People of all ages have read portions of the Bible at some time in their life. It could have been through church Bible study, Sunday morning worship, or for daily meditation. However, a large part of the Bible still remains a mystery for us seeing that we constantly question the Bible along with h...

How did life on earth begin? Was it simply a matter of chance or does order predispose an intelligent planner? Is man a mechanism of a higher order? What explanation does scientific information support? Attempts to answer these and other related questions have proposed many theories and beliefs....

An individual\'s attributed characteristics give rise to the transformation of self identity. Oscar Wilde\'s \"The Importance of Being Earnest\" has both Algernon and Jack taking on the identity of Earnest in order to court their lovers. This act of taking up of the name Earnest is in reality the f...

When we think of this world and its origins, we as human tend to think in one of two ways religiously or scientifically. Those of us who think religiously obviously go with our religious affiliations. For example, Christians tend to think about the story of creationism in the seven-day time frame ...

Alienation, as defined in this analysis, refers to a psychological and sociological phenomenon whereby a person experiences a separation, withdrawal, or loss of affection from an object, unit or group to which he was formerly attached ("Alienation"). The concept of alienation was primarily...

The famous astronomer, Sir Fred Hoyle once said, \"the probability of life evolving anywhere in the universe is as likely as a tornado sweeping through a junkyard and assembling a Boeing 747! There are many different beliefs about how mankind began, and how the world originated. One of the main de...

Do you remember the last time you felt rediscovery in your mind? And what did the scene look like? I can always find my new self through somebody and events. In the way I dealt with different people and things, I found I had learnt a lot and was standing on a new stage of life. I think this can ...

With each new development in science comes conflict, mostly from those who don’t believe that science follows the teachings of their religion or allies with their beliefs in an almighty power or God. Looking back in history at some of the great names in human scientific achievement, such as C...

The Creation of a Child The birth of a child is a beautiful thing. Most parents will do anything for their children, and when their child's life is threatened, it seems like the parents of that child life is also threatened. Every day children are born with deadly diseases, nutritional def...

Although humans tend to set idealistic goals to better future generations, often the results can prove disastrous, even deadly. The tale of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, focuses on the outcome of one man\'s idealistic motives and desires of dabbling with nature, which result in the creation of a ho...

?Peeling back the layers in Genesis 1:1-2:4a, provides a much deeper insight to the story of creation in the Old Testament. It provides the essence of understanding and grasping the theological message behind the passage. In order to grasp the Priestly writers conception behind the story, one must l...

Michelangelo\'s paintings on the Sistine Chapel contain a strong presence of God. The ideas and stories of the Bible are on the surface of the ceiling. All these stories are taken from the book of Genesis, which would not be possible without God. The scenes depicted are placed in a time frame of an ...

Christopher Columbus claimed Haiti when he landed there in 1492. Arawak Indians were the original inhabitants of this island when Columbus arrived. Later, the island became a colony of England. Haiti remained virtually unsettled until the mid-17th century, when French colonists, importing ...

1. Describe Frankenstein\'s initial response to his creation Frankenstein toiled ceaselessly to create his monster, promising himself that \"exercise and amusement\" would fill his time \"when [the] creation should be complete\" (p. 60). However, once the creature\'s eyes opened with the first ves...

Society is inevitable. It will always be there as a pleasure and a burden. Society puts labels on everything as good or bad, rich or poor, normal or aberrant. Although some of these stamps are accurate, most of them are misconceptions. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley this act of erring by ...

This article, "The Gutenberg Galaxy: The making of Typographic Man" by Marshall McLuhan stresses that technology is constantly changing and growing and the initial cause for this evolution is writing. Without writing, other technologies would not evolve or even exist. Writing introduced p...

OZONE LAYER The ozone is made from oxygen, but for billions of years there was no actuall oxygen in the earth's atmosphere. The earth's primitive atmosphere is said by scientist that it was composed of water vapor,carbon dioxide,sulfur dioxide, nitrogen,and other gases released by volcanic and oth...

Mary Shelley's masterwork, "Frankenstein," tells the gothic tale of a curious scientist, Victor Frankenstein, yearning to mimic the life-giving act of Mother Nature. His creature does not turn out to be all that he expected, and the story deals with the conflict between Victor and his creature...

Evolution vs. Intelligent DesignThe cosmos, whether you believe in Biblical Creation, evolution, or intelligent design is a very interesting subject. Creation, as documented in the Bible in Genesis 1:1 states that "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." It shows that God created ...

Frankenstein Long Essay Frankenstein by Mary Shelley may serve as an exploration of the ignorance man expresses in his attempts to dominate and control, this being the major evil in the heart and soul of humanity. The use of the science fiction genre allows for the acknowledgement of the past, disc...

Perfect Misunderstanding: As Understood by Epistle I of "An Essay on Man" Alexander Pope's "An Essay on Man" is a crowning achievement, as it enjoys, simultaneously, the arching comprehensiveness of a distinguished volume, and the judicious simplicity of poetry. Bri...

"...why it is that we and the universe exists. If we find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason- for then we would know the mind of God." (Hawking 185). The debate between whether or not we were created by some Supreme Being or life itself happened by cha...

Theology-EvolutionThroughout history, humans have interpreted what they see and what they read in many different ways. Most of the time these interpretations are heavily based on their beliefs in religion. One issue that is in great turmoil due to these beliefs is Charles Darwin's theory of Evolutio...

I will describe and explain the teachings Christianity holds about the relationship between humanity and the rest of creation. I will discuss the relationship different areas of humanity should have with the areas of creation they interact with most. These areas are the relationship with the environ...

Geographic factors were not the only important component in the establishment of slavery in American Colonies and Serfdom in Russia. Forced labour in both countries was a result of the shortage of labour in their societies, yet was more significant to the development of Slavery. Also, Economic facto...