Essays on Hell

The Exorcist is a 1973 horror film, directed by William Friedkin. A potent adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s novel, The Exorcist tells the story of a young girl who is possessed by a demon. The film caused a great deal of controversy when it was released as many people felt that the violence, blasphemy and young protagonist were inappropriate and damaging for audiences and for society. Admittedly, the film does not have the same shock value today as it did in 1973, partly because the cinematography and special affects now look dated and unrealistic, and partly because many ...

The Lord of the flies written by William Golding and Inferno by Dante Alighieri are allegorical books that expound common themes and similitude in the usage of styles. In particular, the common theme that resonates in these two books is the nature of man and the evil that men harbor in their hearts. In essence, the two novels delve to answer the question as to who is the real enemy of humankind. Though the two authors dexterously use different stylistic devices to answer the question, the convergence is that man himself is the worst enemy to each other. According ...

Today, they were burning books. These were the last books on Earth, found in the house on the outskirts of the city. They were creating and, at the same time, listening to the Symphony of Fire, in which every note was a burned paper with empty words, written once by someone.

Does it really matter?

Does it really matter what was inside these books when outside, there is so much fun glancing at dancing flames destroying a relic of the past? For them, it was more important to find every hidden book, throw down imaginary idols from their pedestals, tear apart books with ...

Christian Worldview

A worldview seeks to understand God and the composition of the world and the way man relates to God and the world. In Theistic religions, the common belief is in one separately real God who overlooks the functioning of the universe. Personally, I am a Christian who believes that the Scriptures have the authority of God and should guide each Christian's everyday living. A Christian worldview replies to questions that arise from a reflection of a Christian life.

What is prime reality?

In the Christian worldview, the prime reality comprises of the personal God as revealed in the scriptures. He is triune, immanent, ...

It is difficult to make someone believe in something unprecedented, but the church was able to do it. It is difficult to keep the influx of non-believers, but the church was always doing so until the freedom of speech and thought, of course. Many simply believe, without even thinking about religion as such. Religion is a kind of reunion of the broken relationship with God, or lifestyle based on a belief in the supernatural power. Religious ideas, rules, basics are described in the sacred books, which allegedly have been dictated by God. Of course, no one can currently prove ...

Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand

During the US Civil War, the Union’s famous Gen. Sherman once said that war is “all hell.” Many military commanders, as well as the countless victims of warfare, have echoed this sentiment down through the ages. Certainly, warfare reveals humanity to sometimes be far less than humane. The worst characteristics of human kind are often brought to the forefront by the nature of war and its relentless objectives. But as horrible as warfare can be for the average soldier in the trenches fighting next to his comrades, it can be (and often is) even more nightmarish and unimaginably ...

Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower (1995) is as creative just like it is ironical if the current contemporary efforts around the globe are put into context. The Dystopian perception that dominates the novel makes it attractive to present and future readers. Several themes emerge from the story through prominent characters such as Lauren and Mrs. Sims. This essay offers analysis of various topics in the novel while laying emphasis on how the lack of effective community guidance and poor leadership can break or make a state. The essay delves into how poor leadership can erode past gains in ...

Issues

The Corporation is an investigative report about the wrongdoings of corporations. The issue is about all the evil that corporations do. Corporations are responsible for many problems in the world including poverty and the exploitation of people, toxic chemicals and wastes, genetic manipulated organisms, warped consumer mentality, among other things. Some of the products they produce do not serve society any good but mainly to earn corporations huge profits. Corporations—large, multinational corporations in particular—exist to earn profits for themselves.

Portrayal of Corporations

The documentary portrays corporations mainly as evil. Although the documentary is truthful and the evidences it presents can ...

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Introduction There are different portrayals of the same character in the story “The last days of Muhammad Atta” and the film “The Hamburg Cell.” The report below examines both the text and the film and provides a comprehensive comparison of the portrayal of characters and terrorist motivations. This is achieved by examining the different perspectives used by the author, as well as, the filmmaker in telling the story of America’s 9/11 attack and the individuals behind its planning and execution. Furthermore, the report examines the different character traits portrayed in both sources. It is clear from the analysis ...

Trifles was written by Susan Glaspell and was first played in theater in 1916. It is based on a true story of John Hossack, whom Glaspell worked for that placed his wife a suspect. The play is set in a house, Mrs. Wright’s house, where an investigation is carryout the murder of Mr. Wright. Though the County Attorney and the Sherriff do adequate investigation, they ignore the little things that points out the murdered as his wife. The women on the other hand, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters find out from these trifles that the murder was Mrs. ...

What are your thoughts on Nietzsche’s ideas about exuberance?

Nietzsche has a valid point, while there are moral lines that one should never cross, such as murder and rape. This is because if there were not some kind of line drawn humankind would debase themselves like animals, seeking only their own pleasure and desire to the detriment of others. Even though the idea of a soul existed long before Christianity, there was no concept of a heaven. The closest that any pre-Christian religion came to was the Elysian Field in the Greek and Roman religions. The Elysian Fields were a place that very few people went to as ...

Dante’s Inferno is a play that has a carefully worked out structure that gives the impression that there is specific punishment for particular crimes depending on the severity of the latter. From the outset, it is important to note that the vision of hell that the play illustrates causes the audience to perceive the trip to hell as a horrifying experience, especially when Dante creates the impression that every person has to undergo punishment because everyone is a sinner, one way or another. The structure that the play creates has nine circles with each with each representing different ...

Thesis Proposal

Thesis Statement Dante's vision of hell in the Inferno reveals that failure to do good and/or evil does not absolve one from punishment because following the blank banner forever is a form of a never-ending punishment.

Introduction

In a carefully worked out structure that indicates punishment for particular crimes while ranking sins in accordance with their seriousness, the vision of hell that Dante creates in his imagined trip to hell presents a horrifying perspective of hell that seems to suggest that every person is subject to punishment, one way or another. The structure of hell according to Dante comprises of ...

The Divine Comedy is a Medieval Poem that represents a journey of hell, heaven, and paradise. Dante’s journey explores the specifications that he and other people may acquire when determining their outcome of heaven or hell. His words express the sinfulness that occurs on earth and the reflection it has as punishment. The souls’ punishment of Hell reflects the disadvantage of traveling to Heaven. In Inferno, the sinners symbolize the hatefulness that occurs and the price that their souls pay in Hell. “He talks about the wrath of God and the souls coming together from every country”. . Dante ...

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Fate,Fortune, and Free Will Augustine, Dante, and Sin Fate, Fortune, and Free Will Aeneas is bound by fate to become the founder of the Roman race, but he is also allowed to achieve this through free will. ‘Twould issue well. But am swayed by fate ’Queen Dido is also influenced by both fate and free will. She falls in love with Aeneas and even offers to share her kingdom with the Trojans with him . Although it is everyone's fate to die, she dies out of her free will when she decides to commit suicide . ‘O relics sweet while ...

The thesis

The concept of the soul has raised a lot of controversies over the years. Different religious beliefs hold different perceptions of the human soul. The paper argues about the concept of the soul, distinguishing the Germanic culture, Christianity and Taoism perspectives of the soul. The thesis states that the concept of the soul plays a very important role in many Germanic countries. The soul is perceived to be a part of people's fate, birth, death and rebirth. The paper explains different contradictions of perceptions regarding the concept of the soul. This thesis is arguable based on the religious beliefs ...

Introduction

Religion is the backbone of any society that seeks goodwill and favor from a supreme being since divine provision remains to be the ultimate desire to all. Religion was advanced and got documented in the books of faith as the Bible and up to date, it adds life to many especially believers who got the faith. It is a field that has attracted a variety of schools of thoughts with the view to understanding the origin and the relevance of the Supreme Being. II. Concession Such has been the case with most of the social research scientists and scholars ...

“Madeinusa” is a film about a naive teenager who lives in a small, anonymous village with her sister and father. The film centers on two characters, Salvador, a grungy backpacker and the other is Madeinusa, who is considered a chosen girl and her father is unusually attracted to her. The plot is set against a bizarre festival, and the two main characters fall in love. The outsider from Lima is disliked by the local who fear that he will spoil the fun of their festival while Madeinusa sees an escape through him. What follows are a series of events ...

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Abstract

The worldview of a person is their view and understanding of their entire existence, including the world they live in. Religious beliefs reflectcolor a person’s worldview very strongly. In a comparative look, Christianity and Sikhism have some commonality as monotheistic approaches to the world, in the necessity for moral and ethical behavior that is good, in seeking truth, and in serving an all-knowing God Wwho imparts some of that knowledge to mankind. However, there are noticeable differences in beliefs about death and afterlife, human definition, and the meaning of human history. These beliefs structure their worldviews ...

The issue of prolonged life has been debated for centuries. In fact, Ponce de Leon spent his life’s work looking for the Fountain of Youth all over the globe. The century long limit of human life has essentially created the fantasy of those who wanted to live longer. This curiosity of these individuals has led to the fantasy of seeing history when it transpired rather than reading it in a book. For this reason, many television shows and books have explored the possibility of a human living beyond their one-hundred-year timeframe. For example, vampires, warlocks, and the like ...

Art Spiegelman’s Maus

What characteristics does the reader see in Vladek that may explain how he and Anja survived the Holocaust? Vladek appears to us, and as a victim of the Holocaust, and as an old man, whose moving story, picked and washed him up in the suburbs of New York. Young Vladek, surviving by all available means, becomes a brilliant schemer and saves his life because of his intelligence and shred of luck - and we admire him, no matter what. But in his old age, he turns into a cartoon character with a disgusting miser who thinks that all blacks ...

Introduction

Born in India, on the territory of present-day Nepal, Buddha not only influenced Indian culture and spiritually, but has also become one of the world’s most appreciated systems of belief. Buddhism emerged at a very specific moment in the history of India, when the changes in the political and philosophical realm coincided with the different problems in the society (Begum 2013). Buddhism, which emerged as a new and surprising religion, contradicted many of the Brahmanical beliefs which people in India shared in the 6th century B.C. The Buddha’s concerns and the vision on the society, which is ...

Imperial, Dominant, and Hegemonic Feminism

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Introduction

The term feminism emerged in the contemporary socio-political discourse as an important movement encompassing ideological frameworks that seeks to establish and define a common goal to achieve equal footing in the political, personal, and economic sector. Since the emergence of the feminist movement, several notions of feminism was developed to create a greater understanding of its role in establishing equal rights and opportunities of women. In this discussion, the different notions of feminism will be explored by highlighting the concepts of each theoretical model. The discussion includes definitions of imperial, ...

Introduction

The Minoan Civilization was the forerunner of the ancient Greek culture which emerged from the island of Crete. The island of Crete was isolated from the rest of the Greek mainland by the Sea of Crete to the north and by the Mediterranean Sea to the west. The island with its mountainous rugged terrain and white sand coastal areas proved to be a great spot for international affairs and trade routes especially for the European, Africa, and Asia Minor merchants. Because of its isolated landscape, many scholars have proposed the existence of cultural interactions between Cretan civilization and those ...

Final Portfolio Projects

Introduction The first project is from Chapter One: Introducing Linguistic Anthropology and involved asking people around me about what their opinion was regarding some popularly held notions about languages, and how the level of sophistication of a language is correlated with how civilized a people are perceived to be. The second project is from Chapter Twelve: Language, Culture, and Thought and explores the differences between cultural relativism and universalism in analysing various aspects of a culture. The third project is from Chapter Nine: Languages In Variation and Languages In Contact and pertains to the increasing usage of English language ...

This paper considers the shared ideas among Homer, Dante Alighieri, Virgil, and the anonymous writer of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The idea of paradise and hell, right, and wrong, retribution, and reward are evident in the texts with some of them bearing a close resemblance to each other. For the conclusion, there will be an analysis of how the authors’ perceptions echo in present-day societies. Perhaps the most common theme availed in all the reading is pride. In the texts, pride dominates the actions of the heroes and even propels some to act irrationally for the sake ...

Milton's Satan is perhaps one of the most hotly discussed literary characters, as generations of critics over the last three hundred years have kept the battle over the issue of the primacy of Satan in Paradise Lost not only alive but also enduringly animated. It appears as if every generation has found its own reading and interpretation of this highly complex character created by Milton. The critical pendulum swings from one extreme to another: While some hail Satan as the hero of the epic, some find him a lowly creature worse than a worm (Vijayasree, 68). Milton presents Satan ...

Questions and Answers

1. Review Dante’s Inferno 1. What is the purpose of Dante’s journey? The purpose of Dante’s journey through hell is two-fold. The first reason is to showcase hell and remind Christians the fate that awaits them if they did not follow God’s word. The idea was to scare readers into an upright and Christian lifestyle. Secondly, there is some political ideology as well. When he shows famous people in hell, such as the previous Popes Boniface and Nicholas III, he is condemning some of the political and religious leaders of his time. This was his ...

Compare and contrast Achilles in Dante’s Inferno and Homer’s Iliad

Compare and contrast Achilles in Dante’s Inferno and Homer’s Iliad

Introduction

Dante Alighieri in his legendary text, Inferno, believes that anyone who committed unacceptable deeds would be damned eternally among the nine circles of Hell. Without a doubt, people like Achilles were to be found in these circles. Specifically, Achilles existed in Hell’s second circle. He qualified for this circle by being not only extremely selfish but lacking self-control, having raging passions and betraying his country at times. These descriptions paint Achilles largely in weakness. His description of Hell focuses mainly on his failings rather than his ...

The Sermon on the Mount is the most famous of Jesus’s sermons presented in the New Testament. It covered such moral issues as anger and murder, adultery and lust, oaths and revenge, and many other keen issues that have been actual within the thousands of years to the present time. ("What is the Sermon on the Mount?", 2016) In the verses 27-30 of chapter 5 of the gospel according to Matthew, Jesus speaks about adultery and lust. He reminds His listeners about the Old Testament rules concerning this issue and explains it wider applying to His teaching. “You ...

Place: Dipylon Cemetery. Athens, Greece. The ancient Greeks used clay pots as vessels for storage of basic commodities such as grain, water, and food. The iconography depicted on the vessel’s surface illustrates the funeral rituals of the ancient Greek, especially the center part of the vessel; the image of the dead person is shown on top of the table while sacrificial animals were placed at the bottom. Meanwhile, chariots with soldiers riding on top of it are preparing for the funeral procession accompanied by legions of infantry soldiers. Artist: The Altamura Painter Date: Circa 460 B.C. In this ...

Religion is an integral component of human history at different stages of its development. The Muslim Reformation fundamentally different from the Catholic Reformation. “As religious regimes both, Catholicism and Islam, preceded and are likely to outlast the modern world system of nation-states” (Casanova 2). The difference lies in fact that these processes occur at different times and in various specific historical conditions. The Muslim Reformation expressed primarily in the revision (or attempt to revise) religious motivations of the various aspects of social life and only marginally affected the proper theological questions. In Islam church and clergy similar to a ...

Dante’s Inferno presents an allegorical biography of Dante’s effort to conquer sins and enjoy God’s love. The author of this compelling book presents the idea of Hell by explaining nine different circles. The levels descend towards the depth of the hell the (9th level), the circle inhabited by the devil himself. Each circle is a reserve for particular sinners. Furthermore, different punishments are administered at each level. The nature and extent of the sins committed define the magnitude of the recommended punishment. The higher the severity of the sin the lower the circle in which one ...

Satan's name dates back to the Jewish root “Satan”, which means "to resist "," to be an enemy". In "Paradise Lost" Milton often names Satan “The Enemy” or “Archenemy”. Thus, Satan seizes human consciousness as the enemy of God, so that believers, watching him struggling with God, perceive the grandeur of the latter. Milton’s Satan is not just an Archangel, but the most outstanding military leader, who enjoyed complete trust of God. G. Butler pushes to the idea that Milton’s Satan was influences a lot by “Comedy” and it should be agreed with: Milton received classical education and “ ...

Augustine of Hippo and His View of Election As Regards Salvation

Biography Augustine of Hippo, or more popularly known as St. Augustine, was the child of St. Monica. However, despite a religious upbringing, Augustine spent most of his young life in blasphemous beliefs and immoral lifestyle. Although he was a remarkably intelligent person and had been indoctrinated to the Christian faith early in life, his sins of wickedness and his self-glorification corrupted his thoughts too much, that he became completely blind to the Divine Truth. Augustine's mother, Monica, was a devout Christian, while his father supported paganism for most of his life, merely converting to Christianity prior to his death. ...

As we know about many Southerners, the social class segregation was intense and those who believed that they were in a more prominent social position in the society treated the minority groups with unhuman nor respect. Flannery O’Connor is one of the numerous writers who have influenced the treatment of the minority groups in her society. In addition, O’Connor brings to life the way people continue to abuse religion as a tool for show the negative treatment of “others” in the society. Mrs. Turpin like many other white privileged persons in the old South, reveal hasher contempt ...

Poems, published by Blake in 1794, for example, "Tyger", reflects his reaction to the Terror. The famous poem "Tyger" is a hymn of humility, it gives an extraordinary expressiveness to the images of "Tyger" - it is a bundle of furious energy. (Blake) But "Tyger" has a vicious rage, which - so it seemed to Blake, - may be given to overcome the misguidance and evil of the world rather than Christian humility and love. And who knows whether humanity demands the energy, darted through the dark thickets of self-deceptions and dogmas to come to the light of genuine ...

The law of the contrapasso in Dante’s Inferno is one of the laws of nature with an application to hell. It denotes that for individuals crimes committed by every sinner there must exist an equal punishment, The punishment according to the law of the contrapasso is neither simple nor obvious. It is a punishment that is related to the crime on a metaphoric rather than literal basis on sin. The law of the contrapasso can also be defined as divine retribution. This paper seeks to examine and analyze the law of the contrapasso as it relates to complex ...

At the beginning of the Paradise Lost we are introduced to Satan, who has found himself on the surface of a boiling hot lava after falling from Heaven. He has fallen from Heaven because he no longer wanted to be subservient to God. As an alternative he wishes for there to be more equality between God and the Angels. Throughout Paradise Lost Satan, continues to be obsessed with equality. This is something that is inferred throughout much of Paradise Lost. This paper will examine Satan’s need for equality. Satan’s desire for equality is seen from the very ...

Dante's Inferno is considered an epic allegory about an individual's journey through hell. There are a total of nine circles located within the Earth that are explored by Dante Alighieri. Each encompasses the concept of death, among other subjects. Alighieri explores death as a punishment for sin. One Thousand and One Nights is a collection of stories and folk tales that offer a variety of themes and narratives. From themes such as justice to that of death, each of the stories are dramatic, suspenseful and are spread across numerous fictional genres. One key theme in the collection is death. ...

Many centuries ago, there have been arguments on whether or not there is the existence of God. These arguments are the result of atheists and believers. Atheists are people who believe that God and other supernatural beings are man-made ideas. The existence of many religions is also as a result of differences in beliefs about God. Theism, from which theistic is derived, is that belief in the existence of God or gods. From a religious point of view, a God is either a normal or supernatural being. Some religions have one supreme God while others have many gods. The ...

Divine Comedy of Dante is the greatest monument of Italian literature, real medieval scientific encyclopedia of political, philosophical, moral and theological knowledge. This is allegorical description of the human soul with its vices, passions, joys and virtues. This is live human characters and vivid psychological situations. According to Virgil, Dante will have to learn in “Hell” not in words but in reality all human evil, fallen away from God, and to see the futility of earthly grandeur and ambition (Heather et al., 2005). For this poet shows in the Divine Comedy underground kingdom, where he connects everything he knows ...

The existence of hell is a claim that conservative Christians (and other religions) assert to instill the notion that sinners would languish from eternal fire and be punished for all the immoral acts that that they have committed. In reality, the existence of hell remains questionable as several arguments about the evil and the eternal fire are inconsistent and lacks clear evidence to prove such. Even theologians and religious people continue to debate on the existence of evil and hell because of the contradictions on the notion of God’s true attributes. Although opposing views state that hell is ...

Introduction

Over the years, several researchers have consistently argued that religion play a bigger role in any form of economic development (Neill, 2010). Some have pointed out to the issue by claiming that the role is quite conspicuous and cannot be overlooked, well, the subject remains an issue of controversy; it attracts diverse opinions from all walks of life. However, several inquiries into the study have indeed pointed towards the direction, above all, they conclude by citing a close proximity between religions and the economic spur (Michael, 2012). Most importantly, some of these researchers have proposed that the topic of ...

The sun had already set when Dan reached the pub that spring evening. It was probably a bad idea to go anywhere near the place after that last AA-meeting, bu the didn’t care. It was Friday night and he desperately needed a drink. The phonecall he recieved earlier that day was still clinging to his mind, slowly turning into a blur by each bottle of beer that went through his throat, but one sentence refused to go away:

”I’m sorry, Dan, your mother passed away.”

Those words were still ringing in Dan’s ears when he woke up in my bed the next day, the ...

The juxtaposition style is displayed in the opening remarks of Soviet Revolutionary, who asserts that “Revolution is war.” The assertions are accompanied by images in which water crashes on the rocks. It is a demonstration of constant collision that later shook the battleship to the end of the film. The theme of disturbance and collision is at play, and the juxtaposed ideas are made bear in the form of change that is accompanied by destruction. The two ideas are combined subconsciously to ascertain the montage theory. The theme of conflict is used for the conveyance of images to provide ...

The Salem Witch Trials were a strange and defining time in American history, as well as religious history. Formal education as we see it today was scarce. The primary means of education was given through bible school, church, and bible scripture itself. Therefore, anything seen as devil worship, or anything seen as impure was deemed as in league with the devil. That person was automatically considered a candidate for hell, by circumstance. As individuals were accused of being witches, paranoia spread and the villagers began to fear that witchcraft was real, but also that they would be accused and hanged if ...

In the history of the great cultures the classic Arab-Muslim culture occupies one of the most important places. In its time, this highly developed unique culture flourished on the vast territories from India to Spain, including the Middle East and North Africa. Its influence has been visible in many parts of the world, it was an important link between the cultures of the antiquity and the medieval West, the uniqueness of this culture is due to the peculiarities of Islam, which is not just a world religion, but it is a complete culture including law and the state, philosophy and art, ...

Every society has a belief in a superhuman being that has powers over the people, this belief is referred to as religion and the beliefs vary in different societies. Religion unites people who have one common belief and provides social guidance on religious and spiritual issues .Sikhism also referred to as the Sikh religion forms one of the many global religions. During the late 15thcentury, Guru Nanak founded the Sikh tradition in the Punjab region current day India and Pakistan (Singh,2011).

Guru Nanak preached against religious rituals that had no significance to any religion, he did not oppose any ...

Rob and Bunny Sherman want to file a suit against the Church of the Divine Light. They allege that one year ago, their 15 year old son called Rob Jr., was coerced into staying in the church. He was threatened by being told that if he left, he would be thrown into the eternal fires of hell. He was brainwashed and began believing that the church was his new family. He was also told to demand money from his parents to cater for his upkeep. Rob Jr. stayed in the church for a period of approximately six months. Rob Sr. and ...

Philosophy of Religion – Pascal’s Wager

The question of existence of God has been a bone of contention among many philosophers ever since philosophy existed. Earlier the arguments in favor of God dominated, but later, close to the time of modernity, it appears as if arguments against God’s existence have dominated, irrespective of the validity and plausibility of the arguments. However, even in the modern times, many philosophers tried to defend the existence of God. Among those Blaise Pascal was also one whose argument became famous with the name of Pascal’s wager. The main idea of the argument was that one must wager for ...

Freud was a human psychologist who studied behaviours of human beings in relation to the environment. He developed a psychoanalytic theory of personality where he argues personality composes of three elements that work to develop human behaviours, the id, the ego, and the superego. The following paper focuses on two of these elements and their application in the book Civilization and its Discontents. The ego element deals with reality while the superego maintains a person’s moral standards and ideals acquired from the family and the society. The Freud investigated the spiritual phenomenon that connects the ego with the outside world through ...

In today’s society, the issue of life after death forms the basis for a number of debates. At one point or the other, everyone wonders at what happens after they die. Christians, in general, believe that there is life after death. They believe that there are two places that the soul goes after a person dies, and this depends on the ways in which Christian follow the moral teachings of the Bible. While the various Christian groups believe that when an individual dies, there is hell for those who continuously disregard the Commandments and the teachings of the Bible, they ...

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Introduction to Film: Focus on Society

According to Peter Lalonde, our culture and values are passed along through film. Among the movies I watched, these two movies captured my attention; “Apocalypto” directed by Mel Gibson and “Shooter” directed by Antoine Fuqua. In “Apocalypto,” communicates positive facets that provide comfort to the soul, the message on how to reject fear as a human sickness, alluding to the society where fear is utilized as a way of brainwashing.

The film reminds a total fascination in the atmosphere of the experience. Few films have the impact of leaving the viewers ...

In his poem Dante showed not only medieval perceptions of Heaven and Hell, good and evil but also his own view on human virtues and sins. As any other author he made the poem his own personal statement, therefore it reflects Dante’s political and moral principles. First of all, Dante was a catholic. Therefore, hardly any person without being baptized could enter the Gates of Heaven. On the other hand, Dante believed that person can be good and moral even without being catholic. This is why he created Limbo. Actually, it is the first circle of Hell but people ...

During the 17th century, around 1630, the puritans settled in New England. However, their main purpose was not to promote religion or religious freedom; rather they wanted to achieve freedom from the church and public officials in England. They believed the church and public officials prevented them from pursuing their religious beliefs as God intended them to. This essay focuses on the life of Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams who were deeply religious individuals during the 17th century. Although they led separate lives, the two are linked together because of their religious beliefs that led to them being banished ...

I do agree that everything is all in us as human beings. We should accept that life as mighty as it is, this is because in life we will go through so many experiences some good and others bad, but most of them are beyond our control and we must learn to accept them. This was a diary written by Etty Hillesum, at a historic time when the Nazis had taken control over Germany. During this time war was the everyday occurrence and death was not a new thing. Amidst all these inhumanity and immorality, Etty was able to come out with ...

Zoroastrianism is a religion based on the belief of a creator that is all mighty and has no evil association. The religion has its origin in Avestan, in Ancient Iran. Historically, it is one of the world’s biggest religions. The followers believed that two forces operate in the world. One is good while the other one is evil. Evil originates from a force called the druj that tries to destroy everything created by God.

Ahura Mazda is the creator, and the source of all good that happens in the world. His creation is referred as Asha, and it is believed that ...

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Introduction/Background Shell is a Global Energy Company which operates in 70 different countries. The company employs ninety two thousand (92,000) employees world-wide with its corporate headquarters is in The Hague, Netherlands. Shell operates thirty refineries and produces three point two (3.2) million barrels per day. Shell’s mission statement is: “Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies. Our aim is to meet the energy needs of society, in ways that are economically, socially and environmentally viable, now and in the future” (Shell 2014).

Shell operates in sixteen (16) key segments:

- Credit Card Services - Motor Sports - Aviation - ...

Religious differences between Islam and Christianity have existed since the ancient days of human kind. The reason behind such differences can be explained by the ideological distinction between the two worldviews. The existence of one is seen as a threat to the other: as the bible says in Exodus 34:14 that you shall worship no other god for the Lord. However, there are some unique instances of similarities in which the two worldviews preach to their believers. In this concern, there are many positives to take from what the two worldviews project in the life on earth. This essay will ...