Temptation Research Papers Samples For Students

On the surface, the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight appears to be a simple tale of a knight who accepts a difficult quest and, fulfilling it, returns to the court at Camelot, victorious. However, upon further exploration of the poem, much about its meaning becomes increasingly ambiguous. For example, the poem’s fourteenth century poet could have had a very different intent concerning ideas of chivalry and temptation than a modern reader may assume after reading the poem. Literary scholars argue over the meaning of Sir Gawain in terms of ideas about chivalry, temptation, the role of women, and the place of ...

For centuries, the Bible has been one of the most important books for many cultures, including the Jews, the Christians and the Muslims. All these cultures were united by the first books of the Bible, and interestingly enough, they all have pretty much the same understanding and interpretation of the events written in there. But when the New Testament was written, the cultures split. Christianity started to worship Jesus as the only prophet and his Father as the only God. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus’ disciple teaches us how to live a proper life and be in peace ...

Final Film Critique Tyler Perry Temptation Confessions of a marriage counselor

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I have chosen a newly released film by film director Tyler Perry; Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. This film was distributed by Lionsgate and released in theaters on March 29, 2013. As stated above the film was written and directed by Tyler Perry. While there were a number of high-profile actors and actresses within this film the main ones for this movie were Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Lance Gross, Vanessa Williams, Brandy Norwood, Ella Joyce and Robbie Jones (Imdb, 2013). Temptation was a romance drama film that was filled with fickle love emotions and scenes that will keep you on the edge ...

In the modern world, there has been a trend to redefine the terms and acceptability associated with sexuality. This is perhaps best explicated by the presence of modern-day laws that advertently protect sexuality that is known from the basic laws of nature to be ‘unnatural’. Humanity in the contemporary world has seemingly yet very certainly so, changed the whole concept of sexuality to suit the status quo of modern-day sexuality. Additionally, there is quite a lengthy array of sexual misconduct accorded to humankind by God through the Bible, and that has apparently become a mere ‘conjecture’ to the present ...

Introduction

The terms “Sin” and “Crime” share some relationship however, they are significantly different from each other. Sin is behavior that falls short of the spiritual expectations. It evolves from the rules set by religious beliefs. All crimes qualify as sins however; not all sins qualify as crimes. During the early days of society, there was no concept of law and order. Hence, sins determined moral obsoletes for observation within the societies. Crime points to actions that determine legal acceptance of a particular community (Toigo, 2005). This paper explores the origins of sin and crime from ancient to medieval times.

Concept of Sin in ancient times

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The Bible has been interpreted differently by numerous sects and religious groups who claims to be the true religion. While there has been no actually proof or evidence on the authenticity of these claims made by these groups, the Bible remains to be the most translated book in history. In fact, a total of 2,817 translations of the Bible is available. 513 of these translations is accounted for the whole Bible while the New Testament has been translated to over 1,294 languages . The process of translating the Bible can perhaps be credited for the different interpretation. Misrepresentation and ...

Prospects for Change in America’s Amish Community

CHANGE FROM WITHIN AND WITHOUT
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The Amish community has maintained the integrity of its socio-cultural practices and beliefs for more than 200 years. Today, economic issues and health care problems among a largely in-bred population are causing new problems and exposing the Amish to greater exposure to outside influences. Inexorable change has subtly changed the Amish community, which has nevertheless remained faithful to the founding precepts of the Mennonite order. As core elements of the Amish lifestyle continue to be influenced by mainstream American society, an old way of life will continue to change and be forced ...

Personality of the offender - a set of socio-psychological characteristics and qualities, which are the causes and conditions for committing crimes. Criminal’s personality is different from the personality of law-abiding person by public danger, it is characterized by criminal needs and motivation, emotional and volitional deformation and negative social interests. The problem of offender’s personality is one of the central problems for sciences, which are connected with criminology. Criminology examines the socio-demographic and moral-psychological characteristics of offender. In addition, crucial for this topic and for criminology as a whole is a question of what the nature of ...

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The topic on homosexuality remains amongst the most debated across the globe. Whilst the act is prohibited in some states in a legal and morality perspective, it is legally acceptable in other states. The topic gains popularity and increased concern from regulations of human conduct that include religion, law, sociological needs, biological and scientific explanations, psychological needs, and other theoretical frameworks. This paper discusses the various provisions on homosexuality using human behavior disciplines.
In explaining homosexuality and developing concepts that form theories of homosexuality a contradiction on what homosexuality is constantly arises. There lacks an agreement among scientists, communities, religious ...

Application of Statistics in Real-world Psychological Problems

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This review summarizes the findings of a scientific study that looks at how personal and environmental factors play a role in eating behavior. This study is important because the findings can provide valuable insights into adolescent health through study of eating behavior and the conditions that influence it. The study investigated the relationship between residential area including rural and urban, self-directed approaches as well as eating behaviors in adolescent s and children of nine nations such as the Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, Portugal, Denmark, Finland, Romania, Germany, and Belgium. There were 11,820 young people who participated in the ...

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is one of the most famous novels by the American romantic writer. While the novel is well-known for its depiction of the relationships between the characters, and the romantic plots and subplots, the novel also has great value as a historical study of the Puritan period. Puritan society was a highly gendered society, with strict gender roles for men and women, and a well-established patriarchal society. Explorations of the novel, and of the depiction of Hester’s character, her punishment, and her actions in the novel can help reveal whether Hawthorne was realistically ...

The statistic that about 50 percent of all marriages in the USA will end in divorce has become widespread. People are always wondering about the perfect age to get married. Many have tackled this mystery but are yet to come up with a solid conclusion. What they may not realize however is that the odds of getting divorced are significantly increased by getting married at a young age. This discussion will use relevant arguments and evidence to support the claim that marriages of younger couples (below 25) are more likely to end in divorce.
The suggestion that early marriages have ...

The use of cell phone among students at school has generated intense debate over the years. This paper is developed amid this controversy. By relying on varied literature, the paper attempts to answer the question, “Should cell phone be banned at school?”
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This section is split into five parts. Each part explores the perspectives of scholars on the use of cell phone at school. The following articles are explored.

"National School Debate: Banning Cell Phones in Public Schools: Analyzing a National School and Community Relations Problem."

"Cell Phones in American High Schools: A National Survey."
"Cell phones for education."
"Students and cell phones: Controversy in the classroom."
"The use ...

Introduction

The Holy Office of the Inquisition Tribunal was a court, created in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile.
The main causes of the Inquisition were to strengthen the political power of the church, the persecution of heretics, treatment, under pain of death, Jews and Muslims, income from property confiscation convicted.
Oddly, the Inquisition, who presents himself as a representative of "the Court of God," and that was supposed to embody the highest degree of spirituality, charity and infallibility were peculiar weakness such as deceit, greed and betrayal. Thus, in 1452 the ...

In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the complexity in which organizations operate, including an expansion to global environments that intrinsically establish moral challenges for the members of their organizations (George, 2007; Donaldson, 2003). There are several reasons for this complexity, as the actions of individuals are receiving more scrutiny, there are more widespread requests for transparency, there is a greater need for organizations to operate across legal and governmental systems that are in competition, as well as to operate across divergent cultures that often use different sets of morals and values.
Concomitant to this increase in ...

These days, people are facing life difficulties that make them more vulnerable. Life requires a lot of risks to make a living and to fight against hunger. Although, there are many reasons for drug addiction, hard work these days is becoming a major cause for many people. Lots of abusers try to get money to buy drugs. Although, Saudi Arabia is a very religious and conservative country with a “dry law”, Saudi Arabians are keen on using whiskey and hashish. This is a wealthy nation, in which a certain percentage can easily afford it. Nevertheless, drugs should be illegal in the country to reduce the proportion ...

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Smoking causes around 40000 premature deaths yearly in USA and 4.9 million deaths per year world or 8.8 percent of all global deaths (burns 2013). 4000 teens try to smoke for the first time each day. 1000 teen become daily smokers. Smoking is equivalent to poisoning. Tobacco is a deadly mix of more than 7000 chemicals (burns 2013). Death due to smoking is highly preventable. The causes and impacts of smoking are known and avoidable. Smoking is not illegal in most countries around the world. However, its effects are even worse than some illegal substances. Given these alarming statistics, researches ...

Lowering US Drinking Age to 18

The problem of teenage crimes have rapidly caused concerns in the government, private sector and even in the communities for the past couple of years due to the increasing severity of these crimes. Police records and investigations show that many of these crimes are done under the influence of alcohol. For the United States, the legal drinking age is set to 21 years old. Despite this law, teenagers under 21 could gain access to alcohol with or without guardians and easily purchase alcohol without any warning. Talks of changing the legal drinking age in the country to 18 years ...

Time management is a crucial part of everyday life and is required to be implemented in order to effectively make the most of every hour. It is the skill which allows us to arrive on time, meet deadlines and structure our day based on as little wasted time as possible. Many of us are extremely bad at managing our time but there are a number of methodologies that can be utilised to improve your own time management. They range from the simple act of writing important dates on a calendar to planning our day in ten minute chunks. For many of us, ...

There is a vivid description of a heroic character in the two literature works: Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The heroic protagonist is portrayed, in both cases, as a plain human being with imperfections in one way or the other. In this work, I have critically analyzed and given a comparison of the heroic qualities of both the characters.

On the onset, Beowulf crosses the ocean to fight and the main reason for the fight is to attain fame and honour. In his society, one of the greatest achievements is fame, especially after death. This is the notion that drives ...