The Temptations

1. As a host of a party you have many responsibilities such as creating a private invitation that is directly to the guests that you want to invite, so your guests know where the party is being held, what time to arrive and what to bring. There are also other responsibilities you have as a host or hostess: you must organise and potentially book a venue, you must arrange a time and you must prepare many things for the party. The party will need music so a DJ may be a good idea to be arranged,…

1. Book of James: a. Authorship – In the initial verse, the letter states that ‘James, a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ’ is the author (Powell, 447). This epistle is traditionally attributed to Jesus’ brother James who became the leader of the church in Jerusalem (Powell, 447). He is often referred to as ‘James of Jerusalem’ or ‘James the Just’ (Powell, 449). James, the son of Zebedee, is an unlikely author since he was martyred around 44 CE by Herod Agrippa I (NRSV, 2171). b. Date –…

musician. Hepworth depicts the temptations of cultural adaptations that Valens faced yet rejected because of the pride he had for his ethnicity. America wanted to pass Valens off as another stereotype but he was “never ashamed of who [he] was” even when it meant singing “all Spanish lyrics at a time when speaking Spanish came with a wooden paddle” because that was his identity and it wasn't going to change for the pleasure of America. Valen’s struggles consisted of the temptation and…

Listen to the voices calling out to us from the past. Our history is full of attempts to justify this barbaric practice, yet it takes time and the evidence of our own eyes to see the evil for what it is. Let this be the one time we refuse the temptation and reject forced labor, before we become the ones history condemns for doing nothing. Forced labor is a concept that has gone by many names over the years. It has gone under the nomenclature of slavery, indentured servitude,…

Satan represents everything God is not. He is evil, murderous, a liar, and a tempter. He is one of the biggest influences in the bible, manipulating people to choose sin. However, his character is never fully revealed, leaving a lot of questions unanswered. Popular culture has come to answer these questions by creating satanic figures for contemporary audiences. In this essay I will mainly be using a ‘world in, and in front of the text’ approach to analyse how Satan’s appearance and attributes…

Both Oscar Wilde and Christina Rossetti present the attractiveness of wrongdoing and fear of its consequences in both similar and different ways within An Ideal Husband and Rossetti’s Selected Poems. Rossetti and Wilde consider the attractiveness of wrongdoing under different themes. Wilde looks more at a political side of wrongdoing, whereas Rossetti considers wrongdoing in a religious sense. Mrs. Cheveley is a character that is very attracted to wrongdoing; this is evident in An Ideal…

One way of refraining from these items is participating in positive activities like sports. Exercise will help my mentality and give me an escape from the stresses of the day. A multitude of decisions are required to be made regarding these temptations, but even tougher choices lie ahead concerning the ten years to…

war. Macbeth was called “noble Macbeth” by King Duncan, showing the respect he had earned (I.II.78). Later, honorable Macbeth was told a very implausible yet fruitful prophecy by three witches depicting him as the King of Scotland. Over time, temptation rules dominant over Macbeth’s previous honor, he decides to fulfill his prophecy through any means necessary. Macbeth becomes the ultimate soldier and hero by securing the victory for Scotland. He earns the respect…

Rose In Bloom, by Louisa May Alcott, tells the story of a young woman growing up. Set in Boston during the 19th Century, Rose Campbell is a beautiful young lady returning home after spending two years abroad in Europe. Upon returning, she is somewhat perturbed at discovering that home is not quite what it was when she left. Being the heiress of a large fortune, she finds herself surrounded by numerous friends and male admirers, many of which desire only her money. Having been raised by her Uncle…

Think of a far off land set in Medieval times. There are knights in shining armor rescuing princesses. In return princesses give their handkerchief as a favor. Knights are also going on great quests in search of mystical objects with powers beyond this world. One would think this sound like what many know of Camelot and King Arthur. Many associate King Arthur as one of England's greatest stories. Most would be surprised to learn that the themes that we associate with King Arthur today are not…