The characters in this story are all unique and have all the makings of a typical dysfunctional family. The two characters who contrast the most would be the unnamed Grandmother and The Misfit. ... The Misfit is a complex character. ... The Misfit and Grandmother are both complex characters and almost complement each other by having the qualities the other lacks. ... The Misfit is the other character that the Grandmother deems a "good man. " But she is only saying that to reassure herself and to plead with the Misfit: "Listen, I know you're a good man. ...

• Word Count: 2043
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Paley claims that something as complex as the universe cannot simply exist without a creator. ... To support his argument Paley proposed the analogy of the watch: watches are complex things that have been skillfully designed to read and show time. ... In this case the designer of this complex mechanism is the watchmaker. ... Religion itself has gone even further towards proving the claims of an inconsistent triad as a fair assessment as illustrated by the Old Testament and emphasized by these Richard Dawkins claims, "The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character i...

• Word Count: 1601
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the novel Crime and Punishment by Fydor Dostoevsky, Dostoevsky utilizes three unlikely characters to portray this same image of the Holy Trinity. ... He is looked up to for his loving and forgiving nature, yet he also exudes a protective and safe aura that can be seen in the character Razumikhin. Dostoevsky depicts Razumikhin as a superior character that one would look up to from the beginning when Raskolnikov, in despair, goes to him for help. ... Dostoevsky makes it clear that Razumikhin is a significant character for a reason. ... It may seem strange that Dostoevsky chose a character lik...

• Word Count: 1936
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

China has a long history of 5,000 years. So it has inherited a lot from the long history, except on religions. Those religions popular in China , such as Buddhism, Christian, Islam, are all spread from abroad. The only native religions Taoism, is not like other religions on the world. It was first...

• Word Count: 1358
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The distinctive quality of evangelical popular religion is its openness to believing that the great, complex questions of life can be answered clearly and directly. ... Her main character Hazel Motes blinds himself in the end as sort of his last resort to see if God is real either by or a miracle or to give him peace with his inner self in the end, but since Hazel dies we will never know if salvation was meant for him or not. ...

• Word Count: 1583
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

What is Hinduism exactly? A straight answer is almost impossible because of its complexity. Most of the definitions are either too narrow or too generalized. Hinduism is the name Europeans gave to the religious, cultural, social, political and philosophical beliefs that contribute to the Hindu way o...

• Word Count: 2313
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Therefore the universe s a product of intelligent design, but the universe is complex and gigantic, in comparison to human artifacts. ... We cannot touch God, see God, or smell God and he could just be another fairytale character like Santa Clause and the tooth fairy. ...

• Word Count: 2260
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School