Abstract Benjamin Franklin stated "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."1 If death is certain, why do so many fear it? ... Is death to be feared as an extinction of life or is there a place of torment that drives this fear? ... The first is the view that human beings will be annihilated at death. ... "9 A second view is that the wicked are annihilated at death. ...

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Surely, the theme of the poem, Arthur Henry Hallam's death provided him the excuse to question his faith in God and as well as in the rest of the poem, to question his faith in nature and poetry. ... In the stanza of the preface it is shown the important effect that time have on human being, that is to say, the death "They have their day and cease to be"; every man has his system or his time, which is divided by days, then being a linear time, there is an end. ... As we can see in section 13 the poet is confused by this intertwining of dream and reality and I think that for the poet...

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It is these powers of destruction as well as the uncertainty of death that reminds us of our weaknesses and helplessness. ... In religion, life in the world is meant to serve a higher purpose; and death, not extinction but the beginning of a new kind of higher existence. This life after death is the perfection that we have missed in life. In the end all good is rewarded and all evil punished, in the form of life, or life after death. ...

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But even as a kid; homeless people, kids with no parents, wars on the news and even death made me ask "If there really is a God, why is suffering and pain present?... And this lens of theirs was pivotal traits that lead them from the darkness of chaos to the light of order and culture. ...

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William Blake, one of the greatest Romantic poets, was born in London and lived there most of his life. During his life he witnessed many things that affected him. He acknowledged the power of his country but the poverty prevalent there worried him. He did not go to school but he was taught at home using references from the Holy Bible. Blake was highly critical of the church the government and God because he thought that they could do more to end poverty. ...

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Gandhi knew the path. It was straight and narrow. Gandhi believed that from his weakness he failed a thousand times, but he would not lose faith. His soul refused to be satisfied so long as it is a helpless witness of a single wrong or a single misery (Brown 3). But it was not possible for him, a weak, frail being, to mend every wrong or to hold himself free of blame for all the wrong that he saw. ...

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In addition, the new story of Jesus' death and resurrection was formulated in the sumptuous language of the mysteries. The narrative of Christianity presented a story of salvation accomplished through the life of a Savior who was both human and divine, but individuals had to embrace this salvation by going through a ritual process where they are led through the darkness of evil demons to gain soteria or salvation (Haase, 1978). ...

• Word Count: 2773
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate