gain wisdom; as a result‚ they can be compared to each other by there desire for learning and by their damnation. An anthem is a sacred composition set to words from the Bible. This may have significance with the title that Ayn Rand has given the book by paralleling the story of Prometheus and Gaea to that of Adam and Eve. In the bible‚ Adam and Eve were given everything that they needed by God with the one exception of not to eat from a specific tree. They were told by the devil that this tree
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obeyed God‚ until the Devil persuaded him to have a bite from the apple at the Garden of Eden‚ where Adam committed his first sin. Comparably‚ the ‘Being’ when launched into a world filled with humans‚ tried to fit in. The ‘Being’ flung himself towards books to learn how to speak and communicate with the society‚ he tried to acquire knowledge (which was handed down to Adam) as fast as he could to try and dismiss the fact that he was indeed an outcast. As soon as he was ready to step into the light‚ the
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sexual views and confusions‚ "How can you feel so good about something so bad?" I had a HUGE epiphany today. A "light bulb" moment of such wattage‚ it could light up the entire city of San Jose! I heard the above quote as I was listening to my audio book on my morning walk yesterday. I remember when I read How Good Do We Have to Be by Harold Kushner many years ago‚ that he was the first and only person I have ever experienced saying that Eve has been wrongly maligned. She was not man’s downfall‚
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The Lord of the Flies can be visualized as a biblical or a political allegory‚ however‚ the most accurate allegory is biblical. The biblical allegory represents the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. This is indicated in the book by how Simon and the Lord of the Flies are intertwined‚ how Jack and the other boys are tempted by the beast‚ and how Ralph joins in with Jack and the others. In an interview with William Golding‚ Golding emphasizes that Simon was a Christ-like figure in Lord
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enticements of sin‚ stating‚ “... the Hebrew word‚ the word timshel - ‘Thou mayest’ - that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open” (Ch. 24). Steinbeck stresses the phrase “timshel” towards the end of the book by pointing out that mankind can not conquer the original sin which‚ in Cal and Aron’s case‚ is her corrupted “mother” named Cathy. However‚ humanity can ask for forgiveness and choose between good and evil. Lee’s motive was to convince Adam and Cal
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EAST OF EDEN In the book‚ East of Eden‚ by John Steinbeck has many allusions to the bible throughout the story. There are Charles and Adam‚ Aron and Cal‚ who relate closely to the bible characters Cain and Abel. Steinbeck has many allusions to the story‚ but he also strays away from the bible story. In the book‚ Charles becomes jealous of Adam because their dad favored Adam the most. Mr. Trask liked Adam gift that was a puppy over Charles gift‚ an expensive knife. John Steinbeck is following
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memorial‚ blotted out and razed / By their rebellion‚ from the Books of Life” creates an image of two acts of their names being stripped from the “Books of Life.” At first‚ their names are merely “blotted out” from the “Books of Life‚” meaning that their names are still in the “Books of Life‚” but now they are marked or covered so that they can no longer be read. Then the names are “razed‚” meaning their names are cut out completely from the “Books of Life‚” negating any hope to undo the damage the blotting
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discovery as it has proved to be paramount in providing historians with an understanding of Mesopotamian history. On page 41 of the book‚ this discovery is described as one to have “vastly changed history”. The discovery of the library is significant as it revealed endless amounts of Mesopotamian history‚ science‚ medicine‚ poetry and literature – according to the book‚ the library has become the “primary textual source for understanding Mesopotamian life…” (Page 49); furthermore‚ the library helped
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Important Figures/People • Abraham was known as the founder/patriarch of the Jewish religion when he declared that he believes in the one true God. In Judaism‚ Abraham‚ previously known as Abram‚ is said to have received a message from the God. God told Abram to leave his home and family and in return God changed his name to Abraham‚ gave him His blessing and promised him he would become a great nation. Many years passed and as he grew old Abraham and his wife Sarai who was renamed Sarah worried
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In the passage “Noah Count and the Arkansas Ark‚” the author explains that not all education is in book-smarts. How he does this is by showing how he felt about their education at first and changed his mind after “the flood” and had been proved to be wrong. This passage can just show how far any knowledge will get you. It all began with his grandma saying that rain was coming their way. He had questioned this because there was not a cloud in the sky at the time. Then the other Appletons backed
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