The Herdsman

Throughout the book of Genesis there exists many conflicts: Eve’s conflict with the serpent’s lies, the conflict of Cain and Abel, the conflict Moses has with the Egyptians to free the Israelites, and then the conflict Moses has with the children in the wilderness to follow God. These are just a few of the conflicts that are discussed in the book of Genesis. Joseph is a great example of how suffering and conflict, no matter how unfair, can develop great character and wisdom. The story of…

Locke believed that the natural power for each man is political power. Where a group given up into the hands of an appointed person to their position. A constitution of government, according to Locke, is not as important as the original, and the social-political "density". The community of grace in any of the natural laws that protect the rights of those who may be better than anyone else alone. For, since the way to the good of the government comes into being in the city: Neither the power, and…

The air is hot and dry. There are no trees, no vegetation, no wildlife. The landscape is bare for miles. The only signs of life are fossils found in hard, cracked river and lake beds where fresh water once flowed freely. No water on Earth equals no life on Earth. Homo sapiens have inhabited the Earth approximately 200,000 years. (www.bbc.co.uk) We have evolved into a knowledgeable, creative, and resourceful species, but at what cost? We continue to increase our knowledge and multiply, but we…

rainstorm.” (Iliad, 21.281-83). Achilleus’ concern with drowning in the river is not death, for he is prepared to die the minute he decides to fight Hektor and choose his second destiny. He is worried, instead, about how he dies—in the river like a herdsman, or on the battlefield like a hero. Homer characterizes war as “where men win glory” (Iliad, 7.113). Achilleus’ disdain for dying like an ordinary man shows that glory from war, even accompanied by death, is more preferable than a long,…

Over the summer a new series emerged on Netflix. The show stars several kids in a 1980’s town in Indiana that are on a hunt for a missing boy. Way back around 430 BCE, a story was written by Sophocles. It features a man on the hunt for truth. My hope is that this paper will be able to bring in some ideas from each story that connect with each other. I also hope that this will not be a spoiler alert if you haven’t yet finished the series. Perhaps one of the most obvious comparisons would be the…

Chapter 1: Columbus, The Indians, And Human Progress: This chapter described the putative discovering of the Americas. It had two common themes; the author laid out how he would be discussing the chapters throughout the book and he discussed how Columbus “discovered” the Americas. Zinn described, in horrifying detail, the mass genocide that took place due to the greed of the individuals who “found” this great land. I put found in quotations, because it is a myth that Columbus and his crew found…

Recognition Scenes in the Odyssey While there are many sections in the Odyssey that fall under the category of “moments of recognition,” there seems to be a general structure to each scene. At first Odysseus tests the person’s loyalty by listening to them and determining whether they hold sympathetic views towards the suitors and whether they wanted him to return home. The next phase involves deception in which Odysseus tells a tale to conceal his true identity. This is followed by a scene in…

While there are many sections in the end of the Odyssey that fall under the category of “moments of recognition,” there seems to be a general structure to each scene. At first Odysseus tests the person’s loyalty by listening to them and determining whether they hold sympathetic views towards the suitors and whether they wanted him to return home. The next phase involves deception in which Odysseus tells a tale to conceal his true identity and then foreshadows his return in the near future. After…

Compact means an agreement and transgression implies a break or breach of the agreement. Compact in ancient India could imply a local caste usage, convention or an association or corporation formed by group of people for different purposes certain rules and established usage among specified groups such as naigamas, guilds of merchants or corporation etc. It was deemed the responsibility of the king to ensure the continuance of these usages among these groups and to honor them like customs, if…

A farm assurance is a certification for different farming enterprises that provide products intended to be introduced in the food supply chain for further consumption. In the United Kingdom, food assurance schemes provide consumers and businesses with guarantees that food had been produced with particular standards and regulations that indicate food safety, animal welfare, environmental protection, traceability, control and prevention of diseases (FSA, 2012). One of the most representative and…