Essays on Alchemy

“Over the past three decades, a new current of ‘combative Islam' has appeared and grown rapidly, and is attempting to gain control of the Islamic world”

Nabil Nofal

The Islam was considered as comparatively young religion and it had about one billion followers making it the largest religion in the world. The word Islam is Arabic and means submission, i. e. to submit to God’s will. It is a monotheistic religion, and its adherents are called Muslims. It is interesting that Muslims recognize several Judeo-Christian prophets from early times like Moses and Jesus and they believe that they are also ...

Frankenstein is a novel that starts with the main character Victor starting his normal life in Geneva. He is lucky to have an adopted sister Elizabeth, and this makes him feel secure and happy. He is a determined person to be a great scholar, and he says, “I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation.” (Shelley 27). On this note, Victor wants to be an education monster because he feels he can do so much that has not been done before. He has this feeling that his whole ...

Valussi also touches upon the history of nüdan texts and defines five main stages in the development of female alchemy and women’s practices. This tradition started in the 17th century with the texts by Fu Shan and Cao Heng, developed to a more logical variant in mid 18th – mid 19th centuries, exemplified by the works of Liu Yiming, Min Yide, Fu Jinguan, and others. By 1980s-1990s it turned rather into a medical tool without any religious hint. Later the tradition turned to its religious and spiritual essence. Valussi also covers several problems women faced during practices. First ...

No doubt, creation, annihilation and conservation in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” provide a background for the exploration of the ruination and undoing of particular human attributes. “The Modern Prometheus,” the subtitle of Shelley’s novel further reinforces this notion. In fact, this notion is further reinforced by the fact that Shelley’s novel can be regarded as a modern version of the classic German legend of Faust. Shelley puts together the idea of the ruination of human attributes as a result of self-discovery as evidenced by Frankenstein, who claims that he has been blasted in hopes, and the same can be said ...

Review of “Industrial and Commercial Training”

The study indicates that 21% of the companies with at least 500 workers prefer providing online learning opportunities for their workers. The paper expresses that the human resources managements, in general, are still suspicious about the efficiency of online learning programs for the workers. Only 30% of the companies those provide online learning opportunities for their workers express that they have received positive results from the online learning programs, and the rest of the companies indicate that they need relatively more time to make a certain decision whether the online learning programs have positive results (Kirkup, 2014). The paper ...

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Rhetorical alchemy is a compound word comprising rhetorical and alchemy. Rhetoric is a Latin word originated in 1470-80, and it means “the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech. It also means the study of effective use of language or ability to use language effectively. Rhetorical is an adjective of rhetoric which means concerned with mere style or effect. Alchemy is an Arabic, French and Latin word originated in 1325-1375. Alchemy means any magical process of transmuting an ordinary substance into a valuable substance. Together rhetorical and alchemy form a compound ...

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Question 9) What was alchemy? What later subjects did it embrace? What was the philosopher's stone? Compare and contrast the alchemical traditions associated with Jabir ibn Hayyan and al-Razi. Islamic scholars wanted to utilize their knowledge and to apply philosophy to the material world. "Alchemy was in some ways the precursor to the modern material sciences of pharmacology (iatrochemistry), chemistry, mining and smelting, and parts of physics and engineering, as well as aspects of biology such as the study of fermentation, decay and reproduction. At a basic level, alchemists were trying to identify, classify, and systematically produce useful or ...

The success of The Alchemist cannot be argued; in just ten years after it was publish it has sold more than 20 million copies and has been translated into over fifty-seven languages. This is a world record for number of translations by a living author. As the New York Times aptly puts it. “[This] Brazilian wizard makes books disappear from stores.” The author Pauho Coelho wrote a book that no only sold numerous copies, but sold them in numerous language and cultures. This success points to a massive of the appeal. The beautiful prose found within the novel can be at times simply ...

Isaac Newton also called the father of all science has vastly influenced the science world greatly. He came up with theories and advancements in science that have been used since then to solve problems of the modern day science. His discoveries and theories have had an effect on the fields of mathematics, mechanics, optics, astronomy, alchemy, experimental chemistry, and theology.

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Newton at a time worked in Cambridge as a mathematics professor. It was when he was at Cambridge that he came up with calculus which was a new mathematics field. Newton came up with infinitesimal calculus to be exact with whom he ...

Scientific advancements are generally associated with Europe at a point in history when superstition, fear and absolute devout to religious beliefs got replaced with reasoning and knowledge. Up until a change in people’s view of the world started by the help of the great scientists of history, the whole of Europe and the then discovered world saw its habitation, the Earth, and everything happening in it with the eye of religion, mostly the teachings of the bible, so their values were basically world-denying. Great kings and kingdoms of that age ruled and governed majorly by biblical teachings and the church ...

The Alchemist is an allegory novel that was written by Paulo Coelho and first published in 1988. This book was originally written in Portuguese but was later translated into 71 languages. The Alchemist is about an andalusian young shepherd boy called Santiago Santiago. It tells of Santiago’s journey through countries in search of his personal legend in order to satisfy his life. It also explains the hardships he encountered on his journey on the way and how he solves these problems. Santiago chose to be a shepherd because he loved travelling and he could only reach his goal and ...

The Gold Bug, While Influential on Other Writers, is Not a Typical Edgar Allen Poe Story.

I. Poe has been called the “father of the detective story.”

A. This is primarily for his C. Auguste Dupin stories

B. “The Gold Bug” is a detective story, but with a different protagonist.

II “The Gold Bug” is considered as being influential upon the modern day treasure story.

A. Most treasure stories of the time were about treasure seekers.

“The Gold Bug” is about a treasure finder.

III Some elements in “The Gold Bug” are common to many Poe writings.

A. It follows a successful series he ...

The Stone of Laughter is set in the Beirut of the 1990’s where Khalil, the main character of the story undergoes a transformation of sorts through his exposure to the Philosopher’s Stone, amystical force which is very much quoted in the Arab world. Throughout his experience, Khalil goes through a large number of transformations especially when he is injured in the bombings of Beirut. He begins to question himself and his existence as he lies in hospital and the whole circle of his life comes before his eyes. “Death is the master of clarity and precision but, so ...