Milton S. Hershey

Demons; Wretched beasts from the pits of Hell ordered to serve Satan. We all have demons residing inside us and they can be awakened at any moment either through traumatic events or by the demon in the bottle, alcohol. Throughout his life, poet Edgar Allan Poe struggled with alcoholism and this is apparent throughout his short stories and poem. Most noteably his short story, The Black Cat, where the narrators actions are influenced by the demon in the bottle or perhaps influenced by the animal…

Paradise lost reviews its inner beauty with the guidance of confinement, man's first disobedience, sin, and revenge. Confinement: To keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, quantity, or time). Confinement ties to Satan’s perspective of the Garden of Eden because he feels as if he does not belong. The book portrays jealousy from Satan since Adam and Eve live royally in Paradise. Because Adam and Eve live like kings/queens, sin rises to make a strike within…

Dante Alighieri’s Inferno has a hell and a God that are in many ways difficult to process. Dante’s God can be seen as either a cruel God that encourages torture or a God with divine justice. He proposes a lot of possibilities that do not necessarily sit well with people. One major argument against his reasoning is that he submits people straight to hell just for not believing God. However, he places them in Circle one where their punishment is to have a near wonderful afterlife with the…

interacting with cultivators to insure its quality. Similarly, the quality of my education in economics correlates with its surroundings—faculty, resources, and classes—as well. UChicago’s renowned economics program is celebrated historically for housing Milton Friedman and Gary Becker amongst other laureates of the School of Economics. This acclaimed roster, featuring Steven Levitt of Freakonomics, offers a level of rigor that cannot be found at other peer institutions. What differentiates…

portrayal of Satan, as a semi-hero, with mainly heroic characteristics, or Milton’s God in Paradise Lost, one can see that the writer challenged conventional roles of his time. Less apparent is Milton’s progressive viewpoint on women in the poem. Although Milton cannot be classified as a feminist writer, Eve’s portrayal is highly liberal for the seventeenth century. In fact, Eve is one of Milton’s most empowered characters in Paradise Lost. This is evident in Eve and Adam’s relationship with…

Frankenstein is described as the modern-day Prometheus since 1823. In Greek mythology, Prometheus is the creator and protector of people. Frankenstein has had many adaptations since it was first published in 1818. Most have failed to stay true to the original novel. The closest adaptation that captures the essence of the novel is the 1994 Kenneth Branagh film. The protagonist Victor, seeks a way to create life artificially. One theme of the text is that human should not meddle with creation, if…

Deryshelle Crews Dr. Ayres ENGL 413-001 24 October 2016 Loneliness and Rejection in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelly, is one of her best written works. Written when she was 18 years old, this novels explores the themes of both loneliness and rejection, especially in the character of Victor Frankenstein’s creation. In the novel, Mary Shelley delves into the feelings of creature as he is rejected, ignored and abused by human society because of his appearance.…

to gain access to almost all of a person 's personal information and to monitor almost their every move. The idea of national and personal security is often used as a justification for such monitoring as and when it occurs, even if such acts appear to compromize the very personal freedoms which they justify themselves by claiming to defend. This issue has most obviously come to the forefront of public consciousness with the case of Edward Snowden who 's, technically criminal, actions NSA…

“It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.” Said by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a famous playwright, and actor.” Many people can often associate this quote with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. In this book, a young scientist–Victor Frankenstein–gives life upon nonliving matter. He created something he would later deeply regret, a creature. He is disgusted upon perceiving his creation and abandons it. The creature seeks love and friendship but he wad…

Eru Iluvatar is the God of Middle-Earth; he creates the Ainur so he doesn’t feel so isolated. The Ainur are like Christianities’ angels. The Ainur are split into two groups; the Valar, are the guardians of the world. And the Maiar, wizard or the Istari. The Istari are low-angels; including Gandalf, Sauroman, Radagast, and the two blue wizards. The Istari’s main mission is to protect the people of the world from evil. Melkor is the reason for such evil in the world. When Eru Iluvatar and his…