Omniscience

Through all ages and in all cultures, humans have admired and revered those who stand up for what they believe in and often display immense strength. We call them heroes. Everyone defines what a hero is differently depending on their own experiences and beliefs. Heroes come in many different forms and types but all possess one quality which define who they are. The heroes in all three of the major time periods that will be focused on have this quality in abundance. Every element and aspect of a…

Dissension and Destruction of Arthur Dimmesdale The obligation or responsibility imposed on a person in whom confidence or authority is placed could be broken by those who are charlatans and ingenuine. These are the type of individuals the reader will encounter in the American classic The Scarlet Letter. Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts the conflict between outer appearance and inner reality through the internal dissension of the character Arthur Dimmesdale who struggles with day to day life while…

Theodicy, according to Kenneth Surin from The Harvard Review (1983) states “Theodicy, in its classic form requires the adherent of a theistic faith to reconcile of an omnipotent, omniscient and morally perfect God with the existence of evil” (p.225). In other words, in a religion where God is all powerful, all knowing, and purely good, how can evil exist at all. E. Dowling & W. Scarlett of Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development (2006) define evil as the bad or painful things which…

Surrendering to Nature: Regrowing from Humanity’s Fall from the Natural World “If you trust in Nature, in what is simple in Nature, in the small Things that hardly anyone sees and that can so suddenly become huge, immeasurable; if you have this love for what is humble… then everything will become easier for you, more coherent and somehow more reconciling, not in your conscious mind perhaps, which stays behind, astonished, but in your innermost awareness, awakeness, and knowledge,” claims Rainer…

scientifically advancing, the existence of God is in doubt by many. I am arguing Philosopher Simon Blackburn’s claim that the existence of evil strongly suggests that there isn’t a god who is all-good, all-knowing and all-powerful is wrong. Since God is omniscience, omnipotence and omnibenevolence, Blackburn believes the idea of God contradicts all the bad happening in this world. He supposes if god had more power, he would destroy evil. Since evil exists, then god isn’t what we claim he is.…

In contrast to Othello’s Renaissance-era technology, the overseeing body in 1984 has virtual omniscience. The futuristic, dystopian government installs plainclothes agents, microphones, and video cameras in almost every single location. From the onset of the novel, Winston makes conscious efforts to avoid surveillance. Before he begins writing his…

“The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck examines a moment in the life of Elisa Allen, house wife and gardener. The story tells of Elisa’s experience with a traveling tinkerer who aims to earn a bit of money repairing their pots and pans. While the interaction with the man does not last long, it awakens something in Elisa that she had long put to bed. Steinbeck masterfully captures the suppressive life of an American wife in the 1930’s with realistic style. The story beings on a hazy December…

“People are perverts. That’s the foundation of my career.” -David Fincher. Morbid curiosity is what keeps people from looking away from a car accident. It’s what makes us ponder natural disasters, fights, disfigurement, war, crime, and other macabre themes. Humans have an inherent inclination to be drawn to things that disgust, upset, and unsettle and Fincher knows this. He has made it the rock upon which he builds his works, diving head-first into worlds of mischief, murder, and mayhem. He…

he ‘disappeared among the yellowing trees’" (Use of Color Symbolism in the Great Gatsby). Every character in the novel seems to be evolving into their true colors. An extremely significant witness of this is Dr. T.J. Eckelberg, a symbol of the omniscience of God, who saw the characters self destruction. “The glasses on the face of the doctor who watched over the land from his place on a fading billboard were yellow. His eyes saw all- all of the corruption and lies that plagued that place.” (Use…

A Literary Analysis on “The story of an hour” by Kate Chopin The way Kate Chopin uses irony, emotions and symbols in such an exceeding short story to create such an exciting impressive literary piece from a dull and boring theme is truly amazing. Chopin’s rich, complete and full of meaning “The story of an hour” touches the reader’s feelings and mind by describing the feelings of a married woman and feminine identities in late 19th century, and helps the reader to have a better understanding of…