party gals that we are‚ we said‚ “Hell yeah!” At first nothing happened‚ but as we were grooving to the beat‚ the two boys pointed out that the floor opened into a black hole and the four of us jumped into it. Jordan cheered‚ “We all just dropped it like it’s hot!” and the rest of us laughed hysterically until we realized we were actually in Hell. All of a sudden‚ a blonde girl appeared behind us and introduced herself as Alice. Alice said she would give us a tour of Hell because she herself has fallen
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agony during a sermon about Hell. Stephen explains how‚ “his flesh shrank together as if it felt the approach of the ravenous tongues of flames…”‚ and‚ “his brain was simmering and bubbling within the cracking tenement of the skull” (148). Stephen’s agony during the sermon and seemingly literal hellish suffering is a result of the guilt he feels for his material sins and sins of the flesh he perpetrated in chapter two. Stephen becomes convinced that he is going to hell. While agonizing about the
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The word Hell‚ or in Italian‚ Inferno means the abode of Satan and the forces of evil. It is where sinners suffer eternal punishment. Dante was exiled by Pope Boniface‚ which led him to write this poem‚ Dante’s Inferno. He wrote the poem because he was exiled and he had nothing left in his life‚ so he just wrote to express that he was betrayed by his own country‚ not him betraying his country. Since he was betrayed by his own country‚ he became a nomad and has been a beggar ever since. A modern
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a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother‚ Raca‚ shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say‚ Thou fool‚ shall be in danger of hell fire.” There is a known relation between sin and fire. Throughout the New Testament‚ there have been instances where the “hells of fire” have been mentioned. It has been said that fire is an expression of God’s wrath. The author has deliberately used these words- “fire” and “flames” repeatedly‚ emphasizing on the
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of death was that once someone died they were sent to either heaven or hell‚ to whichever God predestined them. However‚ they believed that most people were sent to hell. First of all‚
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Kerberos comes from the mythical three headed dog first named Cerberus‚ a mythical three headed dog that protected the gates of hell. KIPP Houston High School chose the Kerberos to protect the school‚ the same way they originally protected the gates of hell. If by a kind of hell as in being a place of struggle and excessive amounts of work‚ then yes‚ KHHS is a kind of hell. KIPP is well known for all of its sayings like “ no shortcuts” and “work hard‚ be nice” .A former KIPP teacher comments on
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PAOLO AND FRANCESCA Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) more Artful Romance | François-Auguste-René Rodin (1886) | The story of Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Polenta is told in Inferno (part of Divine Comedy) by Dante. Paolo and Francesca were historical contemporaries of Dante. Francesca’s father‚ Guido da Polenta‚ lord of Ravenna had waged a long war with Malatesta‚ lord of Rimini. Finally peace was made through intermediaries‚ and to make it more firm‚ they decided to cement it with a marriage
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the depths of hell and learns of the unfortunate souls who reside there - some of who knowingly committed the most heinous and crimes against humanity‚ but also those who simply took the virtues they were taught to live by to unreasonable lengths until they became their very undoing. A section of hell has been reserved for those who were uncommitted in life‚ meaning that they never committed themselves to any cause‚ good or evil. These souls reside just outside the gates of hell‚ denied entry
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Afterlife Afterlife is a common topic everywhere we look – in television shows‚ in movies‚ in our everyday lives‚ and even in books. Our own portrayal of life after death comes from others’ perceptions that stick with us. In literature‚ this is no different. In Dante Alighieri’s Inferno‚ we are exposed to one of the more unique views of the underworld that has ever been published. This view‚ however‚ was not completely original. It is‚ instead‚ based upon a foundation that can be found in two earlier
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Cold as Ice vs. Hot as Hell “Cold as Ice vs. hot as hell” is a metaphor that is applied to our daily lives. At times we are not in its control. The following metaphors described‚ “Cold as ice vs. hot as hell” as a characteristic or personality. Allow me to explain the differences between both of the following metaphors meanings. It is with in our nature to remain either calm or peaceful‚ yet at times we have the most complex mental personalities. This metaphor would be an alteration of
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