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This paper takes an in-depth look at how the unholy trinity and the Holy Trinity are related in "Paradise Lost" by John Milton. The essay defines the hierarchy of God, the Son and the Holy Spirit. It also discusses the origin of Satan, Sin and Death. The author also includes supporting quotes from the text.

From the Paper
"You can be sure if the FOX television network could get there hands on a few angels, they would do everything in their power to try and publicly corrupt them on some morally reprehensible reality show. Fortunately for us, reality television was not yet invented when John Milton wrote Paradise Lost. Milton's work details the fall of Satan, the creation of hell, the advent of mankind and the origin of sin. The story is largely based on the depictions found in the bible. The central theme of the tale is the conflict between good and evil. Good is represented by the holy trinity. The holy trinity consists of God, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Evil is represented by the unholy trinity of Satan, Sin and Death. The forces of good and evil collide both overtly and covertly throughout the story. It is important to note that both sides of this supernatural war have their own strengths and weaknesses. What is more important is that both the unholy trinity and the holy trinity are dependant on each other in order for the entire story to reach mirror the ending that is found in the bible. In John Milton's Paradise Lost, the characteristics of the holy trinity are deeply entwined with those of the unholy trinity in order for the story to reach its natural conclusion."

Tags:adam, angels, british, death, eden, eve, god, heaven, holy, john, lost, milton, paradise, satan, sin, son, spirit, trinity, unholy

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This paper analyzes Chester Finn's article "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Test?", which concerns national education testing. It explores Finn's view that national educational testing is the solution to the problems confronting education today.

From the Paper
"Chester E Finn Jr has written an article that supports establishing national testing standards for schools. This is not a balanced article that considers the advantages and disadvantages of the issue and ..."

Tags:education, big bad test, finn, national, education, testing

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The paper looks at the tradition of spirit possession in a number of different religious traditions, including Brazilian Condomble and Umbanda, as well as several branches of Christianity, such as Catholicism and Pentecostals. The paper emphasizes the idea that these possession religions are egalitarian, and do not discriminate based on financial, social or gender status.

From the Paper
"What is it to be possessed? The term is used in jest and in fear, but does it really exist? If so, where, when, why, and to whom does it happen? There are many answers to these questions, almost as many as there are cultures that have ever existed on the earth, for there is evidence that many cultures throughout the world have practiced forms of ritual magic and shamanism that often include elements of possession (Eliade 5). In addition to being cross-cultural, the phenomenon of spirit possession is not limited by any gender, social or economic status boundaries. By looking at a number of examples of magical and ritual experience that are or could be considered "possession," this will become abundantly clear. What is possession? Most people have some sort of mental association with this term, frequently images from horror films or occult texts..."

Tags:possession, spirits, ritual

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The paper explores how badly the Native American population was affected by the introduction of smallpox. The paper looks at the evidence for an actual increase in the population of the Four Nations tribes during the period covered by the study. The paper asserts that what remains a fact, however, is the creative and effective manner in which these tribes coped with the smallpox epidemic.

Tags:native, smallpox, medicine

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This paper explains that Energy Medicine is based on the concept that there is an energy system operating within the human body, and the manipulation of this energy system can assist in maintaining physical health. The author says that there is a correlation between quantum physics and energy medicine: the belief that matter and energy are the same thing and because of this whatever is good or bad for one part of the body is equally good or bad for any other part of the body. The paper presents in detail the various modalities of Energy Medicine. The author includes writings of experts such as Gary Zucav.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Defining Quantum Theory
Quantum Physics, relation to Energy Medicine
What is Energy Medicine
Types of Energy Medicine
Ayurvedic Medicine
Magnetic Therapy
Bioenergetic Fields (Acupuncture)
Auras and Discharges
Quantum Mechanics
The Assemblage Point
Advantages and Disadvantages of Energy Medicine
Which Mind-Body-Spirit Modalities Best Relate to Harmonizing Total Well-Being
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Energy Medicine is based on the concept that there is an energy system that operates within the human body. It is believed that the manipulation of this energy system can assist in the area of physical health. Supporters of energy medicine hold that energy and matter is the same thing; and if energy and matter are the same thing than every part of the body is connected to the other parts of the body. Energy medicine dictates that the mind, body and spirit are interconnected and thus if one part is effected all the parts are effected. This is very different from traditional medicine, which believes that the body is a collection of parts and that the mind and body are separate. "

Tags:human, body, spirit, mind, matter, biological, acupuncture, ?lan, vital, ayurveda, magnetic, zucav, epicenter, assemb

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This paper examines how the process of sanctification can also be termed loosely of becoming like God, as we were all created to be like him, and in sanctification, we are restored to the full human potential designed by God. It looks at how this is done in three parts or levels and includes the work done by the Holy Spirit, done by ourselves, and through society. In particular, it explores how, in the life of a Christian, the work of sanctification is not at all finished, and how, by getting rid of bad habits, sanctification makes the sinner more and more like Jesus Christ.

From the Paper
"How does the process of achieving sanctification help in the life of a Christian? According to Hoekema, there are two benefits: the immediate and the ultimate goals through sanctification. The final benefit of sanctification is the glory of God. This is clear from what Paul has said in Ephesians 1:12 in the phrase "to the praise of his glory". The immediate benefit of sanctification is the achievement of perfection, and God has desired that every Christian be similar to Christ. Thus once we conform to the image of Christ, then the Christian is taking part in the glory of God, and is also a living proof of the glory of God. To achieve the glory, both God and man have to play their part. On his side God starts the sanctification by choosing the individual for conforming to him, and according to scripture, all the three parts of the Trinity are involved in this."

Tags:god, holy, spirit, jesus, christ

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This paper reviews "The Golden Compass" by Phillip Pullman and, in particular, looks at how daemons are the most interesting personification of spirits and how they create a powerful image and striking experience for the readers. It examines how the daemons, or the spirits, go through the transition in a similar manner as the human soul, from the complicated emotional state to a more mature state. It also examines how, through this representation, Pullman mirrors the very important element of human life: how the inner souls are perceived in reality and how the mechanics of daemons works. Daemons or spirits can be bad and good, and that is representative of the inner personality of the individual, which can care, love, deceive, torture, and betray.

From the Paper
"The Golden Compass is the first book of the trilogy that Phillip Pullman wrote. This book, like many other fantasy books of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, earned many controversies with respect to Pullman's treatment of good and bad, evil and spiritual. In the series, Pullman exhibits his atheism in the character portrayal and he does so by justifying and arguing that many books and literature that are written for children are from the point of perspective of Christian believes and is in a way directed and assertive for children in the following of the good or bad in their lives. However, with his Dark Materials, Pullman argues that things are not that simple as many Christians could like to believe and would like to see in the books that their children need or ought to read. In fact, Pullman goes as far as saying that children should experience and build up their own sense of good or bad and they should not be protected by the religious outcomes of the faiths and beliefs."

Tags:bad, evil, fantasy, soul

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This paper examines how since the earliest times human beings have sought to explain and understand the world around them and how natural phenomena, births, deaths, good and bad fortune were all seen as the work of spirits and gods. It discusses how both philosophers and theologians over the years have been faced by the same question who or what had created the universe and established its laws. It analyzes the opinions of Plato and Descartes who tackle the subject from a theological point of view and St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas who look at it from a religious point of view.

From the Paper
"Like Plato, Descartes infers the divine as the only possible explanation for the fundamental knowledge that resides within us all. Cogito ergo sum, I think therefore I am, is a prerequisite of the human condition. If one is able to think then it follows naturally that one must exist, and if one exists, and has as well, the knowledge that one exists, then both one's existence itself, one's knowledge of that existence must derive from somewhere, something, or someone. One person is born of another, and on back through time ad infinitum. But at some point, there must have been an original person " and following Darwin's theories all the way back " an original creature. Yet, logically even this original creature must have come from somewhere. Only the Divine can exist outside of creation I exist, and therefore, the Divine exists."

Tags:plato, descartes, st., augustine, st., thomas, aquinas, universe

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This paper discusses the idea of guardian angels in the times of the Bible and today. It explores the incidences in the Bible where it is believed that angels have interacted with man. The paper further discusses how many people today talk of their 'guardian angel' when they believe that they have escaped something that could have turned out very badly such as a car accident or an attempt at harming them.

From the Paper
"One of the first recorded events of angels interacting with man comes from the Bible. It is the story of Jacob's ladder, which is often taught in Sunday School but is likely forgotten in later years by most people. In this story, Jacob has a dream that there are angels ascending to and descending from Heaven on a huge ladder (Receiving, 2001). When he woke up, he believed that God had talked to him in the form of the dream. In the New Testament, there was a similar instance of angels interacting with man. It was believed, through a series of events, that Nathanael was given the gift of discerning spirits, which are also called angels. This was done when Jesus gave Nathanael a word of knowledge by saying that he saw him beneath the fig tree. Nathanael knew that there was no way that Jesus could have seen him there and so he believed that Jesus was truly the Son of God. When Nathanael recognized him that way in public, Jesus gave him 'spiritual eyes' and that was how he came to his understanding of angels (Receiving, 2001). "

Tags:dream, jacob, jesus, spirits, religion, heaven, messages, God

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This paper discusses "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African", by Olaudah Equiano, a freed man, who seeks to convey the horrors of slavery and the pain he experienced, while not offending his white readers so much that his story is never heard. The writer shows that Olaudah Equiano, although there is subdued resentment and seemingly subtle instances of contempt of his captors in his narrative, more often writes with respect and humility, showing that he still has his sense of obedience to them (and perhaps feelings of obligation to them for setting him free, but even more obligation to his own people to make sure their story is heard).

From the Paper
"Since we know Equiano writes from the perspective of a freed man, we can understand why he views and describe some of his experiences with disdain and bitterness. However, even though he shows his frustration with the whites, he does so eloquently (rather than in a bashing and more brutal way), so as not to offend the white reader. In Chapter II, Equiano, when describing his fear of being killed on board the slave ship, refers to the Whites as "bad spirits," referring to "their long hair, and the language they spoke (755)." In such great fear, it is somewhat odd that Equiano refers to them merely as "bad spirits," and talks only of their physical attributes."

Tags:dehumanization trespass flogging anger, bad spirit, savage