Abomination

In the book of Leviticus, impurity was one of the main topics throughout the book. Lemos states that, “, the book of Leviticus has served as a theological battleground for scholars of varying religious persuasions” (Lemos). The book of Leviticus offers some insight into what being holy really means. Throughout Leviticus, Israel stayed around the area of Mount Sinai while God appears in the Tent of Meeting. From there God dictated to Moses his specifications regarding the Jewish ceremonial laws…

Christianity has been both one of the most influential and incredible inventions in history, and also one of the most terrible epidemics to spread around the globe. In the novel Things Fall Apart, author Chinua Achebe craftily writes the tribe of Umuofia and it’s neighboring territories, during Colonial-Period Nigeria, as one of the many casualties that history oftentimes tries to gloss over. The arrival of white man and their new religion did not just bring sadness, though, and in some aspects…

Nwoye’s fellowship with new colonial religion and his leaving slowly pulls apart the family. Okonkwo addresses his family, saying, “You have all seen the great abomination of your brother… if anyone of you prefers to be a woman, let him follow Nwoye now while I am alive so that I may curse him” (Achebe 172). The word “abomination” has a negative connotation, relating to the topic of disgrace as Okonkwo is calling Nwoye a monstrosity and is revolted by him. Nwoye is no longer considered a part…

A novel whose distortion led to its simultaneous preservation as the emblematic framework for science fiction, Frankenstein. Frankenstein’s influence, or pop culture’s regurgitation of this novel, seems to permeate society in more abundance than the original form of the book. Both versions have their own audience and different reputations. Frankenstein is a worthwhile read, even if it is being read comparatively to pop cultural misconceptions. Despite an excessively foreshadowed plot, Shelley’s…

slavery to support its illegal uprising that he functioned to free the slaves. Lincoln abhorred slavery, and always had. He didn't think the Constitution gave the President the power to act on it, but that didn't change his view that slavery was an abomination. Surely, Lincoln did put one thing above the issue of slavery, the protection of the Union, which is the foundation for his speech claiming that if he could protect the Union by allowing slavery he would do it. Throughout the Civil…

huge factor of people being in favor of or not, is religion. Almost all of the republican party are christian. Christianity has made a big impact of many decisions. It says in the bible ¨Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it [is] abomination,” Leviticus 18:22. This bible verse has put up a wall in the christian community that makes them not support gay…

Contrary to what many people believe, I believe that Thomas Jefferson is neither for slavery or against slavery. I believe this because according to all my research and resources, there is a lot of he is for slavery and supports it, but there also is a lot of he is against slavery and doesn't support it. So this is why I believe Thomas Jefferson was unbiased to the whole slavery debate. Here is some evidence why I believe that Thomas Jefferson was biased. To start off my paper, here are some…

I was a girl, I would definitely be named Jenna. The real struggle came with the middle name, because I was the first girl of my generation of the Wood's; everyone felt that I absolutely had to be named after the Wood side considering it was an abomination that my first name did not automatically come from said side. The only 21st century name was Katherine, so my name would have been Jenna Katherine- Jenna Kate, for short. Unfortunately my great grandmother's sister's name was Katherine; she…

Other important events that led to the war were the Tariffs of 1828 or the Tariff of Abominations which was taxing imported goods at a very high rates. It encouraged the industry of the Northern states, but it angered the South which economy was based on agriculture. South Carolina voted to nullify the tariffs of 1828. This led to the Nullification crisis of 1832. The Nullification theory of John Calhoun, which is a concept about invalidation of federal law within the orders of a state,…

Filled with savagery and brutality, leading to the ethnic cleansing of a poverty ridden community through the abusive use of power, place, and people and undocumented use of national resources for personal satisfaction, Sierra Leone is constantly fought over for the resources she holds. Many lobbyist groups exist who seek to control and address the policies about the abundant resources present in Sierra Leone, consequently the country is constantly crippling from within. To understand the inner…