...John Waller, in “A Time to Dance, a Time to Die The Extraordinary Story of the Dancing Plague of 1518”, a book that describe an epidemic happened during 16th century, which a weird phenomenon took place on the street, thousands people dance day and night until they fell unconscious. Waller collected evidences and records to explain the story of this dancing plague. By analyzing the cause and vary reasons of the dancing plague, Waller reproduces the terrifying sight of that year through his words. The purpose, aim and goal of this book is to take us back to the past through the written story and published chronicles. Thus, by understanding the situation, a dancing plague would no longer be a folklore but a reasonable truth that can be explained in both anthropology and psychology. This is a story of how a city's people lost hope. On July 1518, midsummer, A French woman named Frau Troffea went on a narrow street in Strasbourg, starting her frantically dancing. This weird woman danced uninterrupted for almost six days. A week later,...
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...symbolism is used heavily throughout this short story and are linked to some commonly known material. The “Masque of the Red Death” focuses on a chaotic theme of death and chaos. Poe uses symbolism to portray his theme through the seven chambers in the prince’s home and these rooms together are linked by colors and Biblical references. In “Masque of the Red Death”, Edgar Allen Poe uses symbolism to establish the chaotic theme represented through the seven chambers. First Poe had used symbolism within this short story to establish...
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...“The Great Mortality” Review Mitchell Marty The Great Mortality Book Review John Kelly’s book about the plague that struck Eurasia during the mid-14th century is a well-chronicled history of life during the 13th and 14th centuries. Kelly overviews the mortality caused by the plague as well as possible events and circumstances which made Eurasia susceptible to such an epidemic. The exact cause and source of the plague remain a mystery to this day but with Kelly’s use of statistics and first-hand personal accounts he makes an analytical argument in which he outlines possible causes and sources for the plague. The book is not a somber read the whole way through, however. Kelly chronicles the aftermath of the plague in which he describes “a triumph of the human spirit” (Kelly 374). Kelly pleads with readers to not forget the circumstances surrounding the plague because the risk of epidemic is still present even in today’s world. Understanding the causes and circumstances surrounding a serious epidemic such as plague is important for scholars as well as everyday people. Epidemics of infectious disease did not cease after the plague disappeared from Europe. Even in the modern world infectious diseases of epidemic proportion have still ravaged populations. As long as conditions are right, infectious disease can systematically wipe out large chunks of civilian populations. During the plague in the 14th century “an estimated 200 million people” (Kelly 11), were killed worldwide...
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...in many different examples and points of view Death: the numerous characters that populate Cats Cradle all have to deal with death at some point whether it is simply by old age or being poisoned by ice 9. Religion- While the entire book is driven by the made up religion Bokonon, Vonnegut also touches upon other religious faiths throughout the novel. Sex- as always in Vonnegut books, sexual imagery is common throughout the story from the cemetery in the beginning to the natives of San Lorenzo. Relationships- Throughout the entire book Vonnegut seems...
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...Judaism to Christianity? Let us start to explore the world, and find out what Chasidic Judaism is all about. The Start of Judaism Judaism started when Moses went up to the Mount of Sinai after leading God’s people out of Egypt. According to Rabbi Novack (personal communication 2009) ‘this occurs when God gave Moses the Ten Commandments and the Torah for the Jewish people to follow.’ Since Pharaoh would not release God’s people they would endure the seven plagues. The passage in the Torah Mosheh 2: Shemot /שׁמות is the same as in the Christian Bible; Exodus Chapter 12. The list of the Seven Great Plagues as listed on Bibleplus that allowed the Hebrews to leave Egypt is as follows but ten actually occurred: 1. The plague of blood 2. The plague of frogs 3. The plague of gnats 4. The plague of flies (God makes a distinction between Israel and Egypt) 5. The plague on livestock 6. The plague of boils 7. The plague of hail 8. The plague of locusts 9. The plague of darkness 10. The plague on the firstborn The only reason these were God’s people; were Hebrew from this point on was because God said in Exodus 7:16 (New International Version) 16 Then say to him the LORD, the God of the...
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...ofEarly life William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover originally from Snitterfield, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer.[9] He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptised there on 26 April 1564. His actual date of birth remains unknown, but is traditionally observed on 23 April, Saint George's Day.[10] This date, which can be traced back to an 18th-century scholar's mistake, has proved appealing to biographers, since Shakespeare died 23 April 1616.[11] He was the third child of eight and the eldest surviving son.[12] Although no attendance records for the period survive, most biographers agree that Shakespeare was probably educated at the King's New School in Stratford,[13] a free school chartered in 1553,[14] about a quarter-mile from his home. Grammar schools varied in quality during the Elizabethan era, but grammar school curricula were largely similar, the basic Latin text was standardised by royal decree,[15] and the school would have provided an intensive education in grammar based upon Latin classical authors.[16] John Shakespeare's house, believed to be Shakespeare's birthplace, in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18, Shakespeare married the 26-year-old Anne Hathaway. The consistory court of the Diocese of Worcester issued a marriage licence on 27 November 1582. The next day, two of Hathaway's neighbours posted bonds guaranteeing that no lawful claims impeded the marriage.[17] The ceremony...
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...3rd period Elizabethan Theatre The Elizabethan World This theory, based on the Greek philosopher Aristotle’s concept of the universe, was of great importance to Shakespeare’s contemporaries and was used by him in developing events in his plays. According to this idea, everything in the world had its position fixed by God. The Earth was the center of the universe and the stars moved around it in fixed routes. In heaven god ruled over the archangels and angels. On there was order everywhere. Society reflected this order with its fixed classes from the highest to the lowest- kings, churchmen, nobles, merchants, and peasants. The animals had their own degrees too, the lion being the “king”. Plant life and minerals also reflected this order. Among the trees, the most superior was the oak; among flowers, it was the rose. The Elizabethans called this hierarchical structure The Great Chain of Being. There are two major religions in Elizabethan Englan were the Catholic and Protestant religions. The convictions and beliefs in these different religions were so strong that they led to the executiong of many adherents to both of these Elizabethan religions. Elizabethan Court was wherever the Queen happened to be and was made up of all those who surrounded the Queen from servants to the courtiers themselves. Once a year the Queen would go on a progress to the southern counties, but most of the time she resided...
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...At first the shepherd refuses to speak, but then he was threatened to be killed. He informs him that Jocasta and Lauis or Oedipus’ biological parents. So, in spite of his safety measures, the fate came to be true . when he found out that he married his mother and killed his father, Oedipus is tormented by his fate. He later finds out that Jocasta killed herself. Oedipus grabs the needles from her gown and gouges out his eyeballs, so that he will never see what he has done. Now blinded Oedipus begs Creon to kill him, but as the play finishes, he submits to Creon's leadership, and waits for the oracle that will make the decision if he will reside in Thebes or be leave permanently.. So now one should analyze how Oedipus showed signs of revenge throughout...
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...to perish imprisoned well after. The Salem witch trials easily became one of the countries’ most fascinating and controversial stories. History of Salem, Massachusetts The town of Salem was founded in 1926 at the mouth of the Naumkeag River. The town was originally named “Naumkeag,” and it became settled in 1629. The name was later changed to Salem, named after Shalom, the Hebrew word for peace. It was originally governed by John Endecott, who was appointed by the Massachusetts Bay Company. In 1630, a large group of English puritans came and settled in the area. Over the next ten years, there was a major migration of puritans to the Massachusetts area. The Puritans were a group of people who became dissatisfied with the Church of England and worked towards religious, moral and social reforms. For the Puritans, there was a belief that the devil was roaming and active on the earth. Puritans had always thought that they were the new chosen people, abandoning a land of sin and oppression to establish the Promised Land of New England. The Puritans believed that the Bible was God's true law, and that it provided a plan for living. The New Testament was their model and their devotion to where it permeated their entire society. People of opposing beliefs were asked to leave the community or to be converted. The Creation of Mass Hysteria The first records of incidents that led to the accusation of witchcraft were in 1962, with nine year old Elizabeth Parris and 11 year old...
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...of His Own John Ford is without a doubt one of the greatest film makers to have ever lived. This can be made evident by the long celebration of his work since the time it was made till now. His works have brought about feelings of both joy and sorrow and have been the focal point for many arguments about human nature and right versus wrong. It is through Ford’s use of imagery as well as his characters actions that we are able to see that he has a Sacramental image of the world that he wishes to share with his audience. Ford uses his view of the world to deliver messages he has learned in his life to his audience through his films. Ford tries to let his audience see that some widely accepted ideas of his time were not quite correct about both people of different religions, and ethnicities. The Sacramental imagination as we understand it today can be compared to a Christian’s outlook on life. This so called imagination, or way of thought simply means that God and Heaven are present here on Earth. Ford, as many others do, believed that the world is at its core, a good and moral place that is just in need of guidance. He did not believe that we were all pre-destined or that the world was basically evil like the dialectical imagination would have us believe, but instead that God guides us along our way and is involved in everything we do. Ford’s belief in the Sacramental imagination can be accredited to both his upbringing and ethnic background. John Ford, or Sean...
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...Every day children are exposed to stereotypes and misrepresentations of Native Americans, with a stereotype being “preconceived or oversimplified generalizations usually, but not always, involving negative beliefs about a particular group” (Brunette). For children to learn the stereotypes so young and to think that that is how a certain group of people really is, only perpetuates the cycle of how some races or ethnic groups are treated, even something as seemingly innocent as Disney’s Pocahontas or Virginia Grossman’s Ten Little Rabbit, can really be a stereotype in hiding. “…Children between 2 and 5 years of age start to become aware of race, ethnicity, gender, and disabilities…Children learn stereotypes and attitudes about race from their parents, caretakers and the world around them” (Brunette). The knowledge that young children hold about Native Americans can vary greatly form child to child. Some children know about a tribe that lives in their area, while others just have the images that Disney has put in their heads. Most children believe that Native Americans are a thing of the past, that there are no living Native Americans today, A kindergarten class visits a children’s museum on a nearby American Indian reservation. As they enter the foyer, their guide, a member of the reservation’s Native tribe, greets the group. “When are we going to see some real Indians?” asks one of the children. “You are meeting one. I am American Indian,” says the guide. The children are...
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...violates a young woman, leaves his mark, takes her innocence b. Sexual implications—a trait of 19th century literature to address sex indirectly c. Symbolic Vampirism: selfishness, exploitation, refusal to respect the autonomy of other people, using people to get what we want, placing our desires, particularly ugly ones, above the needs of another. 4. If It’s Square, It’s a Sonnet 5. Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before? a. There is no such thing as a wholly original work of literature—stories grow out of other stories, poems out of other poems. b. There is only one story—of humanity and human nature, endlessly repeated c. “Intertexuality”—recognizing the connections between one story and another deepens our appreciation and experience, brings multiple layers of meaning to the text, which we may not be conscious of. The more consciously aware we are, the more alive the text becomes to us. d. If you don’t recognize the correspondences, it’s ok. If a story is no good, being based on Hamlet won’t save it. 6. When in Doubt, It’s from Shakespeare… a. Writers use what is common in a culture as a kind of shorthand. Shakespeare is pervasive, so he is frequently echoed. b. See plays as a pattern, either in...
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...Business 112 February 24, 2014 30 Years of Papa’s Pizza It all started 30 years ago, when John “Papa” Schnatter crafted the idea to knock out a broom closet inside of his father’s tavern located in Jeffersonville, Indiana (Papa Johns International 1). After receiving a business degree from Ball State University and turning his father’s failing tavern around with an idea of pizza, Mr. Schnatter would wind up selling his beloved ’71 Camero for a $1600.00 investment towards pizza equipment. (Papa Johns International 1) It was that entrepreneurial move which would eventually solidify an excellent business model to launch what is now known as “Papa John’s” and currently the third largest pizza franchise. Taking a look at how Mr. Schnatter rose his company to that achievement; you will see that popular partnerships, international expansion, and a first-class outlook on “quality over quantity” pays out in the long run! Papa John’s was conceived on October 2, 1984, when Mr. Schnatter knocked out a broom closet inside of his father’s tavern. (Papa Johns International 1) The business was nearly bankrupt, but Mr. Schnatter took initiative and planned to sell $5 dollar pizzas and 50 beers up front in his father’s business. It was that entrepreneurial move to start his own business that would keep that drive going. Only after a short and successful year, Mr. Schnatter would open his first Papa John’s store. Papa John’s started franchising their business in 1986, and on June 8th,...
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...been broken. Now every thought that runs through your mind is consumed with your desire for revenge. You want nothing more than to catch the person that has taken someone so precious from you; to make them suffer as you have. Police ask you to come in for questioning. You want to help them do their job and find the perpetrator. You have no idea that the real reason they asked you to come in is because you are their main suspect. They believe you did it. They think that you have taken your own daughters life and have sexually abused her, your little princess…impossible! Billy Wayne Cope is a religious man and has spent numerous hours in church activities with his twelve year old daughter Amanda. On November 29, 2001 Amanda was found on her bed raped and strangled to death. Billy Wayne Cope became police detectives’ main suspect. He initially thought he was helping catch the person that has done this horrific thing to his little girl, but an hour into the interrogation he soon realized that detectives thought they had already found their man… him. Cope was interrogated for seventeen long excruciating hours in which, over time, the psychological toll that Cope had to endure caused him to break down. Images of his daughter were thrust upon him, her cold and half clothed body lifeless on the bed. Threat...
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...converges on the minds and pens of 19th century authors. The Art of Death: Consumption in the 19th Century Consumption in the 19th century was a widely misunderstood illness that by its very nature created some of the most dramatic writings. Poets, authors, and playwrights alike all used consumption as a form of expression in their writings. They found a certain dignity within the disease that probably affected everybody in one fashion or another. Poets like Edgar Allen Poe and Henry David Thoreau were influenced by the people in their lives that were close to them who contracted the disease. Others, like John Keats and RL Stevenson, had a direct connection as they themselves dealt with the deadly, predetermined path on which they must walk. Authors Victor Hugo, Puccini, and Verdi all used consumption as a catalyst to some greater, higher meaning in their stories. It was delicately embellished in some writings, while others it was shown with deep, dark metaphors. “Consumption was the leading cause of death in the 19th century, a scourge that affected men, women, and children of all ages, classes and geographic locations. A chronic malady characterized by a harrowing cough...
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