Black pride

Conception Church bake sale. The seven sins that were committed were gluttony, pride, wrath, avarice, sloth, envy, and lust. The two sins that will be discussed are gluttony and pride. Gluttony shows how overeating can be wasteful and pride shows the admiration of one’s things. The members of St. Mary’s of the Immaculate Conception Church are very sinful indeed. For example, one of the seven sins was pride, pride is believing that someone is better than someone else, also known as…

sins are known as avarice, sloth, envy, lust, gluttony, pride, and wrath. Each of these seven deadly sins were briefly demonstrated in the article titled, The Onion. The first of the deadliest sins that were described in The Onion article was pride. The definition of pride can be referred to as “the engine of achievement”, meaning that it is the great feeling of power you get when you achieve a goal (The Seven Deadly Sins). An example of pride provided in The Onion states “My cookies, cakes,…

We are all sinners. Although humans might try not to sin, they eventually give in at one point or another. While some people are unable to avoid destiny, the power of free-will allows them to decide how they will respond to sin. Some people tend to respond with guilt and regret, while others have no sign of remorse on their face. Vince Gilligan, an American producer and director, created the drama series Breaking Bad. His television show expresses the idea of sin by exposing the follies of…

Even though The Canterbury Tales is considered one of the most important works of literature it is incomplete, out of the 120 stories that were supposed to be written only twenty-four of them were ever published. The author, Geoffrey Chaucer, wrote The Canterbury tales taking place in April of the thirteenth or fourteenth century. The story is set around the time of the pilgrimage to see the saint st. Thomas a Becket, a variety of people agreed to travel together and to make the trip less boring…

Pride, a single word that signifies our selfish and self-righteous ways. Pride should not be underestimated, it can ruin lives, relationships, and families. In the story “The Necklace”, the main character, Mathilde, felt insignificant to go to her husband’s work social gathering. Her husband was kind, and purchased a dress and shoes for his beloved Mathilde. Yet, Mathilde was not satisfied, she felt like something was still missing. According to her, she didn’t have enough, and needed more to…

While the relation to the dead is not the sin itself, but rather the excessive pride the living had in them. Ophelia is the guiltiest of this, and the death of her father, the source of her pride, leads to her death. Due to the lack of a mother figure, Ophelia relied solely on her fathers decisions her entire life. Even as a fully grown adult, she still refuses to think for herself, also…

The Plight of Doodle In the 20th century, physically disabled kids’ lives were a daily struggle; Doodle, a character from “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, lives this simple truth. He is born different. At first, his brother hates him for it and constantly tries to get rid of Doodle and go off by himself. After a while, he starts to treat Doodle better with only occasional cruel relapses of his former attitude. With difficulty, Doodle learns to walk through his brother’s encouragement. After a…

What is pride? Pride is defined as, “a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired”. Did you know that 57% of Americans see the confederate flag, deemed “racist”, as a symbol of southern pride? In the Northeast Middle/High School student handbook, it states that exhibiting the confederate flag or clothing that displays a representation of the…

In Thomas Hardy’s poem “The Convergence of the Twain,” it exemplifies the sinking of the Titanic in April of 1912. “The Convergence of the Twain” was published in 1915 where it differentiates the sinking of the Titanic while and after it sunk. Hardy uses poetic devices such as imagery and structure to convey his attitude toward the sinking of the Titanic. In the first half of the poem––more specifically stanzas 1-5––Hardy depicts the ship at the bottom of the ocean by using imagery. In…

Pride and empowerment. These two words seemingly connect, ideally to the theme, plot, as well as multiple characters throughout the film, Ferris Bueller’s day off. Ferris establishes the start of the movie by gaining empowerment over his day after faking an illness to stay home from school, then proceeds to take pride in the hardship of faking his illness by calling multiple students to seek their empathy, as well as his best friend Cameron, who is his ticket to what he speculates will be a…