Afterlife College Essays Samples For Students

The 1990 film entitled ‘Ghost’ starred by Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze and directed by Jerry Zucker was among the most popular depiction of the afterlife in modern media. In the film, Swayze, who played the part of Sam Wheat, Molly Jensen’s (Demi Moore) lover was killed yet remained on earth as a ghost. It was quite intriguing how Swayze’s character was able to co-exist between two different realms, enabling him to actively participate in its events. For some reason, the notion of afterlife in pop culture is that dead people or their souls still remain on ...

Numerous religions have looked at heaven and paradise from different angles. There is a convergence on the idea of heaven among religions though the concept of paradise is accepted and disputed in equal measure. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines heaven as the dwelling place of the Deity. The Merriam Webster dictionary defines paradise as a place that is completely peaceful and pleasant. Heaven and paradise are concepts that come up when discussing issues relating to the afterlife. A considerable fraction of religious commentators agree that the afterlife forms the bedrock basis of all religions.
The Muslims believe that there is continuity ...

Essay Questions

- The afterlife was centrally important to ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures. Describe the ways in which the afterlife affected the art and architecture of these ancient civilizations. Be sure to use specific examples in your answer.
The ancient Egyptian civilization was based on belief in gods of other worlds. However, the Mesopotamian revolution relied on the belief in gods of this world. Therefore, the architecture of the ancient civilizations, especially the Egyptian civilization took place with reference to the gods and belief in the life after death. The Egyptians believed they should adhere to the respect of ...

Everyone one of us will one day die, and even without us, the world will still go on. Samuel Scheffler in his greatly original book “Death and Afterlife” tackles the various ways the values in our lives are obliviously but powerfully affected by these facts, as well as the motives that define them. The afterlife he discusses is not the personal afterlife in which an individual continues to exist in some form after dying. According to Scheffler, a personal afterlife does not exist, and he poses a question regarding how we should perceive our individual mortality, in case our existence ends ...

The Anishinaabe is a group of native North American people consisting of the Ojibwa and Odawa. The name Anishinaabe stands for people who are on the right path to the creator or the good people or the upright people. Traditional records called the wiigwaasabak which are scrolls indicate that the Anishinaabeg speakers originated from the east coast. The Anishinaabeg says that their original homeland was a place called Turtle Island. The name was from the belief of the people that North America as a continent was the back of a great mysterious turtle. The Anishinaabe believes themselves to be the descendants of the ...

Over many centuries, there has been a lot of credence concerning about where do our soul be gone after death or many people referred this as “life after death”. This topic has caused a huge amount of controversy, and has been strongly debated over many years. Clarence Darrow, who has been believed to be an atheist claimed that it is hard to believe that a soul exists after death simply there is no one who has taken a journey to the afterlife and come back to tell us about it. What Clarence forgets is that life after death is completely about taking a journey ...

An Appealing Answer Defeated by Assumptions

In his book, Think, Blackburn summarizes the major approaches to justifying the existence of God (1999, pp. 152-185). In each case, major weaknesses are identified in the thinking process that makes the final proof elusive. However, the next approach to this problem he presents is appealing. If philosophy cannot develop an approach to convincingly justify the existence of God and support belief in God in that way, perhaps it can formulate reasons for why it is logical to believe in God by examining the various outcomes of believing or not believing. This logic would be useful even without absolute ...

Communication

Life and death understanding
Life is the basic existence of humankind. The mere action of human beings in light of breathing and performing normal societal actions define life. The concept of life is a processional phenomenon that starts at the fertilization of a sperm and an ovum. The embryo undergoes a prenatal phase, peri natal phase and a postnatal phase, which is the longest external affiliation of humankind. As the development heightens, the person creates experiences through life activities, actively and circumstantially designed by the society. The final phase of human life occurs when a person stops breathing and the body functions stop ...

Module 4 - Part 1 Finding Scriptures: Humanity and Ethics Worksheet

Give a brief summary after each passage listed below.
Humanity:
Genesis 1:26-27- This passage speaks about the creation of man by God. It also talks about the authority given to man by God to be in charge of his creation. In addition, it talks about the creation of mankind in God’s own image.

Genesis 2:7 – This passage speaks of the creation of man from dust by God to a living being.

Psalm 139:14 – In this passage, the author praises God for creating him in a wonderful way.
Matthew 5:3-16– This passage is about the 8 beatitudes. This message is supposed to provide promises to people on virtues that will provide them reward in the afterlife.
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INTRODUCTION

There is one thing is this world that is guaranteed to every living thing, from the smallest to the largest and from the simplest to the most complex. That singular great equalizer is death, everyone, and everything that lives will die. There are many people who struggle with that reality and in response become preoccupied with what happens after they die. Throughout time millions of people have celebrated hundreds of philosophies and ideologies have worked to explain it, justify and perpetuate beliefs regarding the afterlife (Wallace 1). Most of these explanations do not stem from science, but from religion. ...

Introduction

Life after death is one of the issues that remain a mystery to human beings. Science does not have a clear basis or theory that supports the idea that there is life after death. The afterlife is a concept that many people have tried to study and find elaborate answers to no avail. Scientists and other scholars have been able to make tremendous progress in dealing with many other issues that face human life such as diseases, protection against natural calamities and the likes. However, dealing with or doing away with death has remained an impossible task for mankind. The only valid ...

The Egyptian Book of the Dead has, as its original title, Reu nu pert em hru; translated to English, it means The Chapters of coming forth by day.
This book is, essentially, a series of chapters that consist of magic spells and special formulas, which are all written in papyrus. Such collection of texts for funerary purposes began to be found around 1600 BC in Egyptian tombs.
It is suppose that these texts, that gathered such spells and formulas, would be used by the deceased ones, throughout their Underworld journey. While in this journey in the Underworld, the dead ...

View of After Life is one of the most important parts of religious beliefs. Every religion, first of all, is based on such categories as nature of God, view of human nature, view of good and evil, view of salvation and, of course, views of the afterlife. In my mind, it is really interesting how the view of afterlife affects the people’s everyday life. It is the basic part of the religion. The most of the other things that connected with religion are proceed from the View of After Life. As an example, we will take Christianity. In ...

Introduction

Is there a life after death? This is one of the questions that most people in the world have been asking themselves for years. The survival of consciousness after death is a very complex situation for most people in the world. This is the reason why it has been discussed by many philosophers as well as other people in the world. According to the researches that have been conducted by the scientist is that, they believe that the consciousness and the mind are connected in that the they functioning of how the brain works even after death (Stanislav Grof & Marjorie). The ...

The existence of hell is a claim that conservative Christians (and other religions) assert to instill the notion that sinners would languish from eternal fire and be punished for all the immoral acts that that they have committed. In reality, the existence of hell remains questionable as several arguments about the evil and the eternal fire are inconsistent and lacks clear evidence to prove such. Even theologians and religious people continue to debate on the existence of evil and hell because of the contradictions on the notion of God’s true attributes. Although opposing views state that hell is ...

Religious differences between Islam and Christianity have existed since the ancient days of human kind. The reason behind such differences can be explained by the ideological distinction between the two worldviews. The existence of one is seen as a threat to the other: as the bible says in Exodus 34:14 that you shall worship no other god for the Lord. However, there are some unique instances of similarities in which the two worldviews preach to their believers. In this concern, there are many positives to take from what the two worldviews project in the life on earth. This essay will ...

Introduction

Death is the cessation of life or the termination of biological functions sustaining a living organism. Causes of death include: malnutrition, accidents and predation. Death has for a very long period of time been a central concern of the world’s traditions both religious and philosophical. Belief in some kind of afterlife or rebirth has a central aspect of religious belief.

Themes of Death and How They Compare to a Modern Epic of Gilgamesh, the Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the earliest books which are still in use today. The influences of this book are still being seen in many modern works today. ...

Luke Johnson Timothy was an American religious researcher who concentrated mostly on Christian, literary and moral teachings of the New Testament. He was a former monk of the Catholic Church and did so many scholarly articles that have continued to be used in religious studies throughout the world. He was well known for expressing his opinion about The Creed as taught in the Bible. In his book, The Creed: What It Is and Why It Matters, he vehemently expresses his personal understanding of this subject and supports his arguments with biblical texts. This makes his opinion about this subject an ...

Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman were both influential poets of their times, and they have each retained their popularity over the years since. Both poets often tackle the theme of spirituality, but their views differ; Dickinson approaches the topic from the position of the afterlife, whereas Whitman contemplates spirituality from the perspective of life on earth.
The two poets differ in that Dickinson often writes from the perspective of someone who has already died, whereas Whitman uses speakers who are still alive on earth. The speaker of Dickinson’s “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” is a ghost, ...

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Abstract

The worldview of a person is their view and understanding of their entire existence, including the world they live in. Religious beliefs reflectcolor a person’s worldview very strongly. In a comparative look, Christianity and Sikhism have some commonality as monotheistic approaches to the world, in the necessity for moral and ethical behavior that is good, in seeking truth, and in serving an all-knowing God Wwho imparts some of that knowledge to mankind. However, there are noticeable differences in beliefs about death and afterlife, human definition, and the meaning of human history. These beliefs structure their worldviews ...

Where do we get when we die? What happens to us after death? Is there such thing as the afterlife? These questions naturally puzzled humans of all ages the most. These issues were also among the first ones to which any religion or the belief system offered its answers. Indeed, while seemingly possessing little to no practical value to humans in their Earth life, the issue of the afterlife was always a vital subject of discussions because it touches the most important and highest of the human feelings such as love, hatred, freedom, fear, and hope. Of all these, ...

The Invention of Lying

With language and power, one is capable of achieving his/her goals just like Mark Bellison, since he does not have the power “due to his looks and unsuccessful financial situation”, Mark lies to the Bank teller that he has $800 in his account instead of $300 boosting his financial status thereby making him able to be accepted by Anna. This shows us how someone’s ability to communicate can help him/her gain some form of power or influence that he may want. There are several other instances in the movie whereby we see Mark using language to get what ...

Contrary to the many supernatural beings or deities worshipped by pagans or other atheists, God has been described as the only true being that controls and gives life. It gets complicated when one attempts to prove this fact since religion is heavily based on belief. The bible does not at any point define the word God. Our working definition therefore is based on what has been described in the bible and other journals that give a description. Despite not emphasizing on the definition of the word God, the bible is full of description of his actions which portray this supernatural ...

It has many acceptances, people perceive it in different ways, there are various stories around it, but one thing is certain: nobody can escape it. This is death, the final event in people’s lives, one that cannot be avoided. The current paper treats different perspectives about death, as expressed in the works of Dylan Thomas (Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night), Wislawa Szymblorska (“On Death without Exaggeration”), Mary Oliver (“When Death Comes”), and John Donne (“Death Be Not Proud”).
One’s existence on earth includes several stages from the moment when he is born until ...

Introduction

Hinduism is one of the most prime and indigenous religion of the Hindus. It stands as one of the oldest and distinctive religious traditions owing to the fact that its origins are not founded on prophetic ways compared to religions such as Christianity, Islam and Buddhism (Flood 23). In addition, the distinctiveness of Hinduism is based on the fact that its teachings of a particular prophet or any dogmas that were preached by a given people, implying that it is a religion that is free from devotion. This essay attempts to analyze the religion of Hinduism by putting into consideration the characteristics ...

According to David Eagleman’s Descent of Species, every individual has the chance to ask for specific conditions he wishes to be under in the afterlife. Animals too have the given choice. Consequently, one might choose to become royalty or possess specific knowledge in a field of study, a wave of a wand will make it so (Eagleman 10). For those who wish for a complete change, they could opt for an animal, and it would be so. Now, what happens when people forget their past lives as they go into the new one? Eagleman reckons that the “moment ...

Introduction

A comprehensive study of a religion may help one obtain valuable insights into its history and beliefs. Buddhism is a prominent religion in the world and is practiced by approximately 488 people worldwide. This paper will critically evaluate the history and beliefs of Buddhism and perform a statistical analysis of the religious followers in order to understand the current and future relevance of Buddhist views in the US and the rest of the world.

Etymology: Define and describe the religion

Buddhism can be defined as a path leading to enlightenment. The term ‘Buddha’ refers to an enlightened person. Simply, Buddhism is a religion established by ...

Introduction

Traditionally, Islam has been standing on guard against the proliferation of sexual depravity. Together with other fundamental religions, the Quran and its commentaries strongly prohibit 'untraditional' sexual relationships both, inside and outside the matrimony. Kecia argues that traditional schools of the Islamic law describe any homosexual act as sinful and punishable (Kecia, 79). The majority of countries, where Sharia law regulates social order, define homosexuality as legally or socially persecuted (and many of them the both restraints are in force). In the most orthodox countries, like Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia any homosexual intercourse is punishable by the death ...

The Qin emperor, Shihuangdi, was perhaps the most prominent emperor throughout the Chinese history. Ying Zheng invented the title Shi Huang Di, which means ‘first emperor’, because he believed that he was superior, compared to the kings of other states of China. During his reign, he unified Chinese policies and culture through standardization of written language and bureaucracy. Furthermore, he aspired to live forever and rule eternally. Some scientists believed that Huang Di was obsessed with the idea of immortality that was why he had done peculiar things in search for an eternal life (Shank, 2009).
Shi Huang ...

Persuasion is a powerful tool that individuals use against others every day. At times, persuasive methods can be so subtle that we do not even realize that we are being persuaded to believe something or make a decision. It is important to understand the power of persuasion, as well as the different methods used to persuade others. What is more important, perhaps, is to understand the certain type of person who is most likely to use these tools for personal gain, rather than that of the greater good. Individuals who work in sales, or who are recruiting for a company is likely ...

No one can clearly articulate the feeling that one experiences at death. While many people have a fear for death, there are many people who have come back from experiences that are close to death. These people who have had near death experiences have told pleasant experiences of life after death. For many people who have experienced these near death phenomenons, they have an unquestionable and steady belief on the presence of life after death (Hoof, p. 132). However, scientists believe that near death experiences are merely hallucinations produced by dying brains that are comparable to vivid dreams. In my ...

Shared Themes in Judeo/Christian and Islamic Beliefs

Shared Themes in Judeo/Christian and Islamic Beliefs
Judeo-Christianity and Islamic religions share various religious aspects of beliefs and moral values. Christianity is a religion that started and spread to the whole world. Jesus Christ is the genesis of Christianity while Islamic religion was founded by Prophet Mohammad. Their basic tenets grew from their shared creation stories. These religions are closely related in various ways. First, they share beliefs about the existence of God and that God controls their lives in many ways. (Qur’an 59:23-24). They also share moral values that concerns what is expected of human beings. This ...

William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams has always been known as an experimenter, an innovator, a revolutionary figure in American poetry. Yet in comparison to artists of his own time who sought a new environment for creativity as expatriates in Europe, Williams lived a remarkably conventional life. A doctor for more than forty years serving the New Jersey town of Rutherford, he relied on his patients, the America around him, and his own ebullient imagination to create a distinctively American verse. Often domestic in focus and "remarkable for its empathy, sympathy, its muscular and emotional identification with its subjects," Williams's poetry is also characteristically honest: "There ...

Introduction

It is important to understand the Confucian of the Eastern religions are based on two intrinsic values. These values are hierarchy and justice. Focusing on Justice, Confucian though has great respect for humanity. Life is highly sacred according to the doctrines and dogmas of the Confucian thought. This means that humans are believed to originate from a supernatural being from which they trace their form and guidance. The respect for this supernatural being is achieved by living according to the teachings of the Confucian philosophy. This means that the adherents embracing the Confucian thought have to demonstrate that their faith ...

Egypt is a country well-known for its rich history and fascinating mythology. Its iconic imagery of the pyramids, the pharaoh’s tombs and the Nile is among some of the most renowned in the world. The Ancient Egyptians were a masterful and mysterious race – to do this, it is unknown how they built such mammoth examples of their architecture without the use of modern technology – cranes and the like. Some have concluded that it was, in fact, aliens who built the pyramids but in all likelihood, the work was carried out by slaves who would have died in the process. More ...

Hebrews

In Hebrews 2:1-4, this passage of the Bible speaks of our spiritual well-being and the importance of not straying away from the Holy word. It teaches many lessons within this small passage. “The Biblical verse is giving Christians a command, or a duty” (Piper). We will review four various reasons for the exhortation the Bible speaks of. “The first reason focuses on the significant factor of danger when we drift from our salvation and neglect it” (Stroud). It can become possible to depart from the teachings of God so much to the point where it might be impossible for ...

Abstract

Christianity and Islam are both monotheistic religions with the same fundamental background, which are closely aligned as it relates to the presentation of the old testament, however, differing on points of the significance of Jesus and the path to salvation. It is important to understand how both of these religions view the interplay of faith, and modern medicine as it relates to health, wellness and healing. In essence, as both invest faith in an omnipotent and omnipresent God, who promises followers eternal life, both believe that prayer, faith, and the intervention of the divine are integrally involved in healing. ...

Abstract

Jade has been an important part of Chinese culture since Ancient times, when it was used to make various weapons and tools. The reason for this is because it is believed to have positive powers. Some of the attributes attributed to jade are purity, gentlemanliness, the ability to send one’s soul on a positive journey and to prevent misfortune from befalling a person. This is why jade was used in burial rituals, sacrifices and other religious ceremonies. Nevertheless, despite the importance of jade to the Chinese culture for many centuries only the very wealthy were permitted to own ...

Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), Buddha, Jesus Christ, and Confucius are enjoying a meal of steamed dumplings and Kung pal chicken at P.F. Chang’s Restaurant. They are discussing the question: “What is the meaning of life?” I happen to be sitting on a table near them and I can overhear their conversation. Buddha begins the conversation by posing the question to the other three.

Buddha: What is the meaning of life?

Mohammed: (Looking up from his meal and putting on a serious face) I believe that life is sacred and a gift entrusted to humans by God. Every human being should live his life with skill and ...

Act III, Scene 1

In the soliloquy, Hamlet thinks what is the better option “to be or not to be” (line 64). This is one of the most important questions of existence, as the main character is considering whether to continue the life or to commit a suicide. He is indecisive whether it is nobler to feel pain of all the hardships of the life or to finish the struggle. On the one hand, “to die, to sleep” (line 72) means to make a pause and to have a rest after all the sufferings the person already faced in his or her life. ...

Religious change among the Aztecs

Annotated Bibliography
Berdan, Frances, Aztec Archaeology and Ethnohistory, pp. 215-296. NY: Cambridge University Press (2014).

The source tells of the history and religion of the Aztec people.

Burkhart, Louise. “The missionary missionized.” In her The Slippery Earth: Nahua- Christian Moral Dialogue in Sixteenth-Century Mexico, pp. 15-45. Tucson: University of Arizona Press (1989).

This source tells about the implementation of Christianity on Aztec society.

Cervantes, Fernando. “The Indian response.” In his The Devil in the New World, pp. 40- 73. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press (1994)
The source reminds one that they should be looking at the paper through an objective lens, rather than proscribing any ideals onto the Aztecs or the Spaniards.
Florescano, Enrique, “Transformation of indigenous memory and resurgence of ...

Introduction

The novel ‘The Book Thief’, by Markus Zusak is an exceptional work of fiction that has a very specific historical context. The novel is based on the experience of a nine years old girl, Liesel, who lives in Germany during the span of World War II. The most brilliant aspect of the novel is that the entire plot of the novel is narrated by death, which uses the life and experiences of Liesel to explain the atrocities and vagaries inflicted upon the people during the war. In terms of the characters in the novel, Liesel is definitely the protagonist ...

Introduction

Storytelling is nothing new, and one can find it in those ancient art and monuments. It is through those stories that customs and beliefs of one generation have crossed over to the next. Storytelling not only kept cultures alive but also connected one generation to another. Egyptian, Islamic, and Early Christian societies carry their unique style of storytelling through their art and culture. When studying the elements of the artwork, one can distinguish the connections and the iconography used in each story. The essay takes three examples of artwork from Egyptian, Islamic, and Christian societies and analyzes the figurative ...

Afterlife affect on the art and architecture of the Egypt and Mesopotamian civilizations The first visions that come to mind when thinking of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamian cultures are the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx of Giza. The ancient architecture displays some of the most impressive works of art. What affected the art and architecture of these ancient civilizations are their belief in life after death. Mortuary spells from the Egyptian Book of the Dead were written on papyrus sheets and placed with the dead so as to help them face the dangers of the underworld and achieve bliss ...

In the theory, Miller believes in the life after death and seems relatively unconcerned of anybody death. Miler in an argument tries to define a person where she describes the existence of a person in the future due to unavoidable fact that her body will shortly decompose, she rejects this description. According to Miller theory of personal identity, says that any person would be the same person in the future, as the person would not have changed but remain the sameness. A counter provided by Miller is that there being a soul, mind or self across time is identical across time basis ...

The Rise of Cities played an important role in society as well as documented history. Cities have risen up in a variety of cultures, from Egypt and Mesopotamia, to Rome, to Western Europe. Even the Aztecs and Mayans saw a Rise of the Cities. Cities marked the epicenter for development and change. The rise of cities in Mesopotamia was a great leap forward for the complexity of society because it essentially helped shape society. With the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flooding annually the farmers eventually came up with the idea of irrigation. For the time period, rivers were portrayed as gods, thus ...

God/s

Christianity is a monotheistic religion with a theistic doctrine – meaning it only recognizes only one God, whose creation of the world was borne out of nothingness. Therefore, Christianity is practically intolerant of other religions given that it deems that the path to salvation leads to God. Salvation, in this case, is against sin, and in Christianity, only God can save people from the pitfalls of sinfulness. With that, adherents of Christianity are advised against committing sin so that they can follow God through the path of salvation. On the other hand, Hinduism is both a polytheistic and monotheistic religion with a pantheistic doctrine – ...

Religion is one of the most valuable and indispensable aspect in human life. Globally, across countries with different cultures, religion has a diverse shape and identity. But digging deep into it, what is the science behind religion? What are the aspects of religion that makes it successful in shaping cultures, and even the entire history of mankind?
Scientists’ attempt to decipher the scientific factors that stage the success of religions gave birth to another school of thought called as The Cognitive Science of Religion. The cognitive science of religion is the field of science that aims to explain the ...

Christianity: St. Augustine

St. Augustine is a spiritual tradition that was developed in the ancient times for the Christian faith since Saint Augustine was a theologian and philosopher. His writings have been described to have unrivalled richness, and they have been used to greatly influence and develop the western Christianity and philosophy. The sacred concept from St. Augustine tradition lies on the fact that it has been able to establish a new faith for Christians following through the same tradition. The tradition was developed to adopt different methods and perspectives that would be used by Christians in the preceding years, and they involve the belief ...

Introduction

The theme of death is a prevalent feature in literature of all time. Since death is the ultimate truth separating man from his near and dear ones, fascination in the treatment of death by all the great authors and poems is opulently found in literary pieces. I Used to Live Here Once by Jean Rhys and Dog's Death by John Updike are two literary examples of death being at the central frame. I Used to Live Here Once is a short story which has a mysterious female as the central character revisiting her childhood home. That she is dead is revealed to ...

In Robert Frost's poems "After Apple Picking" and "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening," Frost connects the pastoral with deeper meanings within the context of life itself. In "After Apple Picking," the use of language connects sleeping and resting after a hard day's work with preparing oneself for death; in "Stopping by Woods," this sense of death and sleeping is staved off by a man who has much more to do in his life. These two poems discuss the inevitability of death in the human spirit, with one narrator somewhat more welcoming of it than the other.

In "After Apple Picking," ...

Hindu is among the oldest recognized religions, with its writing dating as far as 1400 to 1500 B.C. usually Hindu scriptures do not conclude about the afterlife with the depiction of one hell and one heaven. Candidly, Hindus scriptures believe in several heavens (realms of light) and many hells (realm of darkness) broadening across the infinite spaces of the apparent universe. According to Hindu teachings, creation is an endless spectacle and as furtive as the enigmatic of the Religion itself. They claim that creation is God's play and gauging its scopes is not possible. Hindus believe that it is ...

I am writing to you as the last generation that I will see in my lifetime. When the Atlantic slave trade came to an end, many of us thought that this signalled the end of slavery. However, it appears that equally evil acts are still going on. Modern-day slavery encompasses a range of violations of human rights. It contains the “practices of child labour, bonded labour, serfdom, servile marriage, trafficking in persons (especially women and children), and the exploitation of domestic and migrant labour” (Forms). You are young and may not have yet fully decided your views on life, death ...

Introduction

Etruscan is an ancient italic culture that was developed from a prehistoric civilization referred to as Villanova. The Etruscans mainly settled within the central region of Italy specifically between Tiber and Arno rivers. The Etruscan civilization was once a brilliant culture that has disappeared over time but represents the foundation for ancient development of Roman art and culture as well as the Italian Renaissance. The Etruscans were considered as the first “superpowers” in the entire peninsula currently referred to as Italy. In fact the Etruscans established most cities in Western Mediterranean by working alongside Greeks. Cities such as Pisa, ...

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The question of why a work deserves inclusion in the literary canon is especially interesting when it comes to world literature. Many of the world’s earliest texts arose out of an oral rather than a written tradition, giving them a form and tone very different than modern works considered to have literary merit. With these works, literary value is determined less by the words themselves and more by the ideas and themes that are developed and their relationship to the culture. In the case of The Epic of Gilgamesh, is inclusion in the canon is due to ...

In the film City of Angels, Seth is absolutely living in a state of purgatory as an angel. His charge is to watch over those who are near death and guide them on their journey to the afterlife. As such, until he transitions and becomes human, he does not truly inhabit earth or heaven. Seth exists in a realm that is suspended between heaven and earth. It is a dimension in which the angels’ inner knowing and connection to heaven and the celestial worlds is solid, yet their experience of the world and its multidimensional nature is nowhere near ...

The Divine Comedy is a Medieval Poem that represents a journey of hell, heaven, and paradise. Dante’s journey explores the specifications that he and other people may acquire when determining their outcome of heaven or hell. His words express the sinfulness that occurs on earth and the reflection it has as punishment. The souls’ punishment of Hell reflects the disadvantage of traveling to Heaven. In Inferno, the sinners symbolize the hatefulness that occurs and the price that their souls pay in Hell. “He talks about the wrath of God and the souls coming together from every country”. .
Dante ...

Throughout the centuries, one of the greatest questions humankind has had is how to achieve happiness. There have been many philosophers, yet there is only a handful so influential as Aristotle and Augustine of Hippo in this domain. The former believed that people should develop all of their potential in order to be in tune with what humans were created for, which would include the optimal use of their cognitive functions. Similarly, St. Aquinas thought that one should be in accordance with God, and that only through loving Him would one truly be happy, yet only after death. Even ...

Family Interview

Culture offers a very interesting topic to study and internalize within one self. The availability of an array of countless cultures within our society, offers anyone interested with learning the other cultures a valuable resource for reference as well as for making comparisons and contracting of two or more cultures without any biasness pegged on any of the cultures(Fitzgerald, 2004). I choose to interview my grandmother to get to understand the cultural beliefs and family values since she understood most of the cultural aspects of our family, being the senior most and elderly person within the family circles. ...

This paper considers the shared ideas among Homer, Dante Alighieri, Virgil, and the anonymous writer of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The idea of paradise and hell, right, and wrong, retribution, and reward are evident in the texts with some of them bearing a close resemblance to each other. For the conclusion, there will be an analysis of how the authors’ perceptions echo in present-day societies.
Perhaps the most common theme availed in all the reading is pride. In the texts, pride dominates the actions of the heroes and even propels some to act irrationally for the sake ...