Essays about Culture Page 156

1. ) What are the many explanations about the origin of our land? There are many explanations about the origin of our land. As Christians, we believe that the land forms were made by God as part of God’s creation of the world. After the Great flood in the time of Noah, many continents and…

Introduction The book of Genesis is the first book of the Bible in chronological order. It is part of the Pentateuch written and compiled mostly by Moses. It is also often referred to as the Torah. The word Genesis is a Greek word, which means Origin. The Hebrew word of the word, Genesis (Raysheeth) means…

The Holy Trinity is regarded as an early example of Renaissance art due to its depiction of god in human form behind Jesus on the cross. Prior to this time, it was uncommon to portray God in artwork, and this representation also reflects Humanism. Traditionally, God would be depicted as a single hand, symbolizing an…

In The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende, the struggles between the lower and upper classes are symbolized through the characters’ experiences. Throughout the novel at Tres Marias, Esteban and the tenants represent the Elite and working class, highlighting the advantages and hardships of their social ranks. However, there are also individuals like Blanca…

Abstract This paper seeks to expound on salient features of the Gospel according to St. Matthew and the Catholic Church. The first part contains a discussion about the Gospel according to St. Matthew with a summary of its contents, a few comparisons with the Gospel according to St. Mark, as well as a brief account…

A miracle is held to be an act of God, or an invisible agent, which goes against the laws of nature and has some religious meaning or significance. Definitions of miracles are often very broad and leave them particularly wide to interpretation. We may say that it is a miracle that someone has recovered from…

Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do good things happen to bad people? These two questions have bewildered mankind throughout the centuries. Even the greatest philosophers and theologians have yet to develop a concrete answer. Philosophers, theologians, and even religious leaders have developed many hypotheses. Some of these hypotheses support each other…

Michel Foucault: The Cultivation of the SelfMichel Foucault (1926-1984) spent much of the later part of his studies on the idea of the care of the self and cultivation of the self. He defined such care as using ones own reason to ascertain who one is and how he can be his best. Foucault takes…

Sarojini Naidu, born on February 13, 1879 in Hyderabad, India, became a prominent leader during the country’s fight for independence. Her father, Dr. Aghornath Chattopadhyaya, was a scientist and founder-principal of Nizam College of Hyderabad. Meanwhile, her mother Varasundari was a Bengali poetess. Despite her father’s desire for her to pursue mathematics or science, Sarojini…

Tim Winton’s that eye, the sky (1986) uses first person narrative techniques, symbolism, imagery and characterisation to create the persona of Morton Flack, the narrator and protagonist of the novel. Winton uses Ort’s narration to give the reader insights into the Flack family, the relationships they have and the issues that they face. As Winton…