characters lives‚ and even the world. In Paradise Lost and a book based on it‚ The Golden Compass‚ the devil’‚ in both cases‚ is an advocate for moving away from the control of God and the Church. Where the stories differ‚ is in the author’s intent for these actions. In the former‚ John Milton uses the devil to display how vanity and pride are the sins that halt us in an opportunity to live blissfully‚ with and under God. Philip Pullman‚ in his twist on Paradise Lost‚ The Golden Compass‚ claims that the
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merely entertaining stories of legendary or historical heroes; they summarize and express the nature or ideals of an entire nation at a significant or crucial point in its history. I have chosen for comparison the Odyssey‚ The Divine Comedy‚ and Paradise Lost. The Odyssey‚ attributed to Homer is about Odysseus‚ the king of Ithaca‚ who sailed with his army to take part in war against Troy. After ten years of war‚ victory is declared and the armies of Odysseus have sailed for home. As the Odyssey begins
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Two examples of different accounts of creation are the Christian account in Genesis‚ and the Iroquois account in The World on the Turtle’s Back. They have differences such as how the world was created‚ attitudes of humankind‚ and the authority of man over animals in the beginning. Their similarities are that they believe essentially the same thing. Genesis and The World on the Turtle’s Back differ in several ways. Genesis says there is one God who existed before anything was created. The World on
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IBCA Q3 Nine Weeks Exam 2012-2013 Key Applications Lesson 15 & 16 Working with Tables & Enhancing Documents Thank you. Your responses have been automatically graded. Here are your results. Score Summary (Click on question number to jump to question.) points earned points possible Question 1 incorrect 0 4 Question 2 incorrect 0 4 Question 3 incorrect 0 4 Question 4 incorrect 0 4 Question 5 incorrect 0 2 Question 6 incorrect 0 4 Question 7 incorrect 0 4 Question
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Cordonero First Draft August 07‚ 2012 E-books vs. Books Nowadays‚ the world of books has greatly developed; that is why reading a book is easier than in the past. Now‚ heavy books are not a problem to carry and read them because e-books are virtual books. The way books are read has evolved dramatically. Thanks to e-books‚ there is another option to read a book. As a result‚ there are no more invalid excuses for not reading. Both e-books and books have several similarities and differences
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Christ. It was through Abraham that we are all blessed and considered righteous‚ because he is the father of righteousness by faith and we are all spiritually descendants of Abraham. Sometimes we overlook the many promises and blessings in the book of Genesis 12-46. Therefore‚ it is important to understand the covenant that God made with Abraham and how God insured that His promise would be fulfilled. Beginning with Abraham‚ there were instances where the covenant seemed to be in jeopardy due to
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The women in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Paradise Lost both had a serious impact over the men in their lives. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ the host’s wife heavily influenced Sir Gawain’s thoughts and strategies through seduction‚ especially when she offered her girdle. The host’s wife was put there to test Sir Gawain’s loyalty‚ and he gave in. In Paradise Lost‚ Eve was beneficial to Adam in many ways. Eve provided Adam with companionship‚ gave Adam confidence‚ and also helped convince
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the earth had no form and was void; darkness was over the deep and the Spirit of God hovered over the waters. God said‚ "Let there be light‚" and there was light. In the same way‚ our group wants to show light on the second chapter of the Book of Genesis. This paper would serve as an instrument in further understanding the passage through biblical criticism. We would utilize several approaches. Hermeneutics is the first approace. This is the theory of reading‚ interpretation‚ and understanding
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Genesis: The genre of Genesis is a Narrative History‚ and Genealogies. It was written by Moses about 1450-1410 B.C. The key personalities of Genesis include Adam‚ Eve‚ Noah‚ Abraham‚ Sarah‚ Isaac‚ Rebekah‚ Jacob‚ and Joseph. This book was written to record God’s creation of the world and to demonstrate His love for everything that He created. The book of Genesis explains the actual events of one of the origin of life. Genesis describes the Lord God creating everything that exists. Because of the
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Paradise Lost: Milton’s Approach To Lust‚ Sex‚ and Violence There is no reason to apply modern theories to Milton if we do not care whether Milton remains alive. However‚ if we wish him to be more than a historical artifact‚ we must do more than just study him against the background of his time. We must reinterpret him in light of the germane thought of our own age. -James Driscoll The Unfolding God Of Jung and Milton Images and
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