J.M.W. Turner: Incendiary change

Document abstract : «The late eighteenth century through the first half of the nineteenth century witnessed vast transformations in Europe, as the notions of a voice for every citizen and the power of the common people became powerful stimuli for change. Although the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Turner and his two sections of life. The traditional compositional aspects. The importance of experience . Turner's liberty of imagination . Turner's detailed inclusion of the crowd . Tension between unruly imagination and rigid...»

Mimetic rivalry in 'Envy' and 'Safe conduct'

Document abstract : «Mimetic desire is the desire of an object, not because of a rational choice to fulfill one's own needs, but instead because that object fulfills the needs of a rival subject. It is meta-desire, desire of someone else's desire. Mimetic desire...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Character analysis of Yuri Olesha's Envy and Boris Pasternak's Safe Conduct. Traditional Rationalism-Romanticism dichotomy. Overview of the study. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Religious and personal development in freemasonry

Document abstract : «Freemasonry started in the 16th century as an organization for spiritual and personal development for free thinkers. At a time when whole new conceptions of the world were opening up, some people wanted to explore new realms of personal evolution....»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The degrees. Entered apprentice degree. Fellowcraft degree. Advanced degrees. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Number symbolism in the Bible and early Christian works

Document abstract : «For those who were trained in the art of interpreting them, the numbers themselves had special meanings. The result was that people in antiquity could talk to each other in a code language, that only those initiated into the symbolism of numbers...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The meaning of numbers. Words and their numbers. Christian gematria. Numbers and geometry. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Syncretism and identity: Finding I – Thou in historical dialogue

Document abstract : «Identity is fundamental to the distinction between faiths and cultures. Proper respect in dialogue hinges on a relational flow in dialogue. Power struggles and anxiety over engagement with the unknown other has caused dialogue to exist as an I-it...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Distinction between faiths and cultures. Meaning of anxiety, tension, and syncretism. Overview of Judaic roots against syncretism. Historic dialogical tensions in early Christianity. A brief study of modern Western missiology. Relating...»

The destruction of Ancient Egyptian antiquity

Document abstract : «The chapter "The Destruction of the Pharaohs" discusses how much of the heritage of the pharaohs was destroyed by tomb robbers and casual tourism. As the pharaohs were laid in their tombs with considerable wealth, the first tomb robbers were...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction . The attempts to bring the head depicting Ramesses II back to Europe. Belzoni's experiences . Major events and players who have shaped the face of Egyptology. Fagan's argument . Conclusion. Works cited....»

Aristotle's Philosophy of Natural Change

Document abstract : «Aristotle was born into a privileged family because his father was the "personal physician to the Macedonian king, Amyntas II." (Lindberg 45) Since they were always around royalty and high-status people, Aristotle entered into Plato's Academy in...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Aristotle's view on transient properties. Inner driving force. Distanced observation. Aristotelian causes. The final cause. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Francesco Petrarca

Document abstract : «Francesco Petrarca, more commonly known as Petrarch, was an Italian man who wrote poetry in the 14th century. He was born in Arezzo, a town in central Italy, but did not spend much time there. During his childhood, his family followed the pope in a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. His big break. Petrarch's love. His poem Sonnet 90. The last line - a translation. Conclusion. Bibliograhy....»

Saul Williams

Document abstract : «Sometimes it is by sheer coincidence that things are discovered. This chance is sometimes called serendipity, fate, luck, providence and many other words. Christopher Columbus was looking for a new way to get to India in 1492, and he accidentally...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. His views on being labeled. His second book. The idea of dreams as weapons . Saul Williams and poetry. Conclusion . Bibliography....»

Origin of oneness: A model of the mystical experience

Document abstract : «The purpose of this essay is to both connect and clarify the concept of Oneness present in most every spiritual tradition's mystical realm. Certainly such traditions as Buddhism and Taoism tell, in detail, of a transcendental reality that permeates...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract. Mystical experience. Ineffability and paradox. The mystical fusion of subject and object. Oneness and nothingness. The dualistic human experience. Mysticism as a model. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Discussion on Descartes' meditations

Document abstract : «Descartes comes to the conclusion "that the mere fact that I [Descartes] exist and have within me an idea of a most perfect being, that is, God, provides a very clear proof that God exists" (Descartes 51). He comes to this conclusion through a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Problem to Descartes' argument. Mackie's notions of God . Philo's three propositions. Conclusion. Works cited....»

The significance of the book of Tobit

Document abstract : «An unknown author wrote the Book of Tobit, written sometime during the second century B.C.E. (Bergant 1989, 832) or the third century B.C.E. (Mays 1988, 720), in an unknown location. Even though the date is not known exactly, it is widely thought to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Aspects of Jewish piety and morality . Short genealogy of Tobit. Entering the city of Media. God as the greatest privilege. Conclusion. Works cited....»

A review of The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom

Document abstract : «In "The Closing of the American Mind", Allan Bloom argued about what he believes is the failure of contemporary American universities and colleges. The very first thing he mentioned in his book was that "almost every student entering the university...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Difference between European and American college students. The development of science in addition to Americans' nature of being open to new ideas. Conclusion. Work cited....»

Allegorical styles of writing

Document abstract : «Imagine you are standing at the edge of a rift. On this side of the rift lie life, reality, and the simplicity of the literary tale. On the other side of the rift is a world of mystery and ideals where morals and greater meanings are waiting to be...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Creating allegorical texts. The Faerie Queene . Spenser's bridges. Method of instrumental meaning. Figures of personification . Figures of capture . Types allegorical characters. The negation of the integrity . The case of...»

John Marshall and Mercy Otis Warren

Document abstract : «Though John Marshall and Mercy Otis Warren shared little ideological ground when it came to politics, they did come together in their respective revolutionary histories to condemn the treason of Benedict Arnold. During the war, the treason stirred...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Benedict Arnold's character . Arnold's cowardliness . Act of treason at West Point. Andre's role in the case . Warren's reason for emphasizing Andre's . Warren's use of money as a corrupting agent. Reinforcing the point of concentrated...»

Success and its pressures as depicted in The Great Gatsby and Things Fall Apart

Document abstract : «Analysis of today's society reveals a deep-rooted desire for success. Indeed, it is human nature to strive to achieve, and it is encouraged to the point where ambition and competition become a way of living. For some, this translates into a life of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The philosophical implications . The underlying theme of Things Fall Apart . Conflicting conclusions. Gatsby's case. Concept of communal acceptance. Conclusion....»

A review of T.H. White's book The Once and Future King

Document abstract : «An epic historical fantasy with a point that transcends the genre, T.H. White's classic four-part novel is a time telescope with a mirror at the end in place of a lens. As with most classical literature, White's tale contains a higher intention...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The first portion of The Once and Future King. Wart's transformation by Merlin . The second educational adventure . Wart's series of educational forays . Hitler as the leader of the most prominent fascist party . The fourth...»

The empowered woman in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale

Document abstract : «Speaking of his king's command to "stay [his wife's] tongue," (The Winter's Tale, 2.3.110) Antigonus very succinctly states the theme of female empowerment in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. Throughout the play, Shakespeare employs various...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The character of Hermione. Paulina's breaking of Leontes mad jealousy. The actions of Leontes'. Antigonus's pledge. The strength of the last of the three important female characters . Conclusion....»

Autism and Apophaticism

Document abstract : «A postmodern philosophy of religion, of the relationship between God and men, is based on a unique set of beliefs about God, language, what it means to be as human, and the way the world is given us to inhabit (including ourselves). Perhaps the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Autism as the default stance . The negation of appelation. The symbol of self. The silence. Conclusion. References....»

Bavinck and Vollenhoven on faith

Document abstract : «In 1918, Herman Bavinck published an articled entitled "Philosophy of Faith" in the Annuarium of the Societas Studiosorum Reformatorum; thirty one years later, Dirk Vollenhoven presented a paper entitled "Faith: Its Nature, Structure, and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The fundamental issue. The psychological reduction of faith. Vollenhoven's historical critique . Important structural point in Vollenhoven's essay. Individual, communal and genetic functions of faith. The content/law of faith:...»

The face of nature in Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Document abstract : «A cruel realization overtakes the sensitive convert to Naturalism. Seldom has there been a more sensitive convert than Thomas Hardy, who, although he flirted with Anglicanism because of his family and with the Baptists because of a friend, ended his...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction: The avatar. Druids and holy-days. The face of the face of nature. The sacrifice of nature to religion and society. Conclusion....»

Confessions of self-displacement in Great Expectations

Document abstract : «One sometimes suspects, while reading Great Expectations, that Dickens could have been good friends with Bishop Tutu. One of the particular satisfactions of the novel is the often tender justice meeted out for character's sins. Very few characters...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The first unambiguous villain in the novel. The confession of Mrs. Joe . The confession of Miss Havisham . Conclusion. Works cited....»

Faery lands forlorn: A window onto one region of the imagination of John Keats

Document abstract : «Dooyeerdians tend to admit that indefinability characterizes an irreducible mode of being. At first, of course, this admission appears ludicrous. The modalities exist as a language for describing how the logical part of one encounters non-logical...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The reality of mystic insight. A reading of 'Ode To a Nightingale'. The wound of love and its description. Keats and his mystic vision. Reading Keats as a mystical poet. Conclusion. Works cited. Appendix: Aspects of non-reductionistic...»

Framing Jane Eyre: The mystery of St. John's letter

Document abstract : «In the final pages of Jane Eyre, one encounters a mystery more impenetrable than the madness of Jane Poole. As many have noted, Charlotte Bronte has given us a novel of character, rejecting plot as the driving force in her story. One reads Jane Eyre...»

Synopsis abstract : «The mystery: Introduction. One solution. A parade of Eschatons. The ascetic eschatology of the race . A faint constellation. The importance of the letter. Conclusion. References....»

Dejection and the eighth deadly sin: A Christian-critical engagement with Coleridge's "Dejection: An Ode"

Document abstract : «For the ordinary reader encountering Coleridge's "Dejection: An Ode," the poet's dejection may seem irrelevant. The most explicit reason proffered for his dejection is that visitations of affliction have suspended "what nature gave me at my birth,/...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The context and history of 'Dejection: An Ode'. Coleridge's emotional history . The intellectual conversion . Analzying the text. Dejection and Acedia. Conclusion. Works cited....»

Lord over logic

Document abstract : «The seeming necessity of logical principles, such as the fundamental "law of non-contradiction", has led many thinkers to consider these principles primordial, basic, and uncreated. I can sympathize with the attitude that gives rise to this belief....»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The abstraction forces . The weak form of reductionism . The basic presupposition . The common theistic view of God . Clauser's biggest problem . Conclusion. Sources....»

Abraham Kuyper and John Calvin: Calvinism and Neo-Calvinism compared

Document abstract : «On November 9, 1891, the Dutch pastor and statesman Abraham Kuyper spoke to the first Christian Social Congress in the Netherlands on a profound and continually relevant subject-poverty. The address was peculiarly relevant to that time, even...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction . The close relationship between Christianity and social improvement. The three ways in which Christ spoke about the social problems. Failure of the church to accomplish its mission. Context and comparisons. Cultural activities and...»