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    The seven deadly sins are lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride. Lust is an uncontrolled desire, gluttony means to consume too much, greed it to never be content, sloth is to be physically lazy, wrath is and uncontrolled rage, envy is to be jealous, and last but not least pride which means to think your better than others in other words your ego is to big but pride can be used as good or bad depending on how you use this terms. There were seven deadly sins that were used though out this entire movie the first sin that I’m going to start with is lust, in the movie lust was used when Tim’s wife kept lusting for more money, and material things she was also lusting for sexual attention. Also, another time lust was used was when…

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    From the deserts of Egypt in the third century up to the modern-day masses of the Catholic church, Christians have warned the human race of committing any of the seven deadly sins. Despite many, including non-Christians, believing these sins to be the folly of mankind, humans continue to proudly commit the capital vices time and time again. In fact, the entirety of the United States has a reputation centered around some of these cardinal sins, including gluttony, pride, and most notably, greed.…

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    Even though The Canterbury Tales is considered one of the most important works of literature it is incomplete, out of the 120 stories that were supposed to be written only twenty-four of them were ever published. The author, Geoffrey Chaucer, wrote The Canterbury tales taking place in April of the thirteenth or fourteenth century. The story is set around the time of the pilgrimage to see the saint st. Thomas a Becket, a variety of people agreed to travel together and to make the trip less…

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    for five forms of gluttony, F.R.E.S.H. This acronym stands for “eating fastidiously, ravenously, excessively, sumptuously, [and] hastily” (DeYoung, 141). I find that each of these different types of gluttonous activities have varying degrees of sinfulness. Therefore, in the following paragraphs, I will explain why I rank the forms in the following order from least to most sinful: fastidiously, hastily, sumptuously, ravenously, and excessively. First, I chose fastidious gluttony as the least…

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    list of the top twenty-five movies regarding over eating; most of which are comedies, but gluttony has a Facebook site. In a post-modern society, culture has redefined gluttony as something to be laughed at, not spoken of, or as a fat out-of-control person who needs to diet to lose those unwanted pounds. On the other hand, when was the last time you heard a pastor speak of the vice of gluttony in a Sunday morning sermon? This paper will define the vice of gluttony, evaluating the manifestations…

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    Within the world today, there are many examples which pertain to both definitions of the word. The habit of desiring more in one’s life is common with current celebrities, such as the Kardashian-Jenner family. Whether the greed is for a tangible object or fame, they continue to desire more than they currently possess. From the beginning of their fame, the Kardashians continually work to expand their careers and gain more wealth. While they own multiple properties and cars, they long for more…

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    In the tale of Canterbury the first deadly sins shown were greed, lust, gluttony, and anger. The rest of the deadly sins are pride, envy, and a sloth. Pride is in a certain way showing that if someone does something to another person that one person should not apologize because one does not think they are wrong even though they are. Envy is a feeling of wanting someone else’s possessions, qualities or luck. Sloth is being physically and emotionally inactive. Gluttony means excessive…

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    As you can see by the title, my Seven deadly Sins clip explores the questions, as well as some answers about one of humanities biggest problems in the modern age: Gluttony (the explanatory subtitle). But what exactly is gluttony anyway? Well according to the Oxford Dictionary, gluttony by definition means “habitual greed to excess in eating”. So basically in simple terms, it means when one over eats to indulges in consumable products (foods and drinks). So with that definition in mind, the main…

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    Sloth ask Gluttony, “Why are you always hungry? Wouldn’t you feel more relieved that you sleep away your life without always eating? What purpose do you have from eating so much?” “I should be asking you the same question. Why do you move so slow? Why do you sleep so much?” Gluttony rolled his eyes at Sloth for asking the same question that she always nagged him about for millennium. “That my fat friend is a beauty of it all. I am never in a hurry.” She haughtily replied. Gluttony snorted.…

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    I trust that Madoff occupied with making a Ponzi plan out of gluttony. Madoff He began implementing his hoax about a quarter century ago. An actuality that is much all the more disturbing about the way of this trick is the measure of philanthropies that were involved. It takes an unreasonable sense of greed to trick cash from philanthropies and houses of worship. The hoax itself bewildered numerous of people on Wall Street. Everybody in New York should know how Madoff could have pulled off…

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