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    Living in Sin is a poem that I feel encompasses the majority of young unguided women today. The type of woman I speak of‚ are the ones with the dreams of fairy tales and magic. Stories of love and happy endings. The unrealistic‚ with never a thought of anything other than that things are perfect and if they are not then they will eventually be. Such as the character in the poem‚ if she could tell her story before the poem‚ what would it be? That she wanted love? Maybe she wanted happy ending with

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    of interest in our World’s most prominent literature is Dante. Famous for his beautifully crafted Divine Comedy‚ Dante has provided the basis for Italian literature even until this day. Throughout his Journey through the circles of Hell‚ Dante imagines many prominent figures in history who have been banished to Hell by God. None are more controversial than those of the Islamic faith because of his depictions of Muhammad. Throughout

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    symbolizes Hell‚ complete separation from God‚ could be a lot colder. In Dante’s Inferno‚ an epic poem written by Dante‚ the center of Hell is described as ice which encases the prince of the dark world as he eternally feasts on the three sinners worthy of this punishment. However‚ in A Paradise Fallen‚ a book written by John Milton‚ Hell is described as a furnace which gives off no light‚ but burns in a great inferno. Dante’s version of the center of Hell symbolizes the trap that the prince of darkness

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    An allusion is a brief reference to a well-known person‚ event‚ or place both real and imaginary. In Dante’s Inferno – Canto V‚ one allusion present is Sammu-Ramat‚ also known as Semiramis. “Her appetite for lust became so flagrant‚ that she made lewdness licit with her laws‚ to free her from the blame her vice incurred. She is Semiramis‚ whose story reads that‚ as his wife‚ she succeeded Ninus‚ controlling the country now ruled by the sultan.” (Lines 55-60) Before meeting King Ninus‚ Semiramis

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    elaborate how your sins will ultimately determine your punishment in hell. In Canto III‚ Dante explains how the souls here are lost. souls here are considered neutral because they have not sinned‚ but they were sent to the underworld. When the souls were alive‚ they had an undecided relationship with God which also explains why the souls are considered neutral. Consequently‚ their neutral attributes cause them to be punished by walking inside of a crowd following a banner. Moreover‚ Dante uses symbolism

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    Sin and Salvation Sin and Salvation are two of the most crucial concepts in Christianity. They are the basis for the current purpose of man’s existence and define the future of God’s creation. Sin is a curse that all descendants of Adam are cursed with due to his disobedience of God. The consequences of his sin is that all of humanity is separated from God and damned to eternal Hell. This‚ however‚ is not the full story. When Adam first sinned‚ God promised a savior that would right the wrong

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    marginalized members of society (Chan‚ 9). The Inferno and Kiss of the Spider Woman‚ both considered carnivalesque texts‚ show how Dante and Molina were labeled grotesque by the hegemony of their own societies‚ which then allows for the process of carnivalization to occur. As Bakhtin stated‚ the carnival cannot exist without repression first taking place. Dante and Molina‚ two examples of marginalized persons‚ reveal how the carnival comes to exist. Dante‚ repressed by Pope Boniface VIII and the Black

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    author to the next. Religious beliefs have a great influence on an author’s work. Especially when the piece of literary work takes part in a biblical period; for Dante and Milton it is evident in each of their works. A common construct of Hell‚ which both Milton’s Paradise Lost and Dante’s Inferno build off of‚ is that it is a place of punishment. However‚ the punished vary from each work. In Paradise Lost‚ Hell is a prison for fallen Angels‚ while in Dante’s Hell is a prison for all who have

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    The Unforgivable Sin What is unforgivable sin? Jesus gives an answer to this question in Mathew 12 and Mark 3. The Pharisees claimed that Jesus cast out demons by the power of Beelzebul‚ the ruler of demons. He knew what they were thinking and for that reason‚ he stated the unforgivable sin as that of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. “For this reason I tell you‚ people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy‚ but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven” (Mathew 12:31). The Pharisees

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    DEATH PUNISHMENT /CAPITAL PUNISHMENT In any society‚ state‚ country one thing is very important that is discipline. A person who is poor can live a good life compared to a rich person‚ who is not disciplined. Discipline is very important for maintenance of law & orders in any society‚ without discipline there will be various problem in the society. A proper system is in place‚ police force is in place‚ proper judicial system is there after all a very decent Indian culture then also in

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