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    Understanding of Atonement

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    UNDERSTANDINGS OF ANTONEMENT The English word ’atonement’ (uh tohne’ mehnt)‚ originally meant "at-one-ment"‚ i.e. being "at one"‚ in harmony‚ with someone.1 Meaning reconciliation‚ it was associated with sacrificial offerings to remove the effects of sin. We must understand that God hates sin. God is perfectly holy and just‚ He cannot tolerate sin. Sin is the things that humans do to break God’s law and is the opposite of His holiness. God and sin cannot co-exist (Exodus 34:7b). God’s law is representative

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    Comparison Of Atonement

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    In the novel Atonement‚ crafted by Ian McEwan‚ countless themes arise. The most prevalent themes‚ however‚ would be guilt‚ forgiveness‚ and atonement. The entire plot of both the novel and film adaptation consists of a woman who devotes her entire life atoning for a crime she committed as a youth. The film adaptation of Atonement did not necessarily modify the themes‚ it just portrayed them in a different fashion. The film and novel contain countless similarities‚ however‚ some discrepancies do arise

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    Atonement In Religion

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    Incarnation plus Atonement equals Satisfaction The relationship between incarnation and atonement is central to Christianity. Yet within that centrality we find there has been debate‚ on more than one occasion‚ as to the interaction between the two. In regards to the Church‚ the concept of incarnation is what happened when Jesus‚ the Son of God‚ was conceived of a virgin; the divine nature of the Son was perfectly united with human nature in one divine Person‚ also referred to as Logos (Albl). With

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    APPEARANCE VS REALITY Appearance vs reality is a really famous theme in the Shakespeare’s plays. In Macbeth those who create or fall for appearance vs reality are punished‚ and those who do not fall for it are successful. This is shown through Duncan and Macbeth who fell for appearance vs reality and died for it and Malcolm who did not fall for it and succeeds. In Shakespearean tragedies appareance vs reality always lead to the downfall of a character. In Act 1 scene 6 Shakespeare shows

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    Atonement Summary

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    ------------------------------------------------- Atonement atonement / to atone (for sth): to make repayment (for doing wrong); to do something that shows that you are sorry for something bad that you did Sühne‚ Buße‚ Abbitte The book was written by Ian McEwan and published in 2001. The film “Atonement” is an adaption of the novel. It was first shown in September 2007. The film won an Oscar and was nominated for six others. Keira Knightley plays Cecilia Tallis. The photos from the presentation

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    Composition Wednesday September 11th 2013 Title: Atonement Author: Ian McEwan Date of Publication or Writing: World War 2 Main Characters: Briony Tallis: The narrator (Revealed at the end that the story is actually her telling as atonement for the events in the story. She is a teenager of about thirteen at the beginning of the story. By the end she is about eighteen. Briony is known for her imagination and fantasizing with reality. A Playwright‚ story teller and naïve girl. Cecilia

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    The once best-selling book the atonement by Ian McEwan is now a motion picture. This film stars A list actors‚ including Kiera Knightly and James McAvoy . The brilliant Director Joe Wright combined with screenwriter Christopher Hampton turns the bestseller into the award winning picture. Though adapted for the big screen‚ the film still contains important literary elements such as: theme‚ symbolism‚ conflicts‚ and setting. One major theme of the movie is thing aren’t always as they appear

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    Pocahontas: Legend vs. Reality The stories of Disney’s Pocahontas and the real Pocahontas are not the same. The movie is mainly accurate: It captures the spirit of Pocahontas‚ her people and the early days of Jamestown. Both Pocahontas and John Smith were young when they met‚ although in real life‚ Pocahontas was 11 and John Smith was 28. When John Smith first came to the New World‚ in the Disney movie he started scouting around right away‚ and was captured when he ventured out alone at

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    In a sense‚ the movie‚ “The new world‚” is well related to the article of The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths Versus Sad Reality. Even when there are certain things that are not mentioned in the movie‚ they can be somehow deduced after reading the article. For instance‚ the fact that Pocahontas was depressed‚ and the colonizers allowed a person from the tribe to be with her in order to make her feel less depressed. Consequently‚ When Pocahontas was kidnapped by Argall‚ and he supposedly

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    Appearance vs. Reality In The Merchants of Venice the Prince of Morocco says that “All that glisters is not gold;Often have you heard that told” [2.7.69-70]. This statement stands particularly true for the theatrical Hamlet since things are not always as they seem. Shakespeare uses many aspects such as madness‚ greed and the need to take revenge to build upon his more complex idea of appearance vs reality.The theme is constant until the final act since the characters hide behind a curtain of duplicity

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