The discord between religious ideals and sin are paralleled through these texts, and attest to Christianity's influence in the literary Gothic. ... In religious literature, temptation is often seen as the ultimate transgression of faith, the revival of original sin. ... This is achieved through the use of enticing long adjectives such as 'languorous' and 'voluptuous', as well as the salient oxymoron 'diabolically sweet', emphasizing her hypnotic pull on the living. ... Here she appears to represent temptation, as in the origin of sin, where Adam and Eve ar...

• Word Count: 4055
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

So, the last stanza answers the questions that we've been wondering through the poem. ... The poem develops an image of a family supporting their brother, and son, before he goes off to fight in Europe. ... Throughout the poem, Cummings uses the word "etcetera," for many different usages, and parts of speech. ... Most importantly, the poem foreshadows his later poems, which put love on a pedestal, high above the power of conflict, or anything else on earth. ... Also, "i sing of Olaf," relates to a completely different poem Cummings wrote called "any man is wonderful."...

• Word Count: 4790
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: High School

In fact, the Bard's famous 14-line poems were subjective, highly autobiographical accounts of his life. ... This poem is about a husband's attempt to convince his wife to have children. ... When she looks upon her self, she will be looking into a mirror that reflects her past beauty, basically a living mirror of years before. ... This is so because her beauty will be kept alive eternally in the poem. ... On the surface, the poem is simply a statement of praise about the beauty of Shakespeare's love. ...

• Word Count: 3329
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

The above words are from a poem written by Anna L. ... Is it a result of our sin, a symbol of our separation from God? ... In Romans 12:1-8, Paul states, "Therefore, I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. ...

• Word Count: 3348
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

It was during the time young Ibsen "briefly assisted an apothecary and began medical studies before beginning a lifetime association with the theatre" that he began writing satire and elegant poems according to the style prevalent during that period. ... In Peer Gynt, the rebel is against society where a young man chooses to live a life of a waste, only to find himself, ultimately, living in a world of lost opportunities. ...

• Word Count: 3365
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

The Thought of One Ayn Rand, the author of many inspirational novels is one of the most controversial authors of the twentieth century. She defines her self as, "I am not primaraly an advovate of capitalism, but of egoism; I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one recog...

• Word Count: 2861
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

American Prohibition "After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacturing, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation there of, or the exploitation there of from the US and all its territories subject to the jurisdictio...

• Word Count: 2736
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

There was only evidence that the standard of living would have gotten worse for Russians, they may have been destroyed by a war they were not equipped to fight in and this is why so many people saw Stalin's plans as genius rather than monstrosities; hard work and death as a necessary sacrifice for advancement. ...

• Word Count: 2886
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School