A Short History of the Devil by Neil Mohammed
Horned gods were worshipped in Europe and the rest of the world from the dawn of humanity. They were always part of a pagan belief system, a polytheistic belief system, which accepted many gods. Tribal pagan belief systems still in existence share this characteristic: the tribes worship their tribal....
An Unseen Reflection - Dracula and God
"An Unseen Reflection"
Paul Ratliff
Gothic literature exists as a style of fiction that emphasizes the grotesque, mysterious, and desolate. Dracula, a gothic English novel written in 1897 by Bram Stoker, illustrates a Satanic character through the Count. The Count exists as the protagon....
Baldwin

American writer, noted for his novels on sexual and personal identity, and sharp essays on civil-rights struggle in the United States. Baldwin also wrote three plays, a children's storybook, and a book of short stories. He gained fame with his first novel, GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN (1....
Devil
According to many religions the Devil is an evil spirit that opposes God or good spirits. Devils are supposed to tempt people to be wicked. The chief tempter is called the Devil and may command many lesser devils. In Judaism and Christianity, the Devil is also known as Satan. In Islam, the relig....
How does Arthur Miller show that dancing in the woods can lead to the deaths of innocent people?
In The Crucible, Miller shows that in the 17th century puritanical and theocratic society, mere 'dancing in the woods', by few young girls, had the power to cause paranoia, mass hysteria and moral degradation, and ultimately lead to the death of many innocent people in Salem, Massachusetts. In order....
King Hamlet: The Devil in Disguise
William Shakespeare's Hamlet is a drama which has been renound for its content and depiction of characters. Over the years, it has gone through many variations of interpretations and criticisms. One such criticism is the nature of the ghost who takes the form of Hamlet's dead father. At first gla....
Malcolm X
Malcolm X, was one of the many black leaders of our world. He was not this way throughout his life. He made a significant turn around when he was in prison and was introduced to the Nation of Islam. After his prison encounter, he decided to devote his life to educate Black people about the Nati....
Matthew Pearls The Dante Club a Historical Novel?
"Few intellectual developments in the last two hundred years have af-fected us more profoundly than the enriched sense of historicity." This quota-tion illustrates the fact that the interest in literary has grown.
As "[w]e have an increasing appetite for fiction and an increasing d....
Nicaraguas Women Fight for Freedom and Equality
The treatment of women in Nicaragua has been anything but equal. The Somoza regime took advantage of women as though they were simply possessions or tools by using them for prostitution or middle-class maids. The National Guard owned brothels and received part of the earnings. During the Sandinis....
Search for Meaning: Comparing Shake Hands with the Devil and In the Skin of a Lion
Every book has things to say, every text has lessons to teach; there is value in the opinions and written musings of all. Although one can draw similarities in almost any combinations of literature, it is rare to find two texts so blatantly similar yet so remarkably distinct on so many levels. This ....
Symbolism in La Celestina: the Death of Calisto
[Synopsis: This report, 4 pages in length, relying on 4 sources and in MLA format, examines the late 15th century romantic tragedy Celestina. It analyzes the death of one of the characters, Calisto, in the context of prevailing conceptions of love and sin.]
Symbolism in Celestina: the death of....
The Bible. Why Christians Believe Myths and Fables to be reality.
The Bible. Why Christians Believe Myths and Fables to be reality.
The Bible is the holy book for the Christian religion. This book was penned by various authors, and is split into two main sections. These two main sections are titled the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testame....
The devil - Comparson of tarot images
The great dragon, the primeval serpent, known as the devil or Satan, who had deceived all the world, was hurled down to the earth and his angels were hurled down with him. To many of us when we hear the name Satan or the Devil we automatically conjure up in our minds a visual representa....
The Devil and Tom Walker
Good and Evil in The Devil and Tom Walker:
The evil concept in the story is shown in many ways. Tom Walker represents mankind making see himself as being sinful and evil. When theres intent to destroy, we get a different level of hatred. We can see that good vs. evil has been a popular theme in....
The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving
Introduction:
Written by Washington Irving in 1867, The Devil and Tom Walker is one of the first pieces of writing that fell into the category Romanticism. Characteristics of Romanticism in the story are the belief in the supernatural and an emphasis on the imagination that resonates througho....
The Devil and Tom Walker-Greed leads to destruction
Greed is a selfish desire to obtain money, wealth, material possessions than one legitimately needs. It is a very harmful characteristic that can be the main source of self-destruction. In Washington Irvings literary work, The Devil and Tom Walker, Tom and his wife are extremely greedy in th....
Writing and Death: The Story of Edgar Allen Poe's Life
Writing and Death: The Story of Poe's Life
Edgar Allan Poe was the son of an actor and actress, David and Eliza Poe. He was orphaned at the age of three and went to live with the family of John and Fanny Allan in Richmond, Virginia. Poe is best known for his tales of the mysterious and mac....
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