Sin was an unspeakable trait in a person's personality. ... Jacobsen affirms "Sin in the artist makes him more aware of sin and guilt in others, and hence opens and expands his view of life" (Jacobsen pg. 39). ... As Gorman puts it, "The Scarlet Letter was a shadow of his own spiritual past" (Gorman pg. 144). Meaning, that Hawthorne could have committed such a sin as adultery or know of one who has. ... If this were slightly true, then why would Nathaniel Hawthorne begin to provide a public source for his past experiences? ...

• Word Count: 1014
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The many of the symbols in this book deal with sin, punishment and redemption. ... While the scarlet letter seems to be an important symbol, it seems insignificant compared to Pearl who functions as a live symbol and a reminder of Hester's past. ... She is the consequence of a sin committed between two people and a constant reminder of this same sin. Consequently, Pearl can be viewed as both punishment for the sin and as a blessing from nature. ... The rosebush symbolizes nature and its ability to forgive people for their sins. ...

• Word Count: 843
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• Grade Level: High School

I think that preferences should not be made because of past discriminations. ... It showed that three out of four Americans opposed affirmative action for past discriminations. ... It was about making sure that evils were not created in the future, not for paying for past sins. ...

• Word Count: 310
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• Grade Level: High School

Introduction: The term virtue is defined as moral excellence. A virtue is a practical disposition that is in conformity with the standards of excellence. A virtuous person is one adheres to a standard of right conduct. He or she possesses a highly commendable quality or trait that is to be admired, ...

• Word Count: 2845
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• Grade Level: High School

In the Northern section of the United States of America slavery was banned, therefore they did not want the "evil sin" to move on to the west, where the new frontier was being built. ... In the first part of the 19th century, the frontier was pushed past the Mississippi River. ... "At the root of all the war was the institution of slavery, which had been introduced into North America in early colonial times," it is now easy to see that the reason the war was fought was to end the "evil sin" of slavery. ...

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In my opinion, ever since the "Fall" of man, there has been sin in our world. This sin causes great conflict between man. We (man) are clouded by our own self-centredness, stripping ourselves of the ability to see past our present situation. ...

• Word Count: 710
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• Grade Level: High School

They suggest that it is a sin for humankind to create life scientifically, that it may be used for evil purposes, that there will be legal implications after it becomes mainstream, and that cloning will change the current views of parenthood. The simple fusion of a human cell, with an empty unfertilized egg has sparked much controversy and debate in the past five years, and continues to do so with no clear end in sight. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Exploiting children is a cardinal sin where the privilege of being a human being is being violated and abused. ... The past was very hard to survive, but yet until today, child labor lives on. The numbers aren"t that high, and some rules and laws have been past to make child labor illegal but big corporations are abusing the fact that third world countries are poor and people especially children will work for practically nothing. ...

• Word Count: 845
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• Grade Level: High School

There have been many times when present day America has been affected by its past but the past of the 1860's and the 1960's especially effected present day America. ... Also at these times if women got pregnant it was a huge sin. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Augustine accepted that there would always be wars, and that war was generally a sin. But he also stated that war could be a consequence of sin and that war could be an accepted remedy for sin, thus war could sometimes be justified. ... If the U.N. would do what they stand for then they would take harder measures on Iraq and not tolerate deceitful behavior as they have for the past twelve years. ...

• Word Count: 1830
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• Grade Level: High School

Close to a third of the men in this study say that they have lived with someone in the past or are currently cohabiting with a girlfriend. ... They can get sex without marriage more easily than in times past 2. ... Roman Catholics believe that is a sin to have sex before marriage. ... (http://jewish.com/askarabbi/askarabbi/askr416.htm) Mormons believe that premarital sex is one of the worst sins you could commit. ...

• Word Count: 2755
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

General Marriage Trends in America Studies show that there has been a significant drop in the marriage rate over the past three decades. ... Muslims are supposed to marry early so protect themselves from having sexual relations outside of marriage, which is a major sin. ... Marriage provides a guard against sin, "They [wives] are like garments for you, and you are like garments for them."" ...

• Word Count: 2151
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

White represents purity and innocence, like an egg she is white on the outside and yellow(representing sins)on the inside. ... He must have all this before he feels confident enough to try to win Daisy with his materials "Gatsby stands for a deeper malaise in the culture- he thinks that riches can obliterate the past and capture hearts of their dream girls.""...

• Word Count: 1016
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Today, behaviors of the past have been recognized as discriminatory and unconstitutional. ... In the long run, the sins of our fathers has left us all with a burden to bear, one that cannot be erased, and refuses to be ignored. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the past, just the idea of two people of the same sex being involved was considered taboo, let alone them actually getting married. ... They consider homosexuality a sin and do not believe that they should be allowed to marry after committing a sin. ...

• Word Count: 1870
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

How the American sense of self and the change thereof is reflected in the literary movements from 1682-1845 American civilization has undergone many changes over the past few centuries. ... Puritans held on to the doctrine of original sin in which all humans are damned from the start. ... She blamed herself for her captivity, as if it were a means of punishment administered by God for an evil deed she did not recall committing; but acknowledged that God may have considered something a sin when she did not. ...

• Word Count: 1778
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• Grade Level: High School

How the American sense of self and the change thereof is reflected in the literary movements from 1682-1845 American civilization has undergone many changes over the past few centuries. ... Puritans held on to the doctrine of original sin in which all humans are damned from the start. ... She blamed herself for her captivity, as if it were a means of punishment administered by God for an evil deed she did not recall committing; but acknowledged that God may have considered something a sin when she did not. ...

• Word Count: 1835
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• Grade Level: High School

Simply put, it was a country that formed individualistic ideals from a controversial religious and political past - one with boundless opportunities. ... Some have even said sin was institutionalized as its impact was softened by its very exposure. ... Slavery has been simplified to a part of our gruesome past that everyone - including African-Americans - wants to forget. ...

• Word Count: 1128
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Most adults, especially Reverend Williams, saw captivity as a spiritual journey; a punishment for sins and the destiny assigned them by God. ... By portraying the petite history, Demos provides greater understanding of the motives and reasoning behind the tensions between the New England settlers and the French and Native Americans, which in turn increases understanding of the period as a whole and helps us to relate the past to issues pressing the United States today. ...

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Religious officials cannot come together on the issue because although suicide is viewed as a serious sin, representatives cannot decide whether or not euthanasia is actually suicide. ... As a commutative society, Americans are progressively becoming more moral. "[ ] In the past, the Gallup Poll showed that 44 percent of people thought it [euthanasia] was morally wrong. ...

• Word Count: 1065
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• Grade Level: High School

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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Statistics assuredly portray the inequality of race in relations to executions; both past and present. ... To say that one human has the right to decide the fate of another is a sin, and should not be allowed to happen. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Abstinence only programs are not helping that 47% and the I'm sure that percentage of teens has grown within the past 7 years as well. ... Catholicism states that it is a sin to have pre-marital sex. ...

• Word Count: 1826
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This paper focuses on the oppression of American Indians in the U.S. during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. From the arrival of European explorers into the, "New World," Native American tribes were brutally killed and forced out of their own land. White settlers considered the...

• Word Count: 2993
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Annotated Bibliography The Death Penalty for Juveniles The following research draws upon different opinions and perceptions for and against the further enactment of the death penalty for juvenile offenders. The various articles that are presented draw conclusions on the pros and cons of using t...

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