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- 441: Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The House of the Dead
- ... sentence was commuted to four years hard labor in Omsk, Siberia. He accepted his punishment and began to regard many of the simple convicts as extraordinary people. During his sentence, he became devoted to Orthodox Christianity. The House of the Dead was initially published in Russia, 1860. Upon initial examination of the work, it appears to be a stream of consciousness account of Dostoyevsky's four years in a Siberian prison ...
- 442: Cahill's How the Irish Saved Civilization
- ... return to convert the Irish. He was the first missionary to the barbarians beyond Greco-Roman law who looked into the hearts of others. (Cahill, p. 115) Cahill notes Ireland is the only land where Christianity is introduced without violence - there were no murdered Irish martyrs. (Cahill, p. 151) He discusses the growth of monasteries in Ireland and their eventual spread to Iona and beyond by Columcille and his White Martyr ...
- 443: Wyrd
- ... were obeyed to the letter in the main time frame and our own, to a lesser extent because times have changed: Berengaria was a nun, and De Ville was an Abbe. The laws that govern Christianity are mostly good, but intervention on the part of the church, often with the best of intentions, can lead an uneducated and oppressed society (like that of, say, medieval England or France) into ruins. In ...
- 444: Why the Name "Things Fall Apart"
- ... faith with his friends, like his father lost faith with his. Another episode that showed the downfall in Okonko's life was when Nwoye, his oldest and favorite son, converted to the white mans religion, Christianity. To Okonko this was very upsetting because Nwoye was his eldest son, and Okonko had the greatest expectations for him. When news came to him that Nwoye was among the white men, one could have ...
- 445: 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.
- 446: Saudi Arabia
- ... cultural, and ethnic regions. The major ethnic groups composing the Islam community, are the Arabs, Turks, Iranians, Afghans, Southeast Asians, and a small percentage of Chinese. In Europe, Islam is the second largest religion after Christianity.(BOOK) Saudi Arabia is a nation of great diversity, it mixes the ancient Muslim teachings with new fascinating technology. Saudi is a home to millions of Muslims, and is a major gathering grounds for millions ...
- 447: Tess of the D'Ubervilles: Environments and The Feels of the Characters
- ... at in her life--the Herons. A violent end to a violent life for Alec, and a new beginning with Angel for Tess. Tess also gained inner-peace by a final symbolic rejection of the Christianity which had rejected her; she returned to her roots at Stonehinge. Her entire life had been somewhat ironic, and in a very ironic place--a Heathen temple--Tess found the total contentment with the son ...
- 448: How Should The Indian Mutiny B
- ... they would be ex communicated by their own people. Furthermore, the whole incident appeared more sinister to the Sepoys , who already suspected the British had in mind to make them outcasts and convert them to Christianity. With this skepticism still rife, Colonel Carmichael Smith ordered his regiment at Meerut to parade for firing practice on 24th April 1857. He was aware the situation was tense, but there were new instructions to ...
- 449: Great Expectations: God's Law vs. Human Law
- ... crime. The story opens in a churchyard where the grave, symbolic of eternal judgement can be contrasted with the nearby gallows, symbolizing human punishment. Set on the eve in which we commemorate the birth of Christianity, an institution based on charity and love, Pip feels guilty for bringing food to a starving fellow human. Pip must steal food from his own family to help Magwitch, thereby transforming mercy and compassion into ...
- 450: Huck Finn's Conflict with Society
- ... and play the harp. Huck does not like Widow Douglas' much either, but it is better than Miss Watson's. Huck would rather be free to do as he pleases. Slavery is also hypocritical with Christianity. Slave owners would make slaves believe that God loves all people, which is contrary to the belief that slaves are inferior. The southern view of gentlemen is also hypocritical. These "gentlemen" are supposed to be ...
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