One example being that the "destruction of Christian accord began to occur when the printers translated the bible into the "vernacular" of many other languages. ... This was such a devastating change because now ordinary people, not just the rich were able to read and own a Bible for the first time. ... The church itself therefore also loses its exclusive power over the Bible and whom the Bible is shared with. With the Bible being shared to the public, it's as if anyone could be a priest, or that society was at equal power. The Bible was so significant during this era that Gutenberg'...

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Some events and setting details prove this novel to contain religious allegory, considering they are almost parallel to those in the bible. ... When the boys are isolated with no adults present, they are the beginning of civilization on the island and have to create a new society, just like how the bible says that Adam and Eve are the start of the human race and its civilization. ...

• Word Count: 3388
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In western culture, the Christian characterization of the snake and its identification with the Devil is quite apparent in the story of the fall of man in the Bible. 5Therefore, snake has symbolic meaning of evil, tricking and slick. ...

• Word Count: 2875
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Is War Necessary? There are many reasons why a country or several countries could go to war. Some of these reasons are just, however many of them are not. There are many movies made illustrating many different aspects of American wars, good and bad. The American Revolution was mainly a politica...

• Word Count: 4263
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Condition of Man in The Heart of Darkness and The Lord of the Flies "Man is a fallen being. He is gripped by original sin. His nature is sinful and his state perilous-(Golding, "Fable-, The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces, Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, 1965, page 61). This quote by William Golding sums up his view of the soul of mankind. This feeling is shared by many authors, especially modern ones. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Introduction Joseph Stalin was born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili in the village of Gori, in the Russian province of Georgia, on Dec. 21, 1879. His father was a shoemaker with a penchant for drunkenness, who left Gori when Stalin was young to seek employment in the city of Tiflis. Thus Joseph's mother, Yekaterina, made the more profound impact on his life--it was she who directed his education, first in the local Gori Church School and then, thanks to a scholarship, at the Tiflis Theological Seminary. There, she hoped, he would train to become a priest. Instead, the young Stalin bec...

• Word Count: 5151
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Chapter One The narrator assures us that the book we are about to read is true, more or less. The parts dealing with World War II are most closely associated with actual events. Twenty-three years have passed since the end of the war, and for much of that time the narrator has been trying to write ...

• Word Count: 7795
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School