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- 431: Art: The Ultimate Expression
- ... is the religious subject matter. After a slow start the Christians introduced something new, the mosaic. Mosaics became a favorite medium for decorating churches. Man was viewed in religious scenes due to the spread of Christianity. Byzantine and medieval art was very representative. The artists' ability to produce lifelike figures had regressed. The emphasis was not on man anymore. Their art was made to glorify God. The fifteenth century marked the ...
- 432: Reverence
- Reverence Whittaker Chambers was born in 1901 and grew up in Long Island. The book that had the greatest impact on him was Les Miserables. It taught him that Christianity and revolution are two seemingly irreconcilable things. After going to Columbia University he went to England, where he joined the Communist party. There, he became the chief editor of the Daily Worker. In 1938, he ...
- 433: More's Utopia and Huxley's Brave New World: Differing Societies
- ... workers with endless distractions, some of which are similar to those that are popular today. Foremost among these is soma, "the perfect drug." It is "euphoric, narcotic, pleasantly hallucinate" and has "all the advantages of Christianity and alcohol; none of their defects." All workers are required to take the drug (everyone receives a daily ration), making it an indispensable component of social control. The social control that both societies thrive on ...
- 434: Hawthorne's Use Of Symbolism In Young Goodman Brown
- ... from him. "My Faith is gone!" "There is no good on earth; and sin is but a name. Come, devil! for to thee is this world given." This shows that the most important thing in Christianity, his faith, is lost. Throughout the night, Brown finds out more than he ever wanted to know about how his fellow Puritan townsmen have betrayed their faith by giving in to their darker desires, he ...
- 435: Eliot's Views of Sexuality as Revealed in the Behavior of Prufrock and Sweeney
- ... of a maiden, but is only suitable for a prostitute. The lines where he refers to the prophet John the Baptist and to Lazarus tells me that he has a deep interest in religion and Christianity. Religion does dictate strong views of sex and marriage, whereas a man must suppress all feelings of lust and desire, unless it is directed toward his own wife.
- 436: Habits That Hinder Thinking
- ... came across this article, they were most satisfied with the belief they were familiar with. They remembered the other peoples attitudes and conformed. John belongs to a church where he practices his belief in Christianity. At his church last Sunday, his pastor preached about how death is not a punishment that can be handled and administered by people. John listened to the message and accepted it very comfortably. When he ...
- 437: Bless me Ultima: The Growing up of a Young Boy
- ... This proves Tony understood the aknowledgement of reality, unlike most of his peers. When Florence, his freind, questions God, it made Tony gain skeptisicm. Before, Tony's parents, especially his mother, forced the religion of Christianity upon him. Tony believed it, since his parents did and he thought they were always right. Tony's parents did not him to question Catholisicm, but Florence made him realize you must question all beliefs ...
- 438: A Critical Analysis of Herman Melville's Moby Dick
- ... dwell over against all his kinsman. (Gen:16) Ishamel and his mother Hagar were cast into the wilderness to die. God saved Ishmael who lead the Muslims. Issac, Ishmael's brother was a follower of Christianity. From a Christian viewpoint Ishmael was the enemy, and one who must be repressed and rejected. To himself, Ishmael is the rejected orphan who through no fault of his own has been cruelly cast out ...
- 439: Marranos: A Lost People
- ... to Catholicism, or be put to death. This was not a surprise to the Jews of Spain. Since 1931, there had been anti-Jewish riots throughout Spain. For years, the Jews had been converting to Christianity to escape religious persecution. These Jews were called conversos. The twist to this tale is that these conversos actually were only putting on a front. They still considered themselves Jews. They practiced in secret.1 ...
- 440: The Grapes of Wrath: Symbolic Characters
- ... before she had lost her own. These two were both examples of human kindness and in both instances, the people were rewarded for their kindness. These examples are also examples of a major principle in Christianity which is to do unto others as you would like done to you. The third and final major aspect of symbolism shown in The Grapes of Wrath is the role that nature plays in the ...
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