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    Hell is a place for sinners whose souls suffer after death for the poor choices they commit in the world. It is a spiritual realm often referred to as the inferno for the evil suffering of the souls. Some people believe their sins are not significant enough to allow them to descend to hell. Some even believe that no sin is greater than the next and that all sin is equal. I believe certain sins are greater than others, and in my hell I will have child pornographers, dog fighters, domestic abusers…

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    The story of Medea, written by the Greek poet Euripides, is about a woman who goes on a vengeful killing spree, after being scorned by her husband, Jason. Having already killed prior to that her scorn fed her murderous impulses. Her worldview indicates that she prays to the gods/goddess to go unpunished for her sins. She seeks out revenge for those who have caused her pain. As a result, Medea believes that revenge is justified. Medea seeks revenge to justify how her husband Jason has mocked…

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    Chapter 1 (September 1, 2017): There are a lot of problems that are in this world, and they all stem from sin. Sin is defined “as a condition that results in behavior” (Tripp 10). We live in a sinful world, and as a result we deal with sin in a multitude of ways. People are broken, relationships are torn, and there is a lot of evil and injustice that pervades our world. In my counsel, I must remember to teach about the problem of sin instead of trying to deal with the repercussions of sin. A…

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    capital is the most important because everything in America is solely based on honesty, hard work, being fair and so forth. It is when we do not follow these characteristics that put leaders in holes. Virtue 5: Avoid the Deadly Sins In chapter five we learned about the deadly sins for leadership. There are seven sins and they are gluttony, sloth, greed, anger, lust, envy, and pride. A sin is when a person does not do what is right. The first person we know we talked, discussed these sins is…

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    Once again, as in “Friday”, and as in Catholic devotional tradition, these failures are the “daily wounding” that continues to nail Christ to the “eternal Cross” of the poem’s title. In one of Jennings’ early collections, Song for a Birth or Death a sequence of poems entitled “The Clown”, the circus clown becomes a clear image of the crucified Christ. The similarity is apparent in a variety of terms that include innocence “you seem like one not fallen from grace”, “helplessness” and the…

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    Is mankind really the lowest cruel animal out there? Well mankind has a big reputation for making cruel and selfish decisions. In Mark Twain’s satirical essay, “The Lowest Animal”, Twain argues that mankind is evil and cruel. He then goes on to say how he believes mankind was born with a “defect”. Twain believed that humanity will have the quality to know right from wrong, the do’s and the don'ts. He says how mankind will still go and choose to be selfish. Mankind will inflict with strong agony…

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    The first two books of The Divine Comedy, Inferno and Purgatory, by Dante follow Dante as he journeys from hell to purgatory. In Inferno, Dante meets the poet Virgil who guides him through the rings of hell. Once the two reach the bottom of hell, Virgil continues to guide Dante through the next realm in Purgatory. Throughout this epic adventure, Dante not only provides an entertaining story, but also presents numerous ideas concerning the afterlife. These ideas range from simple descriptions of…

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    D. H. Lawrence, the author of “On the Scarlet Letter,” writes about his opinions of the main character of The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Hester Prynne. He believes that Hawthorne’s appraisal of Hester is overrated for she should be viewed as a sinner. Lawrence utilizes the literary devices of mocking diction, brief syntax, and biblical allusions to successfully communicate his argument that Hester Prynne is not only worthy of praise by Hawthorne or anyone else. Lawrence’s use of mocking…

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    Ghosts, witches, and family curses aren’t subjects normally found in nineteenth-century romances. And yet, all are present in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s eerie second novel, The House of the Seven Gables. In it, Hawthorne introduces the Pyncheons, a self-righteous, greedy, and slothful people whose destructive hereditary traits arouse the revenge of the humble Maules. In turn, the Pyncheons blame the Maules’ revenge—and, particularly, the ancient curse of accused wizard Matthew Maule—for each…

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    In the story of “The Devil and Tom Walker” many characters have been portrayed as an archetype. Tom Walker was an archetype of greed. Old scratch’s archetype was portrayed as despised and unlikable because of his actions. Tom’s archetype was a greedy man along with his wife who was always miserable. Each character in the story has an archetype that portrays them in the story. Tom walker one of the main characters in the story was portrayed as a very greedy man in the story. He would never spend…

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