Essays on Eternity

Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: First Draft

Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Abstract During delivery of healthcare services, providers come across varied cultures and population of patients. Provision of health care requires the nurses to take care of their patients, not only for their medical needs but also for their spiritual and cultural needs. It means that a broad understanding of different cultures and faiths is required if one is to become a nurse or a healthcare provider. This paper analyzes two different religions, Christianity and Buddhism, along with the author’s own spiritual beliefs, and assesses their respective views regarding illness, prayer, medical care ...

Losing someone you care about due to death is heartbreaking. Wolterstorff laments his son Eric. Wolterstorff expression upon receiving the news of the death of his son depicts the love he had for his son. Although he was not there during most of his time, Woterstorff took the initiative to narrate his encounter. It is quiet inspirational as he laments the way he will be missing his son. His faith in God comforts him. Ideally, Wolterstorff wrote the lamentation book to assist others gets inspired facing the same predicament. The book is ideal for those who are grieving Eric ...

Nurses have to face different concerns while on duty because they serve different patients from different locations and religions on a daily basis. To address these concerns, a majority of the issues considered as an ideal show that the community has a varied way of looking at everyday existence. The aspect of humanity is quite different from many, yet, they all agree that something higher and more supreme than humanity exists. The acceptance of this differs from one person to the other, an aspect that shows a different way of observing the concept of one’s life. Nurses must ...

A steward is a person, who manages their wealth and other possessions wisely. God is the owner of all things on earth and ewe should respect him as the overall proprietor. A Christian can practice sound financial stewardship in various ways, according to the will of God. The paper covers ways in which a Christian can practice stewardship based on scriptures. It includes how various people interpret different scriptures. Lastly, the paper includes the lessons learned from the scriptures, which will be summarized into several basic stewardship principles.

Scriptures discussing ways of practicing stewardship

Stewardship can be practiced by giving or tithing faithfully to God ...

Christian Symbols Today

Christian symbols are often used today to affiliate somebody generally or specifically with the church. For example, the symbol of the fish is often seen today most commonly in the form of a magnet on the back of a car, or a key chain, and is used to symbolize one’s affiliation with the church. This is thought today to be because fish are mentioned positively many times throughout the scripture. Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John mention fish in their writings, and Corinthians mentions fish in its teachings, as well. There are many reasons why the fish became a ...

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Introduction There are different portrayals of the same character in the story “The last days of Muhammad Atta” and the film “The Hamburg Cell.” The report below examines both the text and the film and provides a comprehensive comparison of the portrayal of characters and terrorist motivations. This is achieved by examining the different perspectives used by the author, as well as, the filmmaker in telling the story of America’s 9/11 attack and the individuals behind its planning and execution. Furthermore, the report examines the different character traits portrayed in both sources. It is clear from the analysis ...

Dante’s Inferno is a play that has a carefully worked out structure that gives the impression that there is specific punishment for particular crimes depending on the severity of the latter. From the outset, it is important to note that the vision of hell that the play illustrates causes the audience to perceive the trip to hell as a horrifying experience, especially when Dante creates the impression that every person has to undergo punishment because everyone is a sinner, one way or another. The structure that the play creates has nine circles with each with each representing different ...

Introduction

A brief description of death and the play: Death is the most feared concept on earth and humans would do anything within their power to avoid it. A brief summary of “Everyman” play: The play’s protagonist “Everyman” is used by the author to represent people on earth. The author also uses other virtues and vices as the other characters beginning the play with God sending Death to earth. Thesis Statement: In “Everyman” play "death" is used to portray the way people live on land and when it summons, every individual account for his or her actions in life.

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Introduction

A book written around A.D. 95, according to theological historians, the book Revelations of John is written by the same Apostle John who knew Jesus when He was a man on the earth, serving as one of His disciples and working fervently in His ministry. Understanding that the various apostles such as, Stephen and Paul, Bartholomew and Silas, were martyrs for the sake of the Church of Jesus Christ and the eminency of His ascendency, John lived to become an old man. John declared and proclaimed that he loved Jesus more than any of his brothers of the discipleship. ...

In the pursuit to explaining the creations, mankind has developed theories and beliefs to feed the curious minds. Transcendence is an important concept at understanding the theories and beliefs. For Christian theology creation is found in the Bible specifically in the Genesis. Transcendence in the Bible is the existence of a supreme being who has created all the living and non-living things from nothingness. The Creator is the lord of everything under the sun.

Transcendence in the Bible

In the Christian Bible, transcendence means that God is the most powerful who is above all the creations. God created all the creatures including a ...

Questions and Answers

1. Review Dante’s Inferno 1. What is the purpose of Dante’s journey? The purpose of Dante’s journey through hell is two-fold. The first reason is to showcase hell and remind Christians the fate that awaits them if they did not follow God’s word. The idea was to scare readers into an upright and Christian lifestyle. Secondly, there is some political ideology as well. When he shows famous people in hell, such as the previous Popes Boniface and Nicholas III, he is condemning some of the political and religious leaders of his time. This was his ...

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Crisis Counseling is an activity that is directed at restoring normalcy to human psychological feeling. Crises are numerous and they are experienced frequently in everyday life. Since it’s something that is part of human life, finding out a plan that will minimize effects is the most modest thing for people to do. Furthermore, crisis may arise from natural disasters over which human beings have no control over. Perfecting the skills and procedures of reducing the effects of crisis will bring more benefits to humanity.

Introduction

A crisis, if looked at from a wider perspective, does not only refer to ...

Dante’s Inferno presents an allegorical biography of Dante’s effort to conquer sins and enjoy God’s love. The author of this compelling book presents the idea of Hell by explaining nine different circles. The levels descend towards the depth of the hell the (9th level), the circle inhabited by the devil himself. Each circle is a reserve for particular sinners. Furthermore, different punishments are administered at each level. The nature and extent of the sins committed define the magnitude of the recommended punishment. The higher the severity of the sin the lower the circle in which one ...

Improvisation is what happens when people are inspired to accomplish new things in life and in art whether it is related to personal issues or professional. People feel motivated to improvise and that is what keeps me looking for perfection in life. The vocabulary related to life is related to art as well because these terms are interrelated in my opinion and in my experience. Everything in life is interconnected because life can be observed as art as well. The art of living is a specific discipline and it can be documented through conceptual art and through performance projects. ...

A River Runs Through It is a novel written by Norman Maclean and it consists of three short stories. The point of the stories is to reveal the ultimate truth of life which is what I could relate to. River is a metaphor for life itself and all the things that occur to people on their life paths. This message is Maclean’s most prominent legacy to the world because the river is constantly flowing and so is the life. Fly fishing is a very important part of the story and it is more than a hobby because it ...

I. INTRODUCTION Each day, a person reveals his worldview simply in the way he speaks, decides, and acts. Philip Graham Ryken observed that “wherever we bump into the world, our worldview comes spilling out”. The conflict between creationists and evolutionists is such a bumping of worldviews. Can the universe be known? According to John Henry Newman, the universe must be knowable if religious truth is “a condition of general knowledge” instead of a portion thereof. Moreover, if a part of reality is phenomenal (called imminent reality), then that reality it can be known because the human mind contains 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 ...

It has been well documented that Emily Dickinson wrote poetry for herself and her friends, not for publication. Her expression, found in her poetry, is an expression of self, often conflated as thoughts entered her mind from multiple directions creating mature works that bent and formed new visions different and fuller than that original image at the beginning of each poem. Emily Dickinson’s reclusive nature is revealed in much of her poetry. It is in those written lines where she explores her world. Her work, relegated to letters to her friends, was from her soul and not meant ...

The book titled “Lament for a Son,” written by Nicholas Wolterstorff gives an account of his painful experiences when his 25-year-old son dies in an accident while climbing a mountain. Wolterstorff discusses about various events that enabled him reconcile the grief for the loss of his son through immense faith in God . Through “Lament for a Son”, it is certain that grief is a significant part of individuals’ lives post loss of their loves ones and religion plays a crucial role in bringing hope into their lives. Therefore, this paper addresses Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief expressed through ...

Nothing is eternal. Everything is subject to extinction. Nevertheless, the ruining effect of time pays particular merci to those items, which represent art in its transparent implication. A reasonable question flows out of it: what do we call “the real art”? What does it look or feelfeels like? In my own consideration, the “real art” is marked out for eternity, which stems from the immortal and everlasting character of the ideas objectified in artistic items. Therefore, art itselfthis is just a dainty imagethe power of eternityidea which makes artistic items live on through centuries. Within the frameworks of ...

Introduction

The “Flight from Death” is a film made in 2003 that looks at the relationship of human minds to death in the context of human violence. The film questions the role of the subconscious mind as a possible underlying cause of many behaviors especially those of anxiety and uncomfortable behaviors including the spiritual, psychological, and also ,cultural level.

Human nature

Good versus evil is the spectrum of human nature that everyone has to make decisions about each day. The choice to be Mother Teresa or a serial killer is the extreme of choices that one has to make but each day ...

Spiritual awareness has extended a means through which mysticism thrives in one’s inner being as a divine self is manifested in an individual’s spirit. Intimacy is revealed in the world elements as nature provides us with mysticism through elements. Intuition, individual relations with the soul and divinity are the pillars of mysticism as a divineness is created between one and the creator. Mysticism, as existed in word religions since time memorial with most religions having their form of mysticism as spiritual individuals, created divinity with the Creator in their respective beliefs and religions. The aim of this ...

Introduction

While it is true that the fundamental task herein is to engage perusal of a summary of the book, Mind Siege: The Battle for Truth, the focus involves a summarization of the clash between Secular Humanism and biblical principles of morality played out on the American stage of life. Some would argue that the term ‘worldview’ only has to do with the fields of sociology, the political realm, theology, psychology, ethics, economics, and so on, other hold the position that Secular Humanism is indeed a religion just as much as the classic Christian philosophy is a worldview. Nevertheless, the ...

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Introduction/ Thesis-

the thesis statement- the perception and treatment of death in Everyman

Death is shown in a way that Medieval audiences would understand

Summary of the Play The summary tells the story of Everyman who is trying to find someone to go see God with him. Medieval Concept of Death Death was seen as something that was inevitable. Life was also seen as something that a person only got one chance at. Fear of Death equals fear of God Death as God’s Servant God is in ultimate control of a person’s life. Death is required to gain access to God Death Provides the way for Repentance It ...

Nothing is eternal. Everything is subject to extinction. Nevertheless, the ruining effect of time pays particular merci to those items, which represent art in its transparent implication. A reasonable question flows out of it: what do we call “the real art”? What does it look or feel like? In my own consideration, the “real art” is marked out for eternity, which stems from the immortal and everlasting character of the ideas objectified in artistic items. Therefore, art itself is just a dainty image of eternity. Within the frameworks of this task, we are going to trace back the ...

Compare and Contrast Robert Frost's Mending wall to john Keats Ode on a Grecian Urn

The “Ode on a Grecian Urn” was written by Romantic poet John Keats in 1819 and is known for its profound meditation and conclusions on the nature of beauty. It highlights the issues of beauty, truth and eternity. It portrays Keats’ attempt to understand the eternity of sculpture, an art form. Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall” was written in 1914 and depicts how two men meet on terms of civility to repair a wall between them. This paper will try to compare and contrast “Ode on a Grecian Urn” with “Mending Wall” with regards to form, structure, and themes.

Keats’ “Ode ...

Centrophenoxine, also known as Lucidril or meclofenoxateor, combines PCPA (paracholrphenoxyacetic) and DMAE (dimethylaminoethanol) (Antiaging-systems.com, 2014). Recognized as one of the original drugs combat aging, Centrophenoxine was found from early animal studies to reduce lipofuscin levels (South, 2014). Europeans use the drug to promote brain energy, or neuroenergizing, with glucose uptake (Eternity-medicine.com, 2014). It is cholinergic, promoting absorption of DMAE (Examine.com, 2014).

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Centrophenoxine is an over-the-counter oral supplement recommended for prevention and treatment of senile dementia, notably Alzheimer’s disease; it can also be effective for correction of cognitive decline and loss of memory (Marcer and Hopkins, 1977). There are ...

1. This particular passage about how God called Moses into God’s redemptive work upon Israel is from Exodus 3: 1-23 of the Old Testament. First, this passage is directly associated with Judaism. Looking at its historical context, Exodus, the second book of the Torah, shows the account of how Moses led the Hebrews from Egypt into the Mount Sinai. In fact, this is where the Hebrews received the law of God (1280 B.C.E). Judaism absolutely believes that everything that happened to the nation of Israel is only by the power of the Almighty God, and this passage clearly ...

Introduction

The Paradise Lost is the epic poem written by the blind English poet John Milton. For many years, this piece of poetry had sparked countless of debates amongst literary scholars particularly concerning the character of Satan. One important aspect of studying Milton’s work is to analyze his clever ways of manipulating characters to challenge the notion of good and bad heroism. In his work, Milton’s Satan was an evil character; however, he also portrayed the devil to a heroic figure instead of God or Adam. In order to analyze the character of Satan, one must begin with a definition ...

Our Town is a play that has three acts and it was first produced in 1938. The play was written by an American playwright Thornton Wilder. The play surveys the lives of people who live in a small American town. It is divided into three parts that explains human experience. The play exposes an American family’s close and routine lives by beginning with the routines and necessities of daily life. The two families in the play are; Gibbs family, that is, Dr. Gibbs, Mrs. Gibbs, George their son, Rebecca who is a sister to George. The second family is Webb family, ...

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A Reflection on Scientology

Introduction The Church of Scientology did not begin as a religion but as a mental health therapeutic theory called Dianetics, which the accompanying book, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, came off the press in 9 May 1950, from a science fiction author named Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (1911-1986), or L. Ron Hubbard (DeChant and Jorgensen 304). The Hubbard Association of Scientologists was established in 1952 (305). It was a new religious movement, with its tax-free claim over revenues, which the American society came to view as a religious cult (Blythe 2). However, as far as the ...

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Religion has been a widely held practice by the human species for as far back as most historians can trace. The need for human life to have meaning and purpose is evident from the significance placed in religion throughout the world. Whether the religion is monotheistic or polytheistic, the dedication of the believers guides and directs them through the most important aspects of their lives. The Catholic religion is a monotheistic religion, which is designed with one God in mind as the only God. Straying from the worship of the one God in Catholicism is considered a sin. Whereas, ...

Things happen…Indeed, they do happen when you are not waiting for them. And the worst is that bad things happen to you when you are not waiting for them at all, when you are disarmed, they like stab you into your back with a knife, like a traitor…the next feeling is devastation, despair and darkness. These three ‘Ds’ overwhelm you like a big wave and it seems that the world has collapses. Not so long ago I’ve had these very feelings – my world stopped functioning for me. Its engines broke down and the whole system of ‘worldbuiling’ collapsed – ...

The meaning of life has been one of the most significant questions that humankind has asked itself. Throughout history, different cultures have given various answers, from myths, to religion and science. After Nietzsche’s proclamation of the death of God, philosophers started asking themselves what they were on this planet for, giving rise to the Existentialist movement. Attempting to answer this question some saw that it did not have a verifiable response, concluding that human life was actually absurd. However, not everyone interpreted this word in the same way. Albert Camus was one of its most famous proponents, believing that ...

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When we talk about religion and its impact to the world and society, these two always come to mind: Confucianism and Christianity. Confucianism was started by Confucius. He lived in China from about 550 to 479 B.C. He never claimed to be god but after his death, those who become his followers started to worship him. Although not many people today would call themselves as Confucianists, the teachings still have a strong hold particularly in Asia (Comparing Confucianism and Christianity, 2008). On the other hand, Christianity came after the death and resurrection of Jesus. His followers were first called as ...

Faustus began his early life a very contented man. As a knowledgeable scholar, he found enough justification to live happily. The chorus at the very beginning offers an insight of how he (Faustus) was raised and groomed by his parents and kinsmen to achieve a doctorate in theology. “Of riper years to Wittenberg he went, whereas his kinsmen chiefly brought him up. So soon he profits in divinity, The fruitful plot of scholarism grac’d, 4, That shortly he was grac’d with doctor’s name, Excelling all those sweet delight disputes In heavenly matters of theology;”(Marlowe, 5). This part of ...

Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism is a religion that was founded by Prophet Zoroaster. This religion worship their god known as Ahura. It is believed that worshipping their supreme god involves doing moral actions in order to fight against the spirit of the evil known as Ahriman. Just like any other religion, Zoroastrianism has their own unique ways of worshipping and performing their sacred festivals. Everyone has freedom of worship and, therefore, one can indulge in any religious practice of their choice, as long as these practices follow the acceptable morals in the society or community.

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Zarathustra the prophet believed that God has shown ...

Rabbi Maimonides is a medieval Jewish philosopher who wields considerable influence on Jewish thought and on philosophy in general. He also contributed significantly to the codification of the Jewish law. His writings and views hold a prominent place in Jewish intellectual history. In the Guide for the Perplexed, Maimonides explores the concept of God and explains the plausible description of God according to Torah. Maimonides also spends significant amount of time in trying to understand the structure and characteristics of the universe. To this point, it becomes important that Maimonides wrote the book before scientific discoveries, so he draws from Aristotelian ...

Importance of salvation to Christianity

Introduction Salvation is a central issue in Christianity. It is the gateway to eternal life. Generally, baptism and the acceptance that the crucifixion and the death of Jesus Christ on the cross were to atone for sins, qualifies one for salvation (Letter, 1952). The New Testament presents accounts for the life of Jesus Christ, his deeds, his death, resurrection, ascension to heaven and the lives of early Christians. Paul, an author of nearly half of the books in the New Testament, offers great insights on salvation. In his letter to Timothy, he states that all men qualify to be ...

God’s Grandeur has been written by Gerard Manley Hopkins and is one of those poems that reinstates the importance of God in human lives. The poem is based on a fundamental thought and the thought has been beautifully stitched together with words by Gerard Manley Hopkins. The poem has been penned with subtle usage of words and is reminiscent of God’s greatness and love for the inhabitants of the Earth. The poem is based on the way in which God continues to usher his love to mankind either by the rays of the Sun or the greenery of ...

Philosophy Journal

“Burnt Norton” by T.S. Eliot This poem is told through a narrator speaking directly to an audience. He warns of living in the present and not to suffer the past or worry about the future, “If all time is eternally” present. To worry about what one has already done in the past, “Down the passage which we did not takeTowards the door we never opened will not help to live well in the present.” (Eliot) To spend one’s time think and planning for the future is also a waste, “Here is a place of disaffection Time before and time after”. ( ...

In human nature inherent desire to Eternity. Being held hostage by this fleeting material world, man, always striving for Eternity. The one, who will listen to your inner voice, will hear how that voice again and again tells him about Eternity. Even if a person has been granted the universe, it does not quench the thirst for eternal life, for which it was created. The natural human desire for happiness is due to the constant objective reality and the fact that eternal life is real. Like many other world religions, Islam preaches faith in an afterlife (Akhirah). In the ...

Executive Summary

Purpose and Thesis Statement This is a paper that explores how two persons made their lives count in the historical accounts of generations in which they existed. John Wesley who lived in the 18th century engaged in actions that many look back to and this seems to have motivated actions of later persons ready to learn from his endurance and diligence with enthusiasm as did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The paper argues that most of the significant changes that people desire in society can be achieved through dedicated efforts of few rather than uncommitted ones of many.

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Dante’s depiction of hell in his Inferno is arguably what makes Inferno the most famous of his Divine Comedy trilogy. It is a fascinating piece for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that it is an epic poem written in the vernacular-- the language of the common people. Along with the other two parts of the trilogy, Inferno tells part of the story of the Christian mythos. It continues to draw readers because of the sensationalist nature of the poem. However, despite being about Hell, Dante’s Inferno is not only an allegorical poem about Hell, ...

While Emily Dickenson and Robert Frost were writing poems at the same time period of American poetry, they represent very different styles, sometimes write about different subjects, but also sometimes explore the very same questions with their poetry. Most notable, both poets consider the passage of time, aging and death as themes worthy of being explored in verse. One of the most notable differences between the poetry of Frost and the poetry of Dickinson is the length that both poets use to convey their themes and message. With some exceptions, Frost tends towards mid-size poems of 4-6 stanzas ...

The notes like little fishes vanish with a wink of tails,

Man's heart expands to tinker with his car
 For this is Sunday morning, Fate's great bazaar;
 Regard these means as ends, concentrate on this Now, And you may grow music or drive beyond Hindhead anyhow, 
Take corners on two wheels until you go so fast 
That you can clutch a fringe or two of the windy past, That you can abstract this day and make it to the week of time A small eternity, a sonnet self-contained in rhyme. But listen, up the road, something gulps, the church spire Open its eight ...

A critical analysis of the differences between Buddhism and Christianity formulates a litany of ways by which the two religions may be compared. Worship styles, concepts of the afterlife, or understandings of sin represent examples of different elements that may be compared. One point of tension, or perhaps a recurring expression, deals with the different views of time from a Buddhist or Christian perspective. This paper seeks to objectively examine and document this particular tension of time-concept differences, between Buddhism and the Biblical perspective. During the course of the discussion, the words of Jesus shall be used to address and compare ideas ...

Sailing to Byzantium is one of the most famous poems of the stalwart literary artist, William Butler Yeats. The poem is one of the quintessential pieces in the history of English literature, and it lives on in the hearts of the avid readers transcending the effect of time. The poet utilizes his aesthetic excellence to reach out to the gazillion readers across the globe through this immortal work of literature. There are vivid imagery and other literary devices in the poem that bring out the central idea with clarity and quintessence. The poem is a vehement statement of the ...

Since the beginning of time, people constantly look for ways of justifying their religions. The most basic justification would be the presence of God. For this reason, many religions look for ways of proving that God Exists. Cosmological arguments are those that seek to show either the presence or the absence of God in the universe (Hume, 59). In the cosmological argument, one looks at one factor about the world. Such factors include the fact that the earth has materials that cause others to exist. The cosmological argument has two parts. The first part seeks to proof the existence ...

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The language MacNeice uses in lines one and two is quite appealing. How are the lines linked? How does line two create an effective impression? How are stanzas one and two linked in their subject matter? The first two lines are linked together, as in both of them the poet is talking about music. Line one says that someone is practicing music somewhere; and in line two the reader is told that the written notes of the music (which is being practiced and can be heard) resemble little fish who shake their tails and disappear. Maybe the ...

Introduction

The issues of death and afterlife of the dead have been the most fictional ever known topic for discussion in almost every community of human race. Countless number of literary works has been made by numerous authors to explore the fact behind the perceptions people possess about the aforesaid aspects; however, the truth still remains undiscovered for lack of a convincing conclusion. The subject of death and underworld life has always inspired authors across generations to make creative writings meant for the enthusiasm of readers of all age. The Odyssey and Gilgamesh are known for their balanced levels of fictional ...

The hell debate

Introduction The debate about hell and its nature has been passed on through generations since the 5th Century. Concepts and ideas have advanced a great extent through the 2,000 year Christian history. Theologians and various denominations fail to agree on matters such as qualifications of the humans ending up in hell and its nature. While some base their argument on early Christian believes, others offer first-hand experience claiming they visited hell and were able to return to earth and tell their tales. Some disagreeing parties accuse others of modifying the doctrine of hell making it less horrifying and ...

Introduction

The modern practices and belief systems are traceable to ancient societies. These modern societies are a product of the evolution of the ancient civilizations through a period spanning many centuries. The modern society has not replicated the ancient civilization; it has modified the ancient practices to fit the current needs and geographical conditions. The modern social systems in art, fashion, religion, language, science, economy and political administration have their foundation in the ancient ideologies. One of the ancient civilizations that have a profound effect to the modern society is the ancient Mesopotamia. Through its successive insightful and visionary leaders, it emerged as ...

The possibility of an afterlife

- Brief summary of the topic The fundamental question in the discussion of the afterlife is what that life will look like. When a person dies, the body becomes incapable of movement, though the body does not just disintegrate. In the Book of Psalms, chapter 104, verse 29, it is stated that it is God who gives life, and is also the one who takes that life away. Burying the remains of the person generally is done when the body is placed into a cave or pit, where the remains of the person will join the remains of the other ...

Compare and Contrast

The poem “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe and “The Blessed Damozel” written by Gabriel Rossetti are both about love. However, they deal with this in a different ways. The poem by Rossetti deals with eternal love between two people while Poe’s work is about mental anguish and the struggle that this person undergoes (Kickerbocker 471). Rossetti’s poem is about eternal love and loss, the title itself speaks of being blessed, meaning being with God or ascending to heaven. Poe’s poem is a bit more ambiguous in terms of the title. The reader will have to read the ...

Organization

Abstract The world of literature encompasses numerous feelings and emotions in its wide array of literary works. As readers, we are not unknown to use of centralized themes in the works of literature which vary according to many factors, like the type of work, the author and the plot of the work. In this paper we will compare a few renowned works of literature based on their usage of the central theme of love. This paper will be an analysis of the concept of theme which can be found in both prose and poetry. For our reference, we have ...

Introduction:

Dante’s Divine Comedy is probably one of the greatest literary works ever written. Combining an incredible imagination with an exact and descriptive state of affairs with regards to historical and social commentary, the work has inspired many to create their own vision of Hell and to throw the relative people into it. A 21st century Inferno is a topical discussion and lends itself to considerable imagination since there is no shortage of evil around us with pride and avaraice being among the main sins practised with impunity.

The beginnings of Dante’s Inferno

Dante’s Inferno begins on Maundy Thursday in 1300 with the narrator ...

There are new crimes now that were not possible before. However, in this new age that we live in, there are still some age-old sins that are being committed. There are different types of sinners now that were not present in the past. These sinners can be generalized into different classes of sinners. These are as follows (1 – 7, 7 being the worst type of sinner): 1. Petty crimes – these are the people who are not necessarily aware of their sins. Smaller sins such as lying, cheating, downloading illegal content, etc. fall under this category. These are ...

Introduction

In this piece of work we see the author tackling the issue of consciousness and the impermanence of existence. The author of the poem being a catholic uses the scripture to justify how this has affected his upbringing. Golden eternity is used paradoxically to mean the existence of everything and nothing at the same time. The author through this classical poem tries to meditate his beautiful quest for peace love and join which is brought in oneness by the universe. When one reads the poem it cuts the mystic hearts of all paths. It transcends rational thought and the author ...

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Abstract Alfred Lord Tennyson was perhaps the greatest poet of the nineteenth century Victorian era. While ‘In Memoriam,’ was written in honor of his best friend who died at a young age, some of his other famous works included ‘Ulysses,’ and ‘Morte d’ Arthur,’ which were again written in memory of his fond friend. The tones of these poems are nostalgic and reflect the mood and sentiments of a poet who had witnessed the unceremonious arrival of death from the outside. Emily Dickinson, a contemporary of Tennyson, was born in the United States. Her poem ‘Because I could not stop for ...