John Stuart Mills explains‚ “In the golden rule of Jesus of Nazareth‚ we read the complete spirit of the ethics of utility. To do as one would be done by‚ and to love one’s neighbor as oneself‚ constitute the ideal perfection of utilitarian morality.” (Mills 17) As individuals we all unknowingly seem to maximize the satisfaction of our own choices when we act. If one chooses to perfect activity A rather than activity B‚ we are then revealing that we as individual prefer performing activity A to performing
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“The Trio of Sin” Hester‚ Dimmesdale and Chillingworth – the three who contributed the most dramatic beginnings for the community as they determine how they handle their sinful ways. The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ is a well written novel to reveal the different ways a person may handle their sin. Although‚ the title of the book is rather deceiving‚ it was soon discovered how there is more than what meets the eye in this story. Shockingly‚ Hester is the more positive example for
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A sin is doing what is wrong or not doing what is right according to God’s rules. The Scarlet Letter is the story about Hester Prynne committing a sin of adultery. The consequence of her sinning is that she is forced to walk around in shame wearing a prominent scarlet letter “A” on her chest for the rest of her life. Hester was condemned by her own puritan neighbors. During that time sinning was a big deal‚ and anyone was eligible to caught and punished. A sin is something that can possibly occur
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belief that sin lies within us all‚ and that each individual has a different way of showing this innate sin. In The Scarlet Letter‚ author Nathaniel Hawthorne explores the crimes and faults of Hester Prynne‚ the infamous adulteress of the novel‚ who has been accused of bearing child with an unknown instigator. Throughout the novel we see the symbolic nature of this scarlet letter take many forms‚ as it plays a key role in the story development. More importantly‚ this illustrates the hidden sin within
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In protestant times‚ sin was considered to be part of breaking the law. Sin not only hurts one in the church’s eyes but also in the townspeople’s eyes. Sin can lead to guilt and guilt can tear away at the body both physically and mentally. Both sin and guilt are represented in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter which reveals the disintegration of the individual psyche: a tendency for the life of the body‚ the mind and the soul to fall apart due to sin‚ like the broken and isolated lives of
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crux of Christianity: Man is born a sinner. Throughout history‚ the nature of sin has seen many different faces and has changed to fit many different social expectations. As Bartleby the angel laments in the movie Dogma‚ “I remember when eating meat on Friday was supposed to be a Hell-worthy trespass.” His friend Loki counters with the observation that‚ “The major sins never change.” Although the list of the Seven Deadly Sins is never mentioned in the Bible‚ the concept has existed since before the Middle
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Who is Jesus? There is a question that has been asked many times over the years‚ generation after generation. Who exactly was that strange man who walked on the shores of Galilee so many years ago? It’s such an easy question‚ but it does not necessarily require a simple answer. God in himself is such a complex and mysterious being; it is hard to describe Him in just a couple words. There was so much more to Him than what meets the eye‚ so much more than what can be explained by us fallen
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Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz are two of the most supreme intellects of the 17th century. They are both considered to be the inventors of Calculus. However‚ after a terrible dispute‚ Sir Isaac Newton took most of the credit. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) was a German philosopher‚ mathematician‚ and statesman born in the country of Leipzig. He received his education at the universities of Leipzig‚ Jena‚ and Altdorf.
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given a list of sins that God hates but seven that are‚ in His eyes‚ an abomination. The verse states‚ “These six things the LORD hates‚ Yes‚ seven are an abomination to Him; A proud look‚ A lying tongue‚ Hands that shed innocent blood‚ A heart that devises wicked plans‚ Feet that are swift in running to evil‚ A false witness who speaks lies‚ And one who sows discord among brethren.” Over time society amended and summarized these sins into what are known as “The Seven Deadly Sins:” Gluttony‚ Pride
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Isaac Newton was a big name around the period of time of the Enlightenment. He had many inventions that contributed to the Enlightenment such as the Naturalis Principia Mathematica Philosophiae and his ideas about gravity and the invention of the telescope. Isaac Newton was born on January 4‚ 1643 and his first contribution to the enlightenment was making the telescope. In 1668 he created the telescope for optics and this invention proved the idea of color and light. He proved that light was
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