Resentment

guilty of heresy. This essay will first discuss the reasons that the Templars made their confessions and whether or not they were guilty of committing heresy. It will then explore the reasons behind their guilty verdict, such as their wealth and resentment toward them, and possible motivations for the Church and the government to see the Templars eradicated. Next it will look into heresy itself, arguing that along with the Knights Templar it is one that is founded on mysterious methods, and its…

One evening in March 1868, the corpse of William Robinson, a black settler on Saltspring Island, was discovered in his cabin.1 The colonial authorities determined that he had been murdered.2 The trial that followed resulted in the execution of an Indian named Tom. Though executed, the court’s handling of the case is problematic due to clear witness and evidence tampering as well as the prevalent racial biases held at the time. These flaws would have rendered the court’s decision to convict and…

How overpowering can human weaknesses become? Are they powerful enough to be responsible for death? Are they innate or are they due to a lack of self-control? Shakespeare explores all of these questions through the two main characters in Othello. He most prominently explores weaknesses through Othello and his shift from dignified to disgraced and ruined. In addition to Othello, Shakespeare creates Iago to show what can come of a person overcome by their flaws. The controversy of the beginnings…

It is perhaps no great surprise that over history, those who presented new visuals have been seen as a threat to the establishment. The information we hear will analyze the use of stigmatization to persecute various immigrant ethnic groups. Americans would associate disease with a certain ethnic group they felt was inferior. Despite the negativity of associating stigmas with social groups, nativist attitudes proved instrumental in improving public health for the better. The apprehension felt…

Knowing the Biological Parents Elizabeth Bishop Zane State College Knowing the Biological Parents Brad Meltzer (2001) once said in his book The Inner Circle, “She wasn't tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself. ” This statement being a prime example that many adopted children want to know their biological parents for themselves and for their own self-identity. Adoption is a life changing event, and affects the child…

World War II was a devastating event after just 20 years of peace between nations. Although the Allies declaring war on Germany, after the invasion of Poland, was the official start of the Second World War, there were many other factors that led to an outbreak of conflict in 1939. The Treaty of Versailles was the main reason for Germany forcing the Allies into another war but there was also the Great Depression, Adolf Hitler, the Nazi Party and the Appeasement policy. The Treaty of Versailles…

Journey’s are a recurrent and common theme throughout literary novels, providing a foundation for the rise or fall of a character. Two sample novels were provided for their effectiveness at displaying journey’s and the impacts affiliated with them. The first is titled The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, and the second is The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna. Each story is different in its plot and characters, yet each has striking similarities with each other. Example similarities…

Thesis: The Igbo culture was one which kindled a spirit of democracy and competitiveness, allowing it to rise above all other ethnic groups and thrive in early Nigeria. Such achievement was frowned upon by other ethnic groups and invoked hostility between them. The Biafran War, (a result of this hostility) ultimately led to Nigeria’s decline, forever changing its legacy. How does Achebe’s perspective influence his view of Nigeria? Chinua Achebe grew up as an Igbo who supported the Biafrans in…

If you can read this, it’s too late. You’ve probably already grown up and expected on the off chance you're a mystical being who never hit any bumps on their journey from childhood to adulthood. You've had your phases. Whether it’s a physical, mental or emotional or the God forsaken triple of all them you’ve had the awkward in between. Growing up on of the biggest influences in our life is the media, the media shapes our perception of the world around us. From the idea of what beauty is to our…

August Wilson’s key main points in “The Ground on Which I Stand” were based on the type of inequality that took place throughout Broadway theatre productions towards black Americans. “For a black actor to stand on the stage as part of a social milieu that has denied him his culture…” (Wilson 30), was during a time where black Americans were being cast as being seen and not heard or stereotyped in their role on stage. “To cast us in the role of mimics is to deny us our own competence “(Wilson 30)…