The Power of Purity A vision in white surrounded by the air of purity and near divinity was the image of a Vestal virgin. These women became synonymous with the eternal existence and safety of Rome. The representation of influence‚ devotion‚ and power were characteristics of these six women who sacrificed their sexuality and family cults to serve the Goddess Vesta and to profit from the advantages that such devotion earned. The life of a Vestal virgin was unlike that of any other Roman woman with
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electricity-resistant fiber that is mined from the earth. It has been around for as long as 2000 years back. The ancient Greeks named it "asbestos" which means "inextinguishable" because fire does not consume it. They used it as wicks for the vestal virgins’ eternal flames. And even then‚ they had already noticed that slaves who often came in contact with asbestos developed a "sickness of the lungs." Nonetheless‚ they were so fascinated with what they considered its magical properties that they turned a blind eye
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"Frost at Midnight" (1798) Summary In this conversation poem‚ Coleridge is the speaker and the silent listener is his infant son‚ Hartley Coleridge. The setting of the poem is late at night‚ when Coleridge is the only one awake in the household. Coleridge sits next to his son’s cradle and reflects on the frost falling outside his home. He takes this instance of solitude to allow his reflections to expand to his love of nature. Coleridge describes to his son how his love of nature dates back
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detectors could also have alerted the staff and they may have been able to apprehend the suspects before their rampage. Another great idea for any business is to buy and apply flame retardant paint for their establishment. This is especially vital for churches that may be susceptible to vandalism or bombings. This keeps the flames from spreading and destroying the entire building. An additional countermeasure is staff educating. If each staff member is educated on how to react in certain situations then
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On the contrary‚ some verses in the Bible appear to support the idea that Christians who commit suicide go to hell. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 (ESV) discusses the fact that a person’s body belongs to God and that anyone who destroys it will be destroyed themselves. Suicide falls under the category of destroying one’s body‚ so the Bible plainly states that God will destroy anyone who kills themselves. Furthermore‚ Hebrews 6:4-6 (ESV) says that anyone who was once "enlightened" and then "falls away" from
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Temple of Jerusalem‚ Jewish people entered the Temple of Jerusalem‚ found the Holy Temple in shambles and desecrated. They found only one jar of pure oil sealed by the high priest‚ this was only enough to keep the eternal flame lit for one day. It was said to be a miracle that one flame continued to burn for eight nights giving the Jewish people enough time to find more oil. The Maccabees cleansed the Temple and re-dedicated it on the 25th of Kislev. (The Jewish calendar is based on both the solar
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event. His witnessing of good people turned into brutes through atrocities and brutal treatment‚ what he sees as the death of God‚ and the air of death which constantly surrounds him and his people give shape to the darkness which extinguishes the flame in his soul. Throughout his memoirs‚ Wiesel describes the treatment both he and his people experienced. He retells of the torture‚ the starvation‚ the beatings and the death which surround them all and the effect it has on them. He describes how
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Inferno With No Flames In his early 14th century book‚ The Inferno‚ Dante Alighieri wrote‚ “Through me you go into a city of weeping; through me you go into eternal pain; through me you go amongst the lost people.” In the quote‚ “me‚” is referring to Hell. Here‚ Dante describes his version of Hell for us. Through Hell‚ the human soul enters a city of weeping; Dante mentions the city of Dis‚ which embodies a large portion of Hell. Dante then claims‚ in Hell you will receive an eternal punishment. Lastly
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Hell. The four lettered word that trembles in the throats of men and children alike; The images of suffering‚ flame pits and blood‚ the smell of burning flesh‚ the shrieking of those who have fallen from grace. For centuries man has sought out ways to cleanse his soul‚ to repent for his sins and possibly secure his passage into paradise‚ all evoked by the fear of eternal damnation and pain. The early 20th century philosopher and existentialist writer Jean-Paul Sartre saw life as an endless realm
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such building. Guarded by the vestal virgins‚ the temple dates back to the 4th century BC and was one of the most important buildings in Rome as it was dedicated to the prefectures of the state and family. It also housed the sacred eternal flame that symbolized the eternal life of Rome and was situated in the center of the forum. The temple of Saturn was similarly placed in the forum and as Saturn was associated with agriculture‚ the source of Rome’s wealth his temple became the state treasury. It also
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