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always been inferior to men? Is there ever going to be equality between man and woman and why do societies view males and females differently when all human beings should be given the same rights? The way that gender roles are viewed in the creation myths demonstrate the different accepted behavior between men and women. Some cultural stories have equality, while others have male dominance…

There are theories about Genesis being written by two different authors. The two Genesis creation stories help to support this theory. There are many aspects of the stories that show there are two different authors for the two stories. This paper will discuss these aspects of the stories and show the differences that help to support this theory. Both stories show the way God created the world, but each story have hints of different themes and authors. The first creation story is separated by…

The Role of Myths in My Life As long as America has been a country, myths have been told. From the United States to Europe and beyond, many myths are a part of culture everywhere. Myths are the ultimate “gather round’ the campfire” type of stories, the kind a grandfather would grab the attention of his grandson with. Some are good, some are bad, some are scary and some are joyful, but they all have values and principles that bleed out when each one is told. In this essay I will describe my…

Nagel belief is that everything is absurd in life. He believes that life has no tangible meaning and there is no reason why we should think we could make life meaningful at all. But, we continue to live with defiance, despair, or with an ironic smile. Life is not as important as we had once thought, but that is not a reason to hate life or to feel sadness. Nagel does not believe that life is absurd is about life meaning nothing because it will mean nothing in the distant future. He says “In…

In a world of everything chairs, plants, houses, spaceships, abortion, smartphones, love and death there is one word for it all life. Life is the one word that describes everything in just one word. Life is everything. The word life is so complicated that it does not just mean a living organism it means so much more. We are so smart that we question everything and create too many problems for ourselves. What is the creation story; how did we get here, from God or gods, aliens or from nature?…

“The life of man is a struggle on earth. But without a cross, without a struggle, we get nowhere. The victory will be ours if we continue our efforts courageously, even when at times they appear futile.” This quote by Boniface Wimmer, a German monk, perfectly sums up the capabilities of the human soul and what is necessary to happen in one’s life to ensure happiness of any kind, which is to surpass struggle. For that reason, the human soul is, by its very nature, designed to fight on despite any…

Punishment can only be conquered through pride and rebellion. The myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, describes a comical hero who is happy in the face of terrible and eternal punishment in the underworld. Camus explains Sisyphus’s happiness in that “There is no fate that cannot…

two accounts exemplify two unique questions that the Hebrew people sought an answer to; why did they exist and why was there death and suffering? Although both myths are classified as stories of creation, the two narratives target different aspects of the beginning of Earth, the heavens, and mankind. There are several aspects of these myths that highlight their differences. First, the first account (Gn 1:1-2:4a) of creation focused the creation of physical and godly things, including humans. …

For thousands of years, humans have wondered what controlled their lives and determined their future—was there a god that set out our paths before we were alive, or perhaps were we the only ones to explore the roads of life? Do we control how our existence plays out, or are we played by the hand of luck or a greater power from the start? Authors Malcolm Gladwell and William Ernest Henley toyed with their beliefs on this subject. Gladwell, writer of the short non-fiction titled Outliers: The…

For thousands of years, humans have wondered what controlled their lives and determined their futures—was there a god that set out our paths before we were alive, or perhaps were we the only ones to explore the roads of life? Do we control how our existence is to be played out, or are we played by the hand of luck or a greater power from the start? Authors Malcolm Gladwell and William Ernest Henley toyed with their beliefs on this subject. Gladwell, writer of the short non-fiction titled…