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    John Milton’s epic poem “Paradise Lost” has been enjoyed by readers because of the different point of view in which he depicts Satan. People generally know Satan as the bad guy who opposes God and corrupts mankind, but Milton gave everyone a new perspective in which to look at Satan. Satan shows promise as a protagonist as he commands the world of Hell but also at the same time people still think of him as the embodiment of evil and all bad things. However, as the story progresses the…

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    While Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, is often hailed as the first example of modern science fiction, as a departure from the classical and from the typical literary trends of the era in which it was written, the novel is, in reality, heavily influenced by the great works of English literature that proceeded its writing. Chief among these semi-classical influences is that of John Milton’s Paradise Lost—arguably the greatest poem in any compendium of English literature. Key character’s…

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    Hayek Vs Friedman Analysis

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    to middle 1900s, focused primarily on many different economic topics and played an important role in the government's politics, influencing many economists viewpoints for years to come. Later on in his career, one of the economists he influenced, Milton Friedman arose to fame with his own economic theories partially based off of Friedrich Hayek’s theories. Although Friedman was influenced by Hayek, both economists have since diverged on many different economic topics, analyzing different types…

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    Many view Satan as an abstract concept, but what is not realized is that Satan is real and that he wants our human souls. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis is a novel of thirty-one letters, written from an experienced devil, Screwtape, to his inexperienced nephew, Wormwood. In these letters, Screwtape suggests various ways Wormwood can distract his “patient”, specifically a middle aged male, from his faith in God. Screwtape's instructions include tempting the patient to rely on realistic…

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    The poem “January”, written by poet William Carlos Williams, uses imagery to paint a vivid picture in the mind of the reader. Williams also uses descriptive language and the metaphor of wind and the sentences the narrator is bound to, to exemplify the picture in the reader’s mind. A particular example of imagery in the poem is when William states “And the wind, as before fingers perfectly it’s derisive music.” In this quote, Williams expands to the senses of auditory and touch. He expands to…

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    Proverbs- The book of Proverbs literary genre consists of poems, parables, however the major literacy is parallism. Examples that are used in the bible are synonymous .. Pride goeth before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall (16:18). Antithetical… He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life; And he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death. (11:19), Synthetic He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool. (10:18). Comparative As…

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    Where do we go when we die? Everyone is their own person when their dead. You don ́t have any type of communication with NO ONE at all except God. God created the earth, planets, space,etc. We all human beings, animals, insects, etc was created by the man above. Heaven and Hell is our two decisions that God decides for us to go for eternity. Heaven and Hell was created by God, Heaven for Jesus and Hell for the Devil. There are angels in Heaven that was born in B.C and after christ. Angels such as…

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    complexity, under which the narrative can be lost to the reader without guidance. As such, they are integral to understanding Books One and Two, during which Satan confers with his legion of fallen angels and plots their continued defiance against God. Milton painstakingly details each event and movement Satan and his devils make, and “proposes” the given book’s major thematic…

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    Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance is a recollection of his childhood which was much different than others. Vance grew up as a hillbilly in a poor family surrounded by other people in poverty, despite his destine future of being the same, he ended up in the Marines and then went to Harvard. The way J.D. Vance shaped his life and accomplished the American Dream is a role model for us all. In the end, Vance asserts that, “Public policy can help, but there is no government that can fix these problems…

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    The Great Depression was a period of time between 1929 and the late 30’s in which unemployment rates skyrocketed and America’s economy was hanging on by a thread due to multiple triggers one of which was the stock market crash. The two long-term causes of the Depression were the decline in industry growth and the overproduction of crops. Industry decline was one of the main factors that contributed to the Depression because former consumers no longer had the means to pay for goods or services…

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