Seven Summits

Characterization has been the cornerstone of literature for centuries. Character presentation can attain any framework or shame. In The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer uses thoughts and actions, to characterization of the Friar and the Monk to emphasize corruption in the Catholic Church. The monk is a religious character who is corrupt. Instead of reading on his cell, he prefers to go hunting. He also decides to wear decorative clothes instead of dressing in simple clothes. The Friar is…

From the deserts of Egypt in the third century up to the modern-day masses of the Catholic church, Christians have warned the human race of committing any of the seven deadly sins. Despite many, including non-Christians, believing these sins to be the folly of mankind, humans continue to proudly commit the capital vices time and time again. In fact, the entirety of the United States has a reputation centered around some of these cardinal sins, including gluttony, pride, and most notably, greed.…

Another effect of virtue that Wollstonecraft illustrates is having a strict regard for what is morally right and having adherence to moral principles. In the beginning of her argument, Wollstonecraft immediately states that “the strong gained riches, the few have sacrificed the many to their vices; and, to be able to pamper their appetites, and supinely exist without exercising mind or body, they have ceased to be men” (211). She directly attacks the elite displaying that man has been so corrupt…

In the early thirteen hundreds, the poet Dante Alighieri completed his magnum opus, the Divine Comedy. This epic poem follows the Pilgrim, who is led by Virgil and Beatrice, through every aspect of the Christian afterlife according to Catholic tradition. The Pilgrim is Dante himself, who was chosen to bear witness the evils of hell and wonders of heaven and, by doing so, change the hearts of his readers. Additionally, the pilgrim was chosen because some secret sin, of which he need only to…

Author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, in an excerpt from his novel, “Egotism; or The Bosom Serpent,” recounts a puzzling condition that Roderick Elliston suffers from. Hawthorne’s purpose is to convey the idea that, love can also be a force of destruction that brings harm to the people who express it. He adopts a despairing tone through the use simile, repetition, and imagery which appeals to the emotions of the readers and supports Hawthorne’s purpose. Hawthorne begins his excerpt by addressing the…

Love to lust or lust to love. Love and lust are two abstract ideas associated with men and women in different ways that could potentially lead to corruption of people in power. Christianity is a religion usually accused of corruption, even though their beliefs enforce celibacy, throughout history Christianity is associated with lust. Even powerful leaders, for example a Duke, are expected to uphold high standards and follow their own laws, which coincide to the beliefs of Christianity at the…

Uses and gratification studies came into effect when mass media researchers became interested in how or why audiences were engaging with different forms of media (Wimmer & Dominick, 1994). The earliest recognised uses and gratifications studies were those of Herzog (1941) and Berelson (1945). Both Herzog and Berelson were interested by what engaging with certain mediums meant for individuals. They studied at a much deeper level than previous studies. Early uses and gratifications studies would…

The punishment, for each Circle of Dante’s Hell, is connected to its corresponding sin. For example, in the 4th Circle, the Hoarders and Spendthrifts are punished by being forced to push stones into each other over and over. This punishment is fitting because the hoarders’ stones could represent all the materialistic things he or she hoarded and the spendthrifts’ stones could represent all the money he or she spent. The hoarders and the spendthrifts are opposite extremes and because of their…

The Seven Years’ War in North America. The Seven Years War was known as the French and British War lasted from 1744 to 1763. It was fought between the American and English colonists in North America. It changes the relation between the British and Americans through political, economic, and ideological. Politically the colonies were not happy because they cannot expand west anymore. Economically, they were not happy with the British because they place all taxes on them and ideologically because…

Dimmesdale and Chillingworth are very similar. Both have secrets that eat away at them.These secrets are kept quiet. One man has a secret could kill one of the gentlemen and the others and the others can reveal his truthful self. Dimmesdale’s secret is that he is Pearl’s father. This also means that he is Hester’s accomplice in adultery. This secret eats away at him and causes him to start self-punishment. The first thing he does is he scourges, or in other words he beats himself with a whip…