Purity

of grace and virtue. I belong to Him whom the angels serve.”- St. Agnes In Latin Agnes means lamb (agnum) which sounds like her name. The symbol of the lamb is youth and innocence. This is symbolized for her because she died at a very young age. Purity,Innocence, and Faith are three words that greatly describe St.Agnes. She lived from 291 to 304 AD and was martyred during the rule of Diocletian at the age of twelve or thirteen. St.Agnes was born and raised in a wealthy Christian family, and…

Events, such as purity balls, reinforce the idea that a woman must keep her body pure before marriage. Commonly, girls who have begun to menstruate are those of which that primarily attend the balls. At some balls, girls as young as four are allowed to attend. These…

and purity. Women received little or no power because of legal rights. Men were more inferior and controlled the women's lifestyles. Elizabethan women were raised to be dependent on the males in their family. Throughout the book, Hamlet, there were only two women in the play who had minimal lines. In Hamlet, Shakespeare views women as naive in order to show the role of women during the Elizabethan era. In Hamlet, Shakespeare emphasizes the importance of Ophelia’s standards of youth and purity.…

Rossetti depicts Lizzie as “orange-tree” with “White blossoms honey-sweet” (415, 416), representing purity. Sexual imagery appears when the tree is “beset by wasp and bee” (417), as goblins or bees are trying to sting and pollinate the innocent tree. The author assembles another image in the poem of “royal virgin town,” (418) which relates to Lizzie’s…

Introduction The functional group, ester, is composed of an oxygen atom bonded to a carbon that is double-bonded to an oxygen. Esters occur naturally in flowers, fruits, and spices. Similarly, carboxylic esters are typically used in the formulation of artificial flavorings, as they have characteristic smells and tastes. Isopentyl acetate is a carboxylic ester associated with a banana scent. Ficher-Speier esterfication is the technique used in order to synthesize isopentyl acetate. This type of…

In the short story, “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck and in the poem “The Goblin Market” by Christina Rossetti the authors portray a tremendous amount of symbolism. “The Chrysanthemums” is a short story about a middle-aged woman named Elisa, who is married with no children and is very unsatisfied with her life. The poem, “The Goblin Market” tells a story about two sisters, Laura and Lizzie, who are tempted by goblins to eat the forbidden fruit they offer them. In the short story and the…

Kant’s moral theory is based on the fact that one’s action should be governed by a maxim that follows the purity of the will; the idea that one’s actions should be based on a will that aligns with duty and not on the consequences of one’s actions. In the contrary, rule utilitarianism is based on the consequences of one’s actions and how it impacts the overall happiness of the individuals involved. The following paper focuses on the ideas of duty ethics and utilitarian ethics; and how these ideas…

Solventless Reactions: The Aldol Reaction CH204-01 Fadwa Mekkaoui Introduction: An aldol reaction is the formation of a new carbon-carbon bond by the addition of a nucleophile to an electron deficient carbon. The reaction is favorable in Green Chemistry. It demonstrates green principles such as using no solvent and having a high atom economy. In the lab a mixed aldol reaction was performed to synthesize an unsaturated ketone from and aldehyde and ketone. By using an aldehyde, that doesn’t…

that come to rescue her are scared by her “tranquility”, thus the complacency associated with sinless and innocent. These elements show Cecilia as holy and spiritual but although she is “still virginal, […] her developing sexuality endangers her own purity” (Delva). The adjective “drugged” as well as her “yellow eyes of someone possessed” indicate her insanity and diabolicality, connecting her with the side of the sinful and deranged. Moreover, the narrator pays attention her growing breasts and…

pronounce the talaq once when the wife is in the state of purity, and should abstain from involving in sexual relationship with her if there’s no intention of reconciliation. The wife then has to undergo the period of Iddat for three months, and in case she is pregnant, the period of iddat will extend till delivery. During…