Through the past seven years Dimmesdale has become frail and weak, at the hand of Chillingworth. ... Is it possible to attain forgiveness in a Puritan society after committing such a heinous sin? ... A punishment suitable for such a sin is already been instituted since the day it happened. ... These thoughts now give Dimmesdale a stronger reason to come out with his sin, because he obviously does not want to associate with anymore evil since his sin. "Then flinging the already written pages of the Election Sermon into the fire- (pg 154) The final realization that he must admit to his sin to...

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While holding the high office of a minister he commits a grievous sin, the act of adultery. ... This is a great example of sin displayed in a selfish way. ... People still want to make sin attractive to justify their failures. ... When they sinned Hester's view of God was that of Hester's view of Dimmesdale. ... Although Jesus did not sin, He was willing to take the humiliation and penalty for our sin. ...

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On the other hand, Pearl was considered to be born evil because she was the product of her mother's sin. ... The townspeople idolized him and did not suspect him at all for committing the same sin as Hester. ... Love is the act of caring for someone and continuously supporting them while looking past all their flaws. ... Dimmesdale never forgot her after her ignominy, even when he had a chance to move on and distance himself from his sin. ... Pearl is the living embodiment of Hester's sin and why her life is terribl...

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The Holiness preachers of times past would preach this message and urge people to turn to Christ. ... The question might be rephrased as "if sin is committed within time, does its penalty deserve to be without end?... Therefore the sinner will eventually cease to exist once their sins have been sufficiently recompensed. ... Packer combats Universalism from a biblical view that salvation is past, present and future. ... He expresses this by stating "we have been saved from sin's penal...

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Blake continues to use the words "weep" and "sin" (Blake line 4), to suggest that there is a lot of pain in his current or past love affair. The speaker felt as if the love or adoration for the woman was so inappropriate that it was, indeed, a sin. ... He even goes on to tell people to give up on love because he has had such a terrible past experience of his own. ...

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The main character in the play is Maggie. Three actors play her. The first Maggie is about eight years old, the second Maggie is slightly older, about sixteen and the third Maggie is only a few years older, maybe eighteen. It is the story of Maggie Tulliver and her brother, Tom, living in a mill o...

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When Dorian reveals the painting to Basil he tries to pray by saying "sins be as scarlet, yet I will make them as white as snow" this shows the extent in which Basil goes to in order to save Dorian from his corrupt life but Dorian is not happy with Basil's actions which leads to him stabbing the latter. ... " This shows how Dorian has changed as he is not affected by the death of Sybil Vane and he wants' to forget about the past and enjoy the pleasures which life brings. ...

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Ellen is Devil Bug's past and, it seems, his only lover. ... Drawing from these opposing characteristics, Lippard is showing that the trials of the past can turn people into what they are supposed to become, and also reveal the ugliness that people contain. ... Who shall find most mercy at the bar of Avenging Justice "you, with your prostituted talents, gathering round your guilty souls, so many witnesses of your utter degradation, or Devil-Bug, the doorkeeper of Monk-Hall, in all his monstrous deformity of body and intellect, yet with one redeeming memory, gleaming like a star, from...

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During the climax both Lear and Gloucester was punish by their personal sins. ... He let's his anger control his judgment by judging people from the current situation and ignore the things they have done in the past. ... The Earl of Gloucester's sin is in his flesh, as we know from the plot that he enjoy having sex with Edmond's mother. ... However, Lear and Gloucester were the ones who suffer most in the play because of the blindness from their sin. ...

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This is a sign that he is somewhat more sensitive than Stanley as he does not have the take me or leave me attitude In scene 7 Blanche has bathed and emerges stating she feels a new person which is her seeing bathing as a cleansing ritual to wash away her sins this would have been drilled in to her coming from the south. ... Once he discovers the truth about Blanches amazing sexual past, Mitch is both angry and embarrassed about the way Blanche has treated of him. ...

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Donne goes on to tie in how this proves that sex between the two will not be a big deal by saying, "Thou know'st that this cannot be said a sin, or shame, or loss of maidenhead" (lines 5-6). ... In a way Donne is asking for tough love because the kindness and generosity shown to him in the past has failed to make him faithful. ...

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Lines 16-18, "Though use make you apt to kill me, Let not to that, self murder added be, And sacrilege, three sins in killing three" presume that the woman does not wish to have a child yet, and is contemplating killing herself and the child within. ... The reader must call upon their past experiences to understand what is going on and feel a connection with the piece. ...

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Canto V of Dante's Divine Comedy Inferno, takes the reader to the first compartment of true hell, residence for those whose sins have earned them eternal damnation. ... Dante often references mythical or ancient stories of tragic lovers, as if to reinforce the message that they who don't remember the past, are condemned to repeat it. ... To him, the notion of romance that embodies women, leads not only to her sin and damnation, but that of the powerful man that she drags down with her. ...

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Refusing to accept reality, Gatsby is seen throughout the entire text as striving for something utterly unattainable – the past. ... The symbolism of the green light represents Gatsby's dream, his hope to be with Daisy and more importantly, the past that he shared with her. ... And then one fine morning- So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.... Shown through Gatsby's dialogue, "Can't repeat the past?" ... " his insistence to relive the past is an extreme version of American self-determination. ...

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The old arguments of "Homosexuality being an abomination against God" and "Homosexuality is a sin" are still believed by many "so called" devout Christians, but can not be effectively backed up with any proof. ... That's what the Bible is, an interpretation of what someone else has saw full of stories thru someone else's eyes and several other translation that have come about over the past hundreds of years. ...

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In turn, Danny is now being affected by the "sins of the father" so to say, since he is now idolizing Derek. ... It just so happened that the boy was African American and had ties to others that Derek had angered in the past. ...

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(Baumeister 1999, p.30) The reason Medea chose revenge over forgiveness was not only decided upon because of the isolated state she was left in, but was also elected due to past emotions and a consciousness that spoke only of revenge.... (Emders, 2002, p.3) The most troubling aspect about the sin of cruelty is that some desire it, extracting pleasure from torturing another.... Jason used Medea in the past and began to manipulate the royal family of Corinth for his own interests. ...

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The Great Gatsby and the American Dream For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. - 1 Timothy 6:10 - As people, we do not realize what kinds of sorrows we bring upon ourselves. All the want, the greed, the needs, add together to make our lives miserable. ...

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The Machiavellian Ruler The Machiavellian ruler is one that is sly, cunning, and secretive. He is to mask his true intentions all the while avoiding inconsistency and often acting against mercy, faith, humanity, frankness, and religion in pursuit of the preservation of the state. The prince is one that uses the innate fear in every person as a method of subjection through intimidation. A successful Machiavellian prince acknowledges that the commitment to honesty and virtue is impossible for a successful leadership. "According to the famous formula of 'The Prince,' "good laws and goo...

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This essay will examine concepts from the areas of romantic relationships, fighting styles, and supportive climate (the Humanistic model) in order to investigate the "Saga between Alex and Sam". In this conversation it is important to understand the stages this relationship has gone through as wel...

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Despite the seemingly impossible task of living up to traditional standards of masculinity "ideals such as honor, duty, and heterosexuality' "Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, and Sui Sin Far's "The Story of One White Woman who Married a Chinese,"" suggest that failed masculinity often results from being corrupted by society. ... Thus, because Minnie not only looks past Liu's ethnicity and accepts him as a person, but holds Liu in a similar esteem to her father, Minnie's statement further elevates Liu's masculinity. ...

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Cummings and His Works Two women walk past him, conversing with their noses pointed to the sky, in glistening attire, with fur scarves slung around their necks and ornate designs engraved into their dresses. ...

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