Eve Berlin

to a character’s development. In Book IX, Milton compares Eve to a list of goddesses by writing “To Pales, or Pomona, thus adorned / Likest she seemed Pomona when she fled / Vertumnus, or to Ceres in her prime / Yet virgin of Proserpina from Jove” (393-6). This comparison constitutes as a epic simile because it spans multiple lines and goes into great detail. One thing that immediately sticks out about this simile is that it focuses on Eve opposed to Satan. Many of the epic similes in Paradise…

When we look at the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis 2- 3 about the punishment, it is not easy to not be critical about how the penalty was given to both human at that time. Personally, reading this particular part of the genesis made me skeptical about the fairness of that punishment. First, to the one attributed to Eve. And second to the reason why both were punished. It is obvious that they received blamed because they have disobeys to God. However, what can questioned this fairness can be…

The Christmas tree tradition started 1000 years ago in Northern Europe. The trees were used for decoration, a reminder of spring, festivals, and a symbol of everlasting life with God. Throughout the years things would change about the tree. They went from small parts of trees for decoration to being full trees hung upside down for decoration then after they were hung upside down it became more of a tradition to put them in cities and have dances then set them on fire, they would then parade…

The book of Genesis from the Holy Bible starts off with the story of creation. This particular version of the Holy Bible was authorized by King James the first, during the colonization of the New World. This passage from Genesis reveals powerful, commonly held interpretations not only about God, but also about the relations between male and female and between the human race and the universe. God, a deity hovering over a desolate and watery void created the world by commanding it to fill the…

Looking around to see if anyone was around, he took a huge rock and without hesitation smashed it into his rival's skull. Then he quickly picked up a limb with a sharp point and dug into the soil near the lifeless body. Within a few minutes the whole was big enough to roll his victim in and cover him with the soft dirt. Running from the grave he felt himself shaking all over with rage. He had never felt so strong and powerful before. He smelled the scent of blood on his clothes and noticed he…

In Valerie Tarico’s article, “Christianity’s own ‘War on Christmas,’” she states that Christianity takes part in a practice called “syncretism.” Syncretism is when local traditions and religions are absorbed into Christianity. In fact, Tarico claims that Pagan temples became churches, indigenous gods became saints and pagan festival days were turned into Christian holy days. To further this idea of syncretism, Tarico goes on to say that the earliest documentation of Christmas comes from the…

someone loves something or someone is also sacrificing for it. In Lord of the Flies, Simon dies trying to help the other kids on the island realize that there is no beast. The beast is described as a snake, which can represent the serpent tempting Eve from the Bible. It is certain that Simon is the Christ-figure because of his actions and name. Disciple Peter’s name in the Bible was Simon. He helped the littluns go to the forest when they were hungry. Simon can prophesize his death just like…

Throughout the diverse cultures and religions in the world, there are many different creation myths. Each culture has their own creation myth and there are many similarities, or motifs, within these creation myths. The three creation myth motifs that I thought were the most important were humans being made perfectly in the first attempt, an angry god punishing humans or another god, and women being created after men. Several cultures’ creation myths describe humans as being made perfectly in…

lights without worrying that your ladder is going to slip on the ice. In the South, it seems to be expected that macaroni and cheese will be served at every holiday meal. Snot doesn’t freeze in your nose while walking from the car to church on Christmas Eve. If you want to see snow, you can just drive a couple of hours to the mountains! And then head home to warmer weather a few days later when you are sick of it! Parades! I love how many Christmas parades there are in Charleston. There’s even…

I bet you people are very curious about me. I am yours truly, Punxsutawney Phil. Y’all celebrate my special day that people label Groundhog’s Day, which is very important. I am very anxious to tell everyone if it’s going to stay winter for 6 more weeks or if it will consequently be spring. Being from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, I’m very enthusiastic around this time of year. I’m a special type of squirrel, and my favorite type of food are berries and different types of vegetation. Usually my…