Flagellation

On a one-dimensional level, Brave New World is the portrait of a perfect society. The citizens of this Utopia live in a society that is free of depression and most of the social-economic problems that trouble the world today. All aspects of life are controlled for the people of this society; population numbers, social class and intellectual ability. History is controlled and rewritten to suit the needs of the state. All of this is done in the name of social stability. When one looks beneath the surface

believed that Rasputin encountered a secret sect called the ‘hlysty.’ Rasputin organized worship in which there were no priests, and in one part of the service they prayed and sang while drunk from spinning; in the other part they participated in flagellation and orgiastic sex. Rasputin thought that this would bring them closer to God. (History of Russia.) Grigori Rasputin lived in an apartment on Gorohovaya Street and peasants and aristocrats came to visit Rasputin asking for help and money. Peasants

“The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” is not a utopian story, but it assumes the reader is well aware of them. In acknowledging the foibles inherent to the genre, mainly the difficulty in describing an ideal society in a world where such a thing is still being argued and defined, it invites the reader to make his or her best attempt at filling in the gaps. Complicity established, the story puts a living price tag on this beautiful ideal, asking if such a thing could be justified. Most rational observers

Mohawk Saint It seems as though Greer connected Catherine Tekakwitha to both Catholic and Mohawk in difference senses. Allan Greer makes the cross reference between two separate cultures established in her life story as well as her religious beliefs. This story starts tragically when Catherine, also known as Tekakwitha; her Mohawk name was orphaned at the age of six when both parents died from smallpox, Catherine was left with scares on her face and impaired eyesight, she survived the smallpox epidemic

A small amount of research has been conducted on air as a habitat compared to other environments such as soil, water, and sediments (1). Air makes up the atmosphere and is composed of approximately 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, .93 % argon, and .038% carbon dioxide (http://www.space.com/17683-earth-atmosphere.html). In addition, air carries dust particles, pollutants and plant grains. Air presents a hostile environment for the sustaining of metabolically active and reproducing microbes. The air is composed

Following many years of agricultural revolution and an increased population, Europe looked to be prospering. Unfortunately, this was not the case. Overpopulation, economic depression, famine, and poor health played a role in the reason Europe experienced the worst epidemic of their time. The Bubonic Plague, or the Black Death as it is also known, first emerged in 1346 in Constantinople. The Bubonic Plague was so devastating to European society because the European population decreased drastically

Ignatius of Loyola: Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight from a local noble family , hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), and on April 19, 1541 became the first Superior General. Manresa: This is the capital of Comarca of Bages, located in the geographic center of Catalonia, Spain, and crossed by the river Cardener. This was also the city that Ignatius of Loyola stopped at on his first pilgrimage. Company/Society of Jesus: The Society of Jesus

Prejudice is an act of dehumanization. Throughout the Shakespearean play The Tragedy of Othello the theme of prejudice dominates the society in which the characters are restrained to. For the duration of the play the character Othello encounters various verbal slanders of racism and slurs leading to his spiral and demise. To the extent in which it contributes to him murdering his wife out of jealousy and, later, executing himself. The discrimination present in the play casts an influence on his

of Alcantara, I set up the St Joseph's monastery in 1562. The goal of my new monastery was to uphold morals that helped people get closer to god. This entails the revival of earlier stricter practices, many new regulations for example ceremonial flagellation, subsistence living and discalceation for nuns. The poverty of the monastery caused much controversy and almost persecution but I remained true to the cause. The next five years I spent in seclusion writing texts on my beliefs and faith. In 1567

During the time of the second pandemic in Europe, most commonly known as the Black Death, religion has played a big part in people’s lives. Different views, opinions, and approaches where practiced not only by the predominant Christian culture at that time, but also by other religious sectors, such as Islam. In the books Plagues in World History and The Black Death, by John Aberth, the diverse reception, both hopeful and adverse, to the pandemic was explored and discussed for better understanding