Hildegard Von Bingen Vision

I will start by saying that the main character had a Christian worldview but in the beginning of the movie, due to a tragedy in

The story of St. Hildegard of Bingen was unique from the any of the other saints. She started her life growing up with a holy woman as a mother who died when St. Hildegard was 38, and right after became an abbess. She was the head of an abbey of nuns and lead them into the arms of Jesus. She then started a daughter convent. St. Hildegard influenced the church through her countless devotions to God through the talents of seeing visions, seeing the individual love that God had for each of his creation and because of this, she had amazing stories to tell.

     Throughout these chapters we see many portrayals of God’s character: The destroyer, the ever-judging, a God with expectations, a God that grieves, feels pain, repents, a God that demands justice; a self-evaluating, ruling and omnipotent God whom also passes on saving grace to the deserving.

Near the beginning of the movie there is a group of monks seen walking through an impoverished town. Unlike what one would expect from people of God, the monks do not stop to help anyone or even look at them. When there are people lying on the ground half dead, most people would think that the monks would be there to heal and give food to the poor and dying; however, they are seen passing by with their neat robes on. This represents the complete lack of caring that the upper class religious leaders show for the common person.

Reflecting on this course over this semester, there have been many lessons learned that will be valuable, as we enter the business world. Our first lesson was to learn to work together, as a team, to prepare a short memo, long memo, letter, and email for use in the business world. This is a lesson that will experience many times as we do our daily work. Punctuation and grammar are so important to present to the client and other organizations that we are professionals. It could mean the loss of a sale or acquiring new business. It’s like dressing for work; looking professional or unprofessional.

A personal experience that I have had with symbolism was when one of my mom’s friends was having a child and were revealing the gender. What they did was they had a cake and inside was the color blue for a boy or pink for a girl. When we sliced open the cake is what pink so that means they were having a girl. This has been the experience that I have had with symbolism in real life. This ties into the many examples of symbolism in the story “Night”.

The image of Jesus nailed to a wooden cross by the palms of his hands and with a crown of thorns wrapped around his head is one that has transcended all time barriers. It has inclusive been replicated into figure form that is utilized in various ways but whose primary function is to serve as a constant reminder of the physical suffering endured by Jesus. In The Dream of the Rood however, the perception of Jesus Christ as not only the son of God and savior of mankind but also as a human with the capacity to feel pain, is subverted when through the perspective of a personified cross he is conveyed as a warrior in the midst of combat. The portrayal of Jesus in this way immediately evokes the image of an ideal stereotypical hero who is strong,

"We could describe (Heinrich) Schliemann's excavations on the hill of Hissarlik and consider their results without speaking of Troy or even alluding to it," Georges Perrot wrote in 1891 in his Journal des Savants. "Even then, they would have added a whole new chapter to the history of civilization, the history of art" (qtd. in Duchêne 87). Heinrich Schliemann's life is the stuff fairy tales are made of. A poor, uneducated, and motherless boy rises through his hard work and parsimonious lifestyle to the heights of wealth (Burg 1,2). He travels the world and learns its languages ("Heinrich Schliemann"), takes a beautiful Greek bride, and together they unearth the treasures of Troy and the citadel of

January 30, 1933, one of the worst time periods in history began: The Holocaust. During the Holocaust, the Jewish men and women were separated and forced to go to different concentration to be separated, tortured, and killed. Elie Wiesel's published story,Night, tells everyone the terrifying events that happened during the Holocaust and the reason behind it. The book also helps people learn from his perspective and realize how bad of a period it was. Due to the atrocities witnessed and experienced during the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel, a once deeply religious individual, loses his faith in himself, God , and mankind.

Although Dillard continues believing in the Deity, her questions argue God’s complete omniscience and omnipotence regarding his goodness. God, imagined by the youthful Annie Dillard, stands negligent if he remains all-powerful, all-knowing, and nevertheless, allows for atrocities to occur. Inspired by her wartime study, Dillard queries “Why did the innocents die in the camps, and why do they starve in the cities and farms?”(228). Reading The Problem of Pain, Dillard shakily concludes that “pain is God’s megaphone”, a device to direct a fallen humanity (228). Moreover, Dillard enjoys nature’s simplicity which contrasts the church’s strenuous desire to ingrain theological ideas. The outdoors provides Dillard the opportunity to dichotomize God’s ethics and His creation. Recalling her fascination with skin as a child, Dillard writes, “I could see, even on my own skin, the joined trapezoids of dust specks God had wetted and stuck with his spit the morning he made Adam from dirt” (25). Grappling with her personal views regarding divinity, Dillard’s early experiences make her predisposed to search for religion 's underlying issues. Although trusting God’s infiniteness challenges Dillard’s faith, her proverbial sanctuary becomes the outdoors.

Hildegard is now known as St. Hildegard of Bingen. When Hildegard was young God told her to write down all of her visions from him. Hildegard was a very good writer, she wrote over 300 letters to people who asked for her help! She also wrote songs. Some of these songs are listened to in church. They are not like the usual upbeat church songs we are used to singing, they are more like the songs you hear before confession. Hildegard Von Bingen was a great song writer, no doubt about it!

We see a continued progression of the use of emotional response in Giotto di Bondone's, The Kiss of Judas, in which we see a stunned, put-off reaction from the Christ as His disciple betrays Him. The sterile, careless expression of former images of the Christ seem to be done away with to expose a very human nature. What artists formerly portrayed as the uncharitably divine became the very touchable, vulnerable, and human Messiah. In St Luke by Master Theodoric, we see an advance sense of humor in the facial expression, off-centered eyes, and sideways glance towards the descending winged ram. These aspects of the image seem complement the spiritual significance of the subject. Humor, naturalism, and vibrant color creates an intimacy that draws the audience into a relationship with the story, thus, making the piece – and the message – real to

My overall experience in English 101 has definitely changed the style in which I read and write. This online English 101 course has introduced me to many different types of writing that I did not know even existed. From weekly discussion boards, to the interview college, to the rhetorical analysis and research essay, I have learned how to properly and effectively write with many different tones and attitudes. Not only have I learned how to write with many tones and attitudes but I have also strongly caught onto the concept of how to address multiple audience groups in the most appropriate way possible. After reflecting on all of the concepts I have discovered in English 101 this semester, I have realized that I have not only grown tremendously

The major theme of this movie is represented in a quote. This quote is, “The church is the bride of Christ, she is also the cross on which he is daily crucified.” The Bride of Jesus Christ is not a what, it’s a who. She is the many membered body of Jesus Christ that is carrying on the Message sent to her from God, she is the Church. “For the marriage of the Lamb is come, And His wife hath made herself ready.” –Revelation 19:7, and “And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.”-Revelation 21:9, are two quotes from the Bible including the word “bride”, this bride referred to is the Church. When we say “it is the cross on which he is daily crucified,” to me seems to be talking about the Eucharist and mass. Everyday the

Another powerful scene that leads up to the cross is when Jesus carried the heavy wooden pole to a hilltop. In this scene, I was angry and shocked that the Roman soldiers made Jesus carry the heavy cross after his flogging. Jesus had no physical strength after his whipping. But this scene allowed us to see he was willing to take the cross and carry it up to the hill for our sake. We are constantly bombarded with this sacrificial and scandalous love where Jesus knows he is taking in the suffering for our sake. Many of the audience in the movie theatre are Christians, but can also be someone who wants to know Jesus more. When non-Christians see this scene, they may start questioning why is Jesus carrying the heavy cross up to the hill. The movie is portraying extremely why Jesus had to take the cross because he wanted to reveal his love for us. This is not the universal love that we relate to but is a sacrificial and scandalous love which Jesus wants to pour out to the audience. And the visualization of Jesus who is physically incapable of carrying the cross doing the impossible. This visualization allows me and others to sympathize with Jesus, but to understand why Jesus is taking the cross. Jesus is doing to show his love for us and humbling himself before the final act.