The Alchemist Essay

Born the 4th of January 1643, Isaac Newton became a revolutionary scientist who made discoveries in physics, mathematics, alchemy, and a variety of other subjects. Because he lived during the 17th century Newton was a major part of the Scientific Revolution; a time of scientific acceleration and learning. It was started by a Protestant Revolution that sparked interest in both religious and scientific thought (PBS, 2016). People were looking at the world through a scientific lens because they…

Jerry Uelsmann is an American photographer. He was born June 11, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan and is still living today in Gainesville Florida. Uelsmann graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1957 where he received his B.F.A degree. In addition, Uelsmann earned his M.S. as well as an M.F.A. from Indiana University in 1960. Aside from creating his own artwork, Uelsmann taught photography at the University of Florida Gainesville. In addition to teaching photography, he was a graduate…

oils and their innumerable properties penetrate our body and spread throughout the body, bringing well-being and its properties to all corners. What are essential oils? Essential oils are substances found in different plant tissues. The ancient alchemists called them “soul of plants”, because they contain numerous natural chemical compounds, from the plant from which they are extracted, that we can use as a home remedy in many situations. In fact, aromatherapy is a very old technique that uses…

but ultimately good for one’s self. This is the importance of my value of faith, but it has also caused my value of kindness/love. The bible says that you should love everyone you encounter, since it is the only way to really by Christlike. As the alchemist says, “When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” Loving others is the most important trait to me because it shows acceptance of others…

Mary Wollstonecraft, and her daughter, Mary Shelly, are two important authors who were pioneers in the feminist movement at a time when women were expected to marry and dedicate themselves to their husbands and families. Mary Wollstonecraft, the author of A Vindication of The Rights of Woman, states the importance of the natural right of freedom. She specifically advocates for the universal right of the education of women as rational human beings who have been given the ability to reason. Mary…

Bolgia 9 is for the Sowers of Discord. In the ninth Bolgia, a sword-wielding demon hacks at the Sowers of Discord, dividing parts of their bodies as in life they divided others. Bolgia 10 is the final Bolgia, various sorts of falsifiers such as alchemists, counterfeiters, perjurers, and impostors who are a disease on society are sent there and they are afflicted with different types of…

“Knowledge” recurring many times throughout the Frankenstein novel. A word that speaks for itself but also can have different meanings. It is also a powerful tool to that can be used as a result of our judgment. “Knowledge consists in recognizing the difference between good and bad decisions”. (Knowledge Intellectual understanding) In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein novel, characters had searched for something they had in common or a desire they shared; knowledge. Realizing the outcome was…

Introduction Cupping therapy was introduced in a mass scale recently during the 2016 Olympic games in Rio, Brazil. Michael Phelps and other Olympic athletes were seen with large circular spots on their bodies. Which then introduced the viewer to cupping therapy. Many of the Olympic commentators gave their opinions on if the therapy worked or not while others sought expert opinions from leading health care practioners. The consensus was to stick with modern western medicine. However, the viewers…

A few weeks later, I had written my book. I had some more mysteries that confused me. 1. Why are people’s marriages so weird? 3. Why was it so difficult to train Sandy? 5. Why did everyone get mad when I decided to practice Physics in the kitchen? I believe that the reason why mother didn’t love my father was because of his aggressive personality. When I didn’t listen to him, he easily lost his temper, but things have changed now. First, father asked mother if she could go out for dinner with…

Rise through Force: European Hegemony and the Military Revolution With the dawn of the second millennium (C.E.), the bulk of Europe existed as a relative backwater and there was little foreseeable evidence that this fragmented conglomerate of fiefdoms would eventually surge forth to control a better part of the known and unknown world. But surge forth it did, and by the twentieth-century the West , for better or worse, had come to dominate and influence societies around the globe. As the…