literature
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Dating Beyond Borders
Dating Beyond Borders! In a world that's increasingly interconnected, where travel is more accessible than ever, Sarah and Diego found love that transcended borders and cultures. Their story is a testament to the magic that can happen when two souls from different corners of the world collide.
Rajesh kumarPublished 8 months ago in HumansCanceling Cancel Culture and Racism
For me… understanding racism is like being at the zoo and looking at a beast through glass. I was lucky. My mom somehow grew up to be someone who didn’t hate anyone for any kind of shallow reason. I didn’t learn anything from my biological father except how that some people are just trashy. Like him.
Hope MartinPublished 8 months ago in Humans"Witch Hunts: Unmasking the Dark Legacy of Hysteria"
In the German town of Nördlingen in 1593, an innkeeper named Maria Höll found herself accused of witchcraft. She was arrested for questioning, and denied the charges. She continued to insist she wasn’t a witch through 62 rounds of torture before her accusers finally released her. Rebekka Lemp, accused a few years earlier in the same town, faced a worse fate. She wrote to her husband from jail worrying that she would confess under torture, even though she was innocent. After giving a false confession, she was burned at the stake in front of her family. Höll and Lemp were both victims of the witch hunts that occurred in Europe and the American colonies from the late 15th century until the early 18th century. These witch hunts were not a unified initiative by a single authority, but rather a phenomenon that occurred sporadically and followed a similar pattern each time. The term “witch” has taken on many meanings, but in these hunts, a witch was someone who allegedly gained magical powers by obeying Satan rather than God. This definition of witchcraft spread through churches in Western Europe starting at the end of the 15th century. It really gained traction after the pope gave a friar and professor of theology named Heinrich Kraemer permission to conduct inquisitions in search of witches in 1485. His first, in the town of Innsbruck, didn’t gain much traction with the local authorities, who disapproved of his harsh questioning of respectable citizens and shut down his trials. Undeterred, he wrote a book called the "Malleus Maleficarum," or "Hammer of Witches." The text argued for the existence of witches and suggested ruthless tactics for hunting and prosecuting them. He singled out women as easier targets for the devil’s influence, though men could also be witches. Kraemer’s book spurred others to write their own books and give sermons on the dangers of witchcraft. According to these texts, witches practiced rituals including kissing the Devil’s anus and poisoning or bewitching targets the devil singled out for harm. Though there was no evidence to support any of these claims, belief in witches became widespread. A witch hunt often began with a misfortune: a failed harvest, a sick cow, or a stillborn child. Community members blamed witchcraft, and accused each other of being witches. Many of the accused were people on the fringes of society: the elderly, the poor, or social outcasts, but any member of the community could be targeted, even occasionally children. While religious authorities encouraged witch hunts, local secular governments usually carried out the detainment and punishment of accused witches. Those suspected of witchcraft were questioned and often tortured— and under torture, thousands of innocent people confessed to witchcraft and implicated others in turn. Because these witch hunts occurred sporadically over centuries and continents the specifics varied considerably. Punishments for convicted witches ranged from small fines to burning at the stake. The hunt in which Höll and Lemp were accused dragged on for nine years, while others lasted just months. They could have anywhere from a few to a few hundred victims. The motivations of the witch hunters probably varied as well, but it seems likely that many weren’t consciously looking for scapegoats— instead, they sincerely believed in witchcraft, and thought they were doing good by rooting it out in their communities. Institutions of power enabled real harm to be done on the basis of these beliefs. But there were dissenters all along– jurists, scholars, and physicians countered books like Kraemer’s "Hammer of Witches" with texts objecting to the cruelty of the hunts, the use of forced confessions, and the lack of evidence of witchcraft. From the late 17th through the mid-18th century, their arguments gained force with the rise of stronger central governments and legal norms like due process. Witch hunting slowly declined until it disappeared altogether. Both the onset and demise of these atrocities came gradually, out of seemingly ordinary circumstances. The potential for similar situations, in which authorities use their powers to mobilize society against a false threat, still exists today— but so does the capacity of reasoned dissent to combat those false beliefs.
Alisa İnnokatePublished 8 months ago in HumansThe Profound Journey of Self-Realization in "The Little Mermaid"
When choosing a lipstick, I stumbled upon an intriguing question: "Why is the Mermaid Princess shade so popular?" One young lady described the Mermaid Princess shade like this: "The very mention of its name conjures images of dreamy mermaids and shimmering allure. In reality, it's a sheer rose-red with a touch of pearlized gold, a mere stroke giving a glistening, dewy effect, both dreamy and exuberantly youthful."
Elle SunnyPublished 8 months ago in Humans- Content Warning
Whispers in the Night
**Titl The moon hung low in the inky sky, casting a faint glow over the quiet village of Okereke. It was a place where time moved slowly, and the only sounds that usually pierced the silence were the chirping of crickets and the soft rustling of leaves in the breeze. But tonight, a different kind of hush lay over the village, a heavy quietude that spoke of deep-seated concern.
Dreams and dreamers
We all are afraid to have dreams, no matter what, as we are afraid that the same dreams will never be fulfilled. There are those that work hard for fulfilling the dreams and those that allow the dream to die even before fighting for it because they believe that dreams are just impossible things to have. And those that believe that dreams will come true fight harder than others. Believing in the dream is not sin, but allowing a dream to die is. We shall never allow dreams to die while we have the strength and force to fulfill them and fight for them, battle for them, as society is made, and its rules are built and created to make sure that any dreamer will die in vain. It's a sad story, actually, and no one will ever understand the misery. A dreamer dreams, and those that create The Impossible stay in the impossible minefield. It's what they believe, and you cannot change them. There are those that want to be helped, and there are those that are hopeless because they don’t want to be helped at all. Many save the strength for the useless things in the rules of the human keen.
Antonio MadrugadaPublished 8 months ago in HumansStay Humble, Stay Secured by God
Once there was a competition between God Brahma and God Vishnu. They wanted to know who is powerful among them. They both decided to get a conclusion from God Shivan.
Sai Suhasini RamalingamPublished 8 months ago in Humans- Content Warning
The healing and transformative power of tongue
THE HEALINGS AND TRANSPORTATION POWER OF TONGUE AND WORD Once upon a time, in a small village nestled in the mountains, there lived a young girl named Lily. She possessed a unique gift—the power of her tongue. This gift allowed her to speak words that had the ability to bring joy, heal wounds, and even change lives.
PauldollarPublished 9 months ago in Humans Shadows Of Desire
In the heart of ancient Persia, where the sunsets bathed the land in hues of amber and ruby, there existed a kingdom filled with grandeur and secrets. The tale of “Shadows of Desire” unfolds in this enigmatic realm, where the line between love and power was often blurred.
Alpha the greatPublished 9 months ago in HumansThe Heir Of Fortune
Once upon a time in the sprawling city of Veridian, there lived a young man named Oliver. He was the only child of the incredibly wealthy and powerful business magnate, Richard Thornfield. Their family was the epitome of opulence, residing in a grand mansion atop the highest hill in the city. Richard, often referred to as “Rich Daddy” by the media, had built his empire from the ground up and was known for his extravagant lifestyle.
Alpha the greatPublished 9 months ago in HumansBeyoncé's Closet Chronicles
Once upon a time, in a bustling city that never slept, there lived a young woman named Lily. She had always been captivated by the charisma and style of the one and only Beyoncé. Lily adored the way Beyoncé carried herself with grace and confidence, not to mention her impeccable fashion sense. Beyoncé's closet was legendary, and it was said that within it lay the secrets to the universe of style.
Mbanwe BrolinPublished 9 months ago in HumansThe Myth of Narcissus: Exploring the Depths of Self-Obsession
In the realm of Greek mythology, the story of Narcissus serves as a captivating cautionary tale. It speaks to the consequences of excessive self-love and the intricate interplay between self-esteem, narcissism, and the human psyche. Like the many versions of the story itself, narcissism exists on a spectrum, with healthy self-esteem at one end and narcissistic personality disorder at the other.