Parish

drama and horror art-work/film released in 2005 and was directed by Scott Derrickson. The movie taken for the analysis her is loosely based on a real life story of Anneliese Michel, and follow an agnostic defense counsel (Erin Bruner) representing a parish priest (Richard Moore), whi is accused by the state of negligent homicide after his exorcism lead to the death of Emily Rose a 19-year old girl. 2. What are those ethical issues you saw in that art-form, author or protagonist confronted and…

Markus Prime: Woman in Shackles(Unknown) “Don’t touch my fucking hair” (Prime, 2016) A common response by African American women whenever a person of another race comments on or tries to touch their ethnic hair. Markus Prime is a well renowned graphic artist within the African American community. He is an activist of Black rights and often displays them in his illustrations. His main focus is usually what happens within the life of an African American woman and how society treats her. One of…

the cross to the rest of humanity. (cf. Ibid.) O’Neill points out that without faith there could not be any sacraments because they are signs that rely on faith. (cf. Ibid.) According to this rationale, the sacraments cannot exist on their own as a parish can without faith. For the sacraments to exist, they require the faith of the Church (i.e. the community of believers) because it is Her faith which aids in the administration of the sacraments. (cf. O’Neill pg. 71-72) It is only through the…

According to the WHO, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is the third leading cause of mortality globally and is the third leading cause of mortality globally and symbolize one of the greatest health challenges worldwide. The International Diabetes Federation estimated that there are 387 million people living with diabetes and it is also predicted that it will rise to 592 million by 2035 (Yates et al, 2016). Also the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus continues to increase in the United States…

“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” This quote by William Arthur Ward demonstrates the profound impact that adversity has on everyday individuals. Furthermore, this impact is especially visible in the texts, “Divisadero” and “The Rose That Grew From Concrete”, but also in our everyday lives, such as in the devastating form of climate change. Adversity shapes an individual’s identity in one of two ways: by building character strength or by breaking it. Michael…

The Characterization of Parris Parris is a very selfish person who can do anything for his reputation. He doesn’t change much throughout the play, but he still illustrates a particular theme. Miller portrays Parris as insecure, suspicious, and selfish in order to illustrate that people can lie and frame others in order to protect their own reputation. Parris is a very insecure character who doubts himself on many occasions, such as when Susana tells him that the doctor said there is witchcraft…

History have proven that the word “worldview” has been ponder upon from months to years to centuries to millennia. Worldview to me is a broad term and subject that must be approach with infinite caution. Instead of seeing it as a broad term, I’ll simply elaborate on a important aspect of my life, one of my belief, religion. I was born in a strictly religious family and am the oldest of my siblings. Naturally, everything I do is greatly scrutinize to teach my siblings a lesson. I am the “trial…

up never knowing his mother and was raised by his father. All through the story Armand is very arrogant and is a brutal plantation owner. He later married Desiree’s despite not knowing her origins. Desiree once called Armand the proudest man in the parish, because he had a son that could carry out his name. However, as soon as Armand found out his son was Bi-racial he rejected him and his wife and assumed that Desiree had Black Lineage. The Irony of the Story was that Armand was the one with…

Although at no point during the poem does Claude explicitly state where the ‘the island of the sea,’ is located it is to be believed and to be interpreted that this may be his place of birth of Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. This may be the reason for the contrasting language and imagery McKay uses when describing the two places, as one is in his mind, a place where freedom and vitality were prevalent (‘the island of the sea,’) and the other is one where restrictions…

Kate Chopin’s, “The Storm” begins with a storm rolling in around New Orleans, Louisiana. Calixta, seeing the storm coming, steps outside to take her husband and sons clothes off the clothesline and encounters her previous lover, Alcee, whom she invites in her home out of the elements. After she voiced her concern for her husband and son during the storm, lightening frightened Calixta, and she shared her fear of the house being hit by lightning, Alcee held her for comfort. They spoke of past…