conflict. In Antigone divine and state law are incompatible forcing the characters to make difficult decisions. Antigone’s personal obligation to following religious rites and traditions puts her at odds with Creon’s insistence on enforcing his will as the king. Sophocles examines the conflict between rules and order to illustrate how adherence to the law of the state can be mislead. Through the conflicts between characters in the play‚ Sophocles exemplifies that in his best world divine or religious law
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Divine Command & Social Contract Brenda and Ralph are co-workers and counselors at a local high school. Ralph is a believer in Social Contract‚ while Brenda is a Divine Command strong hearted Southern Baptist woman. Brenda and Ralph are debating on the subject of students of the same sex kissing in the hallways at school. This is a touchy subject for both of them‚ since religion has been taken out of the school system in recent years. However‚ they feel the problem of students of the same sex
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Augustus was the first Roman emperor to lead Rome’s transformation from republic to empire during the difficult years‚ following his great-uncle Julius Caesar’s assassination. To win the senate’s and ruling class’ support he passed laws in relation to the traditions of the Roman Republic. He used seized treasure to pay his army. To win over the people of Rome‚ he worked to improve and beautify the city of Rome. Augustus made many important reforms in the Roman government. During the beginning
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The Divine Wind Explain the meaning of the title. Refer to the plot and characters of the novel. Literally the words “Divine Wind” can be translated as “Kamikaze” in Japanese. The title refers to the very end of the book‚ where Japanese troops attacked the Australian coast. This bombing was very brutal and dozens of corpses lay in the ocean. In general the title can be connected to the relationships in the book. The Australian protagonist is In love with a Japanese girl‚ called Mitsy‚ who lives
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Although there is not a definite answer to why evil happens‚ humans cannot help‚ but to attempt to solve it. Often time’s people look to God for the answer to why there is suffering. Scholars in all different disciplines are attempting to explain the divine nature of God among the evil we experience each day. This is a theodicy that attempts to piece together other theodicies to make the most sense possible with the little understanding we have of God and evil in the world. This theodicy is written in
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4. What is the tone of the poem? Throughout the poem‚ Dante’s Divine Comedy‚ the author‚ Dante‚ portrays an emotional tone. Through Dante’s own struggles with sin and the suffering he endured himself‚ we can see him caring for other’s and deeply thinking about human’s moral thoughts. The poem is written in first person and through the poem‚ you see crying and high emotions. Because of Dante’s own struggles‚ he sympathizes with other sinners throughout the poem. Sympathy is another emotion Dante
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The concept of divine design is best defined as how “God uniquely designed you [us] to participate in His mission” (Stolszfus). Piece by piece‚ the word ‘divine’ is relating to God and ‘design’ is the creation of an intentional blueprint. The key term ‘uniquely’ in the definition of divine design reflects on the creative characteristic our God has – there is no child alike or identical we were all created in His image with different purposes and functionality. Our ultimate purpose is to spread the
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A common theme throughout many different societies is the recognition of a divine figure. Interactions between the people and this figure vary depending on how the figure is perceived. Three compelling examples of this are found in the myths of ancient Rome‚ the Mayans from the Americas and the Hebrew Bible. Each relationship is unique‚ yet due to the authority a divine figure demands‚ similar aspects are perceivable. The gods of Rome were revered because of their immortality and supernatural abilities
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After reading Philanthropy‚ we see the stranger’s idea of love was most like Eros‚ which was a contorted picture of what was thought ought to be. It is expected that Socrates was endeavoring to demonstrate the agnostics obliviousness to divine love. While debating with Socrates the stranger proposed that‚ "I suppose that our wishes and ideals are a part of our present selves‚ and that a true lover of men would not love them apart from that idealism in them which keeps them alive and human." The statement
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life of sin was to be sentenced to hell. Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet‚ who had an admirable depth of spiritual vision and was known for his intelligence (Encarta‚ 1). Between the years of 1308 and 1321‚ Dante wrote the epic poem‚ “The Divine Comedy‚” which described a journey through the afterlife. It takes place during the three days of Good Friday‚ when Jesus died‚ and on Easter Sunday when he rose body and soul to heaven. It is a moral comedy‚ and was written to make readers
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