The 7 Deadly Sins and 7 Cardinal Virtues ======================================== Overview -------- The "Seven Deadly Sins"’‚ also known as the "Capital Vices" or "Cardinal Sins"‚ are a classification of vices that were originally used in early Christian teachings to educate and instruct followers concerning (immoral) fallen man’s tendency to sin. The Roman Catholic Church divided sin into two principal categories: "venial"‚ which are relatively minor‚ and could be forgiven through any sacrament
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Sin‚ Punishment and Redemption in The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter is a book about sin‚ punishment‚ and the hope of redemption. The book is about the life in colonial Boston of Hester Prynne‚ Her husband Roger Chillingworth‚ and Hester’s lover Arthur Dimmesdale. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a very complex and can be interpreted in many ways. Throughout the novel the Concept of sin‚ punishment‚ and redemption was portrayed through Hester Prynne‚ Aurthur Dimmesdale and Roger
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“Mariner’s Sin‚ punishment‚ redemption and his penance” “If men could learn from history‚ what lessons it might teach us. But passion and party blind our eyes‚ and the light which experience gives us is a lantern on the stern‚ which shines only on the waves behind us.” This is one of the famous quotes by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834). In his one of the magnificent work‚ “The Rime of the ancient Mariner”‚ Coleridge has been able to prove his quote mentioned above. The decision made by the young
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Alighieri explores is that “Everyone Sins.” Alighieri employs both first person writing and imagery to convey this theme to his readers. He states‚ “Midway in our life’s journey‚ I went astray from the straight road and woke to find myself alone in a dark wood.” This shows how not only Dante but also everyone strays from that straight pathway in life and engages in sin. The straight road represents God’s almighty path whereas the dark wood represents the sin that you have engaged in and the pain
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Sin is a terrible thing. It can destroy anything it touches such as relationships‚ a man and his morals‚ and even his will to live. With this topic in mind and through various symbols‚ Poe shows the reader‚ man’s plight against sin and how it can torment him to the point of breaking. In this thrilling insight to the interesting mind of Poe we see how a man can win against his naturally desire to fall into temptation. I believe that when Poe was writing this story he was searching his soul. He wanted
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has committed adultery. She is forced to wear a letter "A‚" meaning "adulteress‚" on her bosom for the rest of her life. The book focuses mainly on the sin that was committed because it effected the whole community. The scarlet letter had one basic meaning‚ "adultery‚" but to the characters of Hester and Dimmesdale it was a constant reminder of the sin; and to Pearl it was a symbol
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much? To find that answer‚ we must look to the deadly sin of Gluttony. The definition of gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires. Although the sin focuses mostly on the consumption of food‚ it also relates to the pleasures that the body experiences. The punishment for committing the sin of gluttony is that you after your death‚ you will be force-fed snakes‚ rats‚ and toads. The animal that represents the sin of gluttony is the pig‚ and the color that represents
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Pros and Cons of Sin Tax Sin tax is a tax that is applied to a product that has been deemed undesirable in the general society. An example is a tax that is applied to beer or cigarettes. These tax can be placed to raise money for a certain public amenity like a stadium‚ when raising other taxes‚ like income‚ would politically be a bad move. This kind of tax is appealing to voters who wish to get rid of the undesirable actions. What are some of the pros of imposing a sin tax? Well the first
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vices they delt with in the past. In fact‚ the first known sin in literature can agreeably be found in the Bible. It was Cain’s jealousy and anger that caused him to take the life of his brother Abel. Approximately 4000-5000 years later in the first known work of written English‚ the Beowulf-poet demonstrates the seven deadly sins through the title character’s battles with the three monsters. Obesity and sloth-modes vices. The seven deadly sins are ; envy‚ gluttony‚ greed‚ lust‚ pride‚ and wrath. Although
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The novels‚ Charlotte Bronte’s Wuthering Heights and Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary both vary on the conventions of popular romantic fiction. Wuthering Heights does this in several ways. For example‚ in the ever standing issue of social standing in novels of Bronte’s era. Catherine is of a much higher social standing than Heathcliff‚ whose social standing was first elevated by his adoption by Catherine father‚ Mr Earnshaw‚ and then degraded after the death of Mr Earnshaw by Hindley. This aspect
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