Abstract
The following paper critically analyzes 'Beowulf', a collection of heathen tales of the early Northland, put together and shaped by a Christian Anglo-Saxon poet in the era of Bede who was influenced by both Greek/Roman and Church sources. This paper examines the significant parallels apparent between Beowulf's adventure and Christ's death, decent into hell and resurrection. However heathen the original story was, the writer argues that it is reasonable to suppose that the account of Beowulf's decent into the grim fen, his encounter with the demon-brood staining the water with blood and his triumphant emergence from it into joyous springtime is at least an allegory of baptism. The following paper gives "Beowulf" and the "Historic Age" a far fuller historical meaning and even greater artistic value than the writer would have if it were only interpreted on a story level. The writer contends that if one were to start from scratch and invent a story whose every detail was to allegorize the story of salvation (which C.S. Lewis did in his "Narnia" series, for example), one could not do much better than was done in Beowulf by using plot inherent in the ancient tales.

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"A classic work of literature is one that endures past its own generation. One reason a work endures is because it can be read, enjoyed and promote thought not only for the author's contemporaries, but for people who read it for years to come. In order to do that, it must contain universal themes that remain true across times and cultures.One thing that successive generations of readers do with a classic is relate its themes to their own lives and times. A classic may mean one thing to one person who reads it and another thing to another person. Quite often readers recognize a simple story as an allegory for something else. A recent example of this is how the "Star Wars" saga has come to be "adopted" by Christian readers because Christians realized that many of the main concepts could be metaphors for Christian ideals. "The force" can be God or the Holy Spirit who helps the Jedi (those chosen to lead and defend the common people, or in the Christian tradition, the clergy or ministers or even "everyman" Christians) to fight "the dark side"."

Tags:encounter, demon-brood, staining, triumphant, emergence, joyous, springtime, allegory, rite, baptism, England, impressive, circumstances, masses, converts

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This paper explains that the concept of demons in the Greco-Roman world was very complex because the terms "demon" and "daimon" meant different things to different religious groups. Whereas, to the Greeks and Romans, daimons were supernatural beings, lower than gods, with the ability to help or hurt humans, to Christians, demons were evil spirits only out to harm mankind. The paper relates that both groups saw the importance of demons and utilized them in their own ways as described by the author. The paper uses MLA style footnotes but does not include a works cited page.

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"The practice of exorcising demons was not limited to professed Christians. Since Christians were not the only people who were believed to be possessed by demons, the practice of exorcism was not limited to those who practiced Christianity. When questioned by the apostle John whether or not exorcisms in the name of Christ practiced by non-Christians should be allowed. ... This sense of near cooperation between Christians and Romans clearly shows how much the Christians feared and distrusted demons."

Tags:supernatural, malevolent forces, spells, new testament, exorcisms

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This paper examines Carl Sagan's clear and lucid style of writing which lends itself well to understanding the diverse number of issues as detailed in ""The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark." This paper discusses the basic theme of Sagan's novel which is the defense of technology as a necessity to improve man's existence on this planet. The writer of this paper also touches on Sagan's provision of figures which communicate the number of people who remain in the dark about matters of science.

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"Carl Sagan uses a clear and lucid style of writing which lends itself well to our understanding of the diverse number of issues he discusses. Perhaps the best way that Sagan creates such a clear understanding of his ideas in The Demon Haunted World is his art of using words effectively. From the beginning of the work his explanations are
handled with a sort of empathy so as not to demean the intelligence of true believers. Not once does he ever write anything to suggest that people who believe in the various pseudosciences are asinine. He simply shows the evidence in an unbiased, objective manner."

Tags:space, science, fiction, non-fiction, medicine, technology, book, review

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This paper explains that Carl Sagan successfully establishes his claim that the modern world waits in the dark at its own peril by building his logos using familiar images juxtaposed to believable facts. The author points out that Sagan builds his logos using familiar images juxtaposed to believable facts; by using the topoi of opposites, Sagan effectively grounds his claim without alienating those at whom he is pointing his finger. The paper relates that Sagan educates his readers by telling them why science has value and, thus, establishes more credibility with his audience.

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"Sagan begins "The Demon-Haunted World" (hereafter referred to as "Demon") in an encounter with the average Joe, a cab driver. He immediately creates his own ethical appeal to his audience though his patient attitude towards the driver's obviously inadequate grasp of true scientific knowledge. The driver is a victim, Sagan points out. "Our cultural motifs, our educational system, our communications media had failed this man." The reader is now aware of the author's character, and his words may carry increased value. This will lend validity to future argument and proofs put forth by the author. The remainder of the introduction reinforces the precarious state ignorance that characterizes "95 percent of Americans.""

Tags:fear, education, images, facts, ethical

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An analysis of the writing of Edgar Allan Poe. The author analyzes how his characters reflect a major theme for Poe: fear of an addiction that may become fatal or lead to madness. This essay shows how Poe's characters in "The Raven" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" portray his theme.

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"In his writings Edgar Allan Poe creates many characters who reflect what seems to be a major thesis for Poe, that fear is an addiction, an addiction that often proves fatal either in the sense of leading to literal death, or to madness, or both. Through his gothic tales and poetry Poe demonstrates his belief that what goes on inside a human's mind is instrumental in creating that person's outer reality. This short paper will describe how Poe's characters in "The Raven" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" are literally scared out of their wits and find exactly what their unbalanced minds are looking for. Poe's essay "The Philosophy of Composition" and his poem number 670 will be cited to confirm this thesis."

Tags:composition, fall, house, philosophy, poem, raven, usher

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This paper analyzes and discusses C.S. Lewis's "The Screwtape Letters"by emphasizing his vision of the world of the demonic, enumerating the strategies employed by the demons in misdirecting the patient. The paper further examines how Lewis presented the demons in this Christian novel as humorous yet thought provoking. According to the paper, the demons exist to entrap humans by entering their minds and planting thoughts which the individual believes are his own.

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" C S Lewis's "The Screwtape Letters" opens the world of the demonic to the reader in a humorous yet thought-provoking manner. Lewis provides a picture of demons as carefully trained minions in a well-organized hierarchy that operates continually to bring them into compromise and defeat. Furthermore he describes them as being assigned to particular individuals whom they are supposed to tempt, distract and confuse. The invisibility of demons allows them to work undercover planting thoughts in the individual's mind that he believes he is originating himself."

Tags:The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis, strategy, demons

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This paper discusses racial issues in Canada. Specifically, it looks at demonizing and criminalizing African-Canadians. The paper argues that this criminalizing makes sense according to conflict theory. In other words, it argues that African-Canadians are being criminalized and demonized in order to maintain the status quo.

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"Demonizing and Criminalizing African-Canadians Gang Related Shootings in Toronto In the article We Know the Numbers Linda Diebel looks at a possibly gang related shooting that took place at the funeral of Jamal Hemmings (Diebel 2005: A.08). According to Diebel there have been 48 shooting deaths in Toronto this year (Diebel 2005: A.08). The high number of deaths caused by these shootings has made youth violence a major issue in Toronto. This is because 40 of the people that died were under 30 years of age (Diebel 2005: A.08). The fact that the victims and their killers were almost entirely youths made people think that there was really something wrong with young people in Toronto."

Tags:demonizing, african, canadians

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In this article, the writer uses two Buddhist texts, "The Lotus Born" and "The Life of Milarepa" to compare and contrast the concepts of "demons" across a number of different dimensions such as how they manifest in the world of humans, how they are exorcised, and how they are viewed by Milarepa and Padmasambhava.

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"In 'The Lotus-Born' the story of Padmasambhava or the Lotus-Born is offered a mystic Buddhist who allegedly originated the practice of Tantric Buddhism in Tibet and developed the first monastery. In 'The Life of Milarepa' the life of the legendary Buddhist Milarepa is illustrated. This analysis will compare and contrast the concept of demons as they appear in both texts. Questions of how each Buddhist interacts with demons how each battles demons and how each is able to attain spiritual enlightenment in the process ..."

Tags:Buddhism, Tantric, monastery, Tibet, the Way, meditation, evil, demons, enlightenment, magic, mysticism

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This paper discusses the concept of demons and mental illness as prescribed by the Lord and Scriptures.

Tags:demons, mental, illness

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This paper examines the representation of demons in Jeanette Winterson's novel, "Oranges are Not the Only Fruit". Demons are manifested whenever the character of Jeanette is confronted with a problem, as these demons signify that she is torn through confronting her own fears.