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Vincent van Gogh was an amazing post-impressionist painter who was poor and went practically unrecognized his whole life. Now, he is most known for the emotion, beauty, and color that he put into his work that extremely influenced 20th century art. While many know that Van Gogh was a tad bit on the crazy side, not many people have taken the time to understand why he was like this. Like almost everyone, his childhood had a major role in how he developed as a person. Then, in his late teens and…

In her book Surprised by the Feminine, Monika Hilder makes “theological feminism” the lens through which she evaluates C.S. Lewis’ portrayal of women in his works. She discusses this term as the understanding that, according to Christian theology, that “the subordination of ego as well as of concerns of worldly power to the ultimate authority of divine love is liberating” (Hilder 21). Whereas in her essay “A Sword Between the Sexes,” Mary Van Leeuwen expresses her frustration with Lewis’…

A question is never answered completely. At a time when an answer may seem correct science is used to show error and continuously answer that question. This process is known as the scientific method. A similar method is used to answer new questions that were brought up in the 1660s to 1850s. The 1660s-1780s was a time of questions and discoveries known as the Enlightenment. Government, science, and religion were often questioned. The new discoveries at the time became the building blocks for…

A question is never answered completely. Rather the process to solve the problem is repeated when a new issue is found. The 1660s to 1850s was a time period that a large amount of knowledge was gained and was either accepted or not by the public. The Enlightenment was the period of time between the 1660s-1780s. The Enlightenment was a time of questioning and discoveries. The government, science, and religion were some of the items that was questioned. These discoveries created the basis on which…

if they have a strong oikos. Jason further acknowledges this when he tells Medea, “You women are all the same. If your love life goes alright, everything is fine; but once crossed in bed, the liveliest and best that life can offer might as well be wormwood”. (Medea, Euripides) Thusly, it is seen as an overreaction on behalf of Medea to send the princess the poison cloak that will kill her, as Jason vows to continue supporting Medea and her sons throughout his new…

Wicca is the second-fastest-growing religion in the United States with the first being Islam. When we here Wicca we usually think of straight up black magic but there is much more to Wicca then magic. Wicca means “wise ones” or “to bend or shape”. Wicca is a predominantly Western movement whose followers practice witchcraft and nature worship. The people involved in Wicca see themselves as a religion of pre-Christian traditions of Northern and Western Europe. The origins of the ancient Wicca…

1996 American film that was directed by Danny DeVito. The movie is about a bright little girl by the name of Matilda. She was born into a very unusual family that didn't care about her. Her family included her father, mother and brother, the Wormwoods. Matilda was forced to stay home till the age of 6, while she was home she learns to do many things on her own, by the age of four she had read all the magazines in her house and was ready for bigger challenges. That lead her to asking her…

How could World War III be different if mind reading was a possibility? This was a possibility that the U.S. had previously experimented with. MK Ultra was an illegal experiment conducted between 1953–1964 by the Central Intelligence Agency. The goal of the MK Ultra experiments was to obtain the ability to control and read people's minds. The CIA used several different methods to control people's minds. MK Ultra was an experiment done on people from different backgrounds, knowingly and…

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects approximately 23.6 million people globally (Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Collaborators, 2015). The disorder is marked by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech and behavior, which typically result in problems related to self-care and general functioning in social and occupational settings (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Despite the first detailed clinical description having been written in 1810 (Haslam, 1810), and…

Ancient Egyptians were the first of women to wear makeup. The basic motive back then was the same as it is today and just like modern day supermodels, the well to do women of ancient Egypt wanted to look their best all of the time. Ancient Egyptians used copper and lead ore to create the world's first cosmetics to the scientifically advanced products of today that can do everything from hide pores, smooth complexions, and turn the pale green of your eyes a vivid shade of emerald, makeup has…