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…What is humanism? Humanism is something LIKE a belief in European Middle Ages after the time of Rome. The Humanists (People who believed in humanism) liked to individual work. Commitment to public service was a plus in the life of a humanist. Developing…

…The Iliad: Homer's Views of Life and Death through Achilles and Hector The Iliad takes place in 1200 B.C. on the North West coast of present day Turkey. Homer of Greece put the epic on paper for the first time in the ninth century. From that moment…

…I often find myself desperately searching for the definition of life. What the hell I am looking at through stereovision and black frames. Its hard to believe I was once microscopic, once ceased to exist, and eventually will not exist. It's hard to come…

…Since the beginning of time, man has studied the Earth and observed the cosmos in pursuit of the answer to the question, "How did life begin on Earth?" Another obvious question to this is whether or not there is life in other parts of the universe…

…The Awareness of Evil Creates a Gloomy Life As children people seem to know nothing about the presence of evil on earth. The only “bad guys” we see or are aware of are on television or in comic books. Eventually everyone experiences certain…

…The first Christians proclaimed that the crucified Jesus was raised to life and exalted into the realm of God. For them, this equals salvation. This affirms both the beliefs that Jesus lives on in the faith of the community as well as God acting…

…How would you feel if your life turned upside down, due to being forced to leave your home, ripped apart from your family, and mandated to live in a concentration camp. But sixty-two years ago, teenagers in Europe had to face this dilemma. One teenage…

…knowledge, spiritual enlightenment, etc. All these definitions have their own pros and cons. But to define Success as the ability to live your life in your own way is not appropriate. Success can be better defined as the attainment of specific goals, which have…

…The Affirmation of Life The essay “Death and Justice: How Capital Punishment Affirms Life,” by Edward I. Koch, is a rather conservative outlook of the death penalty from a member of the Democratic Party. It first appeared in The New Republic…

…Sonnet 73 Sonnet 73 gives an insight into a particularly emotional time in William Shakespeare's life. William Shakespeare, who lived during the second half of the 16th century and the early 17th century, wrote sonnet 73 to an anonymous lover…