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  • Bacchus: God of Wine and Intoxication

    Bacchus: God of Wine and Intoxication

    Bacchus: God of Wine and Intoxication Much to many parents' dismay, teenage drinking is a very common and infamous trend of the times. Many teenagers illegally consume alcoholic beverages weekly. However, instead of linking this problem to the media or peer pressure, one may want to take a look back to the days of ancient Rome; more specifically the god Bacchus. Bacchus, the God of Wine and intoxication, is known in Greek mythology as Dionysus,

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    Essay Length: 515 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 17, 2009 By: David
  • Warriors of God by James Reston Jr.

    Warriors of God by James Reston Jr.

    Warriors of God by James Reston Jr. is a non-fictional view of the third crusade. This particular crusade spanned from 1187-1192, containing many gruesome battles and a lot of intense moments between Islam and Christianity. Reston supplies the reader with a little background to the third Crusade when he talks about the first Crusades happening since 1095. Reston gives a fairly impartial view of this holy war. He discusses the battles, politics, and emotions of

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    Essay Length: 962 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 17, 2009 By: David
  • The Connection of God and Nature in Bryant's Thanatopsis

    The Connection of God and Nature in Bryant's Thanatopsis

    The Connection of God and Nature in Bryant's "Thanatopsis" "Thanatopsis", by William Cullen Bryant says that nature tells us different things at different times. When we are having good times, God and nature attribute to that. When we are having bad times, God and nature are willing to help us through our problems. In this poem, Bryant makes a connection between God and Nature through society, imagery, destiny, status, and trust. Although ‘Thanatopsis' is the

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    Essay Length: 568 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 19, 2009 By: Fatih
  • God and Satan in Milton's Paradise Lost

    God and Satan in Milton's Paradise Lost

    In John Milton's Paradise Lost, he tells of Satan's banishment from Heaven. He and his brigade have plotted war against God and are now doomed to billow in the fiery pits of hell. Satan is a complex character with many meaningful qualities. The relationship between Satan's qualities and Hell's atmosphere tell the reader more about why they seem to go hand in hand. Without Satan's features and Hell's tormenting aspects, the place would not be

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    Essay Length: 403 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 22, 2009 By: Fonta
  • The Personality of a God

    The Personality of a God

    Kala Gardner The Personality of a God In the year of 2003 there are many types of religions that are practiced in the United States, which involves a God, or a divine power. My personal preference of religion is Christianity. I believe in Jesus Christ and the all mighty God Jehovah. The characteristics of a God varies from religion to religion, but all leading up to love, an everlasting peaceful life, and salvation; therefore, giving

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    Essay Length: 799 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Fatih
  • God’s Grandeur

    God’s Grandeur

    Gerard Nanley Hopkins? poem ?God?s Grandeur?, illustrates the relationship connecting man and God. Hopkins uses alliteration and stern tone to compliment the religious content of this morally ambitious poem. The poem?s rhythm and flow seem to capture the same sensation of a church sermon. The diction used by Hopkins seems to indicate a condescending attitude towards society. The first stanza states that we are ?charged with the grandeur of God?, or the direct quality of

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    Essay Length: 322 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Andrew
  • The Hindu Concept of God

    The Hindu Concept of God

    The Hindu Concept of God • There are three various ways to interpret the Hindu concept of god which includes a polytheistic concept which is a religion of many gods, a monotheistic concept which means believing in only one god, and also a monistic concept where gods is an impersonal and unknowable entity. The belief of all three concepts is a quality scholars believe to be Hinduism’s �tolerant characteristic’ • The Rig-Veda (1200-900 BCE) the

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    Essay Length: 322 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Anna
  • City of God

    City of God

    City of God Violence, drugs and killing is what described the atmosphere of City of God, a movie directed by Fernando Meirelles. Brazil, being the location where the movie was filmed is based on a true story. Having that in mind, it is hard to believe that Rio de Janeiro, known for being a stunning city, could have a subdivision like City of God. Beat-up, rough and poor are verbs that describe the composition of

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    Essay Length: 388 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Jon
  • Values & God

    Values & God

    Values in life are something that are extremely important to have in my life. A value is something that a person considers to be important to themselves. Financial values vary from person to person. Not everybody wants the same lifestyle. Some people dream of having expensive cars, spacious homes and many possessions. Others search for the simple life, uncluttered by material goods. Our values influence the way we earn, spend, save, invest and spend money.

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    Essay Length: 1,583 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Steve
  • Ganapati God

    Ganapati God

    It is an established custom in Indian society, to start any activity with the worship of Lord Ganapati, the elephant faced god, considered to be the elder son of Siva. He is also known by various other names such as Ganesa, Vinayaka etc. When we turn our gaze seeking references to Ganapati in the Vedas, only one verse is said to be attributed to Him. Ganaanaam thvaa ganapatim havaamahe Kavim kaveenaam upamasra vasthamam Jyeshta raajam

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    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Artur
  • Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

    Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

    I found “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” written by Jonathan Edwards as a terrible misconception. From the things I’ve learned through my own faith and Theology classes I’ve taken God is nothing like the god that Edwards portrays. Edwards’s god is one of destruction and hatred. Where as the true God is full of love and compassion for his children. This sermon suggests that God is ready at any moment to condemn

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    Essay Length: 255 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Mike
  • The God of Small Things Essay

    The God of Small Things Essay

    The conclusion of the novel is that the touchable (Ammu) and the untouchable (Velutha) cannot be together. The Big god, who is the society, doesnЎ¦t allow people of different caste to associate with one another. Small god, on the other hand, wants to gain individual happiness with the love affair even though he knows that there will be consequences. The love affair of Ammu and Velutha, Velutha being beaten up, the betrayal of Estha on

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    Essay Length: 737 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Anna
  • Existence of God

    Existence of God

    There are a few differences in the three different arguments, that prove god exists. In the "Teleological arguments are arguments from the order in the universe to the existence of God. They are also known as arguments from design" This statement means basically that with the earth being so complex with its designs and functions. Ordered parts working together is what the article says. They compare the earth with a watch and its moving part

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Edward
  • Vengeance of the Gods

    Vengeance of the Gods

    What is an epic? An epic is an extended narrative poem recounting actions, travels, adventures, and heroic episodes and is written in a high style. The Odyssey, by Homer, is definitely one of the greatest classic epics known to man. This tale contains numerous epic elements such as in media res or “in the middle of things” to grab the reader’s attention and make the reader keep reading to get the full story. Throughout the

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Top
  • God’s Grace Vs.Free Will

    God’s Grace Vs.Free Will

    By the beginning of the fifth century, the rate of growth for Christianity was increasing exponentially. However, there was a negative result of this rapid growth. What might have simply been a different interpretation of one person, spawned into indifference among the entire population of Christian followers. The Church wished for elimination of these indifferences to maintain the strength of true worship. However, they saw it essential to put down the beliefs of one man

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    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Victor
  • Night: Eli’s Faith in God

    Night: Eli’s Faith in God

    The book, Night, was written by Elie Wiesel to portray his experiences at a concentration camp. The book describes the gruesome events of the Holocaust. One of the main conflicts in Night is Elie’s struggle with his faith. Elie’s beliefs change throughout Night from passionately believing in God to denying him but leaves the concentration camps with an unbreakable faith. Eliezer’s faith in God is absolute at the beginning of Night. His love for God

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    Essay Length: 328 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Yan
  • The Bluest Eye

    The Bluest Eye

    The Bluest Eye is the story of Pecola Breedlove. She is eleven years old growing up in Lorain, Ohio during the 1930’s. The main characters in the story are three girls, Claudia and Frieda McTeer (sisters in a black family), and Pecola Breedlove, a poor girl who is staying with the McTeers because of abuse at her house. The Bluest Eye mainly is about the tragic life of Pecola Breedlove, who wants n to be

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    Essay Length: 255 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Bluest Eye

    Bluest Eye

    Mr. Henry moves into Claudia and Frieda's house. One day, the girls come home and when they walk in Mr. Henry greets them. He flatters them by telling them they look just like Greta Garbo and Ginger Rogers, two white American female actresses. These two actresses represented American society's ideal beauty, with their blonde hair and blue eyes. They, and other actresses like them, were so idealized by the media that it forced young American

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    Essay Length: 2,047 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: July
  • No Human Can Play God

    No Human Can Play God

    No Human Can Play God In the Bible, the book of Genesis 1:27 states that “God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Creating both men and women in His image, God is the only person who can do this successfully, giving us unconditional love and never abandoning us throughout our journey in life. On the other hand, Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist

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    Essay Length: 884 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Steve
  • Belief in a God Is Necessary for a Moral Society

    Belief in a God Is Necessary for a Moral Society

    Belief in a God is necessary for a moral society Religion in the world has always been considered a rather important aspect of society. Although this is true, there are still people that question the existence of God. A survey done among 1000 people showed that 65 percent of Americans believe that religion is losing its influence on American life (Sheler, 8). Even so, Belief in a God is necessary for a moral society

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Mlk on the Problem of God

    Mlk on the Problem of God

    As a product of the Black preaching tradition, Martin Luther King Jr. vocalized much on his views regarding the question of the problem of God. In defining God's place in the human struggle, Dr. King defined God's four roles which included God as a creator, sustainer of existence, person in history, and activist. These beliefs were heavily influenced by not only his upbringing and personal experiences, but also by his encounters with various intellectual sources

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Fonta
  • God Prayer Importance

    God Prayer Importance

    We need to look at prayer with deeper thoughts. Prayer isn’t just closing your eyes, folding your hands and speaking. Prayer is a much more meaningful part of religion. We all need to pray, God himself demands us to pray. Prayer is defined as an act of God, a god or another object of worship, such as in devotion, confession, praise, or thanksgiving. When most people pray, they just say the same prayer, like

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Anna
  • How God Created the Universe

    How God Created the Universe

    God divinity of the three great monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as many other world religions. See also religion and articles on individual religions. Names for God In the Old Testament various names for God are used. YHWH is the most celebrated of these; the Hebrews considered the name ineffable and, in reading, substituted the name Adonai [my Lord]. The ineffable name, or tetragrammaton [Gr.,=four-letter form], is of unknown origin; the reconstruction

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Personal Veiw of God the Father

    Personal Veiw of God the Father

    A Personal View of God the Father In approaching this topic I think it is very important that I communicate where I stand on the issue. There has been many divisions because of a lack of knowledge and open mindedness. We like to always put God in a box. You can’t put God into a box. I believe that both Theologies apply and are supported by scripture. There are also some flaws in both

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Why Did God Create the Church?

    Why Did God Create the Church?

    There are a lot of different reasons of why people go to church. Some go to church because they are in need of help. Some go because they feel lost and need guidance in their lives. Most people only go on special occasions such as Christmas, Easter or Thanksgiving. I believe that the church should be a place where people come to worship, fellowship with others of the same faith and a place to learn

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: David

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