Essays on Wrath

First Thessalonians is Paul’s first letter to the church at Thessalonica which he himself founded. This letter was written while Paul was ministering to the church at Corinth in the accompaniment of Timothy and Silas (1 Thessalonians 1:1). It is not clear about exactly how long Paul spent with the Thessalonians before leaving, but scholarly parlances place this period at around three weeks or three months, subject to different scholars (BTM). Being that Paul had received a number of offerings from the church at Philippi serves as enough evidence for having spent three months at Thessalonica (Philippians 4:16). ...

The Lord of the flies written by William Golding and Inferno by Dante Alighieri are allegorical books that expound common themes and similitude in the usage of styles. In particular, the common theme that resonates in these two books is the nature of man and the evil that men harbor in their hearts. In essence, the two novels delve to answer the question as to who is the real enemy of humankind. Though the two authors dexterously use different stylistic devices to answer the question, the convergence is that man himself is the worst enemy to each other. According ...

The Christian Bible and Islamic Quran chare a surprising number of similar themes and ideas as a result of their shared religious heritage and birthplaces; an example of this is found in the Bible’s “Sermon on the Mount” parable from the Mathew Gospel and the Quran’s “Lord of Mercy”. It is important to note that the Lord of Mercy referenced by the Koran can include a number of passages, as Allah is directly references as the Lord of Mercy many times; unless specified otherwise, this report will refer primarily to the opening of the Koran for simplicity. ...

Introduction

Crime is considered as a way of adopting ideas and techniques that break the ethical boundaries and governmental laws as well. The current paper tends to explore and elaborate the different aspects of crimes, their features, and their impact on the social order of the world. Correspondingly, the current paper tends to incorporate the studies of Beirne and Messerschmidt based on criminology to elaborate the primary features of the white-collar crime and political crime.

Discussion

It is evident in the studies of Beirne and Messerschmidt, “crime is referred to as an illegitimate and outlawedaction that can demonstrate to be hazardous ...

Prometheus Bound by Peter Paul Rubens

Prometheus Bound is an oil painting showing the punishment of Prometheus. It was being painted between 1611 and 1618 by Peter Paul Rubens. This is a joint work including the eagle painted by the animal painter Frans Snyders though Kimball notes that Rubens himself stated to be an original by his own hand (67). The artist himself described his work as “the flower of my stock (Atkins)”. The Greek play Prometheus Bound was the basis of the painting. The painting is a prominent example of Baroque art. It is the central piece in the PMA’s exhibition “The Wrath ...

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 ...

The film shows the plight of ordinary American people in the events of America’s Great Depression. They become migrant workers when they end up in a ranch in California. They are in search of work and opportunities for their family, but the best of opportunities are not given to them by the people they work for and live under. Food prices are ridiculously high on purpose such that they cannot afford good food; bottom line the ranch owners they work for oppress them. The camp in which they live in is crowded; the immigrants are starving and desperate. ...

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 ...

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 ...

Introduction

Sexual behavior and homosexuality are the sensitive issues among other issues in the world of religion. Every society has moral rules that regulate sexual behavior. However, the rules differ from society to society. At times, to its intents and purposes, the rules necessarily and sufficiently need some specific study and comparing for rational precision. At this event, the comparison of the sexual behavior of different societies with the religious beliefs displays some distinctive connection between the social structures and morals. Power argues that the monastic rules served to ensure the proper public performance of monks because it is the ...

Introduction

It is customary for the non-native speakers to substitute the correct pronunciation of the words with their versions of vowels and consonants. There are patterns of pronunciation of words in every language and it is believed that the non-native speakers utilize their habitual pronunciation of the new language. These patterns in language may persist at different levels. Some of the non-native speakers tend to learn new language faster, the others retain the traces of native language in their patterns of pronunciation through the years. This may root in different factors, such as the duration of practice in new language, ...

that we can read about in all four Gospels. Despite His grief, Jesus returned from the deserted place and started healing ill people who came a long way on foot from the city in order to see Him and listened to Him. Jesus was very sad because John the Baptist was beheaded by Herod’s order. The disciples took the body, buried it and told Him the terrible news. (Matt. 14:10-14 New King James Version) When the evening came, the apostles asked Jesus to send the multitude away because people were hungry and exhausted and it would take them ...

Introduction

Schindler’s List is a film centered on the historical injustices committed against German Jews. The perpetrators were Nazi soldiers whose aim was to eradicate the Jewish race in Germany through mechanisms such as indiscriminate shooting, exterminations and gassing of innocent Jews. Trains were used to transport large numbers of Jews to military camps, who would then be distributed to labor camps while the physically weak were killed. The film, therefore, depicts the image of how political situations could damage social stability and cause major atrocities against innocent people. The film relies on symbols in the form of characters ...

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Much of the human suffering and economic disadvantages that occurred during the Great Depression (1929-1933) were a result of the boom mentality and unregulated business practices of the 1920s. People with a corrupt kind of business acumen exploited the weakest segments of society in the poorest regions. Praying on a naïve boom psychology, businessmen led a devastating attack on the Midwest that ultimately was not curbed by politicians or financial institutions until the middle 1930s. New businesses exploited weak government controls and took on many of the same exploitative practices as the Robber Baron businessmen of the 19th ...

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 ...

) The text’s author suggests that Charles Darwin, author of the theory of evolution, actually possessed a romantic view of nature. If this so, what do the passages from The Origin of Species on page 212-3 tells us about what Charles Darwin (and Romantics in general) may have thought of nature. Gloria Fiero indeed suggests that Charles Darwin had a romantic view of nature. Before he authored the revolutionary but controversial theory of evolution, he had been exploring South America to the Pacific Ocean for a research on fossil. In his voyage, he had an intimate eye on every ...

The Grapes of Wrath, a novel written by John Steinbeck, is acute reaction to the social and economic situation of America during the 1930's. Summer 1937 brought severe drought and dust bowls, which caused the greatest damage to the crops and made thousands of broken farmers leave their lands in order to survive. The novel offers the chance to stand in the shoes of poor and desperate families, whose fertile lands went barren and were taken away by the bank agents. The shock comes with understanding that the Government is indifferent to the lives of this people and they don’ ...

Part Four – Anthropology.

1. Man’s Creation. a. Preliminary Considerations. i. The fundamental difference between humans and angels, as Shedd states, is that “God created man male and female.” This implies that man is “incomplete if in isolation from one another.” However, angels are “sexless” which means that although they have been created with “reasonable and immortal souls” like man, they are not man or woman and are therefore, infinitely more complete than man. 1. This means that we must live at one with our alter-gender counterparts and consider each other equally as important. We are only whole humans ...

A jeremiad is a literary device whereby the writer or orator condemns the actions of a reprobate society. The jeremiad contains a prophecy announcing impending doom if the society does not repent and change its evil actions. The word “jeremiad” is from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament (Baym). Jeremiah was a prophet in the seventh century B.C.E. who predicted calamities that would befall Israel for breaking God’s covenant. Jonathan Edwards fashioned himself as a modern- day prophet in the Puritan tradition preaching the termination of his nation for breaking the national covenant. This paper will attempt to show how Jonathan ...

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The Odysseys is a historic writing attributed to Homer in other words it is a Greek mythology. Through it were experience the life of one (Zeus) who is associated to the Greek culture recognize themselves with him and some of his deeds as Heroic to them. The Odysseys is like a mythological collection of the Greeks belief or the reason why they posses some practices in their daily lifestyle so is the Zeus and his portraits or statues in the current Greek state. To understand him all discuss him relying on the questions as my guidelines.

What does he look like?

In art Zeus was represented as a ...

In the introduction to Hunter's Shakespeare and the Comedy of Forgiveness, the author announces his intention to combat oversimplifications that have arisen over the past few decades with regards to the scholarship of Shakespeare, wherein the attitude of Shakespeare itself at the time of his writing would actually reflect the politics and intent of the work itself (e.g. King Lear having a sad ending indicating Shakespeare being despondent at the time of its composition). "This study...will be an attempt to investigate one feature - the denouement in forgiveness - which is common to five of the later comedies" (Hunter 2). ...