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- 1321: Albert Einstein
- ... the fact that men appeal to the Divine Being in prayers and plead for the fulfillment of their wishes. Nobody, certainly, will deny that the idea of the existence of an omnipotent, just, and omnibeneficent personal God is able to accord man solace, help, and guidance; also, by virtue of its simplicity it is accessible to the most undeveloped mind. But, on the other hand, there are decisive weaknesses attached to ... How can this be combined with the goodness and righteousness ascribed to Him? The main source of the present-day conflicts between the spheres of religion and of science lies in this concept of a personal God. It is the aim of science to establish general rules which determine the reciprocal connection of objects and events in time and space. For these rules, or laws of nature, absolutely general validity is ... regularity for causes of a different nature. For him neither the rule of human nor the rule of divine will exists as an independent cause of natural events. To be sure, the doctrine of a personal God interfering with natural events could never be refuted, in the real sense, by science, for this doctrine can always take refuge in those domains in which scientific knowledge has not yet been able ...
- 1322: Carl Jung
- ... attempt to restate the major ideas and terms in this book in a pseudo-outline. It will make the understanding a bit more clear. STRUCTURE Jung said that there are three levels of mind. Conscious, Personal Subconscious, and Collective Subconscious. The conscious level serves four functions. The following are the functions of people (not types!): A. Thinking: connecting ideas in ordered strings. B. Feeling: evaluating ideas upon feelings about them. C ... dominates, and rarely does one see an individual with perfectly balanced classes of behavior. Jung said that an ego is a filter from the senses to the conscious mind. All ego rejections go to the personal subconscious. The ego is highly selective. Every day we are subjected to a vast number of experiences, most of which do not become conscious because the ego eliminates them before they reach consciousness. This differs from Freud's definition of ego, which we studied in class. The personal subconscious acts like a filing cabinet for those ego rejections. Clusters of related thoughts in the personal subconscious form Complexes. One type of complex we have talked about in class is the Oedipus Complex. ...
- 1323: Emily Dickenson
- ... her mother, Emily loved and admired her father. Since the family was not emotional, they lived a quiet secure life. They rarely shared their problems with one another so Emily had plenty of privacy for writing. During her childhood, Emily and her family attended The First Congregational Church on a regular basis. Emily did not like going to church because she didn't think of herself as being very religious. She ... way of thinking shaped neither by the church or society. By the time she was twelve, her family moved to a house on Pleasant Street where they lived from 1840 to 1855. Emily was already writing letters, but composed most of her poetry in this home. Emily only left home to attend Mount Holyoke Female Seminary for two semesters. Though her stay there was brief, she impressed her teachers with her courage and directness. They felt her writing was sensational. At the age of twenty-one, Emily and her family moved to the Dickinson Homestead on Main Street. This move proved to be very difficult for Emily. This was difficult for Emily ...
- 1324: Poems of William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge
- ... reader from their works. In Preface to Lyrical Ballads and Rime of The Ancient Mariner, Wordsworth and Coleridge chose to focus on the "common man" instead of the self. They do not only concentrate on personal response and rejection of the outside world. Therefore, Wordsworth and Coleridge can not be accused on the charge of solipsism. William Wordsworth was very concerned with others in the subject of his poems as well ... have pleased a greater number than I ventured to hope I should please" (141) if he was only concentrating on the self. Wordsworth was concerned for all responses from all mankind and not only his personal response. He emphasized and focused on the common man in the Preface to Lyrical Ballads by writing in a common language that the ordinary man can easily understand and appreciate. There are no phrases or figures of speech in his poems that would not be found in conversation between the ordinary, ...
- 1325: Creating the Melancholic Tone in “The Raven”
- ... Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Raven," representing Poe’s own introverted crisis of hell, is unusually moving and attractive to the reader. In his essay entitled "The Philosophy of Composition," Poe reveals his purpose in writing “The Raven” and also describes the work of composing the poem as being carefully calculated in all aspects. Of all melancholy topics, Poe wished to use the one that was universally understood, death; specifically death ... The Raven” seemingly represents a very painful condition of mind, an intellect sensitive to madness and the abyss of melancholy brought upon by the death of a beloved lady. The parallelism of Poe’s own personal problems, with those of the narrator in “The Raven,” his calculated use of symbolism, and the articulation of language through the use of the raven’s refrain, the reader becomes aware of Poe’s prominent ... will be “Nevermore,” the character inquires about his lost love, the “rare amd radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore,” perhaps purposefully to experience further torture and anguish (95). Through "The Raven," Poe makes a personal, introverted hell strangely mesmerizing and tasteful to all. The Gothic tone of “The Raven,” as explained by Poe in his essay entitled "The Philosophy of Composition," has greatly influenced my own and presumably other ...
- 1326: Emily Dickinson: Individuality
- ... converted to Christianity. Her family was also putting an enormous amount of pressure for her to convert. No longer the submissive youngster she would not bend her will on such issues as religion, literature, and personal associations. She maintained a correspondence with Rev. Charles Wadsworth over a substantial period of time. Even though she rejected the Church as an entity she never did reject or accept God. Wadsworth appealed to her ... hindered since childhood, worsened. In Emily’s life the most important things to her were love, religion, individuality, and nature. When discussing these themes she followed her lifestyle and broke away from traditional forms of writing and wrote with an intense energy and complexity that had never been seen before and is rarely seen today. She was a rarity not only because of her poetry but because she was one of ... for granted, cannot be grasped by even the greatest so-called minds. Emily also saw the frightful part of nature. Death was an extension of the natural order. Probably the most prominent theme in her writing is death. She took death in a relatively casual way when compared to the puritan beliefs that surrounded her life. Death to her was just the next logical step of life and compares it ...
- 1327: William Lyon Mackenzie
- ... s patrons throughout most of his life. In 1820, William sailed to Canada with John, another son of Edward Lesslie. Mackenzie was immediately impressed with Upper Canada. Before the end of the year, Mackenzie was writing for the York Observer under the name of Mercator In 1824, Mackenzie started his most famous newspaper, the Colonial Advocate. The first edition appeared on May 18, 1824. The sole purpose of this paper was ... Upper Canadians were ready to rise, if given some sign of substantial aid, such as an invasion by sympathetic Americans. In January of 1839, Mackenzie moved to Rochester. Later in that year, Mackenzie, beset by personal problems and discouraged by American attitudes and the failure of association, turned his mind from thoughts of invading the Canada s. In May of 1839, generous supporters lent Mackenzie enough money to form a new ... on running in the up-coming election, and be re-elected into parliament. In the Spring of that year, he won a seat in Haldimand County. In August, 1856, after many failed newspapers, and serious personal and financial problems, Mackenzie resigned his seat in parliament. For the next three years, it seemed that he stopped caring about what he previously fought do hard for. He refused seats in parliament, and ...
- 1328: Harwood's "Impromptu for Ann Jennings" and "Home of Mercy"
- ... society's views whereas in "An Impromptu for Ann Jennings" she presents us with her own views. An "Impromptu for Ann Jennings" is a tribute to Ann Jennings who was a neighbour and a close personal friend of Harwood, during their childbearing days. In "An Impromptu for Ann Jennings", Harwood seems to take joy in the unique and very special bond that is made between women friends who share their time ... expectations for the children by the mothers. Stanza six and the beginning of seven talks about the oppression of women in society. Harwood holds very negative views on male patriarchy; this is evident from her writing. "There was no word to frame it, though spirit beat at flesh as in a grave from which it could not rise. But we have risen" This appears to be very feminist in the fact ... opposite views on childbirth and motherhood to "An Impromptu for Ann Jennings". "Home of Mercy" reflects the society's views, not Harwood's, whereas in "Impromptu for Ann Jennings" the ideas and values are very personal. This poem discusses the idea of premarital sex resulting in pregnancy with young girls and how society condemns these girls forever for the one mistake they made when very young. The opening of the ...
- 1329: Joshua Larwence Chamberlin
- ... would be born Emily Stelle in the spring of 1860, and Gertrude Loraine, born in the fall of 1865, but both would die before their first birthdays. By this time, however, critical national issues overshadowed personal concerns and sorrows. The issue of slavery, and its westward expansion, caused emotional debate and violence for decades. The 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States signaled to many Southerners a ... war would not be a short one and an "irresistible impulse" began to stir inside me, to get involved in the conflict. My desire to be "placed at my proper post" would be faced with personal, and professional, obstacles to overcome. My father, who had wanted me to go to West Point and become a career soldier, would declare the conflict "not our war". Fannie was opposed to me going she ... great reunion. The heat would probably have killed me. In August 1913 I visited my daughter's family at their summer home, I enjoyed sailing and spending time with the family. I was even considering writing a book about Gettysburg, but I soon fell ill again. This illness really sapped my remaining strength, and by January 1914, I was completely bedridden. This time there was no hope of recovery, and, ...
- 1330: Popes
- ... provisions caused Alexander to return to normal and he never issued the Bull. Perhaps if the Church had reformed during Alexander's reign, Leo X would never have taken office. Leo is most noted for writing to his brother "God has given us the papacy-let us enjoy it". Leo took this credo to heart and was considered the most extravagant pope and one of the great spenders of his time ... The popes' greatest mistake was to entangle themselves in numerous political alliances instead of tending towards the spiritual concerns of their followers. The first pope to introduce this "period of unabashed, unconcealed, relentless pursuit of personal gain and power politics"(Tuchman,73)was Sixtus IV. He is most famous for his involvement in the Pazzi conspiracy. In anger towards the violence of the Medici's punishment of the Pazzi, he excommunicated ... all of Florence. This use of spiritual power for secular purposes blackened Sixtus reputation because of the harm done to the Florentines and their economy, and because his reaction raised suspicions about the pope's personal involvement in the conspiracy. Sixtus reign was so "rancorous" that after his death Rome exploded into three weeks of riot and plunder. His successor Innocent VIII did no better in the political arena than ...
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