Evil

story “The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson is about an old woman named Miss Strangeworth who is determined to rid “Strangeworth Town” of evil, yet she does not notice that she is causing evil herself. Although she seems like a proper, nice old lady, when she goes home every day, she writes cruel letters to the people in her town. Miss Strangeworth notices that everyone in the town is distressed and she wonders why. She refuses to acknowledge that she is truly evil herself. No one in…

receive spiritual enhancements through helpful spiritual programs stop watching these encouraging programs because the television broadcast them? As the picture on the side (figure 1) depicts, would it be appropriate to conclude that all television is evil, in spite…

Beowulf, the epic poem in which good destroys the evil, took place in Denmark. Beowulf, the good travels from Geatland to save Herot from the demons that lurk about. One in which his name is Grendel, he killed King Hrothgar’s comrades and destroyed the Mead Hall. Grendel was irritated with all the happiness coming from the Mead Hall, so he attacked. Beowulf hears about the incident, gathers his geats, and proceeds to help the King. Beowulf arrived and proceeded to try to get Grendel to show his…

My book starts by introducing multiple important characters. The first character I will tell you about is Elijah Freeman. Elijah is the main protagonist of the story. He is is 11 years old and is the first child in Buxton to be born free. The story is written in 1st person and it is told from his perspective. Elijah is best friends with Cooter Bixby. Elijah is best known for being skilled at “chucking stones” and throwing up on Frederick Douglas’ suit as a child . Elijah is also shown to…

Karma, Reincarnation and the Caste system had a significant impact on Ancient Indian society. As there are over 1 Billion Hindus in the world today it is as important as ever to understand these aspects of Hinduism. Karma determines into which Caste a Hindu is reincarnated. Good Karma results in reincarnation into an improved or higher Caste. Bad Karma results in reincarnation into a lower or less desirable Caste. Karma is your combined words, thoughts and actions, in the past and the present.…

Terrible tragedies impact virtuous people every day, seemingly without justification. Although these horrific occurrences have no apparent cause—these people may not have committed a wrongdoing or any otherwise immoral act to deserve such a punishment—they occur anyway, subjecting the unfortunate victims to unfair tragedy. The inability of humanity to find reason behind these unjust events relates to the philosophical school of absurdism, and in particular, the amorality of the universe, a key…

The Evils of Conformity Conformity is a destructive term that has a much richer meaning than the dictionary definition may give. The word is formally defined as “action in accordance with some specified standard or authority” (“conformity”, Dictionary). Conforming to authority is often necessary for a society to be stable, such as citizens conforming to a government or students in a classroom conforming to the teacher. Despite its often necessity, conformity also causes individuals to suffer…

The theme, characterization, and social aspect of Macbeth are different from those in Antigone. Macbeth, a respected man, pursues power by all means, killing people and manipulating those that believe he respects them. Meanwhile, Macbeth communicates with three witches to ensure that his plans of action are uninterrupted trying to become king by any means necessary. However, during his mission to become king, all turn tragic and he never achieves the chance to learn from his actions. On the…

Betrayal--it is something that quite a number of people dread, on account of its gravity and ability to truly hurt and shake someone to his or her core. A traitor can come in many shapes and sizes, from all walks of life; according to Shakespeare, however, those who are closest to an individual are also those who are most likely to break faith with the aforementioned individual. This is reflected in his quote, “There’s daggers in men’s smiles; the near in blood, the nearer bloody.” In context,…

Abuse of Power in Of Mice and Men Power is a tool, leverage and potentially a quality. Power can supply the owner with a sense of status, of being better than others. Power can be used to do many things, but it can also be used negatively. In the wrong hands, power can corrupt, destroy and abuse others, and from this abuse of power is born. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, many of the characters can be observed abusing power, to their advantage or to put others down. The characters in Of…