In changing the world that the main character travels to from the Underworld to the Fairy Realm, the author of ‘Sir Orfeo’ is trying to lighten the atmosphere of the story as well as put distance between the second realm and the mortal realm. ‘Sir Orfeo’ is a story that has taken such a well-knownContinue reading “The Switch from the Underworld to the Fairy Realm”
The Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution
The meanings and powers it entails as well as an exploration into the Court Cases that define the Amendment. The Fourteenth Amendment is made up of four individual parts; the citizenship clause, the privileges and immunities clause, the due process clause, and the equal protection clause. Ever since the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified by theContinue reading “The Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution”
‘Saints: The Standard of Truth’
My impressions, favorite quotes, and class notes from a semester of reading the LDS church history book ‘Saints: The Standard of Truth’. My Introduction This book is almost 600 pages of detailed historical background on the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from 1815 when the Smith family moved from VermontContinue reading “‘Saints: The Standard of Truth’”
The Duty of a Warrior
‘Beowulf’ is a story that dictates how a man and warrior should act when others are faced with a cruel enemy who breaks the codes of Germanic society. Beowulf is the hero of this story and yet logistically he is not one you would expect. Grendell is attacking the Danes in this story at theContinue reading “The Duty of a Warrior”
Renaissance and Reformation Elements Found within ‘Doctor Faustus’
How Christopher Marlowe’s play Doctor Faustus explores the balance between Science, Philosophy, and Religion. Upon first reading Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, the readers are introduced to a main character who is well-respected and incredibly knowledgeable in many different fields of study. A main theme of Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus is that “Faustus is gone. RegardContinue reading “Renaissance and Reformation Elements Found within ‘Doctor Faustus’”
A Loving Yet Just Christ
An LDS Perspective on understanding Sufi Mystic Jalal al-Din Rumi’s Poem, ‘What Jesus Runs Away From’. ‘What Jesus Runs Away From’ is a poem written by a Sufi mystic named Jalal al-Din Rumi. In The Essential Rumi, a book filled with Rumi’s poems and translated by Coleman Barks, I was struck by many of theContinue reading “A Loving Yet Just Christ”
Boo Radley: From Wild Imaginings to True Reality
How in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ the perspective the children have of Maycomb changes overtime through the lens of their beliefs about Boo Radley. Throughout most of this book, Boo Radley is a mysterious figure who the main character’s Scout and Jem often talk about. Our first glimpse of this character is through their eyes;Continue reading “Boo Radley: From Wild Imaginings to True Reality”
Senior Thesis: The Troubles of Northern Ireland
How this thirty-year event was not singular and was instead part of a centuries long pattern that occurred in Ireland throughout history and how this most recent part of the pattern impacted the history of the Emerald Isles. What is commonly known as The Troubles in Northern Ireland lasted from 1968 until 1998 and wasContinue reading “Senior Thesis: The Troubles of Northern Ireland”
Crusades for Wealth and Power
How the great Christian ‘Holy Wars’ were less like the wars for religion than traditional Western history has painted them as. Traditional history taught that the Crusades were ‘holy’ wars where followers of the Christian God fought against followers of Muhammad’s Allah: that it was a push to take the ‘Holy Land’ for God insteadContinue reading “Crusades for Wealth and Power”
The Importance of Roles
How ‘A Thousand and One Nights’ disregards morals in its focus on citizens fulfilling the roles they are given, all through the exploration of four women in particular. Introduction In this essay, I will start by exploring the stories of the four girls and how they are viewed by the book and King Shahrayar. OnceContinue reading “The Importance of Roles”
Seeking After Knowledge 