7 Deadly Sins Research Paper

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If you didn’t know there are seven deadly sins. The seven deadly sins are avarice, sloth, envy, lust, gluttony, prided, wrath. Also a lot of people commit them and some people try to stay away from committing them. They are all bad in their own ways. Some are worse than others. The 7 deadly sins can happen anywhere and at any time. If you didn’t guess the seven deadly sins avarice, sloth, envy, lust, gluttony, pride, wrath- we’re all committed Sunday during the twice annual bake sale at St. Mary’s of Immaculate Conception Church.
At the Church bake sale all these sins were committed by these “faithful” people. To me it is just sad and really unfaithful for them to do. Some of these people that committed these sins were Penny cox, Connie Barret, Melissa Wyckoff, Betty Wicks, and even Father Mark. This just proves that the holiest of people do the vilest of stuff too, like to commit the seven deadly sins. But the worst of it all, even the Father did it, and he shouldn’t be committing these sins.
The sin of Avarice was
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Sloth is reluctant to work or make an effort; laziness. “I mentioned to Father Mark O’Connor that I’ve seen candles at Connie’s house that I wouldn’t be surprised one bit if she stole from the church’s storage closet,” said Cox, who also committed the sin of sloth by forcing her daughter to set up and man her booth while she gossiped with friends.” This is an example of Sloth because Penny cox made her own daughter set up and man her booth, all while she just talked to her friends. Penny cox committed the sin of Sloth since she made her daughter do everything that she should have done with her daughter, or herself. The examples of the first sin were mostly talking about what she did and how she committed, which contrast with the examples of the second sin. The seven deadly sins gluttony, avarice, sloth, pride, lust, wrath, and envy were all committed at the Immaculate Conception Church twice annual bake

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