When I was a child‚ my parents had told me hell was a place for people who defied God. Their description of hell was this fiery habitat for demons‚ where humans would have to spend an eternity being punished for their sins. For many people‚ the threat of eternal damnation is terrifying‚ let alone a child. It was so alarming that for a while I simply shut out any questions that might undermine my assurance of salvation. I was taught that hell was run by a demon known by many names; the devil‚ Satan
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after death are the underworld and Hell. The idea of the underworld came from the Greeks and Romans. A few famous works by the Greeks and Romans that talk about the underworld are The Iliad‚ The Aeneid‚ and‚ The Odyssey. A famous work that discusses Hell is Dante’s Inferno. Hell is an accepted part of the Christianity religion and taught all over the world. The two beliefs are very similar but some distinct differences can be seen. The idea of the Christian Hell has evolved from older beliefs. Originally
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Canto 18 Dante and Virgil are outside the eighth Circle of Hell‚ known as Malebolge. The circle has a wall along the outside‚ and has a circular pit in the center. The ridges create ten separate pits. This is where the people receive their punishment for fraud. This is where Virgil and Dante see souls from one side to another. The demons with great whips cause pain to the souls when they come to the demon’s reach‚ which then force the souls to the other ridge. There is an Italian that Dante recognize
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The 1920’s and 1980’s are similar in many ways. Their similarities are social‚ economical‚ and political. Some of the similarities between the decades are Prohibition and the War on Drugs‚ the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and 1987‚ and the influence of music on society. Prohibition was passed as the 18th amendment‚ that importing‚ exporting‚ transporting‚ and manufacturing of alcohol was to be put to an end. Prohibition did not achieve its goals. Instead‚ it added to the problems that it intended
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Virgil in the Inferno Two of the greatest works ever written‚ The Odyssey by Homer and The Inferno by Dante‚ are detailed‚ multi-sectioned poems about the journey’s of two men. In each story‚ the main character is given some sort of guidance by another character in order to aid them in their travels. In The Odyssey‚ Athena is portrayed as the protector to Odysseus on his journey back home from the Trojan War to his family in Ithaca. In The Inferno‚ Virgil is requested to lead Dante through the
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Dante the Pilgrim visits many different people while on his journey through Hell in Dante’s Inferno. Each one of these tormented souls are punished for their crimes against themselves‚ society‚ and God. Most of these personalities bring no surprise as they are robbers‚ murderers‚ and blasphemers. However‚ the amount of Church authority figures in Hell is staggeringly high. The ironic revelation is never fully dissected by Dante but the implications of this writing may cause the public to turn a leery
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in the environment and live in a world in which commerce are part of his of his being. He was amazed that in such short time period the Barracanian can successfully adapt the revolution even though they are facing the challenge of bridging the gap between 60 years and 300 years. The
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Chris Yaros Narrative Paper Draft #1: Heaven to Hell English 15: M/W‚ 5:30-6:45 Prof. N. Brenneman As my eyes slowly widened due to the never-ending sound of the alarm clock‚ I passively rolled out of my bed. The day that I had been dreading for the previous three months had unfortunately arrived. It was the first day of my high school career and I was less than content with the idea of going to school for the next 9 months. By the time that the sound of the bell for first
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feeling of strong affection‚ and for Dante in La Vita Nuova it was nothing but the emotion that changed his world. Love is scribed as something that’ll make people go to extreme lengths in order to fulfill their desires. However‚ Dante fell in love when he was merely a child at nine years old‚ and spent the rest of his adult life in self-reflection sobbing in his own heartache. The innocence of a child’s crush versus a gentleman’s love sickness is vast however‚ for Dante love left him in the lowest adolescent
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existence of an external force which brings our principal character to God. In Dante’s Inferno‚ it is Dante’s literary hero‚ Virgil‚ who is tasked with bringing him to God. Virgil brings Dante to God by teaching him to condemn that which God also condemns by imparting on him the importance of cruelty to sinners. Throughout the epic‚ Virgil inflicts upon Dante the fear of condemnation which in turn brings Dante to God. Through the epic‚
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