Refer to the paradox between the pleasure domes likeness to Eden, and

About a year ago, I began to find genuine interest in spiritual knowledge and learning, and its value and many applications outside of formal education and studies. I began researching philosophers and reading their works regarding spiritualism, new ways of thinking and perceiving things, as well as how our lives as human work in conjunction with the universe around us. I find this kind of thinking, and discovering some of the infinite wealth of knowledge around me, to be both personal and liberating.

As she passes the ruins she recreates the pleasant things that had been there. Despite the reasonable arguments that her goods belonged to God and whatever God does is just, there is in the poem an undercurrent of regret that the loss is not fully compensated for by the hope of the treasure that lies above. (84)

Throughout the book Brunelleschi’s Dome, Filippo has to overcome others to make his ideas become a reality. First he loses the bronze door competition to his competition Lorenzo. Then he has to fight against the Opera del Duomo to allow his model to be used for the Dome. He continued to fight for he designs with trying to flood Lucca, and building II Badalone, both being fails. After those fails, and the Domes set backs, the Opera began to lose faith in Filippo, but that wouldn't stop him. He continued to be in charge of building the Dome, and later designing the lanterns after having Antonio steal his ideas.

The first literary device that expresses the theme that Kabul is beautiful is personification. Throughout the poem Kabul is addressed as a female and given female characteristics. In line one in the poem Tabrizi states, “The beautiful city of Kabul wears a rugged mountain skirt”(Line one). In fact, Kabul is simply surrounded by mountains. The use of personification allows the reader to see Kabul as a woman wearing a skirt, many would agree that saying that Kabul is beautiful and wears a skirt seems more appealing than saying Kabul is surrounded by mountains. The use of this example of personification gives the attributes of feminine beauty to a region of land to express just how beautiful it truly is. Another example of personification is found in stanza six, line 2. This line reads “Even the Tuba of Paradise is jealous of their greenery” (Line 22). The Tuba Of Paradise is heaven in the Islamic faith and it is saying heaven is jealous of the greenery of the gardens in Kabul. By saying that a heavenly place is jealous of the appearance of an place on earth, one gets the impression that Kabul must be very

As humans evolved in different parts of the world, and became more self-aware and self-sufficient, it was only natural for curiosity to develop as to our origin-where we came from and why we are here. Human nature implores us to seek understanding of such topics. Each civilization came up with their own explanation for the creation of humanity, with the majority involving some sort of 'gods' who display capabilities and knowledge greater than that of ordinary people. In the early days, stories were passed along through oral tradition. This allows for the possibility of exaggeration and changes in detail as stories passed from generation to generation. Eventually with a rise in the art of writing, these stories were recorded and preserved for

In the literal sense, Nathaniel Hawthorn's Rappaccini's Daughter is the story about the rivalry between two scientists that ultimately causes the destruction of an innocent young woman. However, when the story is examined on a symbolic level, the reader sees that Rappaccini's Daughter is an allegorical reenactment of the original fall from innocence and purity in the Garden of Eden. Rappaccini's garden sets the stage of this allegory, while the characters of the story each represent the important figures from the Genesis account. Through the literary devices of poetic and descriptive diction, Nathaniel Hawthorne conveys the symbolism of these characters, as well as the setting.

The Kingdoms of Egypt and Babylon are arguably two of the most recognized and taught about kingdoms of the ancient world. Although, both kingdoms played major roles in biblical times and are written about extensively in the bible, this paper does not use the bible as part of the research process, simply due to the fact that outside of the religion of Christianity, the bible is thought of as an historical book filled with fables and mythology. The research reflected in this paper shows the similarities of the Egyptians and Babylonians in religious practices, social strata, and economies. The economies of both Egypt and Babylon are similar in that both kingdoms sit on the bank of a mighty river. There are also a great many similarities in religion, both kingdoms built temples, worshiped mythical gods, and offered sacrifices to the gods. The social structure of Egypt and Babylon are nearly identical, being comprised of a pharaoh or king, priest, government officials, the common populace, and

The speaker then introduces nature as a female entity, which coincides with the perception of “Mother Nature.” as a female entity. “And from the fields the flowers and plants allure, / Where nature was most plain and pure” (3-4). The words “plain and pure” imply that nature, in its original, untouched state, has a sort of purity associated with a virgin maiden. Before coming into contact with “man,” nature has a pristine and naïve characteristic. However, that will change as soon after “man” establishes a position of power over nature. Mankind traps nature within “the gardens square” (5), and he begins to change the plants, presumably by grafting them together or selectively breeding them to produce more desirable and colorful traits. This “Garden square,” with its “dead and standing pool of air” (6). could be interpreted as the cramped interior of the brothel where the women are forced to work, with four walls trapping them on every side. Later in the poem, too, the garden is referred to as a “green seraglio” (27). A seraglio is the women’s apartment area of an Ottoman palace. This was an

Two distinct texts that may seem at odds when superficially compared, hinge on shared foundational values. Course study and personal analysis of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” and the Gospel of Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount indicate both appeal against ignorance and warn against egotistic behavior. Both texts take a tactful and thoughtful examination of man’s inability to comfortably, consistently, and effectively look beyond their individual selves as the key figures in a normalized and standardized society. Telling here is Plato scholar Allan Bloom and his belief that: “The modernist historical consciousness has engendered a general skepticism about the truth of all “world views” except for that one of which it is itself a product (Bloom

To start of, the poem has an appeal of imagination and has many features that show this. First of, we have numerous metaphors, "I am a thousand winds that blow" and "I am the diamond glints on snow" are examples. These metaphors are indirectly comparing him to the greatness, to the amounts of them, trying to relate to us by telling us how he is everywhere. He might not be here in person but he is all around as used in the metaphors the wind, in the snow, in sunlight that ripens the grains everywhere. Second, the poem has the symbol of "do not stand at my

From personal experiences in high school, I formulated the belief of not truly understanding real life without experiencing death or near death. It might be stated that both life prior to a near death experience and after the event are in fact life, however, there is a distinct line between the two. Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” utilizes the idea of appearance versus reality; both may appear true, but only one is real. Plato’s tool for doubting what one thinks they know can be directly correlated to my own belief of not knowing life until it nearly dissappears, by distinguishing between appearance and reality.

The Garden of Earthly Delights painted by Hieronymus Bosch, depicts many vivid fictional scenes in triptych style. The right wing of the triptych depicts Hell and the causes of man's downfall, which Dante wrote about in the Inferno. Dante tries to convey to all humanity the consequences of human actions and the levels of hell that he believes exist for different levels of sins. Dante divides Hell up into ten different circles, and there is an upper and a lower level of Hell. Dante and Bosch have similar views on the evil within people and this evil is represented in their works, whether it transpires in a painting or in a book.

Just like how a child becomes fascinated after hearing stories of their babyhood, or how a family is eager to discover their genealogy, the book of Genesis is a very intriguing story to many Christians because it depicts how mankind and the world around them were formed. Genesis 1-3 allow a base knowledge for understanding the rest of the bible because it portrays the way that God created the world – how it was supposed to be and why the world is the way it is today. After God spends six days working on creating his idea of a perfect world, it says “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good,” (Genesis 1:31). However, as Eve disobeyed God’s word and listened to the deceitful serpent, God knew he needed to punish Adam and Eve in order

This poem is generally a pantheism statement exemplified since it equates nature to be having the same powers as God. The poet indeed starts off by stating clearly that "The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned" an indication that if man is inferior to God, yet God used nature

In the second stanza, the speaker beholds a piper joyfully playing under the tress for his lover to find him with song. “Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; not to the sensual ear, but, more endeared. The use of imagery of the senses is effective here. For I consider poetry to be more musical in nature than literary text. The speaker claims to be hearing melodies emanating from the urn, which for me the sound transmission from the urn correlates to the finite aspects of fleeting love. While the nature of art of the urn seems to me to represent the exquisiteness and infinity of the universe. Indeed, the sounds of silence from art is akin to vastness of space and time. “She cannot fade, though, thou hast not thy bliss,” (line19). Keats is asking the readers to not grieve for him. Because, her beauty will not diminish over time it is everlasting.