The Discovery of Heaven

Throughout Harry Mulisch’s The Assault, the killing of Anton’s family leaves Anton with internal questions as to how exactly this event transpired for most of his life. Over the course of the novel Anton is provided with many answers to his questions, some simple and some complex. As the novel progresses so does the complexity of explanations Anton is given about the assault on his family. To clarify, in the beginning Anton is offered many simple explanations and, seeing that he is young and his psyche is moderately fractured, Anton choses to believe these simple justifications for his family’s deaths. As the novel progresses, more complex explanations are offered to Anton causing long repressed emotions to surface leaving with him more questions than answers until he encounters Karin Korteweg for the first time in decades. Karin ultimately provides Anton with resolution about the events that transpired the night of the assault but in reality, the true depth of the assault can never fully be explained and no clear conclusion can truly be reached regarding the value of complexity. Simple explanations offer superficial justifications to Anton as to why his family died providing him with a false sense closure whereas Complex explanations deeply analyses multiple levels of the events that transpired ultimately leading Anton to a sense of clarity. A wide array of simple explanations are offered to Anton over the course of the novel, all of which offer shallow justifications as…

The experience of discovery can either challenge or affirm deeply held values and preconceived notions, and through reflection it can reshape ones identity and broaden their perception beyond the known to untold possibilities. The transforming effects of discovery may stimulate new ideas and lead to new worlds and values based on the limitations and possibilities of human experiences. William Shakespeare’s mastery as a playwright and his exploration into the transformative power of discovery is…

William Herschel discovered the first planet in recorded times, we know it as Uranus. Herschel interestingly enough was actually a musician and an amateur astronomer when he first laid eyes upon Uranus. Herschel does not credit his discovery to chance, rather it was a result of his diligent studies of the heavens that allowed him to discover the planet. At the time Herschel had been surveying the skies at night trying discover all the double stars, he was using his home made telescope which was…

William Herschel was a British scientist and astronomer who lived and studied during the late 18th century. He had a particular fascination with space and everything it contained, and he made it his goal to understand “the construction of the heavens”. The search for new astronomical objects during Herschel’s time was huge, and at one point during his studies, he began to become very intrigued by the discovery of nebulae. This interest of Herschel was partly due to the studies of another fellow…

“Man must rise above the Earth—to the top of the atmosphere and beyond—for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.” Before the seventeenth and sixteenth century, the universe was based on the Ptolemaic System, which was developed by Ptolemy, Aristotle's theories, and Christian theology. However, as the astronomical revolution began to disembark, the Ptolemaic Theory was contradicted. The work, mathematical synthesis, and observations of astronomers such as Copernicus,…

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, “Those who die in God’s grace and friendship and are perfectly purified live forever with Christ. They are like God forever, for they ‘see him as he is,’ face to face.” (par. 1023)1. Being “in God’s grace and friendship” in the first place implies that souls which go to heaven must have the freedom to choose to accept God’s grace. As far as we can tell through studying the behavior of plants and animals, they do not exhibit any behaviour that would…

There was a dance show about the student choreography on March 24th, 2017 in Discovery High School. The show started from 3:30pm to 4:30pm and another show started from 6:30pm to 7:30 pm on March 24th. There were many talents dancers from Discovery High School participated in the dance show, to show off their talents and the skills that they learned in school. There were a solo, duo, and group dance. The students performed their dance on the theater stage, and they had to create a dance moves…

Eighteenth and 19th century technologies transformed the way in which the night sky was observed and led to the discovery of celestial wonders, from stars, galaxies, meteors, moons, planets, comets to nebula. The result was, in part, the creation of celestial maps that showed an exponential number of stars in the heavens, adding to the awe of a sphere that is millions of miles away and beautiful beyond compare. Star atlases became a way of conveying information about the heavens, and Elijah H.…

In Galileo’s letter to Duchess Christina, he argues for the support and research of Heliocentrism. Galileo states, “I discovered in the heavens many things that had not been seen before our own age” (Spielvogel 481). Galileo’s heliocentric discovery was that the Sun is at the center of the known Universe and the earth revolves around the sun. This discovery; however, threatened the church and its bible. Galileo writes, “The holy bible can never speak untruth-whenever its true meaning is…

The Heavens On the 24th of September Dr. Anton Koekemoer delivered a speech at HBU in Dunham theatre called “The Heavens Declare the Glory of God: Science and Faith in Harmony.” Dr. Koekemoer has been studying the heavens extensively for quite a few years now. Over his years of study, he has been able to see how the glory of God is seen in the heavens. Throughout his speech he used two verses in the Bible. The two verses were Psalm 19:1 and Psalm 8:4. He appeared to be using the King James…