Conflict between good and evil

___Desire___ Compassion The play Twelfth Night is named as such for its representation of All Kings Day. Where upon this holiday was originally supposed to celebrate the three kings/wise-men who came and brought gifts to baby Jesus. But according to history it turned into more of a crazy party around the time of the writing of this play. I believe that this play is a representation of that. Within twelfth night there are several examples of characters abandoning there since of reason, or…

to my instinct by shutting down and letting them win. I made it this far way, why should I let three months take me all the way back to the beginning where I used to drop down to their level. No matter what, I will have good and bad days, if I have to have more bad days than good I will just have to push through it. Because no matter what I have been through worse. Now that I’m in college, I actually have something to look forward to. So why should I left my home life prevent me from reaching my…

are morally good…

I teach a class on belief systems and how much the affect everything in our lives. They help to shape out thoughts, which shape our feelings, which turn into actions, which then turns into habits. This idea is deeply rooted in my heart and mind. However, I have not spent a lot of time thinking and praying about what I believe. What are my beliefs? I can easily spout off things that I do not go along with the mainstream and believe in, things like Jesus as a carpenter, the trinity concept,…

acknowledges a metaphysical world and connects humanity to this world; thus, we are connected to God. Aku Visala wrote in an article published by the Journal od Religion and Science about the dualism theory stating, “First, it identifies a similarity between God and humans.This similarity is being a person, which is in turn grounded in mental functioning. It runs personhood and the mental together to make sense of the personality of God and humans” (Visala). Being made in the image of God, and…

Faith in God Here we were at the end of the summer visiting the same holy place thrice. It was back then in 2011 that we planned for the visit. My mother is a devotee to god and follows the omen and luck charm strictly. I was fed up growing in religious boundary. Though our visiting was for the religious purpose, I felt the fun in it. Journey started on the cold morning. We packed our bag for a week long journey. For a group of people, a car was reserved. Walking for a straight one day was long…

A common theme in literature is that of good versus evil. This proves to be true in Alice Sebold’s novel, The Lovely Bones. While it might be hard to imagine any good coming from the story of a brutal rape and murder of a fourteen year old girl, there are moments in the novel that illustrate this battle between good and evil. From the very beginning of the story, we are introduced to good in a young Susie and also to evil in Mr. Harvey. The cruelty with which Mr. Harvey treats this young…

Flannery O’Connor: A Good Man is Hard to Find Flannery O’Conner’s short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” is written with strong religious undertones. “The trees were full of silver-white sunlight and the meanest of them sparkled” (O’Connor 377). This description of "silver-white sunlight" is imagery associated with Heaven. However, when she uses the word “meanest” it is perplexing to understand how something heavenly would highlight the meanest one. O’Connor is warning the reader of…

Humans want to be in the “Inner Ring.” This desire comes from our need for inclusion, which can lead to evil. The need can cause us to do stupid things, but if we choose the right path we might pick the right Inner Ring. Lewis argues that the Inner Ring can be good and bad. The Inner Ring is what people strive for. They want to be inside so they are not outside, but once inside they are still not happy. Friendship is the key to any Inner Ring. Without friendship people are just a group wanting…

In the story Cain: A Mystery by Lord Bryon, Bryon creates the character Cain as a suffering eldest brother of Abel and son of Adam and Eve with the many complications of his own thoughts. This character is a key aspect of the author’s purpose. The author wants the readers to understand that your own thoughts impact the world around you when put into action. Your world, meaning not only yourself, but others and your environment. Within this action, your own world can be weakened or strengthened.…