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    Socrates, the Divine Command Theory states, actions are right or wrong because they accord or conflict with the commands of God. However, Euthphro and the Divine Command Theory are misguided due to Euthyphro’s polytheistic religion, cases of severe malicious acts, and the belief system of different religions. At the time Euthyprho spoke of piety, citizens in Greece believed in a polytheistic religion, consisting of multiple Gods, including, Zeus, Haitis, Athena, and others. However, the Divine…

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    From this point on in the “The Divine Comedy,” Virgil and Dante begin their journey through Inferno. The pilgrim was not the only one who has appointed Virgil as his guide, but an angelic and divine being named Beatrice had pleaded Virgil to be the pilgrim’s guide. Virgil tells Dante that Beatrice has visited him and told him that Dante had strayed from the right path and was in need of his guidance to make it to Paradiso (Inf.). With Virgil’s guidance, the divine beings have granted Dante the…

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    Overcoming one’s evils is no easy feat, and this is made especially clear as the reader is given a tour through hell, in which the main character has to face his sins and overcome them. Dante’s Inferno by Dante is widely hailed as one of the great classics of Western literature, detailing Dante’s journey through the nine circles of hell. Each circle in this depiction of hell acts as an inescapable prison (in most cases) where sinners are judged and placed into, having to be punished for their…

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    Hell is an evil place recognized largely as the worst place a person can go for the worst of sinners. In the comedy, The Divine Comedy, by Dante there are nine circles of Hell. The depiction Dante gives to Hell is a colder place. This differs a lot from John Milton’s book, Paradise Lost, where Hell is depicted as a fiery inferno with darkness on all edges. Hell is a place of fiery death much like Milton’s depiction. This is because burning is more painful that freezing and the Bible depicts that…

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    his time period. He wrote many great poems such as “The Divine Comedy” which features his thoughts on religion and politics. “The Divine Comedy” is a poem about Dante’s allegorical trip through hell. Gustave Dore illustrated his interpretation of Dante’s fictional poem. The picture “Dante and Virgil Emerging from the Southern Hemisphere” reflects the message of Dante and “Inferno” by using the concepts of shading, connecting to “The Divine Comedy” and Gustave Dore’s placement of objects. To…

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    Play Response: The Divine Fallacy The concept of beauty has long been debated in books, films, social networks, and religion. Like the word “love” beauty is jammed packed with hidden meanings and purpose. There is a common belief that in order for something or someone to be beautiful they must be “perfect.” In Tina Howe’s The Divine Fallacy, she causes the audience to think about beauty in the not so beautiful, past the mundane cover of a painted face there is untapped beauty in the soul of…

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    Greek Gods and Goddess’ is limitless as their powers are supernatural Using divine intervention details, epic similes, and descriptive epithets, Homer the author of The Odyssey, elaborates on the idea that the Gods hand out fortune and pain to mortals, primarily seen through the help Odysseus receives in his successful odyssey home. The power of Greek Gods and Goddess’ is limitless as their powers are supernatural. Divine intervention is used by Homer to emphasize how Odysseus, without the Gods…

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    a secular conversation of the modern world comes across as jokingly or one of the largest insults to be made, and in the religious world comes across as one of the scariest and touchiest subjects. Even after centuries since the authorship of The Divine Comedy the feeling that the name of Hell brings remains the same, uncomfort and largely, fear. The Catholic Catechism and belief discusses how God created Hell for the fallen angels as a gift for what they intended, complete separation from God,…

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    Dine Divine will be at an advantage when it comes to our management team. Our Restaurant will be a partnership and we have discussed all of us being managers and hire an additional manager as well as a team leader. Each one of us as owners has different experience. My educational and work background is as follow; I’ve worked in the restaurant industry for around 3 years, I have worked in customer service for around 5 years and, I am an entrepreneur pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business…

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    death, many people have tried to answer this question one of these people was Dante Alighieri the work has as its main axis, the search of Dante who is helped by Virgil, to find the inspiration of his poems, traveling 3 places to achieve his goal. The Divine Comedy recounts Dante's journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. The poem begins with Virgil's encounter with Dante, who has lost himself in a jungle and encounters wild beasts. Virgil confesses to the…

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