The Discovery of Heaven

the same year, Galileo decided to turn his telescope up toward the heavens. A year after, he published a small booklet entitled “The Starry Messenger” that was about his discoveries that was found with his telescope. The booklet included his discoveries on the moon’s spherical shape and rough texture, and Venus’s phases that supported Copernicus’ theory of a sun-centered solar system. Furthermore, it also revealed Galileo’s discovery of Jupiter’s moons and how they revolve…

of large poplars at the further end…” (Hugo 199). The garden was described as an “oblong”; rectangular shape, which is symbolic of security and rational. Security and logic are precisely what Valjean has been seeking throughout the novel and the discovery of this garden is the beginning of peace, safety and freedom within his life. The stability found within this garden promoted a calm feeling within Valjean. While sitting in this garden with Cosette, Jean Valjean is described to feel comforted…

Warfare was the make up of the beginning of Zhou China with over 500 battles and over 100 civil wars all taking placed over time span of 260 years. (164) In addition to battling, technologically advances increased the amount of wars due to the discovery of smelting techniques that allowed the Chinese to make stronger and more durable swords and armor by removing…

Gothic cathedrals are often seen as the microcosm of the universe according to many intelligent sources, however gothic cathedrals are actually a result of the fusion between logic, beauty, and faith. The fusion between material and spiritual things began to rise in popularity during the high Middle Ages because during this time, due to trade, the people of the middle ages began to gain wealth and a love for materialistic things. The community of the middle ages valued both their material things…

his novel The Five People You Meet In Heaven. The protagonist in the novel, an elderly maintenance worker at an amusement park, begins his journey of self discovery with his own death. When Eddie dies in an attempt to save the life of a young girl at the park, known as Ruby Pier, he is brought up to heaven to meet five people who have been waiting for him to arrive. Each of these five people tells Eddie a different story,…

technologies and sciences developed throughout the centuries, the idea of an afterlife has become an idea that only exists for the spiritually devout, as opposed to the once widespread belief that reigned in people’s hearts. Frequently, the afterlife and heaven are depicted in novels. In the book, The Lovely Bones,…

show that greed leads to death according to Chaucer. Greed of anything can ruin an individual's life. “Don't store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal” (Matthew 6:19-20). Greed of anything on earth, such as possessions or power lead to…

The world will not ever totally understand the autistic mind due to every case being different. However, most people do not understand the workings of their minds. Kim Peek said this perfectly, “You don’t have to be disabled to be different because everybody’s different (Tammet 201).” People need to realize everyone comes to understand things differently and this also goes for putting faith in God. Daniel shared how he came to know God and that many people are surprised to hear that he is a…

In verse 17, Jesus said, “…Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.” Jesus said to Peter “you are blessed” you did not discover this wonderful truth about me but my Father revealed it to you. Peter’s 3 confession was God-given insight that is much deeper than anyone. If any one of you is uncertain who Christ is open your heart to God and He will reveal who Christ is to you. Jesus continues in verse 18 “And…

In this writing, Jesus purposely groups certain humans and animals together, as existing on the same filthy conscious level. Another reference is in the book of Phillip, as it states, By all accounts these texts are saying that various members of society have the same temperament, aggression, and inhabit our environment with much the same mind-set as vicious animals. This seems to give credence to the probability that the actions of rape, child molestation, and other sexual aggressions become…