Eden Sher

"His body glided quietly across the room, noiselessly and smoothly. His hands were in front of him, palms down, and his eyes were on the scorpion." This scene plays out on page 6 of John Steinbeck's The Pearl. The setting of John Steinbeck's The Pearl takes place in La Paz, Mexico. Some interesting details that drew me into reading this novel is the storyline of the novel. The storyline relates to the storyline of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea where both protagonists from each book…

How Disobedience Affects Humanity Disobedience has played a major part in human history, starting with Adam and Eve. At the beginning of human history, Adam and Eve displayed disobedience toward God which ultimately changed the perfection of the world. People continue to disobey orders, however, disobeying an order can be beneficial in some circumstances. The movie Hacksaw Ridge is about Desmond Doss and his disobedience toward his commander, however, the result of his defiance created a…

The Book of Genesis chapters 1 and 2 tells us that God created the world by his spoken word. God created the world in 7 days, in which is why we have 7 days in the week. God created the heavens, the earth and everything that lives. He made humankind in his image, and gave them charge over the earth. On Day 1, God created light from the dark chaotic world. God spoke, “Let there be light.” (Genesis 1:3) and there was light. On Day 2, God created the heavens and earths. God divided the…

The book of Genesis presents God as being directly involved with the development of humanity, particularly during the time spent with Adam in the Garden. The closeness is continued in Exodus as God uses Moses to guides the Hebrews out of the oppressive system in Egypt. The scriptures of Deuteronomy and Joshua continue to examine God’s closeness with the Hebrews. The laws given to the Hebrews that describe how they should conduct themselves suggests God’s concern for the Hebrew’s well-being.…

interpretation. Luther 's extreme dislike of the use of allegory came directly from extreme levels of dislike for the arrogance of the Catholic Church and it’s Officials. Luther provides great reason for this belief when he discusses his views on the Garden of Eden, compared to members of the Catholic Church. As a child, Martin Luther’s eyes were forced to be centered upon the harsh realities…

The Popol Vuh opens by telling how the multiple Mayan gods created the Earth, everything it is composed of, and how they later create beings capable of worship. In Genesis, one God is responsible for the creation of everything, the most important being mankind. The Popol Vuh and Genesis are so similar that the Popol Vuh is sometimes thought of as a Mayan take on the Bible. The most paramount similarities are explaining the origin of humanity, illustrating the consequences for not following the…

of the fall of humanity and the expulsion of her and Adam from the perfect Garden of Eden is blamed on her. Many people see her as weak because she fell for the lies of the serpent. Because of Eve’s punishment, numerous women blame her for the horrible pains they experience during childbirth. People are taught to hate Eve, because without her mistake, we would be living a perfect and easy life in the Garden of Eden.…

Discussing art can be a difficult task due to the complexities intertwined with a topic that encompasses many aspects of human life. Art has been defined and redefined throughout history by some of the prominent minds who still influence our thinking today. While conversations about influential topics are necessary in the human condition, we should decipher which philosophers’ points are the closest to accuracy in today’s time period. In our current society, Hume’s perspective on art, however…

humans. Golding’s book reflects upon the Garden of Eden in order to address this true nature of mankind. In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve commit sin by eating fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Although they were placed in a perfect environment where all of their needs were met, they soon became corrupted by their primitive drive for pleasure and power. As a result of their sinful actions, Adam and Eve were sent out of the Garden of Eden and resulted in the downfall of man. In…

people and nature; in short, their innocence. The Bible says that Adam and Eve became aware of good and evil. According to the Bible, Adam and Eve were also ashamed of being naked. Human beings now became aware of the consequences of their actions, their moral sense was established. At the same time the ability to imagine and to think developed, and humans became aware of their death, the concept of the ego was established. The ego served to bring about individual (and the human race) survival…