Omnipresence

The proliferation of technology the last 25 years or so has changed the way individuals access information. Instead of heading to a library or reading a newspaper for data people are now able to simply fire up their smartphone. Not only has technology impacted the daily lives of individuals across the globe, it has also caused governments to assess how they can capitalize on these emerging technological trends. With this in mind, E-Government was born. “Simply stated, e-Government is the use of…

This essay will explore reasons as to why the participation of victims may cause hostility and emotional strain in a present day court proceeding. Victims have little to no say in the misdemeanours and unlawful acts that have been conflicted on them and/or their family members if the victim has passed due to the offence. Some of the grounds that have been observed in the present day criminal justice system are the emotional tones and word used in the Victim Impact Statement. (VIS). Also being…

Central to Omar’s narrative are the conflicting themes of confinement and freedom. Omar, Amjad, Tarek, and Nadia, all dream of a day when they will be free from the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. Freedom to the Palestinian characters means the ability to lead their lives on their own terms, without intervention from a military-police state, without fear of even minor actions being scrutinized as open aggression. But this freedom is merely a dream, something for each character to escape to in…

In George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, Big Brother is the dictator of Oceania and face of the Party. Big Brother is on all the telescreens, watching every citizen of Oceania. In George Orwell’s 1984, Big Brother, whether real or fictional, helps prop the Party by reassuring the general population, threatening the Oceanians into submission, and acting as a magnet for dissent. As the face of the party, Big Brother must project an aura of vitality and confidence. Therefore, his appearance…

When a mention of the future is made, one might be enthralled over the plethora of groundbreaking technology which could exist by then, but to author Ray Bradbury, this is no source of excitement. In his novel, Fahrenheit 451, he sees past the benefits which technology brings forth and exposes its drawbacks. He notes how people have become addicted and overly reliant on technology, turning away from reading books which, in turn, cultivated their critical thought and individualism. Such a…

This portrayal of Satan as someone who has many layers and complexities is further shown through his entrance into the poem. He is seen crying for his fallen angels. This can be taken as another humanlike quality assigned to Satan. It seems to be a genuine emotion from the fallen angel. The Anti-Satanist argument against this passage is that angels were not supposed to cry (Danielson 167). This seems like a rather weak argument, it begs the question why should crying be seen in a negative light?…

Buried Hope in a Hellish Place: The True Nature of Tragedy If there is one idea to glean from Pablo Picasso’s unique and influential modern art style, it would be the brutal honesty of his works. Picasso’s artwork reflected exactly what he saw in the world, and he was not afraid to make ugly and harsh depictions, because sometimes the world is ugly and harsh. Pablo Picasso’s brutal honesty is most clearly exemplified in his depiction of the cruel and unnecessary bombing of Guernica, Spain, 1937…

The representation and importance of the female figure in society has been argued for centuries on end. Across global cultures historically, women have suffered a gendered unfairness that has misconstrued the female identity for ages. It was not until the eighteenth century Enlightenment that the woman became idealized as a member of society, beginning in France. The female figure suddenly became a revolutionary symbol of change from the monarchy to the democracy, quintessentially through art,…

The sun has just begun to set on the non-descript American plains. A narrator speaks with a voice that once likely held thunder in its grip, but has since shrunk with age. He speaks a different language, and for a sequence of moments, his voice becomes the consciousness of nature, as the images on the screen give a sampling of every conceivable natural wonder: everything from the simplest of categories, water, wind, fire, earth, to the most sturdy and majestic lakes and mountains. This voice is…

These include the characteristics of omniscience and omnipresence as illustrated in passages like 1 Corinthians 2:10-11 and Psalm 139:7. The Holy Spirit is eternal (Hebrews 9:14) and as indicated by the name He is called most often, He is also Holy. 1 John 5:8 describes the Holy Spirit by one of His names, Spirit…