To the Virgins

themselves to the point they don’t need a ring if an engagement goes astray. Today’s need vs. the societal need of the past is very different. When first starting off, the engagement ring was a sign or a bribe. The ring was a sign you were still a virgin and you, and the man who choose you,…

with my own spirituality. When we were discussing the topic of Jesus being the son of God, one argument that I kept seeing pop up among the other forum posts was that “Jesus is the son of God because he was born of the Virgin Mary.” I have always believed that Jesus was born of a virgin, this is why he is the son of God; however, when someone is trying to make a solid argument I do not see this fact as a good argument. I have never questioned my own faith and I still do not, but if I was trying…

They are all also virgins and chose to stay with Artemis. Even though Hera is the goddess of marriage and childbirth, Hera was the goddess of mothers in childbirth, Artemis is the goddess of the infant. These two are similar in this area because Artemis is the protector of…

near. Additionally, the “Parable of the Ten Virgins” tells the story of five wise virgin who has took the oil with the lamp and five foolish one who did not (NIV Bible, Matthew 25:1-13). The oil in this parables may represent the Holy Spirit, as the wise one has place their faith in God, and God has filled them with the Holy Spirit, while the foolish ones refuse to recognize him. Since the burden of a person cannot be shared by others, the five virgin without the oil did not get the oil by the…

Mary was quite possibly the most famous woman of the Bible. She was the virgin mother of Jesus Christ our Lord. Many have tried to discredit the story of Mary and Joseph, her husband, saying a virgin becoming pregnant and giving birth is simply not possible. Though we cannot know for certain the birth of Mary, people of Christian faith have celebrated her birthday as September the 8th, which is exactly 9 months following the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. This is seemingly how her…

Greek and Roman foundations to cover up the secretive religious meanings in art. This was a deliberate choice of Botticelli, that impacts the way his art is perceived. As some scholars argue, Venus may have referenced the Virgin Mary. There may also have been a linkage of the Virgin Mary to the moon as a reference to heaven on…

On the flip side there are people who do not mind expressing themselves in a fashionable manner. Some are comfortable being a stereotype because they do not care what others think of them, these are the invisible students. The Breakfast Club displays two characters, Bender and Allison to carry the role of the students who act strange and wild from the rest. Allison is classified as an Emo girl who does not speak much, she wears goth like clothing and heavy black makeup. She makes strange noises…

Symbolism The title, To Kill a Mockingbird, has little connection to the actual plot, yet it holds great symbolic weight in the book. The story is based off of innocents destroyed by evil, making the mockingbird the symbol for innocence. A number of characters can be represented by a mockingbird throughout the book, including Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, and the mad dog. The connection made between the title and the main theme of the novel is made explicit in the novel multiple times. After Tom…

Although many scholars argue that “Milton writes sonnet [nine] to console and encourage [his lady friend, but] carefully eschews giving any advice [and only] pays her the compliment of merely describing with satisfaction what she has done,” (“Variorum Commentary”, Bush) this is one of many interpretations. The idea that Milton “consoles” and “encourages” his lady friend to be part of a religious institution is only visible on a surface level scan because if one reads in between the lines, he can…

The term was coined by Sigmund Freud and refers to a common male view of women in which they are considered to be either a “virgin/madonna” or a “whore”, but nothing in between. The virgin figure is sometimes, but not always, a literal virgin, she is the woman who is faithful to her man, and has wifely and motherly qualities such as being submissive, passive, compassionate and caring. This is the kind of woman that a man sees as fit…