Just Like Heaven

Critics may face difficulty when attempting to explain the importance of Dante’s journey through Hell. After banishment from his hometown Florence, Italy due to the political group “the Black-Guelphs” taking over, Dante is forced to partake on a horrendous journey through Hell. It is the only way he can reach his ultimate goal of eternal unity with God. In Hell he is subjected to experience a first person view of those who endure the wraths of Hell. Throughout the journey Dante is lead, taught,…

“My sermon this week will be about where the soul goes when you die. When your life here on earth ends your soul goes to one of two places. The eternal peace of Heaven or the agonizing pit of fire called hell. Those who go to Heaven have accepted Jesus Christ as their savior and will spend eternity in the paradise of Heaven with Him. Those who go to hell have denied themselves the eternal safety that Jesus provides and will spend eternity in agony by the torments that’s plural of the devil’s…

sacrifices that each hero had to make so they could go to the Underworld showcased the importance of giving something up to reach your achievements. Odysseus has to pour his blood and souls come to him, while Aeneas has to find a gold branch, which acts like a key to open the Underworld. Homer made Odysseus’ sacrifice more personal and valuable to heighten the entertainment value of the stories. While Virgil manipulates the gold branch to include the recurring theme that Aeneas will lead his…

At the beginning of the poem, Taylor is observing the sky. His thoughts become puzzled as he looks at somewhere that’s described as heaven. He says astonishingly, “A Golden Path my Pensill cannot line, / From that bright Throne unto my Threshold ly.” (lines 3-4). Taylor praises the heavens above by calling it a bright throne. He then says that he finds “the bread of life” at his door. The bread of life over here represents mana, which nourishes the soul. Taylor…

In Hawthorne’s The Scarlett Letter, although Dimmesdale does reveal his sin and claims Pearl, he is unable to triumph over his sin because of his need for his reputation in the town to be untainted, a restriction he fails to eliminate from his soul. The Puritan community is incapable to see sin as anything other than a hamartia which forces Dimmesdale into a battle with himself about his need for self importance against his guilt. A battle which ultimately ends in Dimmesdale being consumed by…

In chapter 4 of LADTE, D'Souza presents three concrete statements from the viewpoints of many scientific point of views, like neuroscience, philosophy, and morality. He supports his claim by examining the reason behind people's near-death experiences (NDEs), with the the theories from brain science, physics, biology, psychology, history, and philosophy. He believes that life after death exists, and that it can be beneficial. He discovered many expert testimony, that accounts of near-death…

what created our universe? Is there an afterlife? Can we ever escape the pain and suffering of the world or are we doomed to live unfulfilled lives? Many great thinkers across different disciplines have tried to answer these questions. Famous minds like Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Saint Augustine, Kant, Voltaire and even America's founding fathers all explored these vital questions. The universal appeal of these questions attests to their importance but has also resulted in a wide array of…

kept its audience riveted. The show is questions within questions: mysteries on top of other mysteries, comedy, love stories, action/adventure and science fiction. J.J Abrams, the producer of the show, tried to create a nail-biter, a provoking show like a good novel that never quits. The producer has created a timeless television show, touching on every aspect of the human condition by subjecting flawed but redeemable characters to extraordinary situations. The island of Lost foregrounds a kind…

which they can not receive forgiveness but they face enough anguish that in the end, they seem to only gain forgiveness. Hawthorne’s religion goes along to say that once you commit a sin you will go to Hell, and if found innocent you will go to Heaven. He seamingly aspires to make sure everyone can become forgiven. At the end of the book, his higher and overall moral of the story comes down to seem plain and simple, “ Be true! Be true! Be true!” Although Hawthorne states his greater meaning…

thought her husband was dead, but also since he was the provider of her household. Without him, how was she going to make ends meet and function as if he were still alive? But on the contrary, Mrs. Mallard felt free from the social structure of her being just a wife, who life was her family and husband. She describes spring time and refreshing scenery to symbolize her freedom from the grasp of the American society that she was living in. 2. The title The Love Song may suggest that the poem might…