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    In Paradise Lost‚ I find book two most significant. I find this book most significant because this is where Satan decides to voyage through Chaos in order to find the new world; Satan decides that he wants to seek revenge on God. A quote that alludes to Satan’s revenge is‚ "Thither full fraught with mischievous revenge Accursed‚ and in a cursed hour‚ he hies (Milton lines 1054-1055). This quote is describing the type of revenge that Satan seeks. It is clearly stated that his revenge will be mischievous

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    the universe. In writing his epic Paradise LostJohn Milton is fully aware of his limitations as a mortal man; however‚ in an attempt to transcend the finite to the infinite‚ to describe the indescribable and to understand the unknown‚ Milton bases his arguments on Biblical theology to show that mankind has fallen from immortality to mortality and that its fallen nature prevents its physical and intellectual sight from comprehending the spiritual realm. Milton bases his arguments on numerous Biblical

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    In John Milton’s historic poem‚ Paradise Lost‚ he established a unique conflict between the Christian Holy Trinity that represented God and the Unholy Trinity that represented satan. The previously established Holy Trinity of God‚ was a collective representation within Christian doctrine of God the Father‚ Son‚ and Holy Spirit as each member of the trinity represented God in different roles and ways. The opposing trinity of unholiness was established in response to the outcasting of Satan from the

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    course of Paradise Lost (Sims 1). Tempted by the lavish fruit from The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil‚ Eve is persuaded to take a bite of the fruit by Satan‚ God’s second in command‚ who is now the leader of fallen angels. Then Adam‚ lead on by Eve‚ took a bite as well‚ which lead to The Fall of humanity. But this whole experience is different; the temptation by Satan is not felt‚ but linked second-hand. The original meaning of The Fall is that it was Eve’s fault‚ but in Paradise Lost Milton

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    the devil in “Paradise Lost” has on the psyche makes him a more effective villain than the three monsters in “Beowulf”. Both epic tales culminate into a battle where the rulers‚ God and Hrothgar‚ call upon the heroes‚ Christ and Beowulf‚ to defeat the villains‚ the devil and the monsters. Each epic merges Christian and traditional elements of the tales that include kings‚ heroes‚ villains‚ honor and loyalty. “Beowulf” was not available during the time Milton was writing “Paradise Lost” even so‚ parallels

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    Milton S. Hershey

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    Milton S. Hershey‚ the founder of the giant chocolate manufacturing firm bearing his name‚ tried a number of different ventures before eventually succeeding in the chocolate business. In his early years‚ Milton enjoyed his apprenticeship as a candy maker for Joseph H. Royer‚ a confectioner. At the age of 19‚ Hershey decided to go into the candy business for himself. His venture in Philadelphia failed‚ as did efforts with his father. Back in Lancaster‚ Hershey began manufacturing caramels. The

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    Paradise Lost or Gain

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    Kashmir ; a Lost Paradise

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    Kashmir — a beautiful mountain state with clear rivers‚ evergreen forests and one of the highest death rates in the world. It is at the center of an age-old dispute between Pakistan and India that has dragged on from the independence of both nations over fifty years ago to the present time‚ with no resolution in sight. The combined population of the two nation totals over a billion‚ so no conflict between them is of passing importance‚ especially when nuclear weapons are involved. Pakistan and India

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    On the Neglect of Human Emotion in “Paradise Lost”: A Rebuttal Within Virginia Woolf’s letter and diary entry‚ she discusses her thoughts on John Milton’s writing style within “Paradise Lost‚” and reveals her feeling that Milton‚ while clearly an expert of literary description‚ does very little to touch upon human passions and emotion within his poem. Upon reading “Paradise Lost‚” it is clear that Woolf has a point; extravagant descriptions of heaven‚ hell‚ angels and God abound within the epic

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    Sonnet 16 - John Milton

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    Sonnet 16 – On His Blindness by John Milton John Milton is considered to be the most significant English author after William Shakespeare. Although his chief work is “Paradise Lost”‚ he also wrote other wonderful poems‚ prose‚ as well as sonnets‚ in which he tackles a number of subjects which range from religious to political. Rarely is one piece of writing limited to one or the other of those fields. Among all the sonnets‚ Sonnet 16 is special because

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