Seven Summits

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Hell? What images do you imagine? You may think of a satanic devil with his little “helpers” burning through the pits of hell. You may further fill in the picture with other beastly devils that roam around torturing damned sinners who will never see light of day, or those who turn cry out with pain, regret, and suffering. In Dante’s epic poem known as the Divine Comedy, he creates a unreal version of himself as he travels through…

Grace Kelly, “screen legend”, “ fashion icon”, “one of the most beautiful women in the world”, and “fairytale princess”. Since her death in 1982 she still has her effect on the world today from her films and by the family she left here on Earth. She was born into a successful family in philadelphia, she was a very shy girl but she became an actor. At the age of 23 she went to hollywood and made 11 films in 3 ½ years. She modeled to pay for her acting but her film career only lasted 5 years.…

If you are a mystery fan, you might wish to tackle Chesterton’s Father Brown series. This is a series of a priest who is able to solve crimes because he takes original sin seriously and knows the heart of a sinner. They are not overtly religious but they are very mixed in quality. These short stories were collected in five books of which the first, The Innocence of Father Brown, is the best. Try these and if you like them, you can move on the others. And if you are going to read…

Hollywood movie goddess Angelina Jolie Workout and Diet Plan Born on June 4, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, Angelina Jolie is one of the most popular and celebrated American actress and filmmaker. Ex-wife of wealthy Hollywood star and producer, Brad Pitt and mother to six children (three children are adopted), Jolie is a woman of substance who is known for her work for humanitarian causes. She has been leading actress of many Hollywood hits - Tomb Raider, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Wanted, Salt and…

The meaning of the mysterious Black Veil from Hawthorne’s short story has been long disputed, but what does it actually mean? Hawthorne was a writer that lived and wrote during the romantic period., Hawthorne dealt with sin and how it affects us negatively. One of his more famous short stories Minister of the Black Veil also deals with sin. Hawthorne’s short story proves that the veil is a device that the minister uses to dramatize that everyone has a secret sin and, therefore should not judge…

The Effect of Sin Sin is a very alluring thing usually having to deal with a human’s desires, but what does this sin lead to in the long run? Dante's focus on sin in The Divine Comedy is portrayed by man's desire and how it affects their punishment. This sin leads to most of the books turmoil and his experiences throughout. The Divine Comedy is a book revolving around sin and its effects on man. The pure essence of it is the driving point of Dante’s Inferno, a section of the book that is…

In the allegory, Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, there is a town called Vanity and in the town of Vanity there is Vanity Fair. Vanity Fair is a fair that was set up Beelzebub, or Satan, to provide every kind of entertainment for travelers and sell all types of merchandise all year long. The main character in the book, Christian, comes upon the fair during his journey. The journey can only be made by following the pathway to the Celestial City and being strong in the relationship that God has…

What are the seven deadly sins? The seven deadly sins can be found all around us. People commit these sins without even realizing it. The seven deadly sins are avarice, sloth, envy, lust, gluttony, pride, and wrath. The first deadly sin is avarice. Another word for avarice is greed. Greed is the desire for money and material things. Greedy people are always wanting more; they are never satisfied. In this case, greed would be a successful businessman making it to the top of his company and being…

“What is hell?” According to Google, There are approximately 29,000,000 results for what hell may be. In Dante’s mind, there are nine levels of hell. Dante’s Inferno was written 545 years ago, in 1472. Five hundred and forty-five years outdated, it it time for Hell to be re-written. Dante’s hell is outdated, overly harsh, unreasonable, unfairly arranged and should consist of different people than those of who Dante chose. After all, if you are going to Hell it should be for those who absolutely…

The Inferno is the first part of an epic poem called Divine Comedy written by Dante Alighieri. He narrates as himself going through Hell guided by a poet name Virgil. Together they go through 9 circles of hell which are Limbo, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Anger, Heresy, Violence, Fraud and Treachery. This is taking place in the year of 1300 during the Easter week. Dante describes in detail each thing he sees as he goes along and gets challenged along the way. To explain the torture of the Inferno that…