Pascal pointed out that Aquinas’ made the assumption that the uncaused cause, which is necessary for the Cosmological Argument, was the Christian God. As there is no empirical or scientific evidence for this to be the case then his argument does have little value for religious faith. For this reason, I agree with this claim. Karen Armstrong also criticises the Cosmological Argument as she says that Christians do not need to find reason, as Aquinas is trying to do, in order to debate with science. In her book “The Case for God” she writes that religion requires leaps of faith and should accept that there is no scientific proof for the existence of God.
Worst Thing America Ever Did: The Salem Witch Trials The worst thing to happen in American history was The Salem witch trials. Early in 1692, the witch hunt started in Salem, Massachusetts. During this time there were many stresses in the Massachusetts Bay Colony among Salem Villages, who had a strong belief in the devil. A town not too far from Salem had, had a recent smallpox outbreak, and created fear and suspicion for the Salem Villages. Nine-year old Elizabeth Parris and eleven years old Abigail Williams started having fits, strange behaviors and would scream with anger.
On one hand Thesus is compassionate to the widows he encounters on the road and vows to avenge them, on the other he razes Thebes to the ground and strips many citizens of their homes and lives. On one hand he mourns Arcite and can only be consoled by his father Egeus, and on the other he initially threw Arcite and Palamon into prison without ransom or remorse. This contradictory behavior calls into question the knights virtue; because there is a lack of consistency one must question the truth of his unending chivalry. This brings us to the realization that if a
Chillingworth, a man of age and wisdom, has a dark side that many don’t see. His shoulders are hunched and deformed making him look almost as evil as he actually was. He refuses to admit to be married to Hester because he wants to get his revenge in silence. “Sooner or later, he must needs be mine,” is Chillingworth’s way of saying that he is committing his life to finding this man and killing him. He sat in jail with Hester and made her promise to keep their marriage a secret.
These thoughts take over and consume Ivan. He becomes more anxious at the realization that death is a very real possibility. Ivan began to isolate himself from the world around him; he pushed himself away from all his loved ones, even blaming them for his suffering as he tried to avoid the truth. At one point, it would appear that Ivan wanted the acknowledgement and compassion from his family but in his distorted thinking, he assumed that his family did not care. As Ivan confronts death and acknowledges its certainty, he starts to question death, suggesting that maybe his soul is already dead and
He states, “For whom I should be hanged.” This shows that e is unhappy of the truth and how sick it makes him feel. It tells the audience that he doesn’t have much to live for anymore and that he just wants to be gone where his voice can’t be heard. He also states, “My load is mine, don’t fear; no man could bear so much.” In other words, the immediate reaction he gives is that no one can go through the pain and suffering that he had to deal with and how much it can degrade yourself. Oedipus strongest use of rhetoric is symbolism that is to have significant meaning. He states.
Nothing is above God. That is stated as the first and most important of the Ten Commandments God created for us. Everything we do, say, how we live, what we think, etc, is based around God. If something is against God and are perhaps sinful, Christians who have a biblical worldview perspective try to avoid those things. Nonbelievers such as atheists, agnostics or non Christian religions wouldn’t necessarily avoid sins because they don’t have a biblical worldview on life.
The author draws parallels with Captain Ahab who was so consumed by revenge that he sacrifices his own life and all the sailors for whom he is responsible. In contrast Ishmael realises that his actions will hurt and embarrass innocent people and abandons his quest for revenge. Ishmael begins to develop resilience to bullying when he realises that his problems are not a matter of life or death. He learns this from seeing Scobie overcome fear while struggling to survive brain cancer. Scobie’s attitude of “never give up, never give in” inspires Peter Chung, to take on the ‘Magnon’.
These short phrases quicken the pace making his words increasingly dramatic and emotional. A father is a figure to look up to, but Keller has made Chris so ashamed and disgusted, he is unable to even face his own father. When Chris reads Larry’s letter, it is also evident that Larry turned himself in because he couldn’t live with the shame of being part of the Keller family: ‘I don’t know how to tell you what I feel… I can’t face anybody…’ (The ellipsis’ add drama and emotion to his words.) In effect, Larry’s suicide is the reason for Keller’s suicide. Throughout the play, Kate is incredibly loyal to Keller, and even when she finds out the truth about Larry, she doesn’t get angry with him, and she stands up for Keller when Chris talks badly of him.
Early in the play, he had a chance to put a stop to the girls’ accusations, but his desire to preserve his reputation keeps him from testifying against Abigail. In addition to concealment of information, the pride of some of the condemned people caused them not to confess their “crime” and in doing so, receive the punishment of death. At the end of the play, Proctor’s desire to keep his good name leads him to make the choice not to make a false confession and to go to his death without signing his name on a statement. “I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”(150) Proctor cried in act four. By refusing to give up his name, he redeemed himself for his earlier failure and died with Pride.