The Gods Must Be Crazy

more so than Willy as Oedipus fell from a high to low while Willy was never at a high standard in society. Aristotle and Arthur Miller viewed tragedy differently. Aristotle believed that for tragedy to happen a good person of high stature must fall. The audience must be emotionally attached to the character for catharsis to occur. Miller believed that even the common man can fall to tragedy. We do not…

Family, by introducing the reader to Hebrews 2:10a which says “God is the One who made all things, and all things are for His glory. He wanted to have many children share His glory.” In the beginning when God created Adam and Eve God formed a plan for His people to glorify Him. The crazy thing is that we all were formed by God but we aren’t all born as God’s children. We have to be born again as a child, adult or old person accepting God into our hearts because…

some of his stuff and made sure the read knew that he was great but could never be as great as Sigmund Freud. Jung was a brilliant but crazy character and this book paints him in this exact way. The names of the chapters were quite comical. I found his life to be interesting and tragic. His dream about God pooping on the church was strange and the way he referred to God was odd to. I do not like he actually ever used God’s name but used other wording for him. Some of it was very interesting but…

Throughout The Crucible by Arthur Miller sex and sexual repression are a constant theme behind the main character's actions. This play takes place in the 17th century which, means being Puritan was the way of life in the colony Massachusetts. Puritans were expected to be very modest and only have sex when they were married. John Proctor and Abigail Williams did not live this pure and modest lifestyle, but succumbed to their sexual desire for each other and had an affair. The repression of sexual…

A Poem That Will Make Minds Go Crazy When an author writes a poem, they express their feelings and draws the reader into the poem. The reader will sometimes relate to it and understand what the author is trying to say. The book Howl has four parts, but the actual poem is only the first three parts and the fourth part is foot note. I argue that Allen Ginsberg’s book, Howl is too difficult to grasp because the reader must research and translate every line in order to understand the author’s…

was the same, you all would look at me crazy. Nevertheless, cake comes in different flavors and styles, but they all contain these basic ingredients. Flour, eggs, and sugar. What does flour, eggs, and sugar have to do with commit, increase, and stand? Within those three words I’ve found something interesting. I found one common denominator. Commit, increase, and stand are all verbs. Most of us know that verbs are used to express actions. With the help of God, we can use these three simple…

Even within the four traditions, there is great complexity: much of which we might cite with pride and some we cannot. As we claim the Congregationalists, we must also claim what was sometimes terrible treatment of Native Americans and we have to claim the Salem witch trials. The four traditions story, of four traditions that became two and then one, is too neat for our complicated history. I love history and…

different households. My household is a single parent home. I live with my mom, brother, and sister. A small family of four, that I am so fortunate to have and I thank God everyday for choosing them as my family. It is crazy to think that it…

What if someone in your life that you cared so much about was dying and you were not aware of the situation until it was too late to save her? Your best friend of eighteen years that you have done everything under the sun with, such as going on camping trips, to awaiting the arrival of your nieces and nephews and taking on the journey of becoming aunts together, and all things good and bad and in between the two. Then one day everything suddenly changes, and that perfect future you both have…

of a pluralistic community, Eck says, “To be in the pluralistic community, the religions must not be intolerant and must be inclusive, historical, and meaningful.” In order, be in a pluralistic according to McCutcheon, the religion has to be a well-known religion with a strong following behind it. McCutcheon’s…