Christianity has swiftly taken the hearts of many who have devoted their lives to living in its teachings. As the first author in the collection of essays "From Jesus to Christ," Helmut Koester writes: " for a human being to be related to something that is beyond the powers of this world was certain...
Fire is catastrophic, ruinous, and cataclysmic. It is known for its violence in nature. Its turbulent power shaped history filled with ashes and deaths. It is pictured as the desperate cries of the dead that echoes in the underworld. In other words, fire is equated with destruction and devastation. ...
And though there is greater enlightenment today, many audiences still embrace the Caucasian hero, struggling to conquer the world. ... And films of this nature merely reflect the desires and ideals of a culture that often claims to strive for equality and enlightenment, but often falls short. ...
The French's Christian Mission and Its Effects The Europeans colonized and infiltrated African civilizations in order to make a profit and to be known as a superior nation. By doing this, European colonists "messed up- the traditional African lifestyle. The European mission to bring civilizatio...
Critical Analysis of The Viable Human Thomas Berry constructed a solid argument for the support of the idea of Deep Ecology. He took a look at humans and their perspective on the environmental problem. What he found out is that humans don't have too much of a perspective on the environmental...
Phillis Wheatley was the first African American poet published in the United States. The subject matter in the majority of her poems reflected her religious views and her new life in revolutionary New England. She believed that through finding God in one's life, salvation and mercy would follow. She...
Africa, a nation of immense natural resources, has been the victim of imperialism for many years. Europeans, declaring themselves "missionaries of God," have worked to pursue manifest destiny and bring God to the "savage" Africans. In order to do the Lord's work, in the 19th century, European countries divided African lands amongst themselves, exploited their then still undeveloped resources, and enslaved the African people, thus furthering their own commercial interests and expanding their kingdoms. Even after the de-colonization of Africa, the boundaries of the newly born states drawn...
Abstract Beliefs in conspiracy theories are widespread throughout the world, in every culture and community. They range from a world take over by secret societies to rigged Olympic games. Many are short lived, however, others seem to become self-perpetuating animals preying particularly on th...
