Two-Spirit

Often the most widely consumed by the general public, architectural renderings are oddly inconsequential in the actual realization of a physical building or structure. Clearly the most common way to engage with a piece of architecture is to simply be there, experiencing the space first hand as the designer intended it. However, when entering the beginning stages of the long architectural process clients understandably prefer to have some idea of what they are investing their time and money in…

Macbeth, a phenomenal play written by William Shakespeare heavily involves around the supernatural as well as the witches. With the presence of these indispensable factors, mystery is added to the play making it an absolute captivating read. The witches play an important role in the play Macbeth. They told equivocations in the means of creating destruction to mankind. As well as blinding the foolish eyes of those who are massively devoured by greed and ambition. Throughout the play, the witches’…

into servitude at a bathhouse for yokai, or monsters and spirits from Japanese folklore. Despite it being geared towards a younger audience as a coming of age story, this movie holds a surprising amount of symbolism and thought-provoking questions. The power of words, so to speak, is ever present. Haku, a boy who helps Chihiro throughout her journey and fellow servant at the bathhouse, warns her to watch what she divulges around the spirits, especially their employer. As a captured servant,…

Eventually his army started to fade because of lack of support and previous war damage before. At this point he starts to kidnap children and placing them in his army. Children were so much easier for him to reach. So, we would burn down villages and round up the children and force them to kill their families if they didn’t join also. The women he kept as sex slaves to keep producing an army, nurses, cook and for religious practices. The government eventually found out about what was going on…

There are over seven billion people on this planet, many of whom are parents, and each one has a slightly different way of protecting his child. A person can show this sentiment in many forms. Some are very lenient in their protection. Others are very strict, but both are trying to achieve the same goal, keeping their lineage safe. The Chosen written by Chaim Potok parallels the real world in that love is the backbone of this desire for parental protection. As a result of all the emotion put…

made note of each individual, trying to discern each man’s moral character. Rogsworth was short of stature, but well muscled with a very prominent nose and full lips, a prominent five o’clock shadow, a full head of black hair, and when he smiled, two dimples appeared. His eyes were steel blue and drew your attention immediately, but his face mirrored a fearful, cowardly man who avoided all eye contact. Faine, on the other hand, was tall, perhaps as tall as he, also well muscled, a disciplined…

attempts to access the four levels of consciousness. These four levels of consciousness epitomizes our existence and accessing the divine world helps manifest a connection between each world. Mediation is a process, which allows healing of the body, spirit, and most importantly the mind. In Jewish traditions, the of healing the mind is a way to understand how the essence of god and the faith of practitioners is an essential part of the healing process. Therefore, this paper will outline the…

and how their body is speaking to me. Then I would have the capability to understand how people are feeling, such as my Dad, or if they are in the right space to talk at the moment. Also, through CIRCLE I would be able to listen to what my heart and spirit are telling me. I often find myself brushing aside and not validating my emotions while I get caught up in my hectic life, which is not a healthy way to approach problems or life as a whole. Lastly, I need to learn from CIRCLE how to…

Unlike the body, the soul is immortal. It is a form, or perhaps an idea that dictates the ideals of beauty. Unlike the soul, the body inevitably changes through body modifications, stress, health-related situations, and time. Soul, beauty, love, and the body are all intertwined together, even if the ideas contradict each other, like the ideas of the soul and the body. While one is immortal, the other is mortal. These relationships between the soul and the body, and love and beauty are well…

It 's a given that coming from being a hard-core atheist I would have a lot to learn about the world 's seven great religions. It 's not to say that atheists don 't know about these things, but it 's unlikely that most have gone into any great depth of study. I don 't like to speak in terms of absolutes, so allow me to add the disclaimer that there are always exceptions to the rule. Along my journey out of the abyss of atheism, I recently attended a gathering of about 20 men and women from…