Essays on Devil

DILEMMA AT DEVIL’S DEN

Devils Den faces a dilemma. Susan is a finance major who works part-time at Devil’s Den, a snack bar, managed under a contract with the College Food Services (CFS). The snack bar runs two shifts; the morning shift is managed and controlled by full-time employees, while the night shift is run by students, who work under the supervision of another student, who holds the position of manager. There are approx. 30 student employees and 6 student mangers employed by CFS to supervise Devil’s Den. Student managers are previous employees chosen by other student managers, have no formal ...

Exploring he theme of Isolation in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short stories; “The Minister’s Black Veil”, “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Birthmark”
Nathaniel Hawthorne is the author of many short stories in which he portrays his characters with some dilemma where they must make up their minds about what is wrong from what is right. His stories end with morals that can be learned through his characters’ actions. Most of the stories he wrote are filled with themes of guilt and there are many themes of loneliness and sadness. His main characters are reclusive and lived sheltered lives. In ...

Ti West’s 2009 horror film The House of the Devil is more than just a simple crackerjack Satanic-panic thriller about a scared housesitter – it is a deliberate throwback to the occult horror films of the 1970s and 1980s, where the media was beset by stories of Satanists terrorizing communities and performing untold acts in the name of dark forces. At its core, House of the Devil is a tremendous debut, a horror film that wears its influences on its sleeve while honoring what was so fascinating about the subgenre’s subject matter. Through stellar cinematography that honors the ...

The Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” is a presentation of a moral conflict between evil and good. The beginning of the story sets the environment of conflicting moral will. Goodman bade farewell to his lovely wife Faith, even though she spent a considerable time persuading him to sleep in his bed that night. ‘"Dearest heart," whispered she, softly and rather sadly, when her lips were close to his ear, "prithee put off your journey until sunrise and sleep in your own bed to-night’ (Hawthorn 81). Goodman’s journey into the woods marked the genesis of his quest for trust ...

Young Goodman Brown is a moral story about a Puritan minister, which is told by one religious leader. The author of the story is Nathaniel Hawthorne, who used unimportant concepts in order to show the story’s alternative meaning. In his allegorical story he symbolized the things and feelings in people’s life, like faith, love, fear and others, and different characters and setting are used to represent these feelings. The main character of the story, Goodman Brown ventures on a journey into the local forest and meets a devil, who tempts the man for different things. Young Brown ...

The book offers diverse tools to identify loopholes in an argument which will be utilized to address the arguments in the howling man. In the Howling Man episode, the imprisoned devil claims that he has been imprisoned against his will by the members of the hermitage, while the conclusion drawn is that the members of the hermitage are mad and insane. Alternatively, the same arguments can also be presented as the claim that the members of the hermitage are made and insane leading to the conclusion that they have imprisoned an innocent person (devil) through an irrational act. Brother ...

Introduction

The Devil Wears Prada is a story which focuses on the lives of career women and the kind of power influences they adapt in order to climb higher up the ladder. In this case, the storyline is simple and revolves around the life and career decisions of the main protagonist, Andrea who has just completed her college education and is aspiring to become a journalist. Despite having the skills, she lands up in a job as a second assistant to the editor of a magazine. The female lead, accepted the offer for this job as she thought that after ...

Introduction

Nathaniel Hawthorne ranks among the world’s major authors. His proficiency in the art of literature, particularly short fiction is unmatched. Two of his most famous works are Young Goodman Brown and The Minister’s Black Veil. In these two short fictional stories, Hawthorne portrays a romantic view of sin and people. Like many other romantic literature pieces, the setting of the stories is dark and gloomy. Religion plays a huge role in both stories. History reveals that the American nation was partly founded through the ideals of religion. From its inception, religion has helped to shape and define ...

Two Videos Analysis

This paper provides a critical and comprehensive analysis of the two videos to be mentioned below. The fundamental aim of this paper will be to unfold some of the ways through which the paper helps the author to understand better the role of women and men in the society. In addition, the paper will also examine some of the strengths and weaknesses of the two videos which shall be analyzed.

What’s the Devil’s Playground all about?

The Devil’s Playground can be described as being a documentary film which was produced by Lucy Walker. The documentary film explores the rite of passage of the Amish ...

Gyorgi Ligeti, John Cage and Toru Takemitsu

Gyorgi Ligeti, John Cage and Toru Takemitsu

INTRODUCTION

Piano is one of the most beautiful musical instruments we have to spill symphony in the air. There have been myriads of great pianists in history whose musical compositions bear testimony to the fact that piano can be used to create perfect melody for any mood, any emotion. This essay aims at elucidating three Piano works by three different composers from different countries of the world. The compositions namely The Devil’s Staircase, Cheap Imitation and Uninterrupted Rest by Gyorgi Ligeti, John Cage and Toru Takemitsu respectively have been chosen here for ...

Dante’s inferno is a story in the 14th century that was developed to show the experiences that are found in hell as well as in heaven. This story has been narrated by Dante himself, who had experienced problems in hell. This story has been very influential to many audiences in the world. It has also been narrated as a poem. In addition to this, there are games that reflect the happenings in this story. It forms the initial part of the poem of Divine Comedy. This poem was also written by Dante to express his experience both in ...

In “Young Goodman Brown,” Nathaniel Hawthorne introduces a strong theme of Puritan religious beliefs. His narrative vehicle for this is Satan who, throughout the story, destroys the protagonist’s faith. “Young Goodman Brown” is of the more well-known stories exploring 17th Century Puritanism and, even on a first read, it is clear why. Hawthorne depicts the chosen situation carefully and convincingly to the reader, not only entertaining them but also informing them as well. Certainly the element of this story that stands out the most dramatically is that of Satan and the means he adopts to manipulate the protagonist. ...

Management Case Study

In an organizational setting, it is important to ensure that all employees experience the same treatment at all levels. Integrity and honesty represent the ethical tone that is required for the top most leaders in the organization. However, numerous interns have reported abuse from the high level leaders who exploit their naivety and pursuit for knowledge in exchange for sexual favors and less than professional working conditions. These leaders and executives lack the value based leadership that should be evident in an organization. This paper focuses on the management team performance that enforces a value based system identified as ...

Marlowe’s Doctor Faust had its fair share of popularity when it was first staged. However, the popularity gradually waned and by the end of the 17th Century; the play was barely known. The late 18th Century was characterized by a revival of the play. In fact, during the Victorian era, Doctor Faust provoked many critical and literary responses as theatre enthusiasts started appreciating the brilliance of the play more. The 20th Century also brought out heightened interest in the play. It was sought after by a lot of performers, and many scrambled to perform the titular role. It ...

Milton in his widely read work “Paradise Lost” develops his character Satan differently than many of the traditional portrayals of him in the Bible. Whereas the Bible portrays him as the essence of evil, Milton creates a character that has a human side to his persona. He has hopes, dreams, aspirations and weaknesses that he deals with on a level that are relatable from a human perspective.
In the bible, Satan’s lot is clearly cast, he is the enemy of God, the enemy of humanity, and is pure evil. In the New Testament, Jesus says about Satan, “He ...

Introduction

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown, like all good stories, has all the ingredients that keep the reader interested. The Story starts off when an innocent young man goes on a journey across the forest. He is a married man from the village of Salem who takes pride in the community and its leaders. His illusions regarding his society are refuted when he realizes that many of the people in his town, including his wife and the religious leaders are going to attend a Black Mass. Although one is not able to tell whether the story is a nightmare ...

English

The story is a critique of the hypocrisy of the Puritan society and focused on the materialist nature of the people. The incarnation of the Devil and the gloomy setting made the story a classic of the romantic era. Irvin used mythological touch and satire to denounce materialist and greedy trends of the society.
The place of the story was set a few miles away from the city of Boston in the State of Massachusetts. The setting of the main story is a forest, a dark and gloomy place. The woods were abundant in swamps, to quote from the ...

Screwtape shows clever subtlety in tempting patients to self-centeredness in prayer through feelings and images, to gluttony through delicacy, and to pride through membership in an elite Christian social circle. This academic interpretive exercise discusses these three axioms on self-centeredness in prayer, gluttony through delicacy, and pride connected with Christian social membership.
The self-centeredness in prayer through feelings and images spoken of in "The Screwtape Letters" refers to a number of types of this focus on the "self." The temptation during prayer centered trying to create a state of emotionalism keeps the purpose of connecting with God from occurring ...

First of all, it is important to realist het Tirso de Molina is a priest. His selection for different characters in the plot of this story is aimed at attaining a theological goal towards his readers (De Garcâia and Paun 255). As a Christian, Tirso de Molina is well aware of how sin and evil are major problems that Christians seek to wrestle with. It is the prevalence of evil that keeps Christians away from God. Therefore, Tirso de Molina seeks to convince his readers on the ways in which evil takes root on Christians and how it ...

Introduction

Art is not a new phenomenon in the modern society, as it has existed for many years. Since time immemorial, art has remained an imperative component that allows people communicate and exchange ideas. Any piece of artwork has a symbolic meaning and one need to interpret artwork based on a given context. In the article entitled, “The Symbolism of Merode Altarpiece,” Meyer states that art is a reflection of peoples’ way of life and their immediate environment. Using art, people have managed expressing their faith and connection with God and other supernatural powers. This aspect forms the main theme ...

The issue of illegal immigration is one that has plagued this country for decades - in the last twenty years or so, the topic has stirred up a great deal of controversy, particularly given the phenomenon of Mexican immigrants smuggling themselves illegally into the country. However, the issue from the perspective of the illegal immigrant is often not discussed or considered. Far too many people believe that it is far too easy for them to sneak into our country and take jobs or otherwise "leech" off the American Dream; very few people consider the enormous dangers and costs that ...

Washing Irvings’ Story

“The Devil and Tom Walker”

The Gothic was a popular theme in seventeenth and eighteenth century literature. Several American writers, including Washington Irving exercise this topic; in their writings. His story, “The Devil and Tom Walker,” has two main characters Tom and his wife. The following elements; setting, plot and point of view, are fitting elements used to bring credence to Mrs. Walker’s character.

The very title of the story, “The Devil and Tom Walker,” foreshadows the story; it is also ambiguous, since it could mean that Mrs. Walker is a devil. “Tom's wife was a tall termagant, ...

Thesis statement- The story of paradise lost is Milton's attempt to understand the storyof man's creation, his fall, and eventually his expulsion from Eden in light of his understanding of religion, heroism, and love.
In his writing, Milton seeks to conform to the writing standards set by the centuries of poetic traditions. He chose to use the epic genre used by writers such as Dante and Ariosto who were prolific writers of the Renaissance and Medieval eras. In so doing, Milton’s Paradise Lost has the various aspects that constituted the traditional epic themes of war, origin (especially with ...

WitchCraft

Witch is considered as an individual who have inborn ability to do mischievous acts, so that they can harm others. Witches do not always harm other intentionally, most of the time, they themselves are not aware of the fact they witch, and they may harm others unintentionally, as they do not have any idea that other individual will suffer badly because of this act. Witchcraft in the traditional societies is different than the witchcraft in the modern popular culture. The traditional beliefs regarding witchcraft are different as compared to the contemporary beliefs regarding witchcraft. There are several traditional concepts ...

Characters make up all stories; it is what makes them interesting. The character in the story is a figure around which action revolves. Be it humans, figures, animals, the author can make a character out of anything (Josephs, 1995). The aspects that make an individual identify a character as such, are the aspects to which the author reveals to them, either diegetically or mimetically (Josephs, 1995). In a diegetic characterization, the author reveals to the readers the character by explicitly telling them who he is. This achievement uses the third person where the author is in the observer’s ...

The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast two beautifully rendered pieces of literature; The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and ‘And the earth did not devour him by Tomas Rivera. Both the novels will be discussed in juxtaposition to each other to aid the process of drawing out similarities and highlighting points of comparison. To commence, it must be noted that both the authors are chicane identity wise and hence much of their work is set in the same background. Both the authors are successful in launching their plots’ owing to their knowledge of ...

1. Explain how they represent the fundamental ideas and techniques of that movement while at the same time reflecting the individual styles of the filmmakers involved.
In The History of the Devil, the idea of Satan as a philosophical and psychological figure throughout history is examined, in a History Channel-documentary style program that demonstrates the new direction for these kinds of televised documentaries. The filmmakers present an extremely slick and sensational documentary with this film, offering many different interviews, powerful narration by a haunting British voice, and many moving illustrations that are dynamic and provocative. The beginning title splash ...

Beowulf is amongst the most famed poems in old English. Beowulf consists of about three thousand lines and was drafted in England in the late 800’s AD. It was published in the Anglo-Saxon epoch from 449 AD to 1066 AD. During those days the theme fate, death, and afterlife were so trendy in British literature works. In the poem, a war lord from Geats rises to the salvage of Hrothgar, the ruler of the Danes whose territory is under siege by a monster, Grendel. Beowulf sails through and conquers Grendel. To demonstrate his proficiency, he even slays Grendel ...

The story about drunken Jack is the most interesting reading from Halloween readings. In the story, Jack is believed to have angered the devil by trapping him. When the devil was trapped on the branches of a certain tree, it became angry with Jack. When jack died, he was not allowed to go to heaven. When sent to the devil, he could not be accepted here since he had angered the devil sometimes back. Therefore, Jack had no place to go. This story is funny because no one expects that the devil can fail to accept an individual since ...

This essay deals with the question of irony in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “Young Goodman Brown,” where one man’s journey into the forest, late at night, and the sights he witnesses there, change his life forever. Seeing that all the people he thought devout, pious and morally upright, are actually devil worshippers, even his own wife Faith, Brown loses his own faith in humanity and becomes an estranged person.

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “Young Goodman Brown” conveys an attack on the eccentric Puritan dogma, which utilized a strong moral concept, simultaneously brutally punishing all those who ...

Introduction

The devil in the white city is one of the literatures by Erik Larson, which highlights some developments in the eighteenth century. This was a defining moment in United States where various architectural designs wee being adopted. Technical education had just hit its peak as many more people acquired skills. With the knowledge, they looked for creative ways of beautifying the city (Johnson, 73). They realized the need of planning everything and ensuring that both buildings, roads, rails and parks were placed at their right positions. One of the weaknesses that such architectural designs and designers had was the ...

Introduction

The central element and aspect of the Christian Faith is the divinity of Jesus Christ, the founder of the religion. Acceptance, belief and confession of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Savior of the world and humanity is the most basic element that distinguishes a Christian from a non-Christian. This shows that Jesus Christ is the foundation on which the entire Christian faith is built. As such, every Christian must give reverence to Him and to His position as the pivot around which every other thing in the spiritual world revolves.
The idea of Jesus being ...

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The general meaning of theology finds basis in an organized and coherent study of God within a religious setting. In addition, theology can be used to define the action of seeking out facts surrounding religion. In “The Moody Handbook of Theology: Revised and Expanded,” Enns (2008) concurs with this when he states that, “The word “theology” comes from two Greek words that combined mean “the study of God.” With regard to Christianity, theology revolves around the bible and known historic events that are believed to have occurred among the Christian body.
The use of the Bible in ...

The Scotland play is a dramatization of political effects and corrosive psychological effects that sprout out in fulfilling power’s ambition. The tragedy tells the story of Macbeth, a brave Scottish soldier, which meets three witches and prophesy he will be King of Scotland. Ambition consumes him to the extent that results to his murder of King Duncan thus he grabs the throne. He ends up becoming a tyrannical ruler due to the paranoia and guilt thus committing more murders in protecting himself from suspicion and enmity. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth end up in realms of madness, death and ...

In the summer of 2001, Andrea Yates murdered all five of her young children. When she surrendered to authorities, she said that Satan had had a conversation with her, and she had decided to kill the children so that they would not go to hell. When she went on trial, she was initially convicted but ended up receiving an acquittal by virtue of insanity. There are several different factors that went into her diagnosis.
In my opinion, a combination of biological and behavioral issues combined to lead Andrea Yates to kill her children. Given the fact that each childbirth ...

“How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea,

Whose action is no stronger than a flower?” William Shakespeare (Ward 150)
Not Rose Petals
“Our love is not rose petals
or Valentine candy –“ (Ward 150)
“ . . .it is dirt and sand”
“. . . it is the soil we roll in”

“Our love is dirt and sand

and coarse pebbles in a shallow brook.” (Ward 151)

Naming the Growth

“. . . to call a single plant from one lone seed

“love-in-a-mist,” then “devil-in- the bush” (Ward 38) repeated 4 times

“A love that’s lush is grand until we’re touched
Spring Begins in Hinckley, Ohio II
of last year’s leaves . . . I love how they love
what is used and then spoiled – how they, deep
in their wormy brains,” (Ward 78-79)

Hypothesis: The poet believes that love and all of nature and connected.

A. ...

Introduction

When we think of blues songs, we relate them to misfortunes, break ups or other bad events. This is because blues is known to have originated from a bad period. Delta blues or Mississippi delta blues is a musical form that emerged in early 20th century in Mississippi. However, this music originates from Africa since slaves were captured from Africa and forced to work in plantations in the South. Slaves used music as a way of escape from the torture and oppression they faced. Slaves would sing to their favorite delta blues as they work in the plantations. Slavery ...

Background:

The history of Demonology is an evolving explanation of two Christian theological understandings. The first is one is that the world was created good by God who is all-good and there is pain in the world. Cancer, war, natural disasters, poverty and other woes and evils are is difficult to reconcile with a cosmos created by an all-good God who created the world and agents within it out of love. That evil entered early on with the fall of Adam and Eve. This first understanding concerns human life and endeavor while bound up within the temporal confines of time ...

The story of my choice is Washington Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker.” Like most other stories of the same author, this one has a moral to it, which is revealed at the very end with the tragic, yet deserving demise of the protagonist, Tom Walker.
At the very beginning, the central character is revealed for what he truly is: a miser, with a wife of equal characteristics, who was even prone to hitting him during their arguments, with their miserly behavior going to such lengths that his wife would pay close attention to their hen, desiring the ...

Part 1

One of the most popular sports movies in the United States is Hoosiers, which is ostensibly the story of tiny Hickory High School’s trip to the finals of the Indiana state basketball tournament – and its escape with the championship trophy. It is also the story, though, of Norman Dale, who coached Hickory to its title. Hired to coach the team by an old friend who was an administrator at the school, Dale has an extremely hoary skeleton in his closet – the fact that he hit one of his own players while coaching in Ithaca, New York, and ...