Ovid

Satan’s evil corruption occurs through another tragic area involving human sacrifices mentioned in the Bible. Early masochism and other cruelties appear to have erupted during this time. “…innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood. Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions” (Ps 106:37-39). One of the main gods that instigated this…

Fear of the Unknown in Dante’s Inferno All humans have fears. Common fears are those of threatening or dangerous subjects. All the most common fears have a face or a name: a fear of spiders, a fear of heights, or a fear of blood, for example. Perhaps the most important fear, though, is the fear that cannot be named. The greatest threat is a threat that cannot be anticipated. All humans have some fear of the unknown. Dante Alighieri’s Inferno brings into focus the innate human fear of…

Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are chronic and debilitating conditions. [1] Antipsychotic medications are the first line of treatment for psychosis and traditionally they have focused on reducing the frequency and intensity of psychotic symptoms without being fully effective in functional improvement. [2, 3] Many patients continued having positive symptoms (auditory hallucinations and delusions) and negative symptoms (apathy, emotional and social withdrawal) due to lack of treatment…

In order to access this literature, various resources were explored including databases, books, periodicals, reviews and journals. An International literature database system such as MEDLINE, CINAHL, OVID and COCHRANE were searched. According to Stokes (2006), the first connection point for searching for the best evidence is the Cochrane Library and Clinical Evidence databases. An ‘Inter-nurse’ search engine and NHS evidence database were also used…

Dr. Mascio has taught 14 completely distinct courses with separate preparations in the last 9 semesters, 8 in the last two semesters while carrying a 15 credit load each semester. These courses include disciplines as wide ranging as literature, etymology, history, philosophy, mythology, religion, and film. Courses not taught in the last two semesters include the following: Roots of English, Journey of Transformation, Classical Mythology, Modern Theater, and Film, Advanced Greek: Aristotle, and…

Introduction: What is a systematic review? A systematic review is a paper that summarizes the results of available studies and provides information on the reliability of results and evidence by working to delimit bias (Schlosser, R., 2006). It may or may not make judgment on the value of this information for health care practice. To have a better understanding of what a systematic review is, I decided to look more closely at one myself. After considering my recent experience in the nursing lab…

Dante Alighieri (Dante) was born in May 1265. His family had involvement in the Florentine politics. Due to his family’s political duties, Dante was able to meet and befriend many aristocrats such as Guido Cavalcanti, who is later found in Dante’s Inferno. Dante married into the Donati family, yet his true love was a woman named Bice, although he called her Beatrice. Bice, to most scholars, was the daughter of Folco Portinari, a wealthy banker at the time, and later the wife of another banker,…

Relationship Problems Can a relationship give you doubt? In the stories I chosen to as my primary sources are “Jove an Io” which was by Ovid who is also known as Publius Ovidius Naso. It written between 43 B.C.E- 17 C.E and is classified as a short story. “The Nightingale” is the other story I decided to do my research on and was written by Marie De France there is not a set time period but it was around 1150-1200. The reason behind why I chose to write about “Jove and Io” is the plot of the…

Plot summary During Dante’s midlife crisis, he ponders on how he lost his way. He is at point in his life where he wants to fix himself and go back to his “true path.” He then finds himself in a dark place and lost. After the sin radiates the mountain above him with light, he tries to climb the mountain only to see it is clocked by a leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf. Vulnerable as he is, he decided to go back into the dark. He then sees a specter, Virgil, who was a Roman poet. Virgil says…

Courtly love was a pervasive concept that flourished during the middle ages. Although there is much debate on whether or not courtly love actually existed, its legacy is still evoked in popular culture today. Moreover, many of the basic principles that govern courtly love, such as notions of “the perfect gentleman”, continue to resonate with us. So were descriptions of courtly love in romances and poetry realistic depictions of the interactions between men and women during the middle ages?…