Original Sin is "the state of sin that according to Christian theology characterizes all human beings as a result of Adam's Fall" (Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 1289). ... Now Dante's Inferno gets personal. ... To be pure one must follow the nature, which is the divine path. "He said, "For the corresponding, philosophy/Serves in more places than one to demonstrate/How Nature takes her own course from the design/Of the Divine Intelligence, and Its art. ... Dante's Inferno - show and tell. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Dante was born into a Guelf family. ... It is divided into three sections, named the Inferno (Hell), the Purgatorio (Purgatory), and the Paradiso (Paradise). ... This is not just a story to entertain us, but also a story to show the imperfectness of humans and the impact our imperfections have on our lives. ... When Petrarch isolated a part of nature from the whole, the sky and earth became closed. ... The event that Petrarch describes in terms as "certainly of benefit to himself and many others" begins a new realistic, individualistic, and rational understanding of nature. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Prince, he describes what men really do and shows what human nature is truly like. ... Politics today are still influenced by his ideas, but are not openly portrayed because of the blunt nature of his ideas. ... The book I read by Dante" was called the Inferno. The Inferno is more than just a fictional story about someone traveling through the universe. ... Dante's Inferno was a good representation of the times in which he lived and an insight on Dante himself. ...

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• Grade Level: High School