February 1‚ 2011 The nature of sin is a questionable aspect to any society. A truly cruel hearted man that never acted on his evil intentions is considered commendable‚ yet when a genuinely acceptable person slips‚ and makes a bad decision they are considered condemned. This is the strange connotation that Nathaniel Hawthorne attempts to dissect before our eyes in the book‚ The Scarlet Letter. “Thus she will be a walking sermon against sin...” (58) Says the greatest sinner of the book
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The Victory After reading several poems in my Backpack Literature textbook (Kennedy‚ X. J.‚ and Dana Gioia‚ 2008.)‚ I came across Anne Stevenson’s The Victory. Stevenson’s words hit me in the gut and made me feel her tension and conflict of becoming a new mother. Anne Stevenson portrays a mother’s feelings of pain during childbirth and mixed emotions of becoming a new mother. The poem contains a tone of conflict and anger. “I thought you were my victory/ though you cut me like a knife’ (Lines
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and influence such as Miltiades and Themistocles. Miltiades was elected to serve as one of the 10 stratagoi (generals) to command the Athenian forces in 490 BC and was crucial to the victory at the Battle of Marathon. According to Herodotus Miltiades was the architect of several Greek strategies that achieved victory at Marathon. The Greek offensive‚ although contributed to Miltiades as a brilliant strategic decision‚ is an important historiographical issue for modern historians. Herodotus tells
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beginning of the story‚ Hester Prynne does not reveal the name of the other sinner‚ but later it is revealed to be the minister‚ Arthur Dimmesdale. A theme Hawthorne uses in the story is public sin versus private sin and is given throughout the Hester and Dimmesdale have to face. Using that theme‚ Dimmesdale’s sin was harder for him to bear‚ because of how difficult he was on himself. When Hester goes on the scaffold she is covering for Dimmesdale because he’s a minister‚ but he might have wanted Hester
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are all involved in and affected by each other’s wrongdoings. Sin and redemption are two central themes in Hawthorne’s work. The sin that initiates this conflict also happens to be ‘original sin’‚ as Hester cheats on her husband (Chillingworth) with Dimmesdale and has his child. Throughout the story we see how the characters deal with their sins and the sins of others and how this affects their lives. Some characters admit their sins
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and Redemption‚ the Cure to Sin Sin will always be part of humanity‚ but the atonement of those sins is what matters in the end. What changes is the severity of the sin and the lengths one has to go in order to atone for those sins and redeem one’s self. In Hosseini’s novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ guilt‚ atonement of sins and redemption all show that no matter what a person’s sin may be‚ he or she will always be able to atone for that sin and find redemption. Amir’s sins are far worse than anything most
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This paper will explore the dimensions of original sin and St. Augustine’s contributions to the subject. Views on the topic will be primarily revealed through St. Augustine’s autobiography Confessions with books one and two as the main points of research. This paper’s parallel of original sin will be divided into two main sections. First‚ a summary of Augustine’s theology of original sin and second‚ a summary of the author’s theology and response to Augustine’s argument. Different sources in theology
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One main theme present in the work "The Scarlet Lette" is that of sin and guilt. Nathaniel Hawthorne attempts to show how guilt can be a form of everlasting punishment. The book represents sin and guilt through symbolism and character development. In his novel‚ "The Scarlet Letter"‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne explains how the punishment of guilt causes the most suffering among those affected. As with any piece‚ symbolism plays an important role in representing the main ideas of a novel. The plot in "The
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the sin he committed. When Chillingworth arrived in America and realized his wife’s affair‚ he sought to discover Pearl’s father and take vengeance. Since Dimmesdale felt ill‚ Chillingworth utilized this opportunity to disguise himself as Dimmesdale’s physician since he has knowledge about medicine. Suspecting Dimmesdale as the father of Pearl‚ Chillingworth‚ with a maleficent personality‚ exploited Dimmesdale and tortured him psychologically. Critics argue about who committed the greater sin since
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Governments Should Tax Sin Products Higher In our country‚ the government has traditionally taxed some goods at a higher rate or at an additional rate. They do this to products called sin products‚ like cigarettes and alcohol. The government does this as a way to discourage the abuse or over use of these products. Recently‚ governments have tried to raise taxes on other products like large‚ sugar-filled soft drinks and junk foods. There has been opposition to raise taxes on soft drinks and
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