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    The fall of Adam and Eve

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    After the fall of Adam and Eve in the garden of enden God put enmity between the serpent and Eve. (Gen 3: verses14-16 KJV). Eve seed was cursed and now man is born with a innate nature. Innate Nature is both good and evil and depending how one is raised will reveal which nature will prevail. Children growing up dosing have to be taught how to steal‚ or be jealous or have hate for his brother. A good example of this was Cain and Able because of jealous Cain killed Abel (Genesis 4:8 KJV). As I think

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    Sin City: Film Noir?

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    2283 21ST March‚ 2011 Sin City: Is it Film Noir? Controversial topics are brought to the table when speaking of Hollywood film Sin City. The story line appears to be set in the 50s and follows three protagonist characters that are all linked through their femme fatal characters. The filming technique displayed brings rise to the question of whether the movie is film noir or not. Numerous characteristics found in other noir films are traced out in the motion picture. Sin City proves to be a modern

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    The act of adultery is wrong‚ inexcusable‚ and most definitely immoral. As human beings‚ we all have impulses and desires and sometimes we fall victim to them‚ but adultery is in no way justifiable. The forbidden fruit that both Adam and Eve ate without reparations in their mind is similar to infidelity. To expand‚ Adam and Eve fell victim to temptation after witnessing the fruit in all its glory and so Adam and Eve ate the fruit of good and evil in the Garden of Eden. Despite the warnings and commands

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    Original sin”: is the Puritan belief that all sin developed from women due to the fact that Eve‚ the first woman‚ made the first sin by giving in to temptation and offering it to men. This sin made the belief that all children created are a sinner and should take responsibility for the act of Adam and Eve. In the book‚ The Scarlet Letter Hawthorne uses imagery‚ symbolism‚ and the belief in “original sin” to criticize how women are not seen as equals to men. The Imagery in The Scarlet Letter portrays

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    The Sins of the Scarlet Letter Those who have a spiritual background would argue that all sin is equal‚ and that no sin is greater than any other. However‚ others would argue that committing adultery is greater than gossiping‚ or telling a lie. The novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne emphasizes the difference in sins. Although each of the characters commits their own sin‚ each of them could be argued as the one with the greatest. Through Dimmesdale’s hypocrisy‚ deception‚ and adultery

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    Omar Perich 4/25/14 Systematic Theology II Myer Pearlman’s contrast on the 5 theories of sin 1. Atheism- Myer Pearlman’s contrast to this view lies in the fact‚ that “when man is guilty of wrong doing to God does this constitute sin”. All wrongdoing is directed against God‚ for wrong is a violation of right‚ and right is the law of God. Man therefore needs pardon based on a Divine provision of atonement or in other words a fresh start‚ new beginning‚ re-birth through Jesus Christ

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    with the Puritans and commits adultery with the local minister (Dimmesdale). In his novel‚ Hawthorne shows that sin‚ known or unknown to the community‚ isolates a person from their community and from God. He shows us this by symbols in nature around the town‚ natural symbols in the heavens‚ and nature in the forest. First we see two symbols in the town that show how sin isolates people. In the first chapter we see a plant which stands out‚ "But on one side of the portal‚ and rooted

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    7 deadly sins

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    Cardinal Sins better known as The Seven Deadly Sins were first written out by a Greek monastic theologian Evagrius of Pontus. It was later revised in the 6th century by Pope Gregory the Great. The Seven Deadly Sins is a major aspect to the religion of Christianity. Religion in the Middle Ages was exceedingly important and the central character to the lives of the people living in this time era. The Seven Deadly Sins are: pride‚ envy‚ anger‚ sadness‚ avarice‚ gluttony‚ and lust. These sins were ranked

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    Sin is the main theme in The Scarlet Letter. All of the characters in the book were somehow affected by the main sin‚ which was adultery. The three main characters were the most widely affected‚ and their whole lives were molded by the way they dealt with the sin. The sin surrounds‚ encloses‚ and strangles them. There was no escaping from its cruel consequences. Hester Prynne’s sin was labeled an adulteress‚ and the result of this was that she had to wear the scarlet letter "A." She feels that

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    7 Deadly Sins

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    7 Deadly Sins A Term Paper Presented to Dr. Susanne Dominquez Rizal Technological University Joanna Michele C. Aguilar CBET-18-202A TOPIC OUTLINE Thesis Statement: Sin a transgression of the law of God‚ especially when deliberate it is caused by an irresistible temptation. I. Introduction II. The 7 Deadly Sin A. History B. Why Seven? III. Lust Demon of Lust: Asmodeus IV. Greed Demon of Greed: Mammon V. Gluttony Demon of Gluttony: Beelzebub VI.

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