Seven deadly sins

Importance of Invictus William Ernest Henley is an author, poet, editor, and critic. One of his poems, Invictus, is a very detailed poem. At the age of twelve, Henley had been diagnosed with tuberculosis of the leg. It was then amputated, but later on it had spread to his other leg but he wouldn’t let the doctors take his other leg. Because of this decision he had to stay in the hospital for almost two years. During his traumatic stay, he began to write poetry. This is when he had written…

the earth. Sin was first committed by Adam and Eve in the garden where God punish them both for not listening to his word. “Just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given and reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam ” (Romans 5:12-14) . This Bible verse gives us the idea of what the origin of sin is on the…

available from the Shepard. The Shepard knows every one of the sins that have anchored our lives down in despair and loneliness that is destroying your life. The despair and hopelessness that is ruling the lost person’s life is a condition you were not designed and equipped by God to be living in. 1 Peter…

Harold Kushner composed this book as a response to a calamity that happened to someone that was very close to him, his son Aaron. Aaron had premature aging, also called progeria, which eventually resulted in his death. This event really aggravated Kushner’s religious belief. Kushner is also a rabbi, which made this situation just that much more difficult for him. With this book, Kushner tells us the story on how he kept his faith with God throughout this horrible time in his life. Kushner…

Jack-O’-Lantern History On halloween or maybe even a week before, do you make jack-o-lanterns? Jack-o-lanterns come from Ireland ideas which, they first carved faces into turnips and potatoes. They did not use pumpkins because Ireland was not introduced/had pumpkins until someone figured it was a better canvas in America. Jack-o-lanterns were used (as turnips and potatoes) to ward off evil spirits and had an ember in it. Jack-o-lanterns come from an Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack.…

Throughout the Chronicles of Narnia, Aslan was the most influential and notable character. He shares many of the same characteristics and actions of Jesus Christ. For example, he was hailed as king of narnians and Jesus was the king of Jews. In the Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Aslan turns a well of water to wine just like Jesus turned water to wine for his disciples. Aslan also helps the children (Peter, Edmund, Susan, and Lucy) feel welcomed into their new world that they had…

Truth? or Dream? In a world where life is a symbol for everything, with demons lurking in every corner, and people believing in a common lie; a man named Young Goodman Brown was permanently affected. In the story, “Young Goodman Brown,” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown witnesses a mysterious ceremony, that will scorn his mind with the Devil’s presence. Near the conclusion of the story, many are stuck wondering if Goodman Brown experienced the reality of the Devil’s ceremony/journey…

Throughout this unit, I saw a trend in early American writings that incorporated the ideals and values of religion. The theme that these writings have in common is the importance of individualism by utilizing religion to justify ones actions and the belief in a greater meaning such as God and Christianity. For example in William Bradford’s Plymouth Plantation he talks about using God as a compass of sorts to look to for guidance. In this quote from Plymouth Plantation “to keep a good conscience…

disappointment because he is seeking material objects over fear of god. So he decides to send everyman on a pilgrimage that will certainly kill him, and he is allowed to bring people with him, but they gotta be willing to accompany everyman on this deadly pilgrimage. But who will be willing to certainly forfeit their lives to help everyman? This is the dilemma that everyman is faced with. Everyman represents human beings because we live life trying to acquire material vanity, but sometimes…

worse part is that I have to raise this baby that will remind me of my sin…