"After Satan's rebellion, Satan was motivated more by his envy of God than his jealousy of God: true or false?"
What led to Satan's rebellion was a desire for God's power. He sought/does seek to overthrow the Almighty, and he is thus led by what I might say is a possible combination of both jealousy and envy. Jealousy lies in hostility towards a rival/potential rival, and envy lies in wishing for what the other has. He certainly wished for what God had/has! Perhaps jealousy is what eventually would lead him to envy? Satan showed signs of both jealousy and envy, but overall I do think that it was mostly envy that led Satan to commit his rebellious atrocities against God.
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Medea (Thoughts)
"What does the fate of Medea and those who mistreat her and oppress her say about it's own time?"
The play Medea is about a woman who has been left by her husband for a princess. Obviously, she is upset about this. (Wouldn't you be too?) She was in despair and she decided to commit a series of brutal murders in order to avenge the misfortune that her husband had brought upon her.
In her doing this, we can see very clearly the affects that the Peloponessian War had caused. (the play and the war were about the same time)
This work of Greek drama has a mix of grief, anger, and love all wrapped up into one. This being the case, I can see the same thing in war.
War is typically brought on by grief (and or) anger just as the murders that Medea committed were brought on by these.
In war we also see love. Men leaving their friends and families can be tragic. It tears the people affected apart. It can be the making or unmaking of a person, and in Medea's case, it was her unmaking.
It was tragic, just as the time of the Peloponessian War was tragic. These are the things that I see reflected in the play Medea.
"Can we learn anything from Medea about the Greek's attitude towards foreigners and women?"
Yes, I believe that we can. In Medea we see both a mix of those that don't care what your gender is or about where you come from, and then again, we see those who do. (Sounds a bit like society today don't you think?)
We see some, (her husband, Jason for example) that can be sexist. He seems to see Medea as no more than a play thing. Something that he can leave and not reap the consequences of doing so. And then we see others such as the king. He seems less opposed to the opposite gender than did Jason. We see this when his daughter is killed by Medea. He is heart-broken by the loss of his dear daughter. In this seen, we can tell that he really did care for his daughter. It certainly didn't seem like he thought of her as no more than a play thing.
Now I will do my best to answer the question concerning the view of foreigners.
Medea was a foreigner and it appears that although she was respected by some, she was also mistreated by others. (Again, I am using Jason as an example). He left her for a woman of his own city. Not that of another which Medea was. And then again, we see the man who agreed to offer Medea safety in his land if she could get there. It doesn't seem like he was very opposed to foreigners.
Yes, I think that there where certain wide-held views of women and foreigners, but also that there were some who didn't have those views. I believe that just like with anything in the world, it was a mixed lot.
Thank you so much for reading, and please let me know what you think!
The play Medea is about a woman who has been left by her husband for a princess. Obviously, she is upset about this. (Wouldn't you be too?) She was in despair and she decided to commit a series of brutal murders in order to avenge the misfortune that her husband had brought upon her.
In her doing this, we can see very clearly the affects that the Peloponessian War had caused. (the play and the war were about the same time)
This work of Greek drama has a mix of grief, anger, and love all wrapped up into one. This being the case, I can see the same thing in war.
War is typically brought on by grief (and or) anger just as the murders that Medea committed were brought on by these.
In war we also see love. Men leaving their friends and families can be tragic. It tears the people affected apart. It can be the making or unmaking of a person, and in Medea's case, it was her unmaking.
It was tragic, just as the time of the Peloponessian War was tragic. These are the things that I see reflected in the play Medea.
"Can we learn anything from Medea about the Greek's attitude towards foreigners and women?"
Yes, I believe that we can. In Medea we see both a mix of those that don't care what your gender is or about where you come from, and then again, we see those who do. (Sounds a bit like society today don't you think?)
We see some, (her husband, Jason for example) that can be sexist. He seems to see Medea as no more than a play thing. Something that he can leave and not reap the consequences of doing so. And then we see others such as the king. He seems less opposed to the opposite gender than did Jason. We see this when his daughter is killed by Medea. He is heart-broken by the loss of his dear daughter. In this seen, we can tell that he really did care for his daughter. It certainly didn't seem like he thought of her as no more than a play thing.
Now I will do my best to answer the question concerning the view of foreigners.
Medea was a foreigner and it appears that although she was respected by some, she was also mistreated by others. (Again, I am using Jason as an example). He left her for a woman of his own city. Not that of another which Medea was. And then again, we see the man who agreed to offer Medea safety in his land if she could get there. It doesn't seem like he was very opposed to foreigners.
Yes, I think that there where certain wide-held views of women and foreigners, but also that there were some who didn't have those views. I believe that just like with anything in the world, it was a mixed lot.
Thank you so much for reading, and please let me know what you think!
Friday, November 1, 2013
Colorblindness
Why are men more likely than women to be colorblind?
First of all, I would like to tell you a bit about what colorblindness is. It is usually a sex-linked trait that makes it so that some people can't see certain colors. (Rarely, for us humans of Earth, no colors at all!)
Now I will give the answer to why men are more likely than women to be colorblind.
Well, colorblindness is carried by the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome. Women have two X chromosomes (XX) whereas men only have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome (XY). This means that a woman can be a carrier and not actually get colorblindness because the other X chromosome can "mask" the colorblindness from the other X chromosome. Since men have one X and one Y chromosome, they don't have another X chromosome to "mask" the colorblindness.
In order for a woman to inherit colorblindness she would have to get it from both of the two parents. For a man, he would only need to inherit it from one parent.
These are the interesting reasons why men are more likely than women to be colorblind.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read this, and please let me know what you think!
First of all, I would like to tell you a bit about what colorblindness is. It is usually a sex-linked trait that makes it so that some people can't see certain colors. (Rarely, for us humans of Earth, no colors at all!)
Now I will give the answer to why men are more likely than women to be colorblind.
Well, colorblindness is carried by the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome. Women have two X chromosomes (XX) whereas men only have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome (XY). This means that a woman can be a carrier and not actually get colorblindness because the other X chromosome can "mask" the colorblindness from the other X chromosome. Since men have one X and one Y chromosome, they don't have another X chromosome to "mask" the colorblindness.
In order for a woman to inherit colorblindness she would have to get it from both of the two parents. For a man, he would only need to inherit it from one parent.
These are the interesting reasons why men are more likely than women to be colorblind.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read this, and please let me know what you think!
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Aristotle and Sparta
"Why was Aristotle a significant figure?"
Well...This is a tricky subject. I mean, what makes anyone a significant person in history? The person was born, raised, the person had a brain, a heart, and I'm sure that they had a favorite food, but obviously these facts aren't what makes a person significant. Considering all of the people in the world it's a strange wonder how anyone makes it to the top.
Alright,so let's just try and figure out what the significant figures all have in common. They all have that strange, magical, mystifying, and very rare ability to pull people in to what they are saying. There could be the person who is the key to every question that the human race have ever asked living on this planet right now and we wouldn't even know who that person was if he had no means of telling us. If he didn't have the talent or resources to tell us, then how would he? Well, he wouldn't because he couldn't. That's it then, we have found the reason that Aristotle was significant! No no no, remove that ridiculous idea from your mind! We still have quite a ways to go in figuring out why this man was significant. What is another thing that all significant people have in common? That's right, all significant people have a message that they think is important to the world that they would like to share. Do we have the answer yet? No, I'm afraid not. We know that he had some way of drawing attention to himself and that he had a message to give, but what was that message and why was it important? Then and only then, will we know what was so significant about Aristotle.
(Caution! You are now entering into a different time in history! You may experience the feeling that only comes from the sheer perfection of learning about the past.)
"Excuse me, but you seem to be a little lost. Is there anything that I can help you with?" The stranger looks at you calmly and sincerely. "Yes, indeed you can. I am looking for Aristotle the philosopher. Do you know where I can find him?" "Surely, I believe that he is with young Alexander right about now." You give the stranger a nod of gratitude and hurry down the road till you find the place where the future Alexander the Great and the philosopher Aristotle were studying. "Excuse me sirs, but I am in need of both your assistance. You see, I need to know what makes Aristotle here a significant figure! I have searched high and low but I cannot seem to find the answer. I thought that if I spoke to you directly, then I might understand it more clearly." Aristotle and young Alexander look at you in amazement. "I do not know what makes you think that you can just barge into the lesson I am teaching, but because you seem so genuinely confused, you are welcome to sit in and listen to what I have to say for the time being. You thank the man for allowing you this great honor and sit quietly while him and Alexander go through that day's lesson.
Through sitting here, you learn many things about this person that you have only read and heard about through your life. You learn that he thought that we should not simply ignore the world in which we live, but rather, we should study it. You hear him talk about his findings in science as well as his moral beliefs. You come to see that he is a very logical person and it is no wonder to you now why he was so significant in history.
When the lesson is finished, you thank the two and go back to your world. When you arrive you quickly write down your findings on why this man was so significant. Here is what you wrote. "Aristotle was a man with a mind of his own. He did not just accept the findings of others to be true. He wanted to know for himself. This was what made him a philosopher. He was not simply a philosopher though, he was a philosopher who wanted to know many things. He thought about science, politics, logic, etc. He made us use our minds. His ideas intrigued us, He made us think logically through questions that we have asked ourselves, and he tried his very best to leave us with some idea of our world. He was "the philosopher." This is why he was and still is, a significant figure.
"What was Spartan society like?"
Spartan society was a very strange place to say the least. Once Sparta had conquered Messenia, they enslaved the conquered people. It turned out that the slaves or helots as they called them, ended up greatly outnumbering Sparta. Because they were afraid of a helot revolt, they decided to turn Sparta into a military state.
They took the Spartan boys at age 7 and forced them to commit horrible acts, eat only a small amount of food, took away their shoes, and they only gave them one cloak. The boys would be in the military training for 13 years. Once they reached the age of twenty, the boys would join into the citizen army and be allowed to marry.
The girls were not taken from home but did have to participate in sports such as running. This was so that they would be fit bearers of children.
Finally, after all of that time away from home, at age 30, the Spartan men could go back to their families! Even though they were allowed to live at home, they still had to eat at a public mess hall.
Now I will tell you about the government of Sparta. Sparta had two kings, a council of elders, an executive board of five ephors, and an assembly of citizens which consisted of every Spartan male who was over the age of 30.
Well, now you know a little bit about Sparta. Shout it from the roof tops, tell it to all of your friends, send out Sparta information packets in the mail! (Please don't actually do that.)
I hope that you have enjoyed this essay, and please let me know what you think!
(Caution! You are now entering into a different time in history! You may experience the feeling that only comes from the sheer perfection of learning about the past.)
"Excuse me, but you seem to be a little lost. Is there anything that I can help you with?" The stranger looks at you calmly and sincerely. "Yes, indeed you can. I am looking for Aristotle the philosopher. Do you know where I can find him?" "Surely, I believe that he is with young Alexander right about now." You give the stranger a nod of gratitude and hurry down the road till you find the place where the future Alexander the Great and the philosopher Aristotle were studying. "Excuse me sirs, but I am in need of both your assistance. You see, I need to know what makes Aristotle here a significant figure! I have searched high and low but I cannot seem to find the answer. I thought that if I spoke to you directly, then I might understand it more clearly." Aristotle and young Alexander look at you in amazement. "I do not know what makes you think that you can just barge into the lesson I am teaching, but because you seem so genuinely confused, you are welcome to sit in and listen to what I have to say for the time being. You thank the man for allowing you this great honor and sit quietly while him and Alexander go through that day's lesson.
Through sitting here, you learn many things about this person that you have only read and heard about through your life. You learn that he thought that we should not simply ignore the world in which we live, but rather, we should study it. You hear him talk about his findings in science as well as his moral beliefs. You come to see that he is a very logical person and it is no wonder to you now why he was so significant in history.
When the lesson is finished, you thank the two and go back to your world. When you arrive you quickly write down your findings on why this man was so significant. Here is what you wrote. "Aristotle was a man with a mind of his own. He did not just accept the findings of others to be true. He wanted to know for himself. This was what made him a philosopher. He was not simply a philosopher though, he was a philosopher who wanted to know many things. He thought about science, politics, logic, etc. He made us use our minds. His ideas intrigued us, He made us think logically through questions that we have asked ourselves, and he tried his very best to leave us with some idea of our world. He was "the philosopher." This is why he was and still is, a significant figure.
"What was Spartan society like?"
Spartan society was a very strange place to say the least. Once Sparta had conquered Messenia, they enslaved the conquered people. It turned out that the slaves or helots as they called them, ended up greatly outnumbering Sparta. Because they were afraid of a helot revolt, they decided to turn Sparta into a military state.
They took the Spartan boys at age 7 and forced them to commit horrible acts, eat only a small amount of food, took away their shoes, and they only gave them one cloak. The boys would be in the military training for 13 years. Once they reached the age of twenty, the boys would join into the citizen army and be allowed to marry.
The girls were not taken from home but did have to participate in sports such as running. This was so that they would be fit bearers of children.
Finally, after all of that time away from home, at age 30, the Spartan men could go back to their families! Even though they were allowed to live at home, they still had to eat at a public mess hall.
Now I will tell you about the government of Sparta. Sparta had two kings, a council of elders, an executive board of five ephors, and an assembly of citizens which consisted of every Spartan male who was over the age of 30.
Well, now you know a little bit about Sparta. Shout it from the roof tops, tell it to all of your friends, send out Sparta information packets in the mail! (Please don't actually do that.)
I hope that you have enjoyed this essay, and please let me know what you think!
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