intention behind a dream, and, in some cases, to foresee the future. In chapters 39-41 of Genesis, God grants Joseph the ability to decipher dreams, which ultimately allows him to become a close advisor to the Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. However, in his analysis of dreams Joseph solely provides a forecast of the future. In other words, the dreams of Joseph’s clients do not provide insight into their own struggles, but instead give an outlook on their future and, at times, the world’s future. For this reason
Alex Zafonte 6/6/15 National Honor Society Application Essay The founding premise for the National Honor Society has been based on the same criteria since 1921: scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Their motto is “noblesse oblige.” This means that a member must act with integrity and conduct himself “nobly.” My life at St. Sebastian’s School in the last four years has reinforced the values I have been taught, both in school and throughout my life at
There are two triangular relationships that can be seen as Hellish parodies of the Holy Trinity. First is the relationship between Lucifer, Dante the character, and Virgil which could be seen as a manifestation of the Holy Trinity—the “king of Hell,” the pilgrim, and the guide respectively—except it can never be a true trinity because Dis is unable to communicate with the other two. The second relationship
The Other Side of Death (An analysis of Dante’s Inferno, whether Hell scares us to be better people.) What is Hell? “It is a place of punishments for sinners. Those who refuse to repent and see the error of their ways will be condemned to an eternity in the hellfires.” (Zagata, Darlene, 2008) One of the best stories about the mystery of what happens in Hell is Dante’s story called the Inferno. This tells of Dante getting lost in a forest, and he comes upon a man. The man is his favorite poet Virgil
Woman: God’s second mistake? Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher, who regarded ‘thirst for power’ as the sole driving force of all human actions, has many a one-liners to his credit. ‘Woman was God’s second mistake’, he declared. Unmindful of the reactionary scathing criticism and shrill abuses he invited for himself, especially from the ever-irritable feminist brigade. The fact and belief that God never ever commits a mistake, brings Nietzsche’s proclamation dashingly down into the dust bin