Solomon

To start, Solomon is traditionally thought of as “King Solomon the wise,” but there was far more to this man then knowing how to solve a few tough problems. He was not afraid to get things done and that becomes very obvious when one realizes how much forced labor he used. The book of first…

Milgram’s experiments created great controversy. They showed how vulnerable humans were to the will bending power of authority. This idea especially stuck around the time the experiment took place, the early 1960’s. America was still somewhat fresh off of World War II, and Americans were shocked to see that they were just as capable of being pushed to do things that went against their morals as Germans were under Nazi authorities. Milgram was thorough in his studies by including multiple…

The salt air of the ocean still soothed Solomon even in death. It brought back alive distant memories of life that once was. Only history books have an idea of what life was like back then, or others like him that still walked the Earth. Shrouded in perfect darkness he could see everything clearly in black and white. Billions of stars peppered the sky with ripples of the galaxy overhead like spilt milk. A wave crashing upon the shore ran across the sand far enough to nudge the tip of his combat…

The word “conformity” has many negative connotations. It is often thought of as mere mindlessness, or is referred to as “sheep-like.” However, conformity is a useful tool used by people to help them navigate uncertain situations. Conformity, according to Butler and MacManus is the “act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to (perceived) group norms” (2000). This can include the way a person acts, dresses, or talks. Such as teenager wearing sagging pants because that’s what he perceives…

Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon (1977) is a juxtaposition of classical myth and folklore that is deeply rooted in African American history and folk culture. Unfortunately, much of the criticism of Song of Solomon has tended to focus more on classical myth in a strict literary sense and less on the profound folk cultural context on which her writing is based1. Susan L. Blake says in her article “Folklore and Community in Song of Solomon” that the title of Morrison’s third novel is derived from a…

controversial topic of love. This week I discovered the collection of poems entitled Song of Solomon and was reintroduced to a chapter in the new testament of the christian bible called Corinthians. Following carefully reading each text, I started to make connections to my own personal experiences, relate certain aspects to contemporary media and associate them with other material from my courses. Song of Solomon illustrates traits love in its collection of ancient poems. As opposed to other…

some aspects of life and began to seek answers for complicated issues, such as how do you show piety to the gods? Two of the known philosophers where Solomon and Socrates. These two men where known as the wisest men alive because of their philosophies. Even though each man was very different they did have some similarities amongst their writings. Solomon was a man who believed that his wisdom came…

The treatment Solomon receives varies as he is sold from one master to another. The slaveholder’s own beliefs reflects how they will treat their slaves. Most of the masters Solomon encounters are brutal and merciless. The first master that Solomon comes across is Burch. Burch, a slave trader, is heartless, wicked and shows no sympathy. He values money and is willing to take any measure to gain profit. Burch knew that if anyone found out that he captured a free man, he would lose his job and…

discrimination that still exists. Although I have seen news reports and historical re-tellings of African Americans facing prejudice, I have never seen this situation through the eyes of these victims, until I read Song of Solomon. During its first 112 pages, the novel Song of Solomon ensnares readers, such as I, into a world where men and women are dominated by other men and women whose skin tone differs, segregating the two groups of people into the authority and the victims. Despite the fact…

Solomon Maimon was born in Mir and married young at the age of eleven. He then became a father at fourteen, however, he was not the biggest family man. Maimon started studying Hasidism and Jewish mysticism and left his family behind in his mid-twenties to travel to Berlin. He was not allowed inside Berlin, though until twelve years later. Once he was living in Berlin he became friends with Mendelssohn who began helping him with his studies and search for knowledge. Solomon described Jews…