The Devil in the White City

Friars who would force conversion onto the natives and bring them missions to live, in exchange for food and shelter the natives were to work on construction and in the fields as virtual slaves to the friars. These missions became foundations for many cities in…

In our day and age, you will undoubtedly hear the pro-abortionists say these exact statements “it’s between the woman and her doctor” or “a woman has the right to choose.” The world today is in great peril; can people recognize right from wrong? Pro-abortionists say it is wrong to make abortion illegal in the United States because, you deny women’s right to health care. Therefore, the pro-abortionists in other words believe that, to deny a woman her right to choose an abortion, is an attack on…

this…we cannot, then, make them equals.” His argument, based on all men being created equal, completely contradicts his own feelings that slaves could never be the white man’s equals. Lincoln displays that he believes strongly in the freedom of the slaves from their hellish existence, but not to the level at which they may threaten the white man’s…

rained down upon them. (Dante 32). The fourth circle is reserved for people who are greedy (Dante 37). The fifth circle has the river Styx, where those who have committed the sin of wrath suffer (Dante 39-40). Virgil and Dante must then travel to the city of Dis to enter the sixth circle (Dante 43). The sixth circle contains heretics, the character of Farinata is mentioned (Dante 53). The seventh circle of hell contains those who committed violence. It has several rings, where the first ring…

In literature, a vampire, ghost, monster, or a human could have the characteristics needed to make the novel follow the guidelines of a vampire story. Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson, is one such example of vampirism. The book follows the true story of a serial killer who lives in Chicago. Much like a vampire stalks his victims, so did Mr. Holmes, the serial killer, hunt his victims. He used the building…

Similar to the prophetic signs ascribed to Judaism, Islamic end time prophecy includes minor and major signs. Neither the minor nor the major signs are to prelude one another, but shall occur simultaneously. Therefore, the minor signs are not thought to take place before the major ones, but are considered of less importance than the major signs. Many of the minor signs of the Islamic end times parallel to that of Judaism’s beliefs. Muhammad prophesied that in the last age people would follow a…

The World’s Fair in Chicago in 1893 was home to many new inventions and discoveries. What many people do not know is that it was also home to one of the first serial killers in the United States. It was home to all the horrors his victims went through. This murderer went by the alias of H.H Holmes. The World’s Fair was also filled with so many people, that it was likely no one would notice if somebody went missing. He killed these people in a building he advertised as the World’s Fair Hotel. It…

In The School-to-Prison Pipeline, there is statistical evidence that “black students in New York City are 14 times more likely to be arrested because of school-based incidents than their white peers” (New York Times). This is also true in the creature’s case, who is always judged on his appearance, and even the creature calls himself “deformed and horrible” (Shelley 132), rather than being judged…

In the late 17th century, an explosive epidemic of a victimization of disparate people struck small villages and big cities all over the civilized world. This hunt for black sheep within society was used primarily by the accusers for ‘airing out’ the silent judgements they had made of people that weren’t to their liking. And in Salem, Massachusetts, this instant power of accusation by testimony placed enormous amounts of pressure on the leading figures of the small village. In Arthur Miller’s…

the source of her wonders,” (White, 2009). The monsters to which the statement alludes to, in the artistic sense, are the owls and bats flying around the slumbering subject. Whilst owls typically represent reason and intelligence in most Western societies, in Spanish folklore- Goya himself was Spanish- owls represent mindless stupidity and evil spirits. Furthermore, bats in Spain were considered also to be creatures of ignorance, but were also associated with the devil due to their perceived…