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Western Civilization by Jackson Spielvogel

In another aspect regarding agriculture we see that in the 10th century "a new collar was developed that distributed the weight ar...

Themes of Good and Evil in Two Works by Poe and Morrison

Edgar Allan Poe. According to Dr. Carl Goldberg, "In creating these tortured souls from the crucible of his own difficult life, P...

'Evil' Problem and Confessions of Saint Augustine

In five pages this paper examines how evil is conceptualized by St. Augustine of Hippo in this early theological text. Three sour...

Evil as Defined by 19th Century English Romantic Poet William Blake

abnegates any evil whatsoever. Blake seems to believe, as one can readily determine from a study of his other works, that evil is...

Good and Evil in 'Araby' by James Joyce and 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

reality of humanitys cruel heart. True to Hawthornes nature of portraying both the worst and the best humankind has to offer, he ...

The Rainmaker by John Grisham

evil, the insurance company. Rudy faces an experienced lawyer, Leo F. Drummond, and five of his associates in the courtroom scenes...

Morality and Reason According to Plato, Socrates, and Sigmund Freud

inquiring and trying to discover what is good is the best kind of life, the only life worth living" (Frost, 1962, 84). As this de...

Primary Themes of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

much fuller understanding of the feelings and motivations of his fellow men, which is reflected in his sermons. As noted by Eaton ...

Rewriting History with William Shakespeare's 'Richard the Third'

who stood in his path to the English throne, was so memorable that his work of fiction has become accepted as historical fact. Ho...

Man's Nature in Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Ethan Brand,' 'The Birthmark,' and 'Young Goodman Brown'

barely stood aside to let the narrow path creep through, and closed immediately behind. It was all as lonely as could be; and ther...

Literature and Human Evil

of Dr. Frankenstein. However, in all honesty it is not the monster who is evil. The monster tries to learn, tries to find a place ...

A Ficticious Literary Panel Discussion

its extreme, I pointed out the evil being perpetuated against the Irish." Lady Macbeth interrupts, "I am familiar with this wo...

Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche

aside and did not dig any deeper--there is also something suspicious in it." " (Nietzsche 257). It is here that the philosopher im...

Blackness in Young Goodman Brown and Betrothal in Santo Domingo

"black heart," but each kept some number of people at bay, not letting those individuals enter the inner recesses of either their ...

Themes of Good and Evil in Stowe's Novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin

There can be no doubt that Stowe intended her novel to be more of a religious than sociopolitical text. It includes close to 100 ...

Good versus Evil in Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

the old and sick. There was always room in the safety and warmth of la familia for one more person, be that person stranger or fri...

Aristotle's Perspectives on Evil

originally? Even if it is passed on to future generations, or victims, it has to come form somewhere. While some say it is origina...

Defense of the Monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Monster, who is Frankensteins technological "son." While having the stature of a full-grown adult. Shelley makes it clear that the...

Analyzing The Stand by Stephen King

Despite the obvious panic, a visibly ailing President of the United States attempts to reassure a shaken nation by vehemently deny...

Good and Evil Morality Concepts

to allow him to survive. Pojman draws a distinction between ethics (or morality), on the one hand, and etiquette, law, and religio...

Fate in Bleak House by Charles Dickens

as well. Greed and ambition get in the way of the characters doing what is right, and innocent children become victims of a syste...

Demons, the Answer Book by Lester Sumrall

of blaming the victim for not being spiritually "pure" is something that goes back to the Middle Ages when the plague was thought ...

Thematic Analysis of 'The Lamb' and 'The Tyger' Poems by William Blake

A relevant phrase in literature that relates to the overall concept of good versus evil in Blakes work is that of the human...

Good and Evil According to Immanuel Kant

one belonged. Kant believed that accessing this moral law which was indeed universal consisted of relying on our own instincts, n...

Othello by William Shakespeare and 3 Different Perspectives

directors. Because of the intimacy between stage performers and the audience, Shakespeares prose is able to serve as a feature pe...

Evil Temptation in 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the Film Version of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, and I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Conde

were full of all the fire and brimstone of a religious fanatic. Whenever evil would cross his path, such as in the form of an omi...

Comparing the Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne

he urges Faith to deny the Devil and look to Heaven, he suddenly finds himself alone in the forest. Although Brown has escaped the...

The Parallels Between the Progressive Era and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

the bosses, the police, the politicians, and a myriad of other players. Sinclair reveals a dream which is interlaced by theft, pr...

Proof of God's Existence in the Meditations of Rene Descartes

that he be deceived since God is supremely good. Nevertheless, it does appear to Descartes that there is a good possibility that G...

Meditations on First Philosophy and Systemic Doubt of Rene Descartes

highest truth and certainty I have learned either from the senses or through the senses" (Descartes 29). But he is quick to note ...