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    Sinners from Hell

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    The sermon‚ “from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚” by Jonathan Edwards explains how sinners are going to go to hell because they have sin. Edwards is persuading his audience by trying to convert people‚ he explains to sinners what is going to happen to them and give examples describing how sinner were going to hell. Edward is trying to convert people. The reason is that he wants to build a better society‚ trying to make people have a relationship with God and he look down to people because

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    Contrast the psychological makeup of the sinners in Inferno and the penitent in Purgatorio This paper will compare the psychological makeup of the penitents in Purgatorio and the sinners in Inferno. Dante’s views are based on the principles of the Catholic religion and so‚ the harshest punishment that can be inflicted upon a sinner is purely spiritual‚ not physical. The Inferno is characterized by sins‚ and the sinners are not willing to repent for their sins but instead‚ they blame it on other

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    Hell In Dante's Inferno

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    Alighieri’s‚ The Inferno‚ is autobiographical account of his journey through hell. This story is the first part of a larger account known as The Divine Comedy. Dante wrote this passage during the Late Middle Ages‚ a time in Europe where the Christian faith was a central influence in life. His story describes what life after death was like for those who had sinned here on Earth. Dante Alighieri used The Inferno to teach both people then and now about the horrors of afterlife for those who went to hell. Dante

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    An Inferno With No Flames In his early 14th century book‚ The Inferno‚ Dante Alighieri wrote‚ “Through me you go into a city of weeping; through me you go into eternal pain; through me you go amongst the lost people.” In the quote‚ “me‚” is referring to Hell. Here‚ Dante describes his version of Hell for us. Through Hell‚ the human soul enters a city of weeping; Dante mentions the city of Dis‚ which embodies a large portion of Hell. Dante then claims‚ in Hell you will receive an eternal punishment

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    Hell from another perspective In myths‚ folklore‚ stories‚ etc.‚ Hell is looked at as a place of torment and punishment in the afterlife. Hell is supposed to be the furthest place away from one’s God or beliefs. The wronged‚ sinners‚ and the “evil” get sent there‚ to be punished for their wrongdoings. Hell is described as either a fiery pit‚ or an icy quarry‚ and to this day we still do not know. With gathered information from ones imagination‚ from Dante’s Inferno‚ and the fact that Hell is furthest

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    Why Psychology is Important Psychology is the study of the human mind and any of its functions. It also includes the behavior resulting from any changes in our environment. Psychology is very important to mankind in that it is important in understanding the world we live in. Psychology helps us and allows us to better understand the emotional and behavioral effects of our surroundings. According to Taylor (1988)‚ many prominent researchers believe a healthy mental outlook on the world and what

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    The Inferno. At the beginning of Canto III‚ Ciardi’s summary of the law in Dante’s Hell is described as “the law of symbolic retribution. As they sinned so are they punished” (pg 17). In other words‚ let the punishment fit the crime. However‚ what does this say about Dante’s view of God? Is He a vengeful God‚ giving out harsh punishments to those who chose to resist Him in life? Or‚ does He give out eternal justice to individuals who failed on Earth? Somewhere within Dante’s version of Hell one may

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    In many ways‚ Dante’s Inferno can be seen as a kind of imaginative grouping of human evil that is addressed into nine circles that descend into the depths of hell. At times it is very questionable the way Dante wrote the circles‚ wondering why they were created the way they were. For example‚ a sin in the Eighth Circle of Hell‚ bribe‚ would be considered worse than a sin in the Sixth Circle of Hell‚ murder. To understand this‚ one must realize that Dante followed very strict Christian values during

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    Author and Judge of the Dead The Divine Comedy 1: Hell is an extended glimpse into the depths of hell from one individual’s perspective. The narrator and protagonist‚ Dante Alighieri‚ illustrated the inner workings of hell itself from his own views and representation. Guided by the acclaimed poet‚ Virgil‚ Dante is able to journey through the underworld and epitomize the utter horrifying realm of the dead. Each circle of the inferno is secluded for a particular sin‚ punishing each one of the damned

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    their versions in their works. One of the best known authors is Dante Alighieri who wrote “The Divine Comedy”. In “Volume I: Inferno” Dante describes his version of hell in detail. There are nine circles of hell according to Dante; some even have multiple levels within themselves. Each level is centered on a specific kind of sinner that has to spend eternity in hell and they suffer a punishment that they have to endure for eternity. In the beginning of civilization in the Mediterranean and what

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