Essays on Death

Introduction

Dulce et decorum est is a written about a soldier who dies because of war while fighting for his country. During the cause of the war, the man suffocates from poisonous gas as he is unable to put on his gas mask. The poem is written by a man called Wilfred Owen. In the second poem the death of the ball turret gunner, the theme of the poem is war. The author does not go straight to his theme. In this essay, we are going to discuss the similarities of both poems by looking at deep analytical aspects ...

A symbol is something that represents something else. A symbol can be an object, words, an action, a song, a person, or anything that seems to be one thing but also has another meaning. In Susan Glaspell’s Trifles, there are several symbols that help the audience to understand what Mrs. Wright’s life was like, what the men think of women, and what the women think of the situation.

The first symbol is the “kitchen things” that the men refer to when they visit the Wright house. The reference to the “kitchen things” shows that the men do ...

Epic of Gilgamesh

The celebrated ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ is well known as one of the earliest real works in literature coming from Mesopotamia almost five thousand years ago. The poems which are written in Sumerian deal with the exploits of Gilgamesh who was the King of the Uruk who was an important figure in the early years of Mesopotamian history. The story begins by relating an intimate friendship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu who is a sort of wild man brought to the world by the Gods to distract Gilgamesh from his oppression of the Uruk.

There are also intriguing conflicts with other ...

Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, The Cask of Amontillado, is a confession of a murder that occurred 50 years prior, whereby the narrator was never caught or tried despite his wrongdoing. It tells of one man’s hatred against an unsuspecting individual, whom the narrator has been plotting to kill because of alleged insults the individual made towards him (Baraban 47). All throughout the story, it was never revealed what these remarks were, but which apparently wounded the narrator’s ego so much that he wanted to exact vengeance on the person. Betrayal is also a central theme ...

Terrorists are individuals who choose to express their beliefs through violence, which often result in the deaths of innocent individuals. The motivation behind acts of terror lies behind the ideologies the terrorists carry. Some acts of terror target people of given religions while others target political figures; either way, innocent people are usually trapped and harmed during these acts. It is essential to analyze the differences in their ideologies, to aid the war against terrorism. Terrorists do not fear death; some choose to die during the attack, considering themselves as martyrs. There, however, is a question whether terrorists are ...

1) How long did you have to notify OSHA about the death of Jeremy Sines?

According to the guidelines on reporting fatalities to OSHA, it was clearly stipulated that “within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee from a work-related incident or the in-patient hospitalization of three or more employees as a result of a work-related incident, you must orally report the fatality/multiple hospitalization by telephone or in person to the Area Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, that is nearest to the site of the incident” (Dept. of Labor ...

Abstract

The Bacon’s Rebellion was one of the historical events in the Jamestown that was more about power according to historians. This essay will discuss the causes, the outcomes and the overall significance of the Rebellion.

The overall significance of the Rebellion came from the poor, regardless of color, come together and fight against the ruling class. That brought fear to the ruling class. Historians state that this Rebellion was not about defining tyranny. It was due to two men being stubborn. This is how the Rebellion started.

Nathaniel Beacon was an Englishmen that have moved to Virginia. He ...

Sight is a very prevalent theme in a great variety of fiction; it can often be a symbol for understanding, comprehension, and enlightenment. Hindsight and foresight are often rewarded as virtues, or at least play heavily into the plot of a story. A blind person is often thought to ‘see’, or comprehend, more than the normal person, and sometimes people are not aware of a shocking truth, despite it looking them straight in the face. These scenarios are found in August Wilson's play Fences, as Troy, the patriarch of the family, is completely undone by his pride and lack ...

Rules governing motion pleadings are found in Federal Rules of Civil Procedure title III. These rules have been modified and limited by two particular cases: Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly and Ashcroft v. Iqbal. The cases had different fact patterns, however, both concluded similarly regarding pleadings. In Bell Atlantic, it was concluded that a plaintiff had to show plausibility in the pleadings; possible and conceivable were no longer sufficient thresholds to maintain proceedings. In Ashcroft, it was held that a detained prisoner had not pleaded sufficient facts to maintain a claim of discrimination.

The Twombly case involved a class-action ...

Many stories behind the history of the blacks and their contribution to modern developments have never been told. The slave trade period was one of the worst moments of history and especially to the black generation. Apart from the psychological and physical they were made to face, being denied basic needs of life and being looked down, there was still more to their predicament that has remained underground. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a book that reveals to us how the black race was looked down on and taken advantage of when in the real sense, the ...

Studying a religion that is completely new is very interesting as one gets to learn very new things that they never knew before. It is a whole new experience more especially when it comes to studying beliefs that other people hold dear. In the case of Buddhism, one will be at awe at the very many lessons learnt more especially from the Dhammapada, the teachings that Buddhists believe in.

“Attention leads to immortality. Carelessness leads to death. Those who pay attention will not die, while the careless are as good as dead already. 21” It is indeed a sad ...

What is a quality-adjusted life year?

A quality-adjusted life year is a year of life that is free of any problems, symptoms or health related disabilities. It is a concept or a measure of determining the performance of medical treatments and interventions. For instance, calculations are made based on the cost per life gained by different treatment options. The quality-adjusted life year makes it possible to compare different programs directly. How can it be used to compare differences in health status between someone who is healthy and someone who is not? Can it be used to compare health outcomes of someone who is ill with ...

Introduction

The Iliad, The Odyssey and the Epic of Gilgamesh are three Greek hero tales that are very popular with readers all over the world. In all the three tales, there is one common theme that stands out and this is the theme of life vs. death or in other words, mortality vs. immortality. In the three tales, the main protagonists are all somehow haunted by this predominant theme. This is indeed a very common phenomenon that occurs in Greek tales where mortality is always a burning question. The mortality human condition is seen as the definition of a ...

Introduction

This paper examines and discusses issues surrounding the current situation regarding capital punishment in Japan, where execution by hanging is still practiced, despite a number of expressed concerns. Japan is in a minority of the world’s countries still exercising the option of capital punishment. According to Rogers (Apr 2013), “there are nearly five times as many countries not executing prisoners as those that do in 2012.” The issue is not simply whether Japan should continue to use the death penalty, but also includes the way it treats prisoners on “Death Row” – those awaiting execution.

Although it is suggested ...

Question 1

In Homer’s “The Iliad”, the central character is Achilles, a famous and mythological war hero. Achilles is expressed is described as a person who is extremely filled with and fury. One particular quote that exemplifies this quote is from The Embassy who says to Achilles – “But now, Achilles beat down your mounting fury! It's wrong to have such an iron, ruthless heart. Even the gods themselves can bend and change, and theirs is the greater power, honor, strength.”

This quote actually shows the volatile nature of Achilles. The Embassy accuses Achilles of having an inflexible heart and iron ...

Introduction

At times an author’s work might actually snatch up the interest of a reader with only its first few words and then drag such a reader forward without any mercy. One book that fulfills this is “The Tiger’s Wife” by Tea Obreht. The starting paragraph of this award winning novel hooks a reader. Every reader is in a position to be consumed and conflicted at the same time struggling to make a decision on whether to sit through to its end or just relax and savor it. The author’s style can be described as most interesting ...

Introduction

Depression is a condition of the mind or a feeling of hopelessness, unworthiness and losing interest in what one enjoyed most in life as a result of continued pressure over a given period (Diamond, 2005). This may be due to changing of events in life (loss of a loved one/death), failure to understand teenage moods, lack of funds and unemployment. Depression affects the character in terms of feelings, behavior and thinking. If it persists, may lead to loss of energy, related illnesses such as heart conditions and also death.

Life Experience in Depression

Life requires tactics or strategies in order to move on ...

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I grew up in a complex and difficult conditions. She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Her mother died when she was only two years old. Henry VIII ordered the beheading of Boleyn based on claims that she had committed t that she had committed adultery and conspiracy. Immediately after the death of her mother, the king declared Elizabeth and her older half-sister, Mary illegitimate heir to the throne. They were however later reinstated as potential heirs.

Elizabeth I faced many problems at the beginning of her reign in 1558. ...

Death penalty in USA is applicable to many state crimes and it stretches from espionage, federal murder, human trafficking, Treason, and large-scale drug trafficking. Military too execute soldiers who involve themselves in intolerable crimes. In USA, the Federal Bureau of Prisons manages execution and housing prisoners.

Should Grady receive the death penalty?

I would not suggest Grady be executed. Though death sentence in any Nation universally taken to punish the culprits and reduce crime rate, it is not just at all punishing them less harshly. Death sentences are to extinct the murderers rather than correction them and be a resource to the community. In a ...

Rudolf Hoess, who should not be confused with Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s Deputy Fuehrer who flew to England in 1941, was a career S.S. officer whose memoirs are one of the most important primary sources about the Holocaust. No other camp commander produced an autobiography or wrote so extensively about his career, and none occupied a more important position in the machinery of extermination. Hoess introduced Zyklon-B (Cyclone-B) gas to Auschwitz in 1941, mainly because he thought it would be the most efficient method of mass killing, ...

Activity 3: conflict

The most important conflict in the novel is racism; racial segregation seems to be the topic around which the entire novel revolves around. The main characters in the novel who are blacks are fed up with the unjust treatment that the whites are giving them yet there is nothing more they can do. All they did was to stand for each other and share the love and the comfort they have. The only hope they have is the love of Christ, which they have since believed that will deliver them from all their sorrows. The blacks have come to ...

She found the dead child in the gutter, covered in the black, sludgy runoff of the hundreds of grimy food stalls in the market. When the woman pushing the cart of rags picked up the baby her head lolled over, her neck broken; the rag woman didn’t seem surprised or alarmed. She tucked the baby into the cart and pushed it calmly down the aisle towards the main street. The baby’s name was Mei, or at least, it had been; her mother had named her after the plum blossoms of lore, the blossoms that the ancient poets ...

Banerjee, A. "Larkin Reconsidered." Sewanee Review 116.3 (2008): 428-441.

This journal explores the career and reputation of Philip Larkin as a poet. In relation to "Next, Please," he talks about the fact that the poem was written when Larkin was twenty-nine, and that it is about him lamenting people's bad habits of waiting for the future.

Bayley, John. "Larkin and the romantic tradition." Critical Quarterly 26.1‐2 (1984): 61-68.

Bayley's critique explores Larkin's poetry as being affiliated with continental symbolism and Romanticism. The author describes the last stanza of "Next, Please" as having a "deliberate opacity" which " ...

- Graphs are a way to convey information and trends in a convenient fashion. For this week's Discussion Board you should search the internet for a graph related to biology. Provide us with a link to the graph, describe the variables, and interpret the meaning of the graph. I recommend that you choose a graph that concerns a biological subject that you find interesting.

This graph is about the growth curve of bacteria. In the x-axis, the variable is time, and in the Y-axis, the variable is the given number of microbes. As time progresses, bacterial growth undergoes various ...

1. Lisa Robertson's essay "The Venus Problem" is a unique way to present an essay, mixing multimedia usages of images, prose, poetry and verse, and more to provide a fascinating and wonderfully beautiful. The essay itself runs not from top to bottom, but left to right, acting as a constant scroll of prose and analysis of the poems. In each page, Robertson plays with spacing, line placement, italicization, and more to create an offbeat way to read her analysis. Her use of spacing, emphasizing the last word of one of her pages ("variance") by placing it on another section ...

Manslaughter

Manslaughter is a civil terminology used to describe the act of killing an individual which is slightly culpable as compared to the commitment of murder. The distinctive factor between murder and manslaughter is the mental state of the individual committing the felony(Loveless, 2012). Manslaughter is categorized into voluntary and involuntary.

Voluntary manslaughter is the instance where the culprit has an intent which leads to a serious injury or death of an individual. Voluntary manslaughter usually carries light degree of charges basing on the mental state of the defendant and the circumstances he or she faces. According to Collings ( ...

An issue of great importance to me is how media and its current portrayal of teenagers affects them. Issues like alcohol consumption, drug use, bullying, teenage pregnancy, violence, gangs, etc. are frequently shown on the airwaves, and often even on programs aimed at teenagers. Frequently, it even seems to be glamorized (as in many video games, such as the Grand Theft Auto series). This leads to a perception of these behaviors as “normal” and abstaining from them, by default, “abnormal”. This leads to peer pressure and pressure from society for teenagers (and others) to partake in such activities.

This ...

The news on page 103 documents the tragedy of the Big Dig ceiling cave-in. the tunnel ceiling collapsed before completion killing one person. The collapse was attributed to the use of fast-drying glue to secure ceiling bolts. It was contented that the supplier of the bolts failed to warn the constructors that the glue was not appropriate for over head use. It was further stated that the supplier was aware that the bolts were loosening even before the entire ceiling was completed. They thus knew that there was a likelihood that all the bolts would come off after sometime ...

Zoroastrianism is a religion based on the belief of a creator that is all mighty and has no evil association. The religion has its origin in Avestan, in Ancient Iran. Historically, it is one of the world’s biggest religions. The followers believed that two forces operate in the world. One is good while the other one is evil. Evil originates from a force called the druj that tries to destroy everything created by God.

Ahura Mazda is the creator, and the source of all good that happens in the world. His creation is referred as Asha, and it ...

At the beginning of Le Morte d’Arthur, it appears that Arthur is supposed to be the hero of the story. He is raised in ignorance of his true identity; a miracle accompanies the recognition of his right to rule Britain; he endures a struggle to prove himself worthy as a ruler; he has good intentions to rule in a noble manner. In the first two books, for the most part Arthur’s actions seem heroic. He wins battles and demonstrates both bravery and honor. However, Malory also describes an act of Arthur’s that does not accord with ...

Introduction

Peter Singer in his article “Famine, Affluence and Morality” gives a seemingly devastating critic on our ordinary way of thinking about famine, relief, charity, and morality in general. Despite his arguments, only a few people have accepted, or rather responded on the conclusions he derives. In line with these facts one might say of Singer’s arguments, as Hume claimed of Berkeley’s arguments on immaterialism, the “they admit of no answer and produce no conviction” (Hume, 1999). While my view on considerations presented by Singer shows that people should actually do more than other people do, they do ...

Madame Bovary was a book written in most part about desires, dream worlds, expensive luxuries, adultery and betrayal. Emma Roualt, a convent-educated farm girl with a head full of romantic fantasies and ideals, is willing to do anything to get off her father’s farm. During her time at the convent school she learned from romance novels (novels that were considered blasphemy during this time period) how she dreamed her life should be, she also acquired several talents while attending convent school; she learned how to play the piano beautifully, she learned about different countries and the lifestyle in ...

Dubliners is a novel in the loosest of senses, much in the same way that The Martian Chronicles is a novel. Both books contain vignettes that can stand alone as separate short stories, although they contain characters and a sort of story arc that holds the whole entity together. One of the main elements that holds the story together is the plight of the poor in Dublin; despite the fact that most of the characters are poor, the truth of their poverty comes to the reader indirectly, through such details as the fact that Lenehan has not eaten all ...

DOES THE DEATH PENALTY’S DETERRENT VALUE OUTWEIGH ITS NEGATIVE FACTORS, AS THE POSSIBILITY OF ERROR AND THE INCREASED EXPENSE WHEN COMPARED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT? DO YOU THINK THAT THE DEATH PENALTY HAS BEEN APPLIED IN A RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY MANNER? SUPPORT YOUR ANSWERS

Socrates was famously executed by the state for corrupting the youth and although he had the opportunity to escape his fate he chose to stay because he felt that he owed his life to his government because in those times the Grecian government basically fed and clothed you, so it stands to reason you might owe ...

Throughout the history, there have been noteworthy literacy movements, many of which have been over and done. Two of the most important literacy movements throughout the time have been transcendentalism and romanticism.

Transcendentalism was a literacy form in the 19th century. Under this literacy form, many writers have contributed in its movement. Among the major pioneers in this literacy form include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Bronson Alcott Theodore Parker. Based on the works of these great transcendentalists I will elucidate the differences that exist between Romanticism and Transcendentalism.

Romanticism draws outs strong feelings and demonstrates significant actions. It ...

The Bubonic Plague is a grim but at the same time impressive page in the European history. This event triggered serious changes in society and economy. Naturally art and culture could not have left it without noticing and references to the Black Death are to be found in literature, paintings and other art forms.

Today most of the scholars agree that the most probable way by which the Bubonic Plague came into Europe was through trading. As for the trading route which was the main channel of the spread of the disease, the book by Robert Gottfried says the ...

One of the major quality improvement goals is to improve the nation’s ability to prepare for, prevent, respond to and even recover from a major health incident. This goal is currently based on a set of national priorities set out by the National Health Security of the United States of America (NHSS). The NHSS targets at building community resilience as well as strengthen and sustain emergency health systems (healthypeople.gov). The NHSS has identified several objectives to improve preparedness in the offering of health services. These are development and maintenance of a workforce that can respond to national health ...

1. Define euthanasia and identify the difference between the types of euthanasia (passive/active euthanasia)

Active euthanasia means the intentional killing of a human being who is handicapped or physically or mentally ill by the administration of lethal drugs or some other method that will certainly result in death. Passive euthanasia is the withholding of food, water or medical care from a person with the intention of killing them indirectly, but it is also intentional. It can be voluntary when it is performed at the request of the individual or the family in the case of incompetent or comatose patients, ...

This essay deals with the notion of death and dying in the movie, where protagonists prove to be more than ordinary people who would probably succumb to the pressure of knowing that their last days are numbered. Instead, they face death head on and follow their bucket list, with items that need to be done in order for them to believe that they have led truly fulfilled lives. In the end, however, they figure out that for this, they did not need fancy dinners and exotic trips, rather what they needed was beside them all along: family and friends; ...

We live in an age of medicine filled with technological wonders – and difficulties. Andre and Velasquez (2010) state that “medical technology has given us the power to sustain the lives (or, some would say, prolong the deaths) of patients whose physical and mental capabilities cannot be restored, whose degenerating conditions cannot be reversed, and whose pain cannot be eliminated.” This poses a medical and ethical dilemma that has pitted us one against the other – should we allow the people in these positions to choose to die, or do we have a moral obligation to preserve life at all costs? ...

Introduction

Nursing is generally concerned with care. As such all characteristics analyzed about this discipline should relate to the concept of care. This task aims at analyzing four major attributes of nursing in relation to a story of personal experience. The attributes to be analyzed in this case include loving kindness; patience; commitment; and openness/attendance to mysterious and unknown happenings of life and death or allowing miracles to take their course. The aim of this paper is particularly to provide insights into what is expected of a nurse in caring for and about persons in need. The story being ...

Gustav Stresemann is a name familiar in Germany not only because the man who owns it was its chancellor from August 1923- November 1923 or even because he stayed on as the country's foreign minister until 1929, when he died. Although needless to say these factors contribute significantly to his popularity, he was a man known to have stood up for his country at a moment when it needed people like him the most. After the First World War, Germany was in grave trouble. It had lost its international reputation, it was blamed for the start of the war, ...

The level of guilt associated with a crime can often differ according as to who makes that decision: the prosecutor, jury, or judge. The degree of guilt determines the criminal penalty the defendant can be sentenced with.

In the United States, crimes have a very narrow definition; therefore, a person charged with a crime knows exactly what they are being charged with, and which elements the prosecutor must prove for him to be found guilty. The defendant also knows what defenses he can use to prove his innocence. Furthermore, should the defendant be found guilty of a crime, any ...

Wrongful Death

Wrongful death is a legal term used to describe the death of a human being due to the negligence or misconduct of another individual, company or entity. A suit for wrongful death can only be brought by members of the immediate family, usually the spouse, child, or parent of the deceased. Every state has its own civil statutes that dictate the procedures for a suit of wrongful death. Actions for personal injury, conscious pain and suffering, or expenses related to the decedent's death, may be appended to an action for wrongful death.

Elements of a Lawsuit for Wrongful Death

The particular circumstances surrounding the death of ...

1. Monteverdi and other musician were treated as performers to the wealthy families at that time. For the case of Monteverdi, he used to perform for the members of Gonzaga family who lived in Mantua area. The families were opera mania, so they had to hire performers for them.

2. Historians recognize Monteverdi as a composer who performed the first work of mastermind in the timeline of opera. Coincidentally, L’Orfeo, performed around February 1607, was Monteverdi’s first piece of work, which shows the dawn of the Baroque Period in Music. The piece of work offers an affluent ...

Introduction

The tongue is comprised of small chemosensory receptors which detect different tastes such as sweet, sour or bitter. The information from the receptors is conveyed through the facial nerve, the glosspharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve. The masking of the taste of the drugs is often done for several reasons. Key among these reasons is to avoid irritation of the stomach and the gut in addition to prevention of inactivation of the drug once it gets to the stomach.

The taste masking technologies can be grouped under three major categories which are: novel technologies, physical barriers, solid dispersion and ...

“...August 8, 1967 marks the death of Joyce Wilson Jones whose mortal body was absolved by Christ, and she was laid to rest after being overcome by alcoholism. Joyce was my biological mother, and I watched her suffer stubbornly to the disease of addiction making this essay the most difficult one to approach, perhaps the most difficult of tasks in all my collage years….” Death is one of the major causes of denial since one may not be able to accept the reality of the loss, ...

1) In her essay "The Five Sexes," Fausto-Sternling (1993) argues that there are multiple intersexes that exist between male and female. As opposed to the Western idea of having only two sexes, there are different groups inbetween; hermaphroditic and intersexual people exist and must be acknowledged. In the case of Levi Suydam, an intersexual man who wished to vote in 1843; since he was considered a woman, he was initially barred from voting, since women could not vote at that time.

Fausto-Sternling's primary argument is that there are many biological instances of the intersexual body that exist in the ...

William Faulkner, the author of the edition ‘A Rose for Emily’ has written a story covering the life of Emily Grierson. Emily was initially a vibrant girl in her early ages but changed as she grew older. She is a spinster who resided in the south. William Faulkner has used flashback in this story to show the past activities that happened in the life of Emily (William 1). These activities took place in a place called Jefferson. This place is situated in a county called Yoknapatawpha.

The relationship between the people in the town and Emily starts even before ...

Clarissa's relationship with Sally Seton is one of the most interesting and controversial aspects of the novel, as it depicts a latent homosexual desire for Sally on the part of Clarissa. Clarissa and Sally had kissed at Bourton 34 years previous to that, and still remembers that as the happiest she has ever been - it was the "most exquisite moment of her whole life...Sally stopped; picked a flower, kissed her on the lips. The whole world might have turned upside down! The other's disappeared; there she was alone with Sally" (Wolff, 1925).

Clarissa's love for Sally stemmed ...

Introduction

Capital punishment has been used by many countries since time immemorial to punish people and bring justice in society. Death penalty as a form of punishment continues to elicit different opinions among many groups of people with the punishment receiving an almost equal measure of support and condemnation. The death penalty has been introduced in several states in the United States and whether this has succeeded in reducing crime is a debatable issue. Capital punishment has not been effective in reducing crime. The death penalty does not deter others from committing murder. The ...

Morality has been defined as “The quality of being in accord with standards of right or good conduct.” (thefreedictionary). The morality of capital punishment is a contested issue that frequently polarises people’s views. Nevertheless, in 2011 with the world moving towards global civilisation and human rights, it is arguable that it can never be acceptable to sentence an individual to death.

A chief argument against capital punishment is based around the value of life. Most people think human life to be of value and many abolitionists believe it to be so treasured that even ...

Our Town is a play that has three acts and it was first produced in 1938. The play was written by an American playwright Thornton Wilder. The play surveys the lives of people who live in a small American town. It is divided into three parts that explains human experience. The play exposes an American family’s close and routine lives by beginning with the routines and necessities of daily life. The two families in the play are; Gibbs family, that is, Dr. Gibbs, Mrs. Gibbs, George their son, Rebecca who is a sister to George. The second family ...

We know from the information at the start that Louise Mallard had a heart condition, and we expect she’ll die when she hears about her husband. However, she doesn’t. Share your reactions about what happened to her instead. Although she does not die when told the news of her husband’s death in a railroad accident, Mrs. Mallard “wept at once with sudden, wild abandonment.” (Chopin, 259) She experiences “a storm of grief (Chopin, 259) and takes herself off to her room to be alone. It is in her room, alone, that she suddenly realizes that the ...

Since the beginning of time, people have come up with many proposals and ideas in a bid to expose the true identity of Christianity as a religion. This implies, Jesus, the main man behind this religion, has received varied portrayals. It is interesting though how this portrayal has continued to change with time. This paper shall therefore involve a comparison of articles in order to explore how Jesus and Christianity has been presented since the high middle ages till today. The following are two excerpts for Hildegard’s Scivias: its mouth is gapping downwards in order to pull down ...

The Canterbury tales is a collection of stories which were written in the Middle English at the end of the 14th Century by Geoffrey Chaucer. Most of the tales are in verses though some of them are also in prose form. The Canterbury stories were part of the story telling contest by a small group of pilgrims who travelled together on a journey from Southwark to Saint Thomas Becket where their shrine was located. Chaucer used the tales and the descriptions of his characters to paint a very critical and ironic paint of the English Community at the time ...

Caffeine is the most pervasively used psychoactive and widely used mood-altering drug in the world. The fact that caffeine is not regulated implies, this drug does not have severe effects. It is clear that the coffee, tea and other beverages that contain caffeine result in addictions. Research indicates that the caffeine is extremely addictive, with ability to cause conditions of intoxication, withdrawal, and dependence. The addiction arises from its ability to induce sleep, decrease pain, and fatigue, boost memory, and promote anxiety. Caffeine helps in sustaining duration, maximizes effort, and increases speed during endurance events. It has not been ...

Non-conformity

“Too many people in the society conform to what the government says is right and moral, when the true meaning of right or moral comes from what each individual holds to be what is right” Henry David Thoreau. (Nina et al, 983) In this quote, David Thoreau acknowledges there are many things in the contemporary society that can change the character of an individual. Notably, people do not question directives from the government regardless of the morality or the correctness of the issue at hand. Thoreau states that people should examine the morality of an issue depending on what ...

Passive Mercy Killing

According to medical practice, mercy killing is described as the act of allowing an individual to die or putting him to death painlessly through withholding medical procedures from the individual if he is diagnosed of an incurable painful condition (Khan, & Tadros, 2013). Owing to this definition, disconnecting the respirator and the events surrounding the death of Harryelt Gessner was a mercy killing. Marry Rose Robacynski explained in court that she was only trying to act in the best interest of the patient who was helpless after she could not feel any pulse or blood pressure. Additionally, I believe that ...

The Iroquois Theatre was located on the Northern side, between the Dearborn Street and State Street in Chicago. The theatre attracted many women who went to Chicago for day trips because they thought the theatre was safe. The safety of the theatre was guaranteed because it was located close to the Loop shopping district that was patrolled by police. Upon opening of the Iroquois Theatre, drama critics lauded the theatre terming it as the most beautiful theatre in Chicago. The Iroquois Theatre fire occurred at about 3:15 P.M, on 30th December 1903, in Chicago, Illinois. After the fire, 605 ...