Joseph Hubertus Pilates is the founder of the Pilates method also known as "the method." He was born in Germany in 1880 and as a young boy suffered from asthma, ricketts and rheumatic fever. He was always very weak. Fortunately, a family physician gave him a used anatomy book which he proceeded to memorize. He said, " I learned every page, every part of the body; I would move each part as I memorized it. " He studied both Eastern and Western forms of exercise including yoga, Zen, and ancient Greek and Roman regimens. By the time he was 14 he had worked so hard to improve his body that he had become body model for anatomy charts. During WWI, he taught wrestling and self-defense. He began to create his system that would become Contology. He was transferred to a camp where he worked as a nurse. He developed equipment to rehabilitate wartime wounded, he even worked on an apparatus to help exercise the bedridden. Pilates technique was so successful that when the influenza swept over the country, none of his patients perished. After the war was over, he returned to Germany and began to train the Hamburg Military Police as well as taking on personal clients. He said, "You must always do it slowly and smoothly. Then your whole body is in it." Soon afterwards, he came to the US, where he opened his first Pilates studio in New York City. On the way to the US, he met his wife, Clara, with whom he worked to cure her arthritis. In New York, he and Clara became famous for their work with famous dancers. He counted many socialites as well as plumbers and doctors as his clients. He felt that his work was way ahead of his time. The basis of his work was his idea of what physical fitness actually was: "the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind fully capable of naturally, easily and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with spontaneously zest and pleasure.
The Pilates exercises are designed to give muscles a longer, leaner look. ... Pilates and yoga share similar goals. ... The name Pilates comes from its founder: Joseph Pilates. ... These exercises were to become the fundamentals of the Pilates technique. After World War I, Joseph Pilates and his wife Clara, a nurse, moved to New York City and the first Pilates studio was born. ...
Some people choose to do Pilates when they want to concentrate on their core strength. ... Pilates and yoga are both good exercise for the body. ... Many people who prefer yoga over Pilates find it will help them gain balance in their life. ... Though Pilates and yoga have their differences, they also have similarities. ... All in all, Pilates and yoga may seem similar, but if one does not have a lot of muscle, yoga will be harder to do and Pilates will help accomplish that muscle gain that is wanted....
Throughout her life, Pilate Dead has chosen to live carefree and as she pleases. ... Unlike everyone else, Pilate holds great pride in her name. ... Above all, Pilate's time to fly comes soon with the removal of her earring. ... As a dying wish, Pilate asks Milkman to watch over Reba for her. ... The two birds taking Pilate's snuff box symbolizes that Pilate is flying away to the air. ...
The most striking difference between the two gospel passages is the fact that in Mark's passage Pilate was "wishing to satisfy the crowd- whereas in John's version there is no such mention that Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd. ... In John's text, Pilate has simply made a decision to hand over Jesus to them to be crucified. ... But John later mentions the Roman soldiers, and it was to these soldiers that Pilate handed Jesus over. ... Nowhere in John's passion narrative does it specifically state Pilate releasing Barabbas. ... Pilate's power may be in question...
Also, Milkman's paternal aunt, Pilate, has an extremely significant and symbolic role in the novel. ... Seeing that Pontius Pilate sentenced Jesus to death, the name Pilate seems to coincide with her father, Macon Dead's, opinion. Ironically, though, Pilate is a good person and is murdered in the end, just as Jesus was by Pontius Pilate. ... Pilate also has both a very symbolic character and name. ... Pilate also represents a great deal more than a murderer. ...
"Disappointed, Herod sent him back to Pilate," (Doney 15). Now back in the Roman court, Pilate decided to try to let Jesus go again by releasing him at the Passover Festival, which was a tradition (Doney 15). When Pilate tried to find a way to release Jesus people questioned his loyalty to Rome (Clarke 72). "Since the Sanhedrin did not have the power to execute capital sentences, Pilate was pressured into carrying out the Jewish sentence," (Greer 42). "Finally, as the crowd appeared to be near to rioting, Pilate agreed to the death sentence for Jesus," (Doney 16). ...
They continued going to Pilate's house for a while. They talked a lot, Milkman learned about his family's history from Pilate. ... Milkman's father told Milkman not to trust Pilate and that she was a snake. ... Pilate and Reba came out to get Hagar and they put her in bed. ... She makes Pilate and Reba get a bath ready for her and iron her dress. ...
Another example of silence portrayed in the Gospel of Mark is the beginning of chapter 15 when Pilate asked Jesus quite a bit of questions and Jesus never replied to him, which shocked Pilate (MK 15:2-5). ... In Mark, he states that Pilate asked the people repeatedly but did not exonerate Jesus. In this way, Mark's account shows no innocence and puts all the blame on Pilate (Mk 15:9-15). In Luke's account he portrays Pilate as trying to save Jesus but the high priests prevailed. ... Again, Mark's account shows no sympathy for Pilate, the priests, or the Roman soldiers. ...
