Seven Deadly Sins‚ the Cardinal Virtues‚ and The House of the Seven Gables In the book‚ The House of the Seven Gables‚ many readers believe that Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the novel so that the seven gables of the house represent the seven deadly sins‚ and that the characters had to live with these sins. Some also think that the Cardinal Virtues‚ the opposite of the seven deadly sins‚ were present as well. Let’s take a look at these sins and virtues‚ shall we? First off‚ the Seven Deadly Sins and the
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18 March 2013 Sin Tax Bill: Dashing Expectations How good does the decrease of the number of smokers in the Philippines sound? Moreover‚ wouldn’t an increase in the government’s health care revenue be pleasing to hear? The Sin Tax Bill‚ now signed into law‚ aims to promote health by discouraging vice whilst raising additional revenues for the government’s Universal Health Care Program. It aims to do so by increasing taxes in so-called sin products such as alcohol and cigarettes. The largest percent
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Assess the contribution of Miltiades to the Greek victory at Marathon. Miltiades‚ one of the ten generals of Athens later the Strategos had contributed greatly towards the Greek ’s victory at Marathon against the Persians. After word of the Persians arrival at Marathon the Athenian assembly met in order to discuss whether or not to fight at Marathon or remain in the city in order to protect it. Considering what had happen at Eretria‚ Miltiades had convinced the polemarch‚ Calimachus and the Athenians
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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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Based on Dimmesdale‚ what is Hawthorne’s view of sin‚ guilt‚ and the consequences hidden sin? Throughout the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Hawthorne constantly references the bible and sin. Hawthorne’s view of sin is that there can be good within sin and vice versa‚ and his view of guilt and hidden sin is that by hiding sin one would feel guilt which would eat them alive. It is believed by many religions that the devil is always trying to tempt you to sin by using things that look appealing. Dimmesdale
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people look at the play and just think that Shakespeare was a weirdo who was obsessed with death. This may have been true‚ but the story can also be viewed as a cautionary tale warning about the danger of committing sin. Although all of the Seven Deadly Sins are represented in “Hamlet”‚ the sin that is most responsible for the death and destruction in the story is wrath because it is shown by Claudius‚ Hamlet‚ and Laertes. Wrath is choosing to respond with hate and anger towards someone rather than responding
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In 1943 Albert Tucker painted ’Victory Girls’‚ a very odd‚ gruesome reflection of society at that time. It was a feature in a series known as the Images Of Modern Evil painted in the space of 1943 - 1947. ’Victory Girls’ is an oil on canvas artwork. The paint is applied thick and in long strokes‚ and is especially noticeable in the sky and clothes of the figures. Patches of paint has been used to distinguish the light reflections. The painting is of four figures‚ two of them are young women‚ half
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the society. He writes down what he is feeling‚ what he has discovered‚ and what has happened that day. In this society it is considered a sin to do these things. However‚ Equality believes that his actions are not to be considered sins. Equality’s eventual assessment of his sin is correct because by the end of the book he has more experience with these sins. He has gone to the uncharted forest‚ read books from the past and shared his own feelings with no harm. When Equality meets Liberty he starts
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The Scarlet Letter: Tales of Sin and Confession By: Zack Phillips "The happiness of the wicked passes away like a torrent!" This quote from Jean Baptiste Racin summarizes The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne in one sentence. The novel’s main focus is on three main characters and how the sins they commit affect their lives in the strict Puritan town of Boston around the year 1642. Hawthorne was very knowledgeable of his Puritan ancestry and shows it by incorporating some important thoughts
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Porphyria’s Lover: Love‚ Sex‚ and Sin While it is easy to say that this poem is simply a frightening and perverse account of a man who cannot properly express his feelings for a woman‚ it is much more complex. Two major motifs in the poem‚ love and sin‚ create a sense of contradiction. Browning uses this contradiction to explore the relationship between art and morality. The title of the poem leads the reader to believe that the speaker and the woman have been in a relationship for some time. It
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