In Blake's "A Poison Tree,"" the speaker, probably a young woman, tells of a grudge she holds against her enemy and the torture it inflicts upon her. ... While she attempts to mask this anger "with smiles,"" (l.7) she gives further encouragement to her anger and become increasingly and more tortured by this "wrath- she knows she is destined to inflict. ... The foe, however, is denied such congenial treatment by this "wrath,"" and instead the "wrath did grow- (l.4) and metaphorically begins to sprout to eventually become a tree. The speaker then cares for this tree with "tears- of ra...

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When in reality, the bible says in Genesis 2:16-17, "But the Lord God warned him, "You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden-- except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. ... When Eve first appears in the garden, she is met by Adam who immediately gives her the name Eve. ... "She contemplates the tree, taking into account all the possibilities. The tree is good for food; it satisfies the physical drives. ... Adam gives no hesitation in the biblical text like he does in the video. ...

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But what would tempt Adam and Eve to give up this power? What would tempt them to give up this power to decide wrong from right? ... In Paradise Lost, Satan tempts Eve with happiness before he even shows her the tree. ... She asks to be taken to this tree that has provided it with such pleasure. ... When God condemns them for there sins he gives them the knowledge of guilt, pain, and fear....

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One day Eve was in the Garden by the tree that God forbade her from touching. ... Eve took the fruit from the tree, and she persuaded her husband to eat it with her. ... On one hand God told them to eat from any tree except the one in the middle. ... He also brought up the point of how can God's tree give knowledge out against his will, if he already knows all (Phillips 75). ... There was a reason that God told them stay away from the tree. ...

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In the Adam and Eve creation story, Adam gives his companion the name Eve, meaning "mother of all the living. ... In EOTB, the creation of the world is told through a tree called "The Great Tree." The tree is illustrated as having abundant fruits and beautiful flowers of all kinds just as in the Adam and Eve story. ... When the Sky Spirit in WGWU tells his daughter to simply give a message, she is too curious and is steered by her temptations and immaturity to another way of life with the very things that her father shunned at the beginning of creation. ...

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In The Book of Genesis The story of Adam and Eve tells about where Eve took a fruit from a tree which God told Adam that the tree is forbidden and he should not eat of it, but Eve eats an apple off this forbidden tree and also offers Adam the forbidden fruit, for this action god punishes them by having women who have children give birth with pain and their sorrows when they suffered would be more deeply felt and they would have to live under the desires of their husbands who would have to work hard to earn food. ...

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Satan told Eve she should eat the fruit off the tree of good and evil. ... As a result, God expelled Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden as punishment for disobeying him and eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Overall, the moral of the story is not to give into temptation and respect to one's creator and parents. Even if someone gives you a reason to do something that could end up bad, don't do it. ...

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In fact, He gives Adam and Eve full "dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth " (Gen. 1:28). We see a similar premise in The Graduate, where Benjamin's parents are happy with his graduation and give him a car, a house to stay in, and so many other things. ... Subsequently, Adam was told by the Lord to not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, or else he would surely die. ... In the Book of Ezekiel, Assyria is described as a tree in the garden: "Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with fine branches that ...

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Symbolism plays a big part of this story and after analyzing these, they give the story a deeper meaning and can enlighten the reader as to the full meaning of "Sweat". ... She took her modest home and made it beautiful by planting flowers and trees (Hurston 680). ... Lastly, the chinaberry tree which Delia clings to at the end of story also represents a symbol. The tree has deep roots and will live for a long time after Sykes dies, so will Delia. She gains knowledge at the tree, "She could scarcely reach the chinaberry tree, where she waited in the growing heat while inside she knew the cold...

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In the bible the creation of the Garden of Eden is described, "And out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and godo for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil." ... This story gives people something to believe in and something to help them understand the purpose for their existence. ...

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On the other hand the Bible just presents the Serpent as the definition of EVIL, just waiting around in the Tree of Knowledge, like if Satan has always been there. ... He shines light on the garden of Eden, that gives new life to the old Bible story. ... The poem says, "Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel Sat, Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night;" Gabriel's story is the subplot of the poem that gives Satan's break in, more emotion. ...

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He drove out the man and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life" (Genesis 3:22). ... In Leviticus, the Lord gives the instructions for man to make sacrifices for Sin Offerings, Guilt offerings, Acceptable offerings, punishment for blasphemy, among many other laws and stipulations. ... It follows, then, that the Hebrew people expected the Messiah to be the greatest prophet and law giver. ... Only through Jesus, the son of God, giving his life for man to be forgiven, can man return to God's...

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Eve gives into the temptation, eating first and then handing some fruit to Adam, who as the painting shows, has already tested the fruit and promptly fallen victim to decay. ... While one could assume Eve's giving of the fruit to Adam betrayal, it is clear she never intended it to be, as she never knew the consequences of doing so. ... Although the story states that God claimed the consumption of the forbidden fruit, or even touch of the tree would bring death, it never actually does. ...

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Immediately, the reader could think of spring, with the sun rising and giving the trees and leaves the appearance of being gold. The lines also suggest how, during the day, the sun starts to set, giving Mother Nature the transition back to her normal green color. ... Frost uses this tactic, and the word choice to give the reader both a visual and internal feeling and understanding of just how difficult it is for Nature to hold onto its essence. ... The line "So Eden sank to grief" (6) shows a tone of sadness as well, giving Eden a human-like quality. ... The fifth line brings a shift...

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Through the art of deception Satan coerced Eve to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil who in return compels Adam to eat the fruit as well. ... However, in the end he will take on the role as a judge in which he will give mercy to Adam and Eve after they repent and punish Satan for his unfaithfulness. ...

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"Flower and fruit grew together on the same tree and everywhere was the scent of ripeness and the booming of a million bees at pasture." ... Like Adam and Eve's sin leading to "the fall", the boys giving into temptation ultimately leads to the gradual slip from civilisation as their abandonment of morals now becomes apparent. ...

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