Their belief of original sin was that Eve led Adam to sin, and that sin tainted all of mankind. ... He finishes this section with a warning: excessive wealth will lead people away from God and toward the sin of pride and its social ramification. ... Michael Wigglesworth's poem titled The Day of Doom is another literary piece that sheds light on the religious morals and values that the Puritans maintained. ... The poem narrates the events of the Second Coming of Christ, the Last Judgment of the living and dead souls, and the departure of the saved for heaven and the damned for hell. ... Ma...

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It was the desire for holiness and the need of salvation from a world filled with sin that brought the early settlers to strive for such perfection. ... It seemed that the isolation and severe living conditions in the colonies played a major part in this. ... Edward Taylor wrote in a poem named "Huswifery." ... Toward the end of the poem Bradstreet wrote, "Raise up thy thought above the sky, that dunghill mist away may fly, thou has a house on high erect, Framed by that mighty architect" (W. ... We must explore the possibilities that our Christian/Puritan walk deeds us not to sin but it see...

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• Grade Level: High School

The key poem in the Songs of Innocence is The Lamb. ... THE LAMB AND CHRIST Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! ... The issue of religion is quite confusing in this poem. ... The support that we can find for this in the Bible is in John 16:15: "Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. ... These two sets form a whole and often the poems have to be analysed in...

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That Jesus is the Son of God who died to forgive our sins. ... Their religious books contain stories, prayers, hymns and poems. The most important books are; "the Vedas, which are the oldest writings about life and duty, the Upanishads which are hymns and poems and the Ramayana which contain poems." ... Buddhist: Buddhist believe "in the truth of the way things are,"(The worlds religions, Dr.Peter, B.Clarke.) they believe they should behave selflessly, not harm anything living, do not misuse bodily sense, do not use fouls language and do not participate in drinking or any other substances that...

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Winthrop thought if Americans humbly and obediently serve God and repent when they have sinned, God would provide protection and prosperity. ... Bradford was a devout Christian living in the 1600's in the colony of Plymouth. ... In her poems, Bradstreet shows boldness throughout her hard times and shares her reflection on God's grace and strength. ...

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They think that Jesus Christ will make them free from all of their sins. ... To cultivate and encourage the daily living of these values, the church contributes significantly to the social health of preventing us from taking the path of no return absolute egocentricity (Ingman, 2014). ... Thus the mankind should be careful in his or her dealing since he or she will need to pay for the sins he or she has committed in this world. ...

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The poem Beowulf suggests that Beowulf is the hero and Grendel is a villain, or the "bad guy."" ... He lives by a force that governs his will and gives rise to constant wickedness and sin. ... The fear and misery of the Danes is so great that it is told in stories: His (Hrothgar's) misery leaped the seas, was told and sung in all men's ears: How Grendel's hatred began, how the monster relished his savage war on the Danes, keeping the bloody feud alive, seeking no peace, offering no truce, accepting no settlement, no price in gold or land, and paying the living for one crime ...

• Word Count: 1278
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• Grade Level: High School