God prefered Abel’s gift over Cain’s because Abel’s gift was worth more to Abel than Cain’s gift to Cain. Abel chose the best lamb for God while Cain gave God leftover hays. Cain asked Abel why he sacrificed his best lamb and told him that the harvest is good that year so there was a lot of leftover hays that he will give to God. Cain’s gift was not even something he would have kept and Abel chose something he loved dearly. The sacrifices made between the two clearly shows how selfless and selfish
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In an old Hebrew myth‚ scribed in medieval times‚ Adam had a wife prior to the complacent‚ obedient Eve; her name was Lilith. Lilith was created not from rib‚ but from the same dust as Adam. As the story goes‚ Lilith refused to lie beneath Adam‚ stating that they were equals. When Adam tried to force her into compliance‚ she fled to the treacherous Red Sex. Considered a demoness by all accounts‚ she sat on the edge of the sea‚ birthing more than one hundred demon babies every day. Adam cried
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Creation Story The selection "The Iroquois Creation Story" is very much similiar to the bibles version of how the Earth was created. In "The Iroquois story" there was a woman who gives birth to two boys and shorty after falls to her demise. She gave birth to a good and evil son. The good son is the creator of good and uses his parents remains to creat the sun‚ moon and stars. He also goes along to create insects and animals to inhibit and live in the different habitats he created such as rivers
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The Honorable Integrity of a Soul Catcher Augustus Cain is the main character in Soul Catcher by Michael White. Cain can be recognized as a good man in many ways during his expeditions as a slave catcher. He is caring and respects all people‚ specifically Joseph and Rosetta. When with Rosetta‚ he demonstrates a protective instinct at times. Cain’s knowledge of travel and ways to wander were for the protection and safety of his crew. Through his wise and virtuous decisions‚ Cain can be portrayed
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Nothing Gold Can Stay The poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” written by Robert Frost tells the story of nature‚ specifically leaves turning green and then turning old. This poem is an allegory‚ not only does nature get old but people get old. When people are young they can be described as green or gold. In the poem‚ youth lasts only one hour. The moral of the poem is to stay young as long as you can. My personal interpretation of the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is that absolutely nothing can last
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How did Masaccio and Masolino’s choose to tell a story about art and science in their frescos in the Brancacci Chapel? Masaccio was Masolino’s assistant and they worked together on the fresco’s in the Brancacci chapel. Although it was Masolino that was hired to paint the chapel he had to leave during the commission and Masaccio took over much of the work. Masolino’s "Tempation of Adam and Eve" begins the cycle of fresco’s. In the painting Adam and Eve face each other directly and Eve holds the apple
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez‚ the author of One Hundred Years of Solitude‚ lived and experienced a religious Latin American life. These experiences played a vital function in the development of his characters‚ specifically Jose Arcadio Buendia. Jose Arcadio Buendia was the founder of the innocent city of Macondo where “the world was so recent that many things lacked names.”(p.1) He was a strong coordinator and looked to as a leader. As Melquiades and the other gypsies passed through the village‚ Jose
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East of Eden: Is Evil Nature or Nurtured? John Steinbeck’s novel East of Eden was inspired by a message he wished to send to his sons. Steinbeck created this epic story to carry his voice and advice to the two young boys whom he loved immensely. He wrote the story of good and evil‚ including love and hate‚ demonstrating how they are inseparable. ("East of Eden"‚ Kirjasto) Steinbeck wanted to describe to Thom and John IV‚ the Salinas Valley‚ the treasured place in which he grew up. He aspired
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The Forbidden Fruit It seems like the greatest anecdotes revolve around an apple; Adam and Eve damned all of mankind for an apple and an apple inspired Newton’s whole life work. The scrumptious Frisbee-shaped apple pie that Gary Soto’s six-year old self snatches is almost worth spending the rest of eternity in hell. The author compels the reader that the rush and risk of stealing appears pleasuring enough when you enjoy it‚ but guilt fills the conscience when it vanishes. The use of diction‚ imagery
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According to Beitzel Abram’s family originally started in Ur‚ right along the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia. There he got a form of a vision from God where God was telling him to pack up his family and all of his belongings and to head toward the land of Canaan. His family made it to Harran and settled there until his father Terah died at age 205. So Abraham‚ now 75 left and took Lot with him as God had told him. They followed the Fertile Crescent because if they had gone straight across to Canaan
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