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    Velislava Doytchinova Group 4‚ Faculty number 25662 SUMMARY of the book “Divine Evil” by Nora Roberts “Divine Evil” is an interesting novel about crime and romance‚ written by the popular American author Nora Roberts. She is one of the world’s most successful and best-loved novelists and has more than 201 million copies of her books in print. The book is about several murders that happened in a small town‚ called Emmitsboro and the people who were affected by them. In the

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    innocents with his own hands. Also‚ the location of where Laden and Grendel lived was in two separate‚ hellish worlds. Laden occupied a compound in Pakistan while Grendel lived in a hell-like layer of the Earth. Furthermore‚ Grendel was a fictional satanic character while Laden was a realistic monster. Although‚ Grendel’s reign of terror would be horrific in the real world‚ it never happened. Conversely‚ Bin Laden and his attackers actually enacted their attacks on innocent civilians of the United States

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    The heroic and inspiring figure Jesus Christ empowers readers of the Bible and is widely known among the world‚ and especially in literature. His persona has been around for centuries‚ and has never failed to leave an impression in the hearts and minds of people. Anglo-Saxons were considered to be pagan‚ and they focused their beliefs on “wyrd‚” or fate. This was unlike the biased Christian scop who told the epic story of “Beowulf‚” who often mixed Christianity with Pagan beliefs in the plot of the

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    be able to submit subliminal messages to the public in movies and music. The modern Illuminati consists of the richest men and pop and movie stars. Singers are being manipulated to join the Illuminati or just to put subliminal messages such as satanic signs like the 666 sign‚ also by

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    that could be found at the crime scene are two circles of salt (Holmes‚ 2002). The investigator should be well aware that the circles of salt‚ or any amount of salt found at a suspected ritualistic crime scene‚ would be a sign that a satanic sect of a devil worship cult could be involved (Holmes‚ 2002). Bowls of salt of different colors may also be found around the altar. The colors of the salt‚ as well as banners and other symbols‚ all have specific expressed meanings (Holmes

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    Every Indian person knows the story of Ramayana. The story is read to all young children in India. Children are told the ancient tale in Sanskirt and boys are told to act like Rama and girls are told to act like Sita. They read of Ravana’s extreme selfishness and disregard for anything or anyone leads to death. This classic piece of Hindu literature has influenced and shaped all aspects of Indian society. A society instills emotional balance and maturity into their children through stories of hero

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    flies off. He says the bird was “an ugly‚ satanic looking thing” (Hill). The description of the bird foreshadows what he is about to see. He approaches the burial ground‚ and that is where he sees the ghost again. Kipps gets a better look at her this time. He said the look on her face “was as though she were searching for something she wanted…and which had been taken from her” (Hill). The house itself is very dark and mysterious. When adding the satanic looking bird‚ the ghost‚ and the seclusion

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    Witchcraft confessions and demonology Jean Bodin was one of the most esteemed European writers on satanic witchcraft‚ and also among the most radical. With his De la Demononomanie des Sorciers‚ Jean Bodin attacks the sceptics of demonology as much as the legions of demons and execrable witches’ supposedly plotting universal destruction. He deduces a whole chapter in his book to witches confessions. Some judges hesitated to condemn witches as their stories were so strange that they must be ‘fables’

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    everyday of our lives‚ whether it is for entertainment‚ to teach lessons‚ or to communicate experiences‚ storytelling is both important and prevalent in our daily lives. Salman Rushdie is an infamous author who is best known for his novel‚ The Satanic Verses; the novel was very controversial and was even banned in several countries. Rushdie’s novel caused such uproar that a Fatwa -a death sentence- was declared upon him by Islam extremists and Rushdie

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    pig‚ cut her throat‚ bash her head in!". Jack’s decapitation of the dead mother pig proves that he is no longer the Jack that could not kill the pig but a much more blood-thirsty one that only wants to kill and not be rescued. Although Jack is not satanic like Roger‚ he loses all sense of reason‚ he is nevertheless a killer. Jack tries his best to do what is best for the boys but his power hunger actually makes the situation much worse: "The chief snatched one of the few remaining spears and poked

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