Mystery Of Iniquity Quotes

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Anthony Holland
Dr.Dubose
ENG 102
November 12, 2017 Mystery Of Iniquity
In Mystery of Iniquity, Lauryn Hill examines people being holy to illustrate living through the lord, lack of fairness, and cause of destruction.

Lauryn Hill illustrates not living through the lord. According to the quote, "Loving a lie, Not realizing in Adam’’. This quote means that the people who keep living in a world that god doesn’t like will result in death. According to the article, ‘’god doesn’t like crime, fatalities, and method used. And these can be the causes that god can turn evil on you if you want to keep living this type of life. But that’s why I live through god, I always had anyway and also if you don’t honor your parents that can lead to living a shorter life as well. But I didn’t even know that if you don’t honor your parents that can lead to a shorter life, my parents told me it’s in the bible which I didn’t know at all and that’s another reason why I always try to respect my parents at all times now and you can lose out on blessings as well.
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According to the quote, ‘’the truth is obsolete, Only two positions: victimizer or victim, Both end up in destruction trusting this crooked system’’. This quote represents lack of fairness and Lauryn Hill wants the audience to let it be known. According to the article, ‘’Unsettling research into the psychology of courtroom decisions has shown that our personal backgrounds, unconscious biases about race, gender and appearance, and even the time of day play a more important role in outcomes than the actual law’’. This quote represents my theme because the quotes is saying the lack of fairness by the court system because instead of focusing on what is right, the court system is focusing on the wrong stuff. The court system needs to change their laws because it’s really not right on how they judge

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