Eve Ensler

When Adam and Eve eat the fruit of the forbidden tree, God tells Adam, Eve, and the serpent: “thou art cursed above all cattle…./I will put enmity between thee…./I will greatly multiply thy sorrow…./cursed is the ground for thy sake…” (Genesis 3:14-19). In this moment, God’s harshness is troubling because there is no indication prior to this moment that Eve is forbidden from eating the fruit, or that the serpent is not to suggest it to Eve. This seems to suggest that neither Eve nor the serpent…

located on last page). Also in Panama Christmas trees are traditional and fireworks are also used to announce Christmas Day. Mexico celebrates Christmas by they eat a special cake called “Rosca De Reyes” (Thee Kings Cake) and midnight of Christmas Eve many people go to a Midnight Mass Service also known as “Misa De Gallo” (Mass of the Rooster). Also there were a lot of fireworks on Christmas. In the Dominican Republic they celebrate Christmas by they will have a family gathering and dinner, and…

Paradise Lost was a controversial poem that appeared in the 17th century by the author John Milton. This epic poem mostly occurred during the beginning of time introducing God, Satan, Adam and Eve. Although Milton’s intention was to educate Christians on God’s reasoning, readers were opposed of the poem. Unlike traditional ways that most people were taught, this poem was an eye opener. Most people were offended and also calling Milton a Satanist. Others on the other hand took insight on what…

was written. The date the book was probably written between 1440 and 1400 B.C., between the time Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and his death. Genesis is first book in the bible which is derived from the Christian faith this is where Adam, Eve, Noah and their descendants worship the lord or die in the…

As the serpent in the Bible gained the trust of Eve and in the end her soul was destroyed. It did not take him long to fool her and gain her trust, it did not take him long to take the most important thing from her. Like the serpent taught Eve a lesson, “Manley Pointer is teaching Joy-Hulga Hopewell more lessons than she ever learned in college”(Oliver par. 8). As Manley takes Hulga away from her…

deathly afraid of, the snake actually ended up saving her life. Hurston incorporates the snake in “Sweat” to recall of the famous biblical story of Adam and Eve where a man is controlled by a snake. Much like Adam, Sykes thought that the snake would somehow get him something that he wanted, but would eventually backfire. In the biblical story however, Eve is punished just like Adam. In “Sweat”, Sykes’s punishment is Delia’s…

Joyeux Noël, Feliz Navidad, Frohe Weihnachten, Buon Natale; so many ways in so many languages just to say Merry Christmas. Oftentimes, during the holiday season, we say this without really thinking about it. We intend it as a friendly greeting. We are wishing them well and hope that they are happy. We want people to be happy during this holiday celebrating family and love. But, are we really merry during the holidays, or are we collectively as a whole unhappy as some songs and research suggest?…

Most families have holiday traditions and ours was no different. Our most treasured one was going to Grandma and Grandpa Dietzler’s for a family Christmas feast of roast duck, glazed ham and all the related goodies that left us painfully plumped. Afterwards there was the much anticipated gift opening. Our gifts from Grandma and Grandpa were special because, during the WWII years, the manufacturing of toys was a low priority and they were often unavailable. But, since grandpa was a carpenter…

Mythology is a way for people to explain the unexplainable. From the Greek gods and mythology to the Biblical version of the creation, people use stories like these to explain how and why things happen the way they do. Milton uses the story of Adam and Eve to explain why terrible things like death, illness, and suffering occur in the world today. He uses the story to explain how God can be an all loving, all powerful God, and also allow bad things to happen in the world. Milton also views child…

There are two key components of human nature expressed in the book of Genesis. Genesis 1-2 addresses the beginning, when man was created, and more specifically created in the image of God. This is essential, because it displays the “goodness” in not just all of Creation but God’s distinct love for human-kind as we were blessed to be made in his image, “In the first Creation narrative, Genesis 1, God celebrates what he has made and gives humankind a position of honor and responsibility,”…