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    bosom. In an environment where religion and law are the same‚ Hester becomes the object of the community’s scorn. Although the Puritans punish Hester Prynne‚ causing her to suffer through her isolation‚ ironically‚ she achieves redemption for her sins. The Puritans punish Hester. The fact that she had laid in the bed of a man‚ who is not her husband‚ calls for punish from the people who religion dictates life. The narrator says‚ “In fact‚ this scaffold constituted a portion of a penal machine

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    Doug Simsarian Mrs. Stephenson Religion 3‚ Period 6 22 February 2015 Jean Valjean Jean Valjean begins the story as an ex-convict who violated the eighth commandment‚ thou shall not steal‚ when he was younger and is now seeking shelter. Luckily‚ a kind bishop takes him in and also saves him from imprisonment when he steals the silver. Stealing from a man that has help Valjean‚ shows that Valjean isn’t a thankful and grateful character at the beginning of his long development. After skipping over

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    Punishment Punishment‚ Witness‚ and dehumanization are common in the world today illustrated in poems such as‚ “Punishment” by Seamus Heaney and “Capital Punishment” by Sherman Alexie. The poems give the world a different perspectives based on the authors viewpoint‚ yet both authors seem to favor punishment. Therefore everyone in their life deserves to be punished based on the authors work or even a witness for one reason or another to speak for something they have done or witness. These authors

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    Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Thesis Statement is: The thesis of Jonathan Edwards sermon tells as that those who have not accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and personal savior are on the track which leads to hell. Edwards cites evidence that God at any point in time could throw those who have not gone through a religious changing situation or experienced an inward renewal down to hell. This being said leaves mankind helpless or with very little option‚ so we should yearn for him‚ get closer

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    to be justified seems to be when a person is made righteous in God’s eyes. Although the Jews are God’s people‚ justification is not limited to just Jews‚ it is open to everyone for one main reason: sin. Paul writes‚ “For we have already charged that all‚ both Jews and Greeks‚ are under the power of sin…” (Romans 3:9). It is understood that Jews and Greeks/Gentiles alike submitted to the desires of the human body and realm and “became futile in their thinking‚ and their senseless minds were darkened”

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    it is a sin. The belief in God is also a very important theme in the story; one must not disregard Christianity - that is the greatest sin. Throughout the story‚ Karen learns that the most important things are not material but rather non-material values. The story also presents one of the most important values in Christianity: charity‚ and the ability to forgive those who have sinned. Everyone is allowed into heaven as long as they believe in God and can confess their sins. The sin that Karen

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    The morality plays attempted to educate via entertainment. The main theme of the morality play is this: Man begins in innocence‚ Man falls into temptation‚ Man repents and is saved. The central action is the struggle of Man against the seven deadly sins that are personified into real characters. It is believed that the allegory of vices and virtues fighting over Man’s soul goes back to the 4th century Roman epic‚ Psychomachia. It was probably the first and most influential medieval allegory. Morality

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    Composition and literature February 22‚ 2014 In Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s short story "Young Goodman Brown‚ "the author uses mystery and suspense to hold the attention of the reader. From the beginning to the end of the story‚ Hawthorne leads the reader into asking the question‚ "What does all of this witchcraft‚ mysticism‚ and the double-sided lifestyles of the characters actually mean?" The

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    The Alienation of Victor Frankenstein and Dr. John Faustus Victor Frankenstein and John Faustus are two characters that are alienated because of their intellectual curiosity. Faustus’s and Frankenstein’s pursuits of knowledge begin with an inexorable journey to their downfalls as they become alienated. Both characters attempt to exceed human ability and are alienated from God because of their attempts. These men are concerned with the secrets of nature and are ultimately alienated from the world

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