Eve Ensler

fall of man and the sin of immortality, laying the foundation to interpret a parallel between Adam and Eve and Tommy of the past, present, and future sequences. It is the opening shot to the film, and it is the epigraph to Izzie’s book. It reads, “Therefore the Lord God banished Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden and placed a flaming sword to protect the tree of life” (The Fountain). Adam and Eve committed the original sin of the pursuit of knowledge of good and evil—an act of defiance of and…

right in hanging him? Yes he was. Here is an example of similar event from the Bible from the book of Genesis. Satan lured man to eat the forbidden fruit. Claggart accuses Billy of mutiny causing Billy to punch him. Even though God loves Adam and Eve he punished them with limited lives. Captain Vere hanged Billy even though he liked him as well. What is mutiny? Mutiny is “an open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or…

Conclusively, “the Religion of Lust” became perpetrated by the fallen angels that descended to earth, duplicating their presence through Satan’s various advocates. Particularly, from the beginning, Azazel haunts the background of time, spreading its spiritual force. By following the extensive road of sexual perversion of the goat or horned gods through the numerous centuries, it gives people a kaleidoscope of wicked creatures to relate to a real visional Satan and its sexual possession and…

The gift of emotion and the curse of making mistakes define the base of human actions. In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne commits adultery with Dimmesdale while married to Chillingworth. Over the course of the story, each character shows his or her faults in different ways. Although all of the characters make mistakes and commit multiple sins, Chillingworth’s actions and unwillingness to forgive eventually make him the greatest sinner. When Chillingworth begins to…

Santa Claus: The Man of Many Stories Santa Claus has been a hero to kids in many countries and civilizations for centuries. Many children have had the wonderful fantasies of meeting or being Santa Claus and have thought of Christmas as the most wonderful time of the year. Santa is always thought of by his giving gifts and eating cookies, but sometimes people forget that Santa is based off a catholic saint, Saint Nicholas. Saint Nicholas was elected to act as Bishop of Myra, now present day…

creation and flood stories, one can grasp a deeper understanding of the people the story was written for including their beliefs, traditions, values, and culture. One of the direct correlations between Popol Vuh and Genesis is the story of Adam and Eve. In Genesis, God creates the world and everything in existence in six…

Un-man tempted the Green Lady just like Satan tempted Eve. However, in Perelandra, Ransom stopped the Green Lady from Un-man’s temptations (123), unlike Eve who was not stopped from temptation. The Green Lady’s real name was Tenedril, but the name that Ransom gave her before he knew her real name, was the Green Lady. The name “Green Lady” was an accurate…

Christmas! Page 4 The next morning, Christmas Eve, Izabella was more excited than ever to have a sleepover with Mairead. “Good morning mom, greeted Izabella to her parents, good morning dad.” “Good morning princess, are you ready for the big sleepover?” Izabella’s dad wondered. Izabella giggled and said, “More ready than ever pop!”…

Salute Your Shorts: Tim Sullivan's A Christmas Treat (1985) It's Christmas Eve, and as Jason is being tucked into bed, his parents warn him that if he doesn't get to sleep soon, Santa will not be bringing him any gifts. It isn’t long before Jason does finally fall asleep, however, only to excitedly wake up in the middle of the night and rush downstairs to see if Santa has brought him all he wished for. Much to his surprise, Jason finds Santa himself, as he's leaving behind a plethora of joy…

Christmas is a time full of beautiful decorations that cover houses with lights, wreaths, and tacky Santa Clauses. It seems nowadays everyone decorates for the holiday season, even universities Greek life. One night last year during holiday season, a member of Alpha Delta Pi decided to play a practical joke on the fraternity boys who were trying to be festive. A group of girls decided to sneak out late, and steal a Christmas reef. A harmless prank that was supposed to be nothing more than funny.…