This is where the concept of demonization comes in. Demonization is a process that relates to the idea of splitting, which is when a person splits himself or herself into a good and bad subject. ... The mirror image of the angel is the "monster". ... This is where the concept of demonization comes in by literally transforming Alex Forrest into a demon. ... This scene represents how Beth, the angel, doubles as the monster too. ...

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The "sons of GOD- are demons who possessed humans A. ... (Arguments are the same as those for Angels due to the fact that these are angels. ... The "sons of GOD- are fallen Angels A. ... The name Elohim or sons of the Elohim are given to GOD and Angels, Angels being Elohim in an inferior sense. 2. ... The "demon possession- view, being an offshoot of the angels view, is the second best of the four. ...

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Margaret Laurence's, The Stone Angel is a powerful journey of the life of a 90-year-old woman . ... Angel is a compelling journey seen through the eyes of a woman nearing the end of her life. ... Asking forgiveness from neither God nor those around her, she must still wrestle with her own nature: "Pride was my wilderness, and the demon that led me there was fear." ... The Stone Angel is an excellent example of the realism and compassion present in all of Margaret Laurence's writing. ...

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Jesus makes it clear throughout the Bible that Satan is real and his demons are real and they are fighting to win souls. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world--he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. ... And the demons begged him, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine." ... The Bible illustrates that the demons actually speak to Jesus. ... But Jesus clearly shows in the Bible that demons are real and they have wills, intellects, and emotions. ...

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Beliefs in demons and the Devil represent this personification of evil forces perceived as external to our conscious control. ... Cicero employed lares (deified ancestors) for daimones and Apuleius tried genius (a guardian angel) for daimon. ... The civilizations of Mesopotamia and Syria shaped the Western concept of demons and the Devil most directly (Luck 1985, 165). The demons of Mesopotamia were usually hostile spirits and lower than the gods in both dignity and power (Russell 1977, 92). ... There were demons of plagues, graveyards, nightmares, headaches, and so forth. ...

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Both the angels and devils and heaven and hell can be contrasted along with Satan and the Son. Milton depicts the angels as being in a state of eternal joy by singing. Nevertheless the angels are not being presented with as much intensity as the devils are. ... Milton employs an epic simile to exaggerate the number of fallen angels and hence the amount of evil. ... The devils build a palace for themselves called Pandemonium, which means all-demons, in contrast to the Pantheon with means all-gods. ...

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John Ross captures the Gypsy Morph, and demons all over the world are instantly alerted to its presence; and only one demon knows where John Ross is going. That demon is Findo Gask. ... Angel Fire East is written in third person omniscient and shows everyone's thoughts and feelings. ... In Angel Fire East, a Knight of the word, John Ross, captures a creature born of wild magic called a Gypsy Morph, and a demon wants it and will stop at nothing to get it. ... In Angel Fire East, the figurative language used contains personification, imagery, metaphors, and symbols. ...

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On the movie, "Dogma" A female descendant of Christ named Bethany, along with two unlikely prophets, Jay and Silent Bob, are called upon by Metatron, an angel who is the Voice of God, to stop two angels who were cast out of heaven from completing a mission. The mission of the two angels, Bartleby and Loki, is to return to heaven by restoring their souls by entering a new church in New Jersey. ... Throughout the film, the "good guys" end up fighting off a demon, Azrael, and his three assistants. ... Not long after Bartleby and Loki arrive, the group shows up and battles the two angels. ...

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Using poetic elements such as imagery and sensory perception, Poe illustrates a fairytale-like romance that is tragically cut short, perceivably by envious angels in heaven. ... The reference to "the demons down under the sea", seem to suggest this (perhaps Annabel Lee had drowned). The speaker, however, is convinced that something much more disturbing and complex has taken place: a conspiracy by the covetous and jealous angels in Heaven has taken away his love. ... He is angry, yet determined, even though Annabel Lee is physically gone, to be with his love, in spirit, forever "And neither the...

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Using poetic elements such as imagery and sensory perception, Poe illustrates a fairytale-like romance that is tragically cut short, perceivably by envious angels in heaven. ... The reference to "the demons down under the sea", seem to suggest this (perhaps Annabel Lee had drowned). The speaker, however, is convinced that something much more disturbing and complex has taken place: a conspiracy by the covetous and jealous angels in Heaven has taken away his love. ... He is angry, yet determined, even though Annabel Lee is physically gone, to be with his love, in spirit, forever "And neither the...

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The main character in the book "Angels and Demons" is a person named Robert Langdon. He is a Professor at Harvard University that teaches art history. The story opens up with him in his home at five in the morning. He is awakened by a phone call from a physicist. The physicist wanted him t...

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Introduction Nowadays, literature as well as new media offers a wide range of mysterious, supernatural and occult stories dealing with vampires, demons and other forces of darkness. ... The original concept of a blood-sucking demon seems to have been first discovered by Homer in Odyssey when Odysseus found out that the demons need blood to restore their vitality. ... The Angel in the House is a narrative poem by Coventry Patmore, first published in 1854 and expanded until 1862. Following the publication of Patmore's poem, the term angel in the house came to be used in reference to women...

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Hagar Shipley is the metaphorical stone angel of the novel. ... (The Stone Angel, 242) At this point she became an emotionless, inanimate object. ... (The Stone Angel, 87) Hagar comes to pride herself on her self-restraint and emotionless ness. ... As a result she turns out to be just as hard and unyielding as the stone angel itself. ... "Pride was my wilderness, and the demon that lead me there was fear. ...

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She kicks demon butt and she is the epitome of feminine beauty - she is young, blond, slim and vigilantly fashion conscious. ... Buffy is viewed in the demon world she opposes as physically strong, full of audacity and subversive because of her immersion in popular culture. ... Her fate is sealed as the "born once in every generation girl" with powerful strength and skill specifically to hunt and kill demons and vampires. ... e with a vampire with a soul, Angel. There is also no doubt that the character Angel is hot property. ...

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The loss of innocence is an evident theme in both Walter Dean Meyers' "Fallen Angels" and Tim O'Brien's "The Man I Killed". ... Comparatively it is evident in both pieces from Myers' with Lieutenant Carroll calling the dead soldiers "angel warriors" because usually young boys were the ones who fought the war; despite the fact that they were quite young and most of them couldn't vote. ... In "Fallen Angels" Myers' characterizes the loss of innocence through the young soldiers differs from O'Brien in "The Man I Kille...

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The Last Judgment and The End of the World What would one do if you knew the world was going to end in 5 minutes? Would they do all the things they always desired to do but never got the time for? Would one get down and pray for absolution or would they sit back, relax and anticipate for the apo...

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Its like he has the demon on one shoulder and the angel on the other. ... One vivid example of this exact scenario, minus the little demons dancing on his shoulder, is when Grossbart pleads with Sergeant Marx about being aloud to go to the Jewish synagogue, along with all his other Jewish buddies, on Friday evenings. ...

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Early experiences with a dybbuk were confused with an interaction with a devil or demon, as opposed to the inherent ghost that this spirit apparently is. ... It was revealed that the voice leaving the widow's body was a dybbuk and this demon also revealed that they used to be a student of this rabbi when they lived in Egypt. ... He stated that he was enslaved by three angels after death, his spirit escaped these angels and has possessed the poor widow to right his wrongs. ... But as soon as the mourners left, an evil angel opened the grave with a fiery rod and led me to the gates of Gehen...

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He also said that the angels themselves were jealous of the relationship if him and Annabel Lee. He felt that the angels were not happy, because of the envy for the love that they shared for each other. ... A seraph is a fiery angel who protects Gods throne. ... He also makes heaven appear to be less envious by saying that the angels are not happy in heaven. ... He writes "neither the angels in heaven above, nor the demons down under the sea, can ever dissever my soul from the soul of the beautiful Annabel Lee." ...

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We can see this theme reflected in the stanza number five "And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.... Supporting Information It speaks of a love that the angels of heaven Coveted, a love that was taken away by God. ... The angels, not half so happy in heaven, Went envying her and me -  Yes! ... But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we -  Of many far wiser(mas sabio) than we -  And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under...

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This statement is true to a high degree for both, The Stone Angel , by Margaret Laurence and Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. The protagonists, Hagar in The Stone Angel and Hamlet in Hamlet go on a journey to discover knowledge and to achieve a better understanding about them selves. ... Her pride has made her doubly blind, just like the real Stone Angel. ... Hagar, spending most of her time reflecting upon her life, sums up how her pride has influenced her life by saying "'Pride was my wilderness, and the demon that led me there was fear. ...

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Many artifacts containing the figure of this goddess were found among the ruins of house, which pointed towards the assumption that she was a goddess of the house, or what is modernly called a guardian angel. ... The Minoan religion also consisted of demons, these came in the form of humans with the hands and feet of a lion, or sometimes the head of an animal. ...

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Beliefs in demons and the Devil represent this personification of evil forces perceived as external to our conscious control. ... Cicero employed lares (deified ancestors) for daimones and Apuleius tried genius (a guardian angel) for daimon. ... The civilizations of Mesopotamia and Syria shaped the Western concept of demons and the Devil most directly (Luck 1985, 165). The demons of Mesopotamia were usually hostile spirits and lower than the gods in both dignity and power (Russell 1977, 92). ... There were demons of plagues, graveyards, nightmares, headaches, and so forth. ...

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