Titus

The Colosseum was opened in the year 80 CE under the Emperor Titus. It became a very popular place for the citizens of Rome to spend their time. During the opening festival, which lasted one hundred days, over nine thousand animals were killed during the event. The Colosseum covers over six acres, the height is almost…

The Romance of the Rose was one of the most popular late medieval texts, it was very widely distributed. However, if all of the other sources for that time period disappeared or were never found, the story could tell us much about the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. By thoroughly reading the text one can glean that during the time this text was widespread the pursual of a mate was extremely important, both for inheritance practices and for additional satisfaction. Additionally,…

“Religious Convictions” “The only thing more dangerous than an idea is a belief. And by dangerous I don't mean thought-provoking. I mean: might get people killed.”-Sarah Vowell, Goodreads. The play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare suggests that religion can be a deciding factor in someone’s life choices and how they think, in a positive or a negative way. More often than not, however, religion is used as a justification for something immoral to those who don’t practice it. These choices can be…

Patnaik Vikram Professor Wood LMC 3102 20 October 2014 Lucretius vs Sophocles: Contrasting theories for same problem Since ancient times, supernatural ideologies have been in constant clash with scientific ideologies to provide explanations for the creation of mankind and their behavior. While on one hand there exist theories where the earth and man were created in six days by God and the first woman was made from Adam’s rib, on the other hand science explains the creation of earth and mankind…

Slavery was a dark period in history. It was a time that many people feel uncomfortable talking about because it evoke a lot of sadness, coldness, and even a bit of anger. In our class, When Black Lives Matter, we have read many narratives including but not limited to: Narrative of Fredrick Douglass, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Steven Hahn: A Nation Under Our Feet, and we have even watched a very popular film, Twelve Years a Slave, an heart-felt drama…

Introduction and Background for Women in OT Times “The Bible speaks about women in many different ways, sometimes explicitly, but more usually indirectly.” Men are usually the main characters in the Bible though sometimes women are mentioned it is usually indirectly. Women were not viewed as important as a man in society during Old Testament times. This wasn’t exactly the case with Eve. “Genesis informs its readers that woman is a special creation of God (Gen. 1:16-27; 2:18-24).” Eve was also…

The letter to the Galatians was written by St. Paul to defend the Gospel that he delivered to them in a previous encounter(s), and refute the gospel that the Galatians had received from Jewish Christians. The main issue the Galatians takes on is the relationship between the Law and salvation. Furthermore, Paul takes the opportunity to address those that doubted his apostleship and the authenticity of his message. He spends the first two chapters of the letter defending his apostleship and the…

to God’s laws. Matthew 23:11 states, “The greatest among you will be your servant” (Matthew 23:11, NIV). I believe that Christ died for all humanity because all humanity are the children of God and need salvation. This concept is demonstrated in Titus 2:11, “For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people” (NIV). I further believe Christ is fully God and fully human for the sake of all God’s children by the very nature of God. Finally, without the resurrection, the…

Intolerance Essay Intolerance and oppression have confronted humans as far has history has been recorded. It dates back as far as 18500 BC. Jews, homosexuals, muslims, gypsies, women, prisoners of war, disabled, africans, all of these and more religious and ethnic have been suppressed one time or another throughout history. History is able to show how far humans have progressed and what we are still lacking in. Looking through all the horrendous acts of intolerance against humans shows us all…

A critical review of the book “The New Strong-Willed Child” Summary The New Strong-Willed Child (2004) was written by Dr. James Dobson (2004) as an update to his first book, The Strong-Willed Child (1978). One of the most difficult tasks a person will have in life is raising children. The journey through parenting is even further tested when a parent is raising a child that goes beyond the norms of childhood antics and the strength of their will can seem stronger than the will of the parents.…