God: The Ontological Basis of Morality Faith Gobeli Dr. DeWeese Philosophy of Religion May 1‚ 2009 Moral arguments have been some of the most popular as well as some of the most disputed arguments for God’s existence. Such arguments are meant to appeal to basic intuitions that people share with regard to the nature of morality. A number of philosophers have provided unique formulations of the moral argument‚ but George
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gods display human-like traits. Their moods and ulterior motives play significant roles in the story. Gilgamesh starts off as a wicked and arrogant king of Uruk. When the people of Uruk plea to the gods for tranquillity from their wicked king‚ the supernatural interferes for the first time in the story. They create an equaliser that is meant to subdue Gilgamesh; a godlike and hairy man named Enkidu. This interference inadvertently starts the entailing epic. Fate is a major theme in the narrative. Throughout
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drama written in the seventeenth century by William Shakespeare‚ still engage modern audiences. The three universal themes of Macbeth are the supernatural‚ the conflicts of order and ambition‚ which are still relevant today. This is demonstrated through the original play and Roman Polanski’s film of Macbeth produced in 1971. Shakespeare’s theme of supernatural is apparent all through his play‚ Macbeth. It was believed that he wrote it especially for King James‚ who was very fascinated by witchcraft
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the purpose of Cervantes ridicule of the hero. Don Quixote is a character that Cervantes uses in a satirical way to have readers rethink the problems of that time. Don Quixote exhibits the characteristics of an epic hero: great warrior‚ facing supernatural foes‚ capable of deeds of great strength and courage‚ and humility throughout the text but he also reveals the point of Cervantes satirizing the heroism. An epic hero usually establishes himself as a great warrior before going on his adventure;
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weather acts as pathetic fallacy‚ further creating tension in the atmosphere; also the weather suggests a supernatural element‚ a common component of the Gothic genre. The witches talk in rhyming couplets‚ as though a chant; Witch 1 says ‘When shall we three meet again? In thunder‚ lightning‚ or in rain?’.This indicates the witches can see into the future‚ developing further on the supernatural element; Shakespeare mentions this power of the witches
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unusual plot line of the film‚ the initiation stage and departure stage do not follow the traditional hero’s adventure timeline. In the departure stages‚ the film demonstrates three of the five substages; special birth in an ordinary world‚ supernatural aid‚ and crossing the first
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techniques like lighting and flashbacks to show the theme of split-worlds. A splitworlds theme is one that is supernatural‚ and is one that he often uses. Split-worlds shows at least two different types of worlds and how they interact. Tim Burton usually uses the world of the living and the world of the dead to show split-worlds. ! Quite a few of Tim Burtonʼs movies involve the supernatural in some way. In movies like Beetlejuice‚ Corpse Bride‚ and The Nightmare Before Christmas‚ dead people interact
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“Fantasy: something that is produced by the imagination : an idea about doing something that is far removed from normal reality.” To many‚ The Ocean at the End of the Lane reflects the Merriam-Webster’s definition. We know that the supernatural doesn’t exist‚ people can’t change the phase of the moon‚ and that duck ponds are not oceans. Those people stick to their idea of reality‚ and reject any other persons’ truths that don’t line up with theirs‚ even if it could help them see the world in a new
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is used in many different novels and writings‚ with one of them being The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Scarlet Letter depicts a woman who is shamed of adultery and has to wear a scarlet “A” on her bosom‚ and the “A” seems to have supernatural powers that effect Hester Prynne and people around her in many different ways. The scarlet “A” attached to Hester Prynne’s bosom was a sign of her committing adultery and was permanently attached for her public shame. But the letter had other
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exoticism‚ mystery‚ and dread. It also‚ often‚ will revolve around a creepy character‚ such as Edward Cullen. The gothic characteristics that Stephenie Meyers has incorporated in her novel‚ Twilight‚ are fear and death‚ nature and individuality‚ and supernatural elements to help her develop the plot. The first Gothic characteristics that Meyers shows in her novel is
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