The world is constantly destroyed externally by environmental factors‚ yet it is also destroyed internally by acts of evil. While there are only so many ways humans can mend what those external factors inflict on the world‚ there are concrete measures humans can take to restore what evil does to this world. One of those measure is that of revenge; explored in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Hamlet is‚ a play‚ about how a Prince Hamlet’s life that becomes distorted after the death of his father which
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impulse‚ it costs him plenty of opportunities to seek revenge on his uncle for killing Old King Hamlet. When Hamlet sees his uncle praying‚ he can easily go for the kill but he stops and thinks of the bigger picture that readers couldn’t see unless it’s explained. When you are praying‚ your sins are instantly forgiven. Hamlet didn’t kill Claudius because he was praying and was forgiven for the sins that he had committed and he couldn’t stand the thought of Claudius going to heaven for the depraved
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A group that I encounter on a daily basis is my family. They’re always here for me and they have been in my life since the second I opened my eyes till now‚ present day. I was born in America so I’m a Vietnamese Asian American and so is my little sister. But my grandparents and parents emigrated from Vietnam so the older generations in my family had to gain their citizenship to be able to live here. Both my mom and my dad are in their 40s-50s. My little sister is 14 on the other hand. Both my parents
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Although strictly speaking the gospel of Luke is anonymous‚ the early Christian tradition named the author of the third gospel (and the Acts of the Apostles) as Luke the physician‚ Gentile convert and the companion of Paul (Col 4:14; 2 Tim 4:11; Philem 24). The date of its origin is debated‚ but it is generally accepted was probably written in the late first century‚ sometime after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE. Gospel of Nations “Who is Jesus?” It’s the central question dealt in all the gospels
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Hamlet The Tragic Hero The playwright William Shakespeare reveals a tragic hero in his greatest tragedy "Hamlet". This hero is the young prince Hamlet. He fulfills all of Aristotle’s requirements for a tragic hero. Three key events in the play demonstrate these requirements: First‚ when Hamlet does not murder Claudius at his first opportunity after being asked by his father’s ghost‚ Secondly‚ his confrontation with Ophelia regarding her returning his gifts‚ and lastly his reaction to Claudius’s
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important component of almost all religions. However‚ the methods of how each religion achieves this is varied by their traditions. In Christianity‚ it is all about praying‚ worshiping‚ and reading the Bible. For Buddhists‚ they focus on meditation and mantras. Hindus have pilgrimages to holy cities‚ yoga‚ and meditation. As we can see‚ praying and meditation seem to be a common trend. That is the time you can put all other things out of your mind and focus on your relationship with your God. The list
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Saint Francis of Assisi was born in the year 1181 in Assisi‚ Umbria‚ Italy. His birth name was Giovanni Bernardone. His parents were Pietro and Pica. Saint Francis’s father was in France when he was born. When he returned to Assisi and met his son he called him Francesco. From then on‚ he was called Francesco‚ not Giovanni. His father was a successful cloth merchant. This business allowed Saint Francis to have a privileged life. He wore the finest clothes and became well educated. He was one of
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Du’aa al-Qunoot Supplicating to Allaah (swt) and seeking his forgiveness and mercy is a duty upon every Muslim‚ and is described in numerous ahaadeeth (sayings of the Prophet [saw]) to be the weapon of the believer and ’The Worship’‚ as it is a ritual act in Islaam which if offered to anything other than Allaah will take one outside the fold of Islaam. The messenger Muhammad (saw) used to recite Du’aa al-Qunoot during Salaat ul-Fajr‚ Witr and sometimes during other prayers throughout
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that I can establish a closer relationship with Him. As I went about my CLE classes‚ I learned that there were proper ways and intentions that are needed in order to make the most out of prayer‚ thus I reflected on my prayer life to see if I was praying according to the 4 keys. First‚ I evaluated Rico’s prayer life since it is by doing this that I can better evaluate my own prayer life. Rico prays to God whenever he needs help like during tests‚ and he does good deeds in order to
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Elie Wiesel says‚ "I pray to the God within me that He will give me the strength to ask Him the right questions"(5). Questioning God is essential to building a relationship with Him. As one finds the answers to the questions they become closer to God. In the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel‚ Elie grows up questioning God and when he is put in the concentration camp he questions God in ways that test his faith. Despite having grown up so strong in his faith‚ Elie questions his faith as he is put through
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