Deadly Unna Essay

Na Chen Argumentative Essay-Scarlet “There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. ‘Good Pride represents our dignity and self respected. ‘Bad Pride’ is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.” This quote by John C. Maxwell explains how pride could be good or bad. Also, there are many quotes from the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis,” saying how pride could be wonderful or terrible. Pride is a terrible thing to have because it could lead you to hurt others, ruin…

Community is one of the most crucial aspects of the human experience. Connection with others is something that is craved by, but not attained by, all. Pride is one of the main attributes that can lead to a lack of community. When a person is prideful they become a thorn to others around them and are unable to connect deeply with people. When humility is apparent however, these connections can be developed because the person is able to admit when they are wrong others can gather around them in…

committing a sin for instance, when someone steals money they know they have committed a sin. This is similar to Everyman, God says “And now I see the people do clean forsake me they use the seven deadly sins damnable” (Everyman). Therefore, when men commits a major sin they are aware of it because the deadly sins are Pride, Envy, Wrath, Gluttony, Lust, Sloth and…

The sin of envy is, in my opinion, an acute manifestation of pride. I wrestle with pride more than any other sin, and because pride and envy are so intertwined, I struggle frequently with envy as well. In one sense, I think envy is slightly more specific than pride; for this reason, this chapter caused me to focus less on the big picture and to consider instead how envy impacts my relationships with particular people. After reading Guinness’ insights, I realized that I can harness envy as a tool…

Art requires a skill which includes painting, sculpture, architecture, music and literature. Dante believes that he is an artist because he writes poetry and therefore dedicates the inner edge of the seventh circle to people who have been violent against it. This violence against art is so important to Dante that he places it in the seventh circle of the Inferno out of nine circles. The sinners Dante encounters are guilty of usury and are forced to wear money purses around their necks…

The human brain is a vital organ which is crucial in every aspect of a persons life. Controlling speech, personality and keeping the body vessel functioning, the brain is also the home to every single event that a person has previously experienced. The ability to store and retrieve information like this over a period of time is called memory. A jam-packed pocket, stuffed full of everything that cannot be forgotten in the every day life, all depend on a persons mind and the capacity to hold and…

Lust Punished by foxes There are many odd things that happen in this story. It is also very different from other things that we have read in the past. The other fox spirits were handled and treated very differently than the one here. This story is about a man that collects aphrodisiacs as a hobby (Songling, 356-58). There are three characters in this story, four if you count the fox spirit (Songling, 356-58). The characters in this story are the wife, the husband, and the husbands friend…

Hell, as envisioned by Dante Aligheri in the 14th century, was classified into several circles, representing sins that fall into the themes of incontinence, violence, or fraud. Dante’s organization of The Inferno was meticulous and extremely detailed, to the point where some even labelled his Inferno as a “perfectly functioning bureaucracy” (V: Note 9-12) . While he was very successful and venerated for creating such a comprehensive idea of Hell, if his concept is the standard that must be lived…

The cultural, physical, geographical surroundings of Hell shape and affect Dante Allegri and his psychological and moral trails as a person. From the moment Dante had stepped into Hell he had changed as our surroundings can change who we are. Dante was changed morally and righteously after he had witnessed Hell and what would come for him soon. As the comedy begins, ‘Midway upon the journey of our lives, I had found myself in a forest dark…’ (Dante’s Inferno page 1), Dante is middle-ranged and…

In researching the story Inferno by Dante Alighieri, we will look at the intriguing journey Dante takes throughout his life. At this particular moment in life, Dante falls asleep and once awaken he comes to the realization that he is lost. “Midway along the journey of our life / I woke to find myself in a dark wood, / for I had wandered off from the straight path.” (Puchner, 1053) A journey that he will share with Virgil as his guide. Virgil will help guide Dante through their journey to Hell…