World of Wonders

Mary Dempster was the wife of Amasa Dempster, the Baptist priest of Deptford, Ontario, Canada. She was a kind lady and very introverted. While her husband was very religious and constantly felt as if God was testing him, Mary was not so involved in religion. However, she did not let her husband’s strong belief in God influence her life. She was calm, even-tempered, and believed that things would all eventually be resolved. Mary’s life changed when an incident occurred on December 27, 1908, which…

behind that little farm. I must be honest when I say that i’m a little less than merry about having to go. The farm just isn’t what it used to be, however, Mother and Father aren’t making the money they used to. So it’s my turn to make my way in the world. I plan to get a job in the city and send what I can back to the farm. It’s my first time on a train and I must admit how terribly nervous I am. Living in the countryside my whole life I’ve never seen such a thing. Hearing about it is not at…

that he came from another world, that he can fly, and that he must now return to his planet before the government finds him. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: WONDER BOY (40’s), a famous magician, tells his daughter, ELIZABETH WONDER (18) that he must do one last outside performance. Elizabeth tries to tell her father that he has a head injury and that there’s no way he can do another magic performance. Wonder Boy decides it’s time to tell Elizabeth the truth about who he really is. Wonder Boy tells her that…

effort; Mather claims that the Devil attempted to regain control of his land through witchcraft. Innocent members of the community, including children, began to become tormented in their own homes by witchcraft from the Devil. In “The Wonders of the Invisible World” Mather explains that the Devil worked through people to gain his personal success. With anxiety of this particular situation there then came irrational allegations. Unreasonable accusations were brought to the court and ranged from…

and eight meters wide.The Chinese Emperor wanted to protect northern borders against the Turkish army.The Great Wall of China is candidate of the ‘Seven Wonders in the World’.The aim of building this Wall is to prevent escapes…

I have always wondered why only seven structures made it in the list of Wonders of the World. Well, since it was the ancient Greeks such as Antipater of Sidon, Diodoros, and Herodotus, who wrote the list 2,500 years ago it was primarily based on what they know that, existed during their time. Mind you, this list is extraordinary. But if the Greeks only knew that there are other spectacular structures existing outside their neighboring cities and other regions, it is most definite that there will…

The evolution of the experience of the American landscape as described through four different encounters. William Bradford, Cotton Mather, Mary Rowlandson, and Jonathan Edwards encounter in America all different from one another. The New world was a place where the religion of the pilgrims could be practiced freely and the way it was meant supposed to be practiced. England was a fully developed country that was left for America who was no where as developed as the land they left. In “Of…

Technology has advanced rapidly and undeterred over the course of the last few centuries. Along with new innovation comes the thought of not just how we achieved it, but also the societal influences around it. Friedel writes that a large factor in innovation is the “capture” of some innovation(4). He describes capture as “the means by which an improvement becomes not simply an ephemeral, contingent act or product, but part of a sustained series of changes”(4) or in simple terms, normalizing the…

The amber room is also know as the eighth wonder of the world. It was commissioned by Fredrick the first of Prussia for his palace in Charlottenburg. It was designed by Andres Schloter who was à German sculptor Its construction began in 1701. It was given as a gift to Peter the great as a gift of the countries alliance in 1716. The room was shipped to Russia and installed in the Hinter House in St.Petersburg. The room was looted as part of operation Barbarossa . People had tried to conceal…

Cotton Mather wrote many works of literature taught future writers about the history of the New England colony. One of his literary works caught my eye. Cotton Mather’s “The Wonders of the Invisible World”, tells the reader about the Salem witch trials and the history of the event. Cotton Mather writes about the way he sees the event, but some people may see it differently. The trial of Martha Carrier is an odd trial. Most trials contain a lot of evidence, such as, two or more people seeing the…