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Hale’s Transformation in The Crucible
An essay on Reverand Hale’s transformation in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. What effect did this have on the reader?
Past Lives by John Van Auken
Words from songs about reincarnation are as haunting as the subject of reincarnation itself. Do we all have a sense that we were someone else before?
Inherit The Wind
The play “Inherit the Wind”, written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee is based on the famous Scopes Monkey Trial of the 1920’s. In this play, the two leading roles are Matthew Harrison Brady and Henry Drummond. Brady and Drummond are very diverse individuals and shows it in their personalities, beliefs, and behaviors.
Taking The Ego Out of The Equation
In the novel "The Road to Hope," all characters are simply trying to live their lives as easily as possible, and to make it through each day in a worthwhile manner. Despite these goals, internal strife and turmoil naturally develop.
Biblical References in William Golding’s Lord of The Flies and The Spire
This investigates whether there are biblical parallels in William Golding’s The Spire and The Lord of the flies and if so how they are achieved and what do they add to the book. I have examined the texts in great depth to detect the sometimes incredibly subtle religious connotations and linked them with religious motifs and sometimes even specific characters and stories from the Bible. Once I had detected these biblical parallels I then set about exploring the additional layers they gave to the book. In The Lord of the Flies the religious parallels were used to provide a stark contrast to the developing evil and in The Spire they help to produce a more complex story.
The Grand Inquisitor and Religious Lies
What if the age old church’s teachings and traditions that we observed are not Christ or God centered? What if we pushed God aside because we wanted to promote our own agendas and interests more than his? What if we really are blinded by delusions so strong and we picked and chosen whatever teachings that are easy and require less sacrifice?
One More Try
Since my marriage broke down almost three years ago life has taken one interesting turn after another. Repossession, homelessness, destitue and prayers are all things that will stay with me for one reason or another until the end of my days. The comfort and sorrow is that I am not alone in this journey. I ache for those who will go through it, I feel for those who are going through it and I smile at those that have survived it. Come share with me a summary of my one more try…
