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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…

Clash of the Colors John Rails presented the Ideal that society as a whole should have a balance of wealth, power, opportunity, and income; Martin Luther King Jar. Expanded this philosophy in a non-violent way, he convinced the people that it was necessary that social equilibrium be restored to acquire Justice and the basic civil…

What is the question? : There are really two, different, very active abortion questions: 1. If a woman finds herself pregnant, what it the best or least worst solution for her and the potential newborn that she is carrying? 1 To do nothing, have the baby and raise it herself hopefully with help from others….

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…

The character The Joker in the movie The Dark Knight famously said, “I believe whatever doesn’t kill you, simply makes you…stranger.” In this film, a superhero fights against an evil villain to safeguard Gotham City and its people. The Joker is a complex character who has undergone emotional turmoil and views the world as a…

In Benjamin Hoff’s book, The Tao of Pooh, the core principles of Taoism are elucidated using the characters of Winnie the Pooh. By analyzing the behavior of Eeyore, Piglet, Rabbit, Owl, Tigger, and Pooh himself, Hoff comes to the conclusion that it is Pooh’s actions that best exemplify Taoism. The concept of the Uncarved Block…

Correction refers to the act of punishing a criminal with a focus on modifying his or her behavior through punishment.  Containment, on the other hand, refers to the act of controlling the expansion of crime with strategies that would force the criminals to stop committing the crime altogether.  The latter is best applied to foreign…

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…

In the poem “Funeral Blues,” W.H. Auden’s choice of diction allows the reader a greater understanding of the intensity and depth of feeling experienced upon the loss of a loved one. Likewise, the symbolism used by the poet pulls us into the actual world of the grief stricken as he searches for ways to mourn…

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…