Seven deadly sins

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Influenced by the rise of romantic nationalism, the Grimm brothers published a collection of German fairy tales in the 1812 as an effort to preserve German folk tradition. Hidden within the text of each fairy tales were attitudes toward society. This included religion, which was a fundamental aspect of German culture. The Catholic Church gained power through their large membership throughout Germany and Europe. It became so powerful that the Catholic clergy were wealthy and corrupt. Eventually,…

traditional deadly sins into a force to be reckoned with. Se7en focuses on the realities of death than life. The plot revolves around two detectives on the hunt of a religious psychopath who embarks a crusade for God. Detective Somerset, played by Morgan Freeman, and his new replacement Detective Mills, Brad Pitt, are both introduced in a case of a man’s gruesome death. There is great imagery when connecting the man’s murder with a deadly sin. In this case, gluttony is the man’s sin. He is seen…

nine circles of Hell. For the whole duration of his journey, Dante is led by a poet Virgil, the representation of Human Reason who is familiar with many of the sinners in the underworld. Each circle in the epic poem illustrates a different type of sin with contrasting consequences, fluctuating according to the level of the felony committed on Earth. In the course of his journey, Dante begins to understand how the sinners’ punishments correlate with the crimes they committed against God. During…

The purpose of James was to encourage people to live a Christian life, to resist temptation and be faithful to God in all ways. "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him (James, 1:12). So as people live in the Christian way by spreading the word of God and living in the light of Him, doing right, they will be praised. God promises the Kingdom of Heaven to those who are faithful, and…

others would go astray and live a life of sins. Augustine states, “The thought of you stirs him so deeply that he cannot be content unless he praises you, because you made us for yourself and our hearts find no peace until they rest in you.” Connecting with God is one of the many ways that humans can best live their lives. If one does not connect with God, then you have committed the ultimate sin. Without God there is no redemption and cleansing of all the sin humans have done. The next step is…

Demons; Wretched beasts from the pits of Hell ordered to serve Satan. We all have demons residing inside us and they can be awakened at any moment either through traumatic events or by the demon in the bottle, alcohol. Throughout his life, poet Edgar Allan Poe struggled with alcoholism and this is apparent throughout his short stories and poem. Most noteably his short story, The Black Cat, where the narrators actions are influenced by the demon in the bottle or perhaps influenced by the animal…

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 boring…

upon others. To some this is Justice. He also appoints a gatekeeper who places people in hell only based on their own confessions. Hell is also not for people who only committed the sin, but also feel no guilt or repentance for committing it. Hell is for those who have already "hardened" their hearts to God. The sins are ranked in an unusual manner where someone guilty of being a heretic is worse than being lustful. This is most likely due to the fact that Dante was particularly religious and so…

7 Sins Review It is not unusual for a casino software developer to base a project on universal themes, common knowledge, or particularly famous works of fiction. The guys at Play’n GO clearly did so when they released 7 Sins, a video slot that draws from the Christian belief of the existence of 7 deadly sins. It is certainly ironic to see this theme proposed as the foundation for a gambling game, but 7 Sins still manages to be a graphically appealing and easy to play title, which doesn’t…