the common people of Europe, starting in about 1500. People believed…

In “A&P”, John Updike depicts the idea that carefully observing the lifestyles of other people encourages one to improve their own way of life. Updike narrates the story through the eyes of Sammy, a grocery store cashier, who constantly watches the everyday townspeople lead their mundane lives, of which he clearly wants no part. In addition, Sammy is able to understand that if he merely remains a cashier, his future holds nothing more in store than the current life of one of his co-workers,…

creation of sound and the effects sound has on the creation of film. This specific quote is what brings my next topic into discussion, the invention of sound and the role it plays in both my directors films. Starting with Wolf of Wall Street, director Martin Scorsese plays many sounds throughout the film and if we were two compare both films of my choice both movies display different sounds. In Wolf of Wall Street, we come across a lot of talking, partying, cars, and many other little sounds…

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales exposes the radical Catholicism of Europe during Medieval times, which essentially ran the political system. However, the Dark Ages left Europe vulnerable, both intellectually and physically. The impetuosity of theologian Martin Luther, revealed in On The Freedom of A Christian, throws Europe into the abyss of the Protestant Reformation. Luther's principle…

"The Godfather" - a crime drama in 1972, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The movie turned out to be a true masterpiece for all time and for any generation. This film can be reviewed and revised over time. The movie was shot gorgeously: believable, original, clean, interesting, in places its history is simply shocking. This drama reveals to us the criminal world of the mafia and remains the favorite and best film related to this topic. We see the godfather - Vito Corleone. He is the head of the…

Chapter2 Perspectives: New York as a Character, New York as a Backdrop “I can't with any conscience argue for New York with anyone. It's like Calcutta. But I love the city in an emotional, irrational way, like loving your mother or your father even though they're a drunk or a thief. I've loved the city my whole life - to me, it's like a great woman.” From one of his earliest films, Bananas (1971) all the way to his latest work, Café Society (2016), Woody Allen has always treated New York as a…