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. ... Seeing her captivity as a test of faith, she in no way considers the events or her captors as being a force independent from God. ...

• Word Count: 1778
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

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. ... Seeing her captivity as a test of faith, she in no way considers the events or her captors as being a force independent from God. ...

• Word Count: 1835
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

With over an 800% increase of people living together before or in place of marriage and with over 50% of all marriages being preceded by a trial marriage of cohabitation, people are marrying later because they have an inclination to test the relationship through cohabitation. ... 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

The coxswain's poise and judgment is severely tested in the earlier parts of the race, as she has to determine how rapidly to expand her own crew's energy in order not to let another boat get too far ahead to later be caught. ... There is no substitution for power, and while it is not everything, sheer power covers a multitude of sins. ... The real test comes at the end of the race when the rower expends his last amount of energy from his numb body to cross the finish line. ...

• Word Count: 1723
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Language inspectors are told to weed out "all sins perpetuated on the regular Slovak language." ... Many of these individuals were not permitted to enter the United States, however, because of the results on intelligence tests that they were given in English (Headden and Bowermaster 40). ...

• Word Count: 1506
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

Letting God Back In As long as there were test that I forgot to study for I was praying in high school. ... He would stand up for what he believes in and if it meant die for everyone's sins, that is something that you do to get the "word" out. ...

• Word Count: 1458
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School