...How would you picture Satan? According to Dante’s Inferno explains a visual picture of how Satan appeared to be when he reached the bottom of Hell. The picture of Satan most likely wont satisfy the reader because many believed that Satan looked completely different rather than how the book explained how he looks. Lucifer was this big person, with wings, who had one head, but with three faces. The face in the middle was red, the one on his right was yellow, and the left was black. Each face had two eyes, and a mouth that chewed on a sinner. The place in the bottom of the slope is neither day nor night. What may surprise the reader about Dante’s Satan is that he is eating people rather than telling other what to do. Also, that he has three faces. Dante represents the ultimate evil this way to show the ready how nasty and sick this Satan looks and is. Even though Dante presented Satan as this horrible angel who transformed into a gruesome person, the reader can still be surprised into how he described him and how they might feel towards what Satan looks like and how contrapasso ties into this poem greatly....
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...CHAPTER 8 The Origin Of Sin--Part 1 We live in a world that is filled with evil and wrong. Are the daily newspapers filled only with nice stories about people loving and helping each other? Does the news on television show a world in which everything is happy and peaceful? We live in a world that has a very real need for policemen, soldiers, judges, and prisons. Every car is equipped with locks on the doors. Homes are built so that doors and windows can be locked. All the evidence points to the unmistakable fact that we live in a world that has been spoiled and polluted and defiled by SIN. Where and when did sin ORIGINATE (see Chapter 1 for the meaning of the words "origin" and "originate")? Where did sin first begin? When did sin first begin? When did sin first begin on planet earth? Who was the first sinner? Was there ever a time when there was no sin? Today God’s sinful creatures (men and angels) are at war with God. They rebel against God, disobey God, dishonor God, and turn aside from God’s ways. Was there ever a time when God’s creatures were in perfect HARMONY with God, and, enjoying perfect FELLOWSHIP with Him? How did sin first originate? Where did it all begin? Complete the following sentence by circling the correct answer: SIN FIRST BEGAN . . . a. With Eve who ate the forbidden fruit. b. With Adam who ate the forbidden fruit. c. With Satan who deceived Eve in the garden of Eden. d. With Cain, who murdered his brother Abel. The correct answer...
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...Module: Risk Management and Assurance ACCT 627 Introduction The Lucifer effect describes Philip Zimbardo’s experiment in 1971 in which college students under took the roles of guards and prisoners in a study that was originally intended to examine how prisoners would adapt to prison life. However, the study took on a different focus as the behaviour of the guards (and authoritative figures) become a key point of interest. Before the study commenced, participants were dutifully screened for abnormal psychological traits and were randomly assigned the roles of prisoners and guards. The experiment was to be conducted over two weeks with Zimbardo himself dual hatting as a prison supervisor and that of a researcher. Steps were taken conceal the identities of the guards, to create a sense of anonymity and deindividuation. The students were not given any form of training on how to perform as normal prison guard and rules were poorly defined. As part of the study process, the counts sessions were simply intended as a role call and to ensure that the prisoners were made aware of their identification numbers and the rules. However, the count sessions very quickly became abusive from the first day. The sessions went beyond the intended duration, during which prisoners were humiliated, physically abused, psychologically weakened and punished without reason. At one point, the abuse even turned sexual in nature. As a result of the rapid escalation of abuse, the study was terminated...
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...idealizes one woman, but lusts after many others. Don Fernando idolizes Dorotea, conquers her, and leaves her. As a result of Don Fernando’s chivalric ennoblement and desertion, Dorotea falls from a virtuous daughter to woman “deprived of… purity” (Cervantes). She completes the fall from grace just as Lucifer fell from virtuous angel to ruler of Hell. Grisóstomo, who suffers less from the ills of chivalry for he, unlike the knights of errant or Don Fernando, idealizes only Marcela. However, his chivalric flaw is that he objectifies Marcela. Thus, Marcela is characterized by the herdsmen as a “basilisk” or “viper”, which recalls the devil’s serpent form (Cervantes). Cardenio suffers the least from misogynistic chivalry; consequently, he does not characterize Luscinda as a devil. Unlike Dorotea, Luscinda does not completely fall from grace; instead, she falls from angel to woman (Cervantes). Don Quixote attacks the misogyny in chivalry by demonstrating that only the most despicable, chivalric men characterize women as devils. Cervantes pushes the reader to see the incongruity between feigned virtue and denoted evil. Yet, the irony lies in the characterization of women as devils. Lucifer revolted against God because he believed Him to be unjust; similarly, Cervantes rebels...
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...Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus" and "Sin against the Holy Ghost" Author(s): Gerard H. Cox, III Source: Huntington Library Quarterly, Vol. 36, No. 2 (Feb., 1973), pp. 119-137 Published by: University of California Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3816592 Accessed: 07/11/2010 15:38 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublisher?publisherCode=ucal. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. University of California Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access...
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...Paradise Lost By John Milton The Book note Table of Contents Introduction Cast of Characters Plot Summary An Analysis of Major Characters Satan Adam Eve Chapter Summary and Analysis Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Book 5 and 6 Book 7 Book 8 and 9 Book 10 Book 11 and 12 Symbols and Themes Quotes The Quiz Introduction John Milton was born in London on December 9, 1608. He was the son of a successful Protestant merchant, and was provided with an excellent education that included the opportunity to travel widely throughout Europe. He was fluent in a number of classical as well as modern languages, including Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Aramaic, Spanish, Italian, French and Dutch. In 1625, he began his attendance at Cambridge University with the intention of becoming a clergyman in the Church of England, but was disillusioned by what he considered the arrogance and ignorance of his fellow students. He decided that his true calling was to serve God and his country as an author and poet. Inspired by Roman poets of antiquity, and particularly Virgil, Milton aspired to create a great epic poem in the English language. He considered two other distinctly British topics for his epic—the story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and the military exploits of the general Oliver Cromwell—before settling on the Biblical story of Adam and Eve and their fall from God’s grace through disobedience. Milton was politically active throughout his life, and was outspoken...
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...am not -God forbid, against black, afro American people. I am against the minority of black people who more than qualify by their deeds to be called niggers! I am not against the woman. I am against abortion being deemed a “right” by the Supreme court of this Country. Pro abortionists are quick to point out how so many women would suffer at the hands of butcher abortionist doctors, were it not for the legalization of abortion. However, they never seem to mention the millions, tens of millions of lives that have been swept from the wombs of women who might, were it not a right, have not taken that course of action. I am not against Muslim people. I am...
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...I hear the boot of Lucifer, I see his filthy face! And it is my face, and yours, Danforth! For them that quail to bring men out of ignorance, as I have quailed, and as you quail now when you know in all your black hearts that this be fraud—God damns our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together! (Proctor, Act III).” Here, John Proctor indicates the fact of the evil going around the village was not Satan but instead the people who did not step up to tell the truth. Specifically, when John Proctor states, “God damns our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together!” Here, John Proctor portrays the message of false accusations and as a village everyone is going to suffer together. Overall, wherever hysteria occurs, it influences a misrepresentation of truth and false accusations causing communities to rip apart. As portrayed in the play The Crucible, mass hysteria is the main conflict that sparked up false accusations of witchcraft throughout the play. Consequently, executing and punishing innocent individuals as a result of the lies the afflicted girls led by Abigail emphasized to the court. In conclusion, an individual does not gain any triumph by spreading rumors that will consequently lead not mass hysteria and punishment of innocent...
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...07/11/13 CWV lłCWV-101: Finding Scripture: God and Creation Worksheet and Journal #3 Module 3 - Part 1 Finding Scriptures: God and Creation Worksheet For Part 1 of this assignment, you will complete this worksheet by finding the Scriptures listed below. Please keep your answers brief. Solid academic writing is expected. Refer to the GCU Academic Writing Guidelines in the Student Success Center. Give a brief summary after each passage listed below. God: Matthew 3:13-17 – As Jesus met with John the Baptist, upon entering the water, as He was Baptized, the sky took a change in resemblance to the heavens departing, God spirit transcending from above, and His message to them saying, This is my Son, whom pleases me. Matthew 28:16-20 – The disciples met with Jesus upon a mountain top, although some had doubts, Jesus told them to go tell the world of everything He has taught, baptizing in the name of The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost. He assured them He will be with them always, until the end of time. I Corinthians 12:3-6 – The Lords reference to original beliefs were steered wrong, worshipping false idols, then God explains those who follow through The Spirit, will never curse Jesus, all may have different gifts by The Spirit, but all share the same God within. John 1:1-5 – in the beginning was the word, and the word is God. All things began of The Lord, by The Lord, through The Lord, none existing until God made it so. All things created, even man entering...
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...Neither attribute is the direct consequence of unique dispositional tendencies...any of us could as easily become heroes as perpetrators of evil depending on how we are influenced by situational forces. The imperative becomes discovering how to limit, constrain, and prevent the situational and systemic forces that propel some of us to social pathology. (Zimbardo, 485-486) The importance of this quote is to demonstrate that anyone is capable of being good or bad, it is all influenced by different factors such as the environment in which a person is raised, or a more internal feature such as a mental illness. Zimbardo tested this idea through his famous Stanford prison experiment where he placed volunteers in a simulated jail as either prisoners or guards. This jail mimicked the environment of a typical American prison and caused such stress on the volunteers...
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...THE CROSS!!! WHAT? WHY? HOW? ARE YOU? By: Paul A. Lundgrin Contents 1. What happened to Jesus Christ on the Cross? 2. Why did the cross of Christ have to happen? 3. How does the Cross of Christ affect you and me? 4. Are you receiving the Seal of God or the Mark of the Beast? INTRODUCTION Have you ever wondered about what really happened to Jesus on the Cross, why it happened and how that affects you? If nothing of consequence happened there that day, then it was just another atrocity of mankind against mankind. But what if something more than that took place? You owe it to yourself to at least hear what the Bible says happened and then you can decide whether it makes sense and whether it matters to you. In this reading you will be challenged with many questions. This pamphlet will not answer all of the questions, but hopefully it will introduce you to vital questions that need to be asked and help you to begin finding the answers. All Scripture in bold lettering is from the New King James Version Bible. Chapter 1 WHAT HAPPENED TO JESUS CHRIST ON THE CROSS? “Crucifixion is an ancient method of execution, whereby the condemned person is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross (of various shapes) and left to hang until dead. It was in use particularly among the Persians, Seleucids, Carthaginians, and Romans from about the 6th century BC to the 4th century AD, when in the year 337 Emperor Constantine...
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...Visions of Heaven and Hell CONTENTS 1. Planning Suicide 2. Beyond the Sun and Stars 3. Elijah Explains 4. The Happiness of Heaven 5. We Shall Know Each Other 6. Conducted to Hell 7. The Tortures of Hell 8. A Lost Soul Speaks 9. Further Conversations 10. An Atheist in Hell Chapter 1: Planning Suicide When evil persons have gone in a life of sin, and find that they have reason to fear the just judgment of God, they begin at first to wish there were no God to punish them. Then little by little they persuade themselves that there is no God, and look for arguments to back their opinion. I had the unhappiness to know someone like this, who would always be telling me there was neither God nor devil, and no heaven or hell. It was with fear and trembling that I first heard him speak about these topics, but he spoke of them so often that I felt I must consider what he said. From this time I found my mind so confused that I could not remember the truths about God which had appeared so clear to me before. I could not think there was no God but with the greatest horror, yet I questioned the truth of His being. I would not have parted with my hope of heaven for all the riches of the world, yet now I was not sure whether there was any such place. In my confusion I went to my false friend to see what comfort he could give me. He only laughed at my fears and pretended to pity my weakness. His talks only made me more confused, until life became a burden to me. It is impossible to tell you the...
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...so by an experimenter in a lab coat,” (Aron 13). One of the volunteers continued to shock the man, but finally stopped after at least 300 volts was reached. This experiment reflects how an individual can believe that their actions are justified, and how power affects the mindset and actions of individuals. However, once the volunteer’s guilty conscience reached its limit, the volunteer put a stop to shocking the other man and went against the authoritative figure’s directions. This experiment has aspects that support the theory of how people blindly obey an authority figure; individuals that practice baleful beliefs such as communism have become prominent figures due to the acquired blind support from others, even though the ideas that they assume have unappealing...
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...However, in a peculiar situation where one becomes anonymous, it can begin to manifest itself in anyone. Todd L. Belt’s The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil thoroughly discusses this ideology and how people react to deindividuation. “Those who establishes and maintain a system which encourages and allows situations predisposing individuals within them to commit evil acts are themselves responsible for structuring opportunities for sin to flourish.” (Belt 646) In an environment where heinous acts are allowed, an individual will not be targeted for any negative actions; therefore they will not feel personally responsible for said actions. In addition, Belt further comments, “He meticulously details the situational factors which can make good people engaged in evil acts in order to meet natural and normal human needs for safety, knowledge, and affection.” (Belt 646) When an individual...
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...The Greek poet Homer (who, if he was one person, was born between 850 and 1100 BCE) was, to use a modern term, the source code for Greek literature and poetry, and therefore for Western literature, heavily influencing practically everyone who followed him, including, of course, the great Florentine poet Dante Alighieri ( 1265-1321 A.D.). Both poets’ visions of Hell, as depicted in The Odyssey and Inferno, are noteworthy because they open important windows into the philosophical and theological underpinnings of the worlds into which these authors were born. Why is this important? Because their elaborately drawn visions of Hell represent the two great divides in how humans for 3,000 years have been seeing themselves and the universe they perceive surrounding them. In the Homeric vision, life is tragic and arbitrary. We as humans are mere playthings of the Fates and the gods. Sometimes justice occurs, but usually only by accident, and even then it comes wrapped up in irony. Good is punished and evil triumphs. The hero, instead of enjoying the fruits of his victory, is brought low by some tragic flaw. Homer’s portrayal of the gods and of hell in the Odyssey…[big long quote] For Dante, in sharp contrast, the universe is ordered and just. The wicked are, eventually, punished and the righteous are rewarded, if not in this life, then in the next. Existence, while often painful and scary, is not arbitrary, but proceeds according to a mysterious divine plan devised long ago by...
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