‘Comparing Athens and Sparta is like comparing Heaven and Hell’ The two rivals of ancient Greece that made the most noise and gave us the most traditions were Athens and Sparta. They were close together on a map‚ yet far apart in what they valued and how they lived their lives. Athens and Sparta were different in many different ways and were very much like Heaven and Hell. One of the main ways they were similar was in their form of government. Both Athens
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Hell Hath No Fury like Medea Scorned In Euripides’s Medea‚ revenge can lead to destructive actions. This theme is a central part to the tragedy‚ mostly because it pops up time and time again. Euripides‚ through the use of motif‚ makes Medea’s desire for revenge seem conceivable. Not only has Jason left her by marrying Creon’s daughter‚ but Creon has exiled her from Corinth because she “nourish[es] rancorous ill will toward [Jason and Creusa] whom [he] intends to protect” (Euripides 92). The protagonist
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(Lewis 144). This is yet another form of the symbolism of Time though this more of the sense of the past tense of time itself. But in accordance to Ecclesiastes 3:1-11‚ “Everything has its own time‚ and there is a specific time for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die‚ a time to plant and a time to pull out what was planted‚ a time to kill and a time to heal‚ a time to tear down and a time to build up‚ a time
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Heaven as I see it is not above the Earth. It is an ever expanding planet at the end of space. Even though it is a great distance from Earth‚ one just has to look skyward as if looking into a massive telescope and will see the far reaches of space. Gigantic planets and clouds of different colored gases and lights are as easily seen as the faces of your loved ones back on Earth. Every morning starts with a sunrise that is more intense and awe-inspiring as the one the day before. During the day there
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Aparna of “Hell-Heaven” and the grandmother of “A Good Man is Hard to Find” are two completely different characters. Aparna is young and committed to her role as a mother and wife while the grandmother is older and strives only to fulfill her immediate desires Though they are characters very much unlike each other‚ they both fulfill their prospective author’s goal to inspire emotion in a reader. Both Aparna of “Hell-Heaven” and the grandmother of “A Good Man is Hard to Find” evoke strong emotions
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one God who created the world and cares about the behavior and beliefs of human beings. The similarities are on Judgment Day is when God will judge all people. Christians/Muslims go to heaven and all others go to hell. During resurrection Christians/Muslims go to heaven to eternal life in heaven and others to hell. Afterlife is often referred to as life after death. In which an essential parts of someone’s identity resides after death. People believe afterlife awaits people when they die.
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rewarded when you die. Christians believe that heaven is a place where they can spend an eternity with God after their death. Jesus’ crucifixion led Christians to think that they are freed from the punishment of original sin and they have the chance to enter heaven depending on how well they lived their lives and whether they did good or acted accordingly by obeying God. Those who have followed God faithfully throughout their lives can expect to go to heaven where there will be no bad things waiting to
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second coming of Jesus which will also be the day that we will be judged for our sins. The word Rapture is not mentioned in the Bible but is referring to the event of those who are saved being brought up from the earth by God. God will come down from heaven with a shout which will be heard in the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God. Those who died in Christ shall be brought up first and those who are still alive in Christ are then brought up. As a result of the rapture of the church‚
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Beliefs Liberal Christians recognize that the writers of the Bible held a variety of beliefs concerning Heaven and Hell. The earliest books of the Bible described an underground cavern where all people‚ good and bad‚ spent eternity after death. The later books described Hell as either a place of annihilation or of eternal punishment. Generally speaking‚ this system of beliefs looks upon Hell as a concept‚ not as a place of punishment. The idea that a person would suffer eternal punishment for a
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either go to Heaven‚ Purgatory or hell. Heaven: Heaven is known as eternal life where everything is peaceful and right. This is there perfect place for eternity. Purgatory: Purgatory a place or state where suffering is induced for souls who have sinned and want to explain their sins before going to heaven. The person in purgatory goes to through Parousia where Jesus reappears and gives his last judgement for the soul to go to either heaven or hell. Hell: Hell is the opposite of heaven‚ it is
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