Stairway to Heaven

At the beginning of the poem, Taylor is observing the sky. His thoughts become puzzled as he looks at somewhere that’s described as heaven. He says astonishingly, “A Golden Path my Pensill cannot line, / From that bright Throne unto my Threshold ly.” (lines 3-4). Taylor praises the heavens above by calling it a bright throne. He then says that he finds “the bread of life” at his door. The bread of life over here represents mana, which nourishes the soul. Taylor…

In Hawthorne’s The Scarlett Letter, although Dimmesdale does reveal his sin and claims Pearl, he is unable to triumph over his sin because of his need for his reputation in the town to be untainted, a restriction he fails to eliminate from his soul. The Puritan community is incapable to see sin as anything other than a hamartia which forces Dimmesdale into a battle with himself about his need for self importance against his guilt. A battle which ultimately ends in Dimmesdale being consumed by…

In chapter 4 of LADTE, D'Souza presents three concrete statements from the viewpoints of many scientific point of views, like neuroscience, philosophy, and morality. He supports his claim by examining the reason behind people's near-death experiences (NDEs), with the the theories from brain science, physics, biology, psychology, history, and philosophy. He believes that life after death exists, and that it can be beneficial. He discovered many expert testimony, that accounts of near-death…

The texts Daodejing by Laozi and Inferno by Dante both provide a powerful definition and illustration of virtue, which determines the future of an individual. Under Daodejing, virtue is defined as the power intrinsic in each thing in its natural state and the force that allows humans to reach their full potential. To achieve this power, one must follow the natural way of being uncorrupted, and ultimately it will reach their goals. The Inferno talks about a number of virtues as well as sins that…

how they can do good works instead. This expresses the Christian worldview's emphasis on absolute truth and ethics. Those who are forgiven of sins are also able to go to heaven. Embracing Jesus means making a commitment to live in God's kingdom. On earth, this is a state of mind but after death a Christian's soul goes to heaven where it dwells…

The television show Lost (2004-2010) was a very talked-about show. With its unordinary storyline, its cliff hangers and its unsolved mysteries, the show kept its audience riveted. The show is questions within questions: mysteries on top of other mysteries, comedy, love stories, action/adventure and science fiction. J.J Abrams, the producer of the show, tried to create a nail-biter, a provoking show like a good novel that never quits. The producer has created a timeless television show, touching…

which they can not receive forgiveness but they face enough anguish that in the end, they seem to only gain forgiveness. Hawthorne’s religion goes along to say that once you commit a sin you will go to Hell, and if found innocent you will go to Heaven. He seamingly aspires to make sure everyone can become forgiven. At the end of the book, his higher and overall moral of the story comes down to seem plain and simple, “ Be true! Be true! Be true!” Although Hawthorne states his greater meaning…

. Looking at the short story “Story of the Hour” from a Marxist point of view, the social structure plays an enormous role. In this story Mrs. Mallard should be grieving not only because she thought her husband was dead, but also since he was the provider of her household. Without him, how was she going to make ends meet and function as if he were still alive? But on the contrary, Mrs. Mallard felt free from the social structure of her being just a wife, who life was her family and husband. She…

All throughout history, writers have been using allegories to convey their message without truly stating what it is. An Allegory is a literal work with two levels of meaning, the literal and symbolic. In the story of “The Inferno” by Dante Alighieri, an allegory can be seen in The Dark Wood of Error, the three beasts, and through Dante’s guide Virgil. In the Inferno, an allegory can be found in the Dark Wood of Error. Dante says “ How I came to it I cannot rightly say, so drugged and loose…

Finally, Lewis uses his Biblical understanding of Heaven to signify that Heaven is immeasurably more important when in comparison to either Earth or Hell. The substance of Heaven is truer and the reality of Heaven much deeper than the temporal substance of Earth. Lewis demonstrates this through his description of Heaven and the corresponding description of Hell. He writes; I had the sense of being in a larger space, perhaps even a larger sort of space, than I had ever known before: as if the sky…