The Discovery of Heaven

Discovery is a deep-seated notion, enveloping many interconnected elements that concern an individual’s relationship with one’s self and one’s world. Although discoveries involving people and relationships may be confronting and provocative, fundamentally they are concerned with the procurement of wider knowledge and a renewed perspective of the world. William Shakespeare’s pastoral tragicomedy The Tempest explores the implications of Prospero’s transformative discovery through his discovery of…

The expansion of European empires or “voyages of discovery,” in the modern era, led to wealth, strength in government, and cultural sophistication. The expansion was based on three main desires, the spread of Christianity, opportunity for profit through colonization, and glorification for the lower class as well as the upper class. The Europeans took advantage of trade networks and capital investments to support their expeditions, which helped to improve the economy (Pavlac, pp. 189-190).…

After Frankenstein finds himself devoting his life to the destruction of the monster, his emotions restrain him, as he thinks of his goal as being a task sent from God. Frankenstein argues, “The destruction of the demon more as a task enjoined by heaven, as the mechanical impulse of some power which I was unconscious impulse of some power of which I was unconscious, than as the ardent desire of my soul” (Shelley 222). Frankenstein feels ruled by his emotions as he declares, “mechanical impulse,”…

After about 23 years after his voyage Charles published The Origin of Species. There was much controversy about it. Nonetheless, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution paved its way to become widely accepted and regarded as right. It was a great discovery that not only changed the world of science, but also affected the lives of everyone, starting with Charles and…

Today’s society is a remarkable example of the future. Looking back, society has become a science fiction world. Children are no longer playing outside, but are playing on video games. People are no longer making telephone calls, they are texting and emailing all their communication. When these works about a dystopian world are examined, mostly society has fallen due to the fact of our technology, waring, and experimentation. Therefore, it is not hard to imagine that we are very far away from…

Young Goodman Brown has the potential for change, but requires an outside force such as outside influence to initiate his transformation from faith in Christianity, to Satanism. Young Goodman Brown’s potential for this transformation is evident in how he is described has having “wickedness in his heart”. “At the word, Goodman Brown stepped forth from the shadows of the trees and approached the congregation, with whom he felt a loathful brotherhood by the sympathy of all that's wicked in his…

uncertainties about getting revenge. - Due to his hesitation in killing Claudius, he feels more and more isolated, and thinks he can only look within himself for answers. - For example, Hamlet questioning himself in a soliloquy: - “O all you host of heaven! O earth! What else? - And shall I couple hell?”‘ (1.5.92-93) - This is the first time Hamlet questions himself and it is evident that the knowledge of his father’s murder has triggered this. - In addition, Hamlet is under a lot of pressure.…

afterlife. Then after some time the Mormons believe that there will be a resurrection at which time of the spirits will be reunited with the bodies forever. The afterlife of a soul into the next is made of peace, no pain, and no suffering. The concept of heaven defined by the Mormons is defined as a place where God lives and the future home to those that believe”, Book of Mormon. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1989. Faithful Mormons and their families will live…

experiences the sacred in multiple ways, first, hearing the mysterious and tremendous voice, then building something extraordinary and seeing what others are unable to see. At the end of the movie, it becomes clear the baseball field is indeed a heaven, an extraordinary…

answers. Although we are not able to confirm the existence of God, we can provide proof of the power of religion. In this essay, I will use Neolin’s “Journey to the Master of Life 1763” and “The Spiritual Travels of Nathan Cole” to rationalize how the discovery of the ocean world and the beginnings of American history was heavily…