The Crucifixion was a different way for the Persians to torture people who they believed were doing something wrong. After being hung on a giant wooden cross the person would suffer brutal days of slow death. This form of torture was used by the Persians, passed on to the Babylonians, then to the the Romans. There were many different ways that these three different cultures tortured people with the form of crucifixion. The Persians would hang a criminal, a misbehaved slave, or a non-citizen on a huge wooden cross by their limbs. Their hands would be wrapped around the cross and tied or nailed then they would be left to dangle. Soon the person’s shoulders would dislocate. Their organs would soon begin to fill up with fluids causing them so
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Gender is socially constructed whereby men and women are explicitly organized and conceptualized by social groups. Women are negatively stereotyped as being ‘feminine’ and are socially stigmatized if they fail to conform to this culturally specific concept of being a woman. On the other hand, men are expected to portray power and assertiveness that has become largely accepted by society as part of a man’s identity. In Mendoza-Denton’s Homegirls (2014), the gang girls demonstrate power in a unique and socially unacceptable fashion. Similarly, African-American drag uses tools of feminine gender performance to demolish the hegemonic masculine gender roles (Barrett, 1998). Furthermore, the use of style shifting across gender demonstrates it’s importance in highlighting gender norms and acquiring power and respect. In the current discussion, I examine the similarities and differences of gender identity between Mendoza-Denton’s Homegirls (2014) and The Routledge Sociolinguistics Reader (Meyerhoff & Schleef, 2010) with a focus on femininity, power and style shifting.
The artwork I have chosen from the book was the painting by Rogier van der Wayden called the Crucifixion with the Virgin and St. John the evangelist (c. 1400-1464). The work is done with oil painting on wooden oak panels. This painting is very meaningful and descriptive, while also telling a story. It portrays a very complex image of the crucifixion of Jesus Crist on the cross, and his mother, Virgin Mary and disciple John suffering his loss. This painting is divided into two panels, dividing the two scenes. I believe this type of painting would be presented in a church or museum setting, because of the bright and bold coloring. This work overall is resembling a very important time in history, and also has a lot more deep and hidden analysis
Throughout much of Modernism many artists were influenced and informed by the work of exotic regions throughout the world, more specifically Africa. African Art would influence much of the Modern Movements from the latter part of the Nineteenth and the beginning of the Twentieth Centuries. Much is said of the artists within the Harlem Renaissance, and how it directly reflects the influence of Africana upon their art. Often times, this work is neglected to be considered Modern if not in specialized selections of course throughout many of today's higher institutions of learning. However, thus being said, Aaron Douglas, often considered the pioneer of African American Modern Art, would bring this notion to the
Dr. John J. Johnson specializes in theology and wrote an academic Journal named “The Koran's Denial of Christ's Crucifixion: A Critique” in which he discusses the difference between the portrayal, interpretation, and explanations of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the New Testament and in the Koran. In the text he gave an account of how the death of christ was real. The author stated, “ Tacitus (ca 56-117 A.D.), a Roman historian and senator, confirmed the historicity of Christ’s crucifixion: ‘Christus, from whom the name [Christians] had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hand of the procurator Pontius Pilate.’ The first-century Jewish historian Josephus, in his Antiquities of the Jews, also confirms that Christ was executed on the cross by Pilate”(Johnson ). This text confirms that not only does the crucifixion of Christ was a historical event, but it also has the senator saying that his punishment was the most extreme out of any possible punishment.
While working as a night attendant on the psychiatric ward of Menlo Park Veterans Hospital, Ken Kesey was stricken with an idea that would later turn into his first novel. That novel, entitled One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, went on to become his most famous work and a celebrated piece of modern American fiction (Lupack 566). One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest tells the story of a mental hospital which is running quite smoothly until a new patient enters the ward and sets chaos in motion. This new patient, McMurphy, disagrees with the rules of the ward’s authority figure, Nurse Ratched, and makes no attempt to hide it. Thus begins an all-out war between authority and the individual, leading to the suicides of several patients and even the
Today we want to look at the causality that took place in the Garden Tomb during the 6 day war.
Many people ridicule Christians for believing in a man who resurrected from the dead. They laugh at Christians and criticize them for basing their faith on an event that lack proof and evidence. However, the evidence that skeptics use to challenge the Christian faith, in actuality, support the claims that Jesus truly was the God that he claimed to be. The evidence that affirms Jesus’ claims to be true include his lifestyle and teachings, the prophecies that he fulfilled, historical facts, and the dramatic transformation of the lives of his disciples. Many may ask Christians how they can believe in a Savior without proof of his divinity; but, in reality, God has given us an abundance of signs. He is still providing us with compelling evidence
The earliest Christians did not have church building. They typically met in homes. (The first actual church building so far found is at Dura Europos on the Euphrates , dating about 231.). They did not have public ceremonies that would introduce them to the public, and they had no access to the mass media of their day. So, to understand the steady and diverse expansion, we can have a conversation, about the Apostle Paul, we don't run across many "big names" as missionaries in the first few hundred years of Christians history. Instead, the faith spread through a multitude of humble, ordinary believers whose names have been long forgotten.
In 1796, Edward Jenner created the first vaccine, but his discovery was an accident. Even though his discovery was an accident, Jenner’s discovery had revolutionized the medical world, and since his discovery, many more vaccines have been created. These vaccines can be very beneficial, so people should get vaccinated because it prevents diseases, stops outbreaks, prevents isolation among people, and exceeds the risks associated with vaccines.
Most people know what crucifixion looks like, but what most don't consider is how it must feel to have nails driven through your limbs. We all recognize the iconic image of Jesus on the cross, but it's wrong to assume that all crucifixions were executed in the often-depicted upright position. According to Senior Reporter Esther Inglis Arkell, people could be crucified upside down, sideways along the arms of the cross, or in any other way, shape, or form the emperors saw fit. Instead of nailing hands to the cross, it was more commonplace and more favorable to nail the wrists. This meant more stability, and a longer time upright. However, this would also mean the possibility of cutting a major artery, which would've caused exsanguination. It's likely the people carrying out the crucifixion would've been trained to avoid this, as the point of this method of torture is to delay the death of the victim for as long as possible. The most common cause of death resulting from crucifixion has been concluded to be suffocation. The body exhausts itself to the point where it can no longer physically inhale. It'd resemble drowning without water. However, this could only happen if the victim in question did not first die of exposure. Weather, scavenger animals such as rats, and even Roman citizens could contribute to the death. Keep in mind, all this physical pain would occur alongside the slow mental deterioration the victim would likely experience due to the cruel and public nature of the
The Romans made it a punishment in order to prolong the suffering. Someone who was crucified suffered the ultimate amount of pain. Crucifixion was the most disgraceful, looked-down on form of death penalty. It was usually intended for slaves, “aliens”, revolutionaries, and criminals who committed terrible crimes. The only time a Roman citizen ever crucified another was for leaving the
Torture has been practiced throughout history. “Torture is any act that intentionally inflicts severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, when executed to serve a stated purpose other than punishment, such as gathering intelligence information or intimidating government dissenters”(“Torture”). Many cultures throughout history, such as the Romans, Jews, Egyptians, and many more have used torture as part of their justice and law system. One of the Roman’s torturing methods was crucifixion where the victim is tied or nailed to a wooden cross and left to hang until dead; the Jews torture method was stoning where a group of people threw stones at a person until that person dies; and the Egyptians had the “Desert Sun Death” which is
Early Christianity had a lot to do with the transformation of Rome and posed a challenge to the Roman Empire. Christians were known as the enemy of Rome, primarily because they refused to worship the emperors as the embodiment of Rome’s Gods meaning they were denying his divinity and authority. The one whom the Christians worshiped had been declared a criminal, was tried and put to death the roman state.
Time and events as we know have been tracked by B.C. (before Christ) and A.D. (in the year of our Lord). In the Old Testament, prophecies point to the coming of Jesus Christ. In the New Testament, Jesus came to earth, died and rose again. There are many questions to be answered about Jesus. Who is He? What did he do while he was alive? What was Jesus called? The answers to these questions are very clear.