...For example, both ancient magic and modern Wicca/Neo-Paganism’s aim is to exploit and embrace one’s self-control and faith by using spells and charms in order to persuade forces beyond their control in the world to produce the desired demands they want. In other words, both use magic or magick to benefit their lives and make a certain outcome come true. Another way they resemble each other is because both associate with some kind of God like figure that they pray to or worship despite who that being is, being different from one another. In addition to both religions believing in supernatural forces that can or cannot be...
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...Magic trick reveals Gaze Direction and Attention aren’t always linked. Psychologist Gustav Khun focuses particularly on the attention and awareness of the human mind, especially how attention and eye movements are influenced by social factors. Kuhn and his colleagues created a laboratory style experiment, where they played a clip of a short magic trick to some university students, (who were gathered together through a volunteer sampling method request), in which the magician appears to make a cigarette and lighter disappear. The cigarette "disappears" when the magician drops it into his lap while directing the audience's attention to his other hand. Recordings that were taken of the students' eye movements showed that whether or not they spotted the cigarette drop, and therefore realised how the trick was done, had nothing to do with their eye position at the moment of the drop. In contrast to this, the students' eye position after the cigarette drop was associated with whether they saw it. Specifically, those students who, after the drop, moved their eyes more quickly to the now empty cigarette hand were more likely to report having seen the cigarette fall. The likely explanation is that those students who, post drop, made the faster glance to the cigarette hand had already shifted their attentional spotlight (The experience of ‘looking out of the corner of the eye’, but not yet focussing with their actual eyes) to the cigarette, in time to see it drop. This would be...
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...Throughout time people have always longed for the unknown. This longing has led people magic. The seemingly unknown forces working behind magicians to bewilder the crowd are unparalleled. None more so than, Harry Houdini, the greatest magician. Harry’s life story throughout his childhood, career, and legacy are truly a masterpiece. Harry Houdini’s childhood consisted of many stages. He was born Erich Weisz on March 24, 1874 in Budapest Hungary. Harry grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin, where he would claim that he was born. He was raised in a poor Jewish family where his father was a jobless Rabbi. While in Appleton he developed a love for the stage arts and magic. There are many stories of Houdini going up and down streets unlocking doors and locking them back. Then The Weisz family moved to New York. This happened when he was 13. A young Houdini then started performing with a trapeze act under the moniker of “Eric the Great”. He then left home for a year and came back mysteriously. Practically nothing is known about this time in his life. From here he started his career as a magician....
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...accusations, consequences The Salem witch trials were once known as “the devil’s magic” because of the witchcraft being used. Mary easty a victim of prosecution during the witch trials said “I never complied, but prayed against [Satan] all my days… I will say it, if it was my last time, I’m clear of all this sin”. These accusations led to consequences therefore, result as vicious prosecutions. During that time, the Salem witch trials were very prejudiced toward anyone. The circumstances that induced to the Salem witch trials were irrational. It all started “during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft.”...
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...I got the magic in me Every time I touch that track, it turns into gold Everybody knows I've got the magic in me When I hit the flow, the girls come snappin' at me Now everybody wants presto magic [Chorus] Magic, magic, magic Magic, magic, magic Magic, magic, magic I got the magic in me These tricks that I'll attempt will blow your mind Pick a verse, any verse--I'll hypnotize you with every line I'll need a volunteer, how about you, with the eyes? Come on down to the front and stand right here and don't be shy I'll have you time-travellin', have your mind babblin' People tryin' to inherit the skill, so they askin' me Even David Blaine had to go and take some classes, and I see Mindfreak like, "What's up man? What's happenin'?" So come one, come all and see the show tonight Prepare to be astounded, no Ghost or Poltergeist You know I'm no Pinocchio--I've never told a lie So call me Mr. Magic Man, I float on Cloud 9 I got the magic in me (I got the magic, baby) Every time I touch that track, it turns into gold (yes, it turns to gold) Everybody knows I've got the magic in me (I got the magic, baby) When I hit the flow, the girls come snappin' at me (they be snappin', baby) Now everybody wants some presto magic [Chorus] Well, take a journey into my mind You'll see why it's venom I rhyme Stay on the road, so I call my mama when I got time I hit the stage, go insane, then jump into that crowd See, see, when I rhyme, I flow on the beat like pidda-dow-dow ...
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...Bali as a work of Art Art as central activity of Balinese life We have no art, we do everything the best we can Why Bali focus on art? Bali is example of sociocentric culture Persona-based self: It is the dramatis personae, not actore, tha Dramatis persone: Persona = Mask, the mask the not only put on the faces, point the certain role A face a people wear represent the role that they suppose to play. For example: mask life, role on stage, a part on drama, unique person with personal thought feeling and desire. Why Balinese are different: Egocentric: First name, highly individual, unusual names replace common names NAME Name get more unique this day Bali: 4 types of name: First name utterly individual: often nonsense syllable, not much used, in adulthood becomes private, secret. Children most often called by birth order name: Wayan, Njoman, Made, Ktut. Ideal 4 kid in a family, 5th kid start again with Wayna and so on Name is not gendered, third king id tiltle name is high statues used after marriage. Teknonym: naming in terms of a relationship. Name to their youngest descendant: father of…, grandfather of …., keep changing if get younger and younger decendant. Freud’s theory of Repression: Oedipus crisis: boy fears castration, also indentifies with his dad ( introjects), also introjects social rules (which dad symbolizes). Scary person threatening punishment comes into self, scare one inside your head. Boy Felt angry about dad, believe dad had aggressive...
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...people were convicted and executed for practicing the Devil’s magic. B. Relevance: My immediate audience should care about my topic because it is informative about the biggest witch hunt in American history. It affects them by having the ability to go home having more knowledge about the Salem Witch Trials. They can relate to my topic by being aware of what happened in 1692. C. Credibility...
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...the Early Modern Period. It posits a theosophical conflict between good and evil, where witchcraft was generally evil and often associated with the Devil and Devil worship. This culminated in deaths, torture and scapegoating (casting blame for human misfortune),[ and many years of large scale witch-trials and witch hunts, especially in Protestant Europe, before largely ceasing during the European Age of Enlightenment. Many cultures worldwide continue to have widespread practices and cultural beliefs that are loosely translated into English as "witchcraft", although the English translation masks a very great diversity in their forms, magical beliefs, practices, and place in their societies. Characteristics Historically the witchcraft label has been applied to practices people believe influence the mind, body, or property of others against their will—or practices that the person doing the labeling believes undermine social or religious order. Some modern commentators[who?] believe the malefic nature of witchcraft is a Christian projection. The concept of a magic-worker influencing another person's body or property against their will was clearly present in many cultures, as traditions in both folk magic and religious magic have the purpose of countering malicious magic or identifying malicious magic users. Many examples...
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...Witchcraft was believed to be an evil spirit, in an animal or human form that used spells. According to Study.com, witchcraft is, “is a broad term for the belief and practice of magic. It can be found in various cultures across history and means something slightly different to +every group. Anthropologists define witches as different then sorcerers because their magic comes from inside, and not through tools. Basically, a witch can curse someone without having to use a wand or crystal, while a sorcerer must use something.” Witchcraft scared a lot of people into confessing to false sins (Witchcraft - A Guide). This was viewed with apprehension mixed with fear that was in cultures (10 Amazing Facts…). A specific religion was Wicca (Witchcraft...
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...History and story of KaruMagic: This land has a rich heritage of magical lore, of a kind found nowhere else. Its annals describe how long ago Gods, heroes and lovers lived out their highest destinies on this soil. The first inhabitants of this particular land were those of myths and legends who possessed many magical powers and abilities in many different forms. Among them were Fairies, Pixies, Dryads, Nymphs, Brownies, Sprites, Whisps, Elves, Dwarfs, Hobbits, Drow, Dark Elf, Gobblins, Trolls, Orcs, Mermaid, Mermen, water nymphs, Dragons, Drakes, Gryphons, Centaur, Fawns, Satyrs, Unicorns, Anthromorphs and many animals; and a few humans (although these beings are rare), who were known as the Galens. Being fairly peaceful and living in harmony between themselves (after they had all combined forces to rid their lands of the dreaded Dark Force that had plagued them for decades with the Dark Wars) and with nature as they followed the Druidic laws and lifestyles; this blend of creatures enjoyed their peaceful existence until they were invaded by a people known as the Celts. The Galen after many battles fell under the control of the Celts, eventually the land started to bloom. Not with impressive buildings, nor by suppressing of other cultures, like the Greek, the Persians and the Romans did, but by creating a blended society based on the Brehon Law; because the Celts after battling the Galen races for so long had become familiar with the history and learned to appreciate...
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...mysterious stranger. But she soon becomes part of terrifying plan, darker than she could ever have dreamed. A long time ago, in a market town by a looping river, there lived an orphan girl called Plain Kate. She was called this because her father had introduced her to the new butcher, saying “This is my beloved Katerina Svetlana, after her mother who died giving birth to her, God rest her soul, but I call her just plain Kate”. After that, she was called Plain Kate. But her father called her Kate, My Star. Plain Kate’s father Poitr was a good carver. He gave Kate a carving knife before most children might be given a spoon. She could whittle before she could walk. When she was still a child, she could carve a rose. In Kate’s little town of Samilae, people thought that there was magic in a knife. A person who could wield a knife well was, in their eyes, halfway to a witch. She receives accusations of being a witch, and for causing their bad luck. Her father always give her support and tell her “You are not a witch, Katerina. There is magic in the world and some of it is wholesome and some of it is not, the foolish will always treat you badly, because they think you are not beautiful”. She knew this was true. Plain Kate : She was plain as a stick, thin as a stick, and flat as a stick. She had one eye the colour of the river mud and one eye the colour of the river. Her nose was too long and her eye brows were too strong. Some even called...
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...Romano 1 Fabio Romano Mr. Brown English 1011 30 September, 2013 A Play on Power In all of Shakespeare’s works there is always the element of symbolism to help display his personal beliefs of human nature throughout his play, which is suggested by Harold C. Goddard and other scholars. In The Tempest, one of the symbols that is most abundant and is the main driving force behind certain decisions the characters make in the play is power. The play is also certainly related to the change of power between nobilities such as the civil war between Lancastrians and Yorkists around the time Shakespeare started writing his plays (1422-85), which likely may have been an influence on the play along with other plays such as with Romeo and Juliet (Frye). An example of how power functions as the main influence on decisions that characters make, is when Prospero talks to his daughter about how they ended up on the island. He discusses how his brother was possessed by the lust for political and military power, which caused him to plot with Alonso, betray him and then proceed to take the throne for himself. It is evident when Prospero explains, So dry he was for sway – with’ King of Naples To give him annual tribute, do him homage, Subject his coronet to his crown, and bend The dukedom yet unbowed – alas, poor Milan! – Romano 2 To most ignoble stooping. (I.2.110-116) Prospero says that Antonio was so power hungry that he was even willing to pay Alonso, which undoubtedly...
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...Duke and Duchess of Ravenna, related in the Florentine Histories, by Niccolò Machiavelli. The first few lines of Hecate, the Lead Witch, alone entering the scene ,in Act 1, scene 2, derive from Scot’s accounts of the St. Osyth Witches: Heccat: Titty and Tiffin! Suckin and Pidgen! Liard and Robin! White Spirits, Black Spirits, Gray Spirits, Red Spirits! Devil-toad, Devil-ram! Devil-cat, and Devil-Dam! With a great Invocation of Witch-Spirits- Heccat the Witch-Queen (leader of her Witch-Coven) sweeps onto the stage. The St. Osyth Witches of Essex represent one of the first well-known English Witch-Cases; The St. Osyth Case is most known for being the first English case to utilize the accusations of children against adults. The child in this case is the eight year-old son of the primary accused Witch Ursula Kemp, clearly prompted and guided in his testimony. Hecate’s Entrance speech is derived from Ursula Kemp’s eight year-old son’s...
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...Reference. Web. 23 February 2014. This source not only provides background and insight on Harry Houdini’s life and how passionate he was about is magic, but it also provides pictures of Harry Houdini himself performing tricks and outside of his life as a magician. This Library source provides me information on before Mr. Houdini’s career had taken off into worldwide fame all the way into his death. This source provides so much information with great detail about the specific illusions and tricks that he first started preforming and what tricks he is famous for doing. This library source will help me answer the question, who was Harry Houdini? It helps me identify that question by walking me through his life from the day he was born until the day he died. It gives me insight on who his parents and wife were and how passionate he was about magic from an early age. This source gives Houdini a more human aspect than a magician because of how detailed it goes into his background. Cook, James W. "Magic and Magicians." Encyclopedia of American Studies. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. Credo Reference. Web. 23 February 2014 In this reference, they talk about what attracted Ehrich Weiss who came to be known as Harry Houdini to the magic scene and what made him great. Even though he was the son of a first-generation Hungarian American immigrant, the modernism initially attracted him to the magic scene. They talked about a magician named Jean-Eugene...
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...Elizabeth Parris is convinced to help Abby falsely convince the town, of people participating in witch-craft. The entire town goes ballistic, believing that there are witches running wild in the town terrorizing everyone. Soon enough the town calms down and comes to their senses and find out what happened (Salem 34). “Witchcraft, in a general and vague sense, was something very old in English history.” (2) The word witchcraft dates to being used in the Anglo-Saxon times. Apparently, there are stories of men making deals with the Devil, the deals were written out stating the Devil would help the people in life and in death their soul would be his to keep forever. Making deals with the devil, is greatly frowned upon in Salem especially during this era in...
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