The Temptations

There is an innate duality of nature that exists in men and women. On one hand, the woman is the nurturer, the lover, and is often portrayed as the very Earth itself. On the other hand, there is the man. The man is the provider, the ruler and commonly seen as the farmer or the tiller of the Earth. It is the man that reaps the benefits of the Earth’s fertility and boasts of his own prowess. It is this, the intersection between these two entities that Mariama Ba addresses in her novel So Long a…

Describing progressive sanctification and the three steps of change can be challenging no matter who the audience is. Place an adolescent girl recovering from an alcohol or drug addiction into your audience and the challenge has been increased exponentially. Yet, one must remember as fervently as we work to spread the Gospel in a way for all to understand, it is still the work of the Holy Spirit (I Corinthians 12:3b, ESV). Today’s audience is Jaime, a Native American 16 year old girl from…

Every heroic story is told from the Hero’s Journey. Jesus follows this same journey. The Hero’s Journey includes 9 different parts; the intro, the call to action, crossing the threshold, meeting the mentor, challenges, temptation, dark inner moments, final battle and the return home. Jesus has every one of these scenes happen when He was on earth. There is a bible verse for every scene in the Hero’s Journey. The first scene is the intro to the hero’s world. The intro to the hero’s world…

denounce their faith in God for the sake of their lives, but even through the pressures coming from family members, they prevailed and did not let the possibility of dying get in their ways of expressing their faith in God. They overcome these temptations of lying about their faith with knowledge that God will help them if they stay true to their beliefs. Perpetua had an infant son and Felicitas was pregnant during their imprisonment, making it even more difficult for them to choose their…

was responsible for his own downfall. In this essay I will talk about the three reasons that may have led him to this point. The following reasons are the evil and sinful behaviour, the temptation and greed brought on by his wife and the witches which links back to the witches’ prophecies and Lady Macbeth’s temptations towards Macbeth. The last point will be about the historical inevitability which will talk about the current king, previous historical events, as there was no way that Macbeth…

sought to clarify that. Certainly, gays do not choose their lifestyles, just like other sinners, they find themselves in situations and the power of temptation to continue is overwhelming just like in any other situation. He likened the issue to stealing. People who steal struggle with the vice can eventually stop. But they might still have some temptation to pick something appealing to them, but by the grace of God decide to abide by the rules and stay…

Nature of Humans in Macbeth Throughout the play Macbeth, Shakespeare shows multiple aspects of human nature and how he views them. He makes it clear that everyone is capable of being simultaneously good and evil. The temptation of evil can easily persuade anyone. The way that society regards gender roles in relationships is not always the best. Throughout Shakespeare’s work, many genuine aspects of the nature of humanity are addressed. People are able to have evil inside them but…

Transferring Power from Hero to Heroine Throughout literature and film, women are often portrayed in a distinct manner; subservient to men, naive, and powerless against the forces of evil. Childhood fairytales reinforce the idea that a woman’s duties are to take care of the home and children, and follow the rule of the husband. Women are portrayed as naive, fragile, and very innocent. Often times when that distinct line between innocence and adulthood is crossed, also known in fairytales as,…

truthful man, while he stabs his king from behind and twists the knife, as he gilds Duncan’s groomsmen for his gruesome murder. Though at first hesitant, Macbeth eventually gives in to his temptations, believing that he is invincible and cannot be destroyed. Through this reference, as Macbeth’s ambitions and temptations get the best of him – despite his better sense of moral judgment, one can allude back to other notable figures whose enticement with ethically wrong doings resulted in their fall…

nurture the human growth. However, like the bible, Fellowship of The Ring presents a sinful character, the Dark Lord, also known as Sauron. The Ring, created by Sauron, reflects Sauron’s “desire to the great strengthening of his powers” and his temptations to own all power forms to control the Middle Earth (Tolkien). Sauron becomes the equivalent to the bible’s ‘devil’, and the formation of the ring parallels that to the blooming of Adam and Eve’s apple. His longing for power is then…