...Argument Essay The everyday “sins” of typical college students are not of great severity at first, but by consistently repeating the “sins”, they could possibly become habits. Thomas H. Benton’s essay “The Seven Deadly Sins of Students”, describes the seven “deadly sins” that a typical college student makes in everyday life and how the recurrence of these “sins” could lead to habitual behavior. The seven “deadly sins” explained in Benton’s essay is: Sloth, Greed, Anger, Lust, Gluttony, Envy, and Pride. Constantly repeating these “sins” will eventually become habits. Most people try to take the quick, or easy way out of most situations. This ideal is no different than what college students believe they have to do to “express their unique talents” (Benton). Typical students “take the path of least resistance” with hopes of creating an easier life upon themselves when “they don’t understand that those choices will eventually cause more unhappiness than the more difficult paths they chose not to walk” (Benton). The “path of least resistance” may have some happy and successful people emerge from its walkways, but more often than not, the repetition of the “deadly sins” will consequently bring one down to unhappiness and sorrow. Pride, first in the order of the seven deadly sins settled on by the church, could be defined as being very conceited about one’s self. I believe that pride could get out of hand because it is easy to say that you are more successful, better, and smarter...
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...As a gallery curator for the Queensland Art Gallery, I have been asked to present three artworks representing The Seven Deadly Sins. These three artworks I have chosen are all of which depict the sin, Pride. The artworks “Pride, Seven Deadly Sins”, 1985 by Fiona Hall, “Pride”, 1945 by Paul Cadmus and “The Seven Deadly Sins”, 1993 by Otto Dix are all fantastic examples of artworks displaying a particular sin or all seven deadly sins. The sin in particular that I have focused on is Pride; Pride is a belief in one's abilities, selfishness and putting one's beliefs first before anything else. The first artwork representing the seven deadly sins is by Fiona Hall, in this artwork Fiona Hall has explored the sin Pride. Fiona Margaret Hall was born in 1953 in...
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...Traditionally, pride was frequently and widely established as the greatest possible sin to commit. Dante’s Purgatorio demonstrates how those who have been too prideful in their mortal lifetime are condemned to the first and farthest terrace from Paradise. But through the passage of time, the negative opinions that the seven deadly sins were originally regarded with have slowly changed for the better, and pride in particular has even become a quality to be encouraged. The seven deadly sins are traditionally thought to be the be all and end all of evils that mankind should avoid at all costs, and pride is the worst one of all, being the sin that leads to all other sins. To take pride in any achievements is to sin, which would guarantee one’s...
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...largely determined by an acute fear of sin and eternal damnation2, a significant portion of the West European art works created between ca 1000 and ca 1500 featured scenes and symbols dealing with the nature of sin and the ways of expunging it from the human life. With the advent of the Renaissance and the subsequent re-focus on the Antiquity-inspired rehabilitation of the human corporeity, the so-called late Gothic art would nevertheless demonstrate its tenacity, especially...
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...Questions for the movie Seven Morgan Freeman – detective William Somerset: It doesn’t hurt that the film features some magnificent acting. I think, Morgan Freeman has been casted for the movie, because he’s a phenomenal actor. He’s a very convincing actor, who gives his roles a perfect touch. He seems so real in action. Morgan Freeman is likely the best performer working today, and I don’t think he’s ever been better than here as veteran detective Somerset. Freeman is a very versatile actor and he embodies the range of emotions felt by Somerset vividly. The detective is a complex character and Freeman manages to display these impressions quietly and subtly but with beautiful precision. Freeman exhibits the unreliable tones of the role and makes the character come to life. In Seven he appears as the veteran. He knows what he’s doing, and supposed to do in the movie, to make it good. In the beginning he gets David Mills on the neck, which is trying hard to make a good job to impress William. I think, Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt compliment each other well, and they have many similarities and differences. For example the age, the play, the way they are interpreting their roles and so on. Brad Pitt – detective David Mills: I think, Brad Pitt has been casted for the movie, because he’s the perfect contrast to Morgan Freeman and also a very good actor. They are absolute opposites, young and older, black and white, spontaneous and thoughtful. Kevin Spacey – John Doe: I’ve read that...
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...The seven deadly sins The worst deadly sin: The worst dead sin is defanately pride, it is the mother of all the deadly sins. I thought about, every thing could be leaded by pride. People become envy, or jalous at you because they don’t have the selfconvidence as you have. When people are envy the things they regret afterwards, they don’t think about the consequences of the act. What i mean by that is; envy leads to wrath. If you are self-absorbed you probably like to see yourself in the mirror, if other people likes what they see, they would try their best to look like the person who is sinning. Then, again pride leads to another deadly sin, namely envy. It’s a bit dobbelt standard, that the teachers told us to believe in our selves, then a couple of years later they tells us about the seven deadly sin, pride is one of them. But then again, i wouldn’t mind to hear that another person was proud of me. Or are proud of me. I don’t know why it is so important to “mean” something. Some people are famous just because the want to be, not because they have a special talent. The moment i wrote this i thought about Sidney Lee, i bet nobody cant name one thing he is known for. (His look is just image, he can do absoulutely nothing) The least worst deadly sin: I thought about this one for a while, each and everyone of the sins are very bad. I had to choose one, so i chose Wrath. Wrath is the least worst deadly sin because; It can almost always be solved somehow. If you are angry with...
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...APPENDIX A-TITLE PAGE Centro Escolar University Makati "TAO: ISANG TAGULAYLAY" A Project Submitted to Mrs. Shirley M.P. Aglibot Professor In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in (Humanities 12) NATASHA MICHELLE C. GALO BSBAMM-2A September 3, 2014 APPENDIX B-RUBRIC IN THE PLAY REVIEW PROJECT Centro Escolar University Makati Name: NATASHA MICHELLE C. GALO Course/Year/Section: BSBAMM-2A |CRITERIA |TOTAL POINTS |SCORES | |Content (Intensive analysis of all the |40 points |_____________________ | |elements of the play focusing on strong | | | |and weak points with specific citations)| | | |Complete number of attachments (Title |10 points |_____________________ | |page, Report, Rubric and Worksheet for a| | | |Play Review) | | | |Observance of the Format (Presence of |15 points |_____________________ | |all the subheadings including...
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...far back as, draws heavily from Dante's Inferno. Se7en is a 1995 American crime film starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and many other star-powered actors and actresses. The film is about the hunt of two homicide detectives, Detectives Sommerset and Mills, for a sadistic serial killer who murders in correspondence to one of the Seven Deadly Sins which his victim has committed. The murderer is determined by his desire to punish the world for its ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins, viewing himself as akin to the Sword of God in handing out punishment of sins. As Detective Sommerset researches the Seven Deadly Sins to better understand the motive of the killer, Detective Mills simply scoffs at his efforts. Throughout the film, the detectives make numerous references to Dante’s Inferno. It can be said that the entire movie is based on the Seven Deadly Sins, which we presented in the “Inferno”. These sins are pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony, and lust. In the movie, Se7en, the serial killer also acts with murder on the Seven Deadly Sins which his victims commit. In both, Dante’s “Inferno” and Se7en, the people are punished according to the sin...
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...English 1A Paper #1 3 June 2014 Understanding Virtues Virtues are important traits and morals for each person to learn. It means a behavior showing high moral standards. The essay by Kwame Anthony Appiah approaches the topic of ethical behavior with this sentence “Does the virtuous act make the agent virtuous or does the virtuous agent make the act virtuous?” He points out it is difficult to evaluate a situation and decide if it was the individual or the action that improved the circumstances. Humans are known for their flawed nature for a reason as Appiah points out “[the] Playful man. . . angry man. . . serious man. . . same fellow, different situations.” There are morals for each person, they can follow some and not the other but they are all important morals in the end. (Appiah 401) Humans will not always address situations of ethical dilemma with the same matter or approach. For example, external factors like hunger level, fatigue and stress will influence a person’s response to a certain or particular situation. Given a different day and time that same individual may react quite differently because of their feelings. Everybody can relate. I also notice many actions that I may do resulting in this matter without realizing it. It’s from our human tendencies to respond to different scenarios with a moral dilemma. Through our actions and experiences, a character is created. In the essay by Appiah, he explains the differences between situational ethics and...
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...Table of Contents 1. Abstract 1 2. Introduction 2 3. Literature Review 3 3. Hypotheses and assumptions on the movie: 5 4. Christianity in the medieval age 6 5.1. Aslan, the Lion parallel to Jesus Christ 6 5.2. The Table of Stone. 7 6. The seven deadly sins 8 6.1. Gluttony – sin by Edmund 9 7. Knighthood 10 7.1. The battle and the coronation 11 8. Conclusion 12 9. List of References 13 Abstract The purpose of this study is to analyze the medieval influences and aspects in the movie The Chronicles of Narnia; The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. The movie emphasizes important elements of the Middle age. It is about the four Pevensie children, Peter, Suzy, Edmund and Lucy who entered the magic land of Narnia and with the help of Aslan, the Lion, fought the Wicked White Witch Judas. Thus they gave freedom to the other animals and restored peace and harmony in Cair Paravel and Narnia. The film captures brilliantly these moments and transmits them to the public. One of the main focuses of the film was the religious belief ‘Christianity’. The movie responds to the quasi- spiritual Christian beliefs and truths of good versus bad, highlighting the defeat of the Witch and her death. Secondly, it shows how the younger brother Edmund fell in the trap of the White Witch due to his “gluttony” of the Turkish delights and betrayed his brother and sisters. Last but not the least; the movie stresses another...
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...A Summary and Critical Analysis: “The 7 Deadly Sins of Performance Measurement and How to Avoid Them” Doris Willis Ottawa University May7, 2016 Productions-Operations Management – OAD 30013 Review: Hammer, M. (2007). “THE 7 DEADLY Sins OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT [and How to Avoid Them],” MIT Sloan Management Review, 48(3), 19-28. Business managers are responsible designing and using metrics to track and improve operating performance to ensure customers are satisfied, productivity increases, and to boost sales. Operational performance measurement is one of the toughest problems facing many organizations nowadays. “The 7 Deadly Sins of Performance Measurement and How to Avoid Them” by Michael Hammer seeks to answer why companies fall target to recurring mistakes when using metrics. Ultimately, this article documents and evaluates seven prevalent mistakes exploited and how each improbity circumvents performance management and how to elude them. Summary The article centers on interviews with various executives. The consensus is managers’ do not use metrics effectively; they measure either too much or too little or the wrong things. Numerous companies implement metrics without giving any thought to the consequences of these metrics. He notes many of the operational metrics used by businesses make little or no sense. Hammer spells out the general dissatisfaction managers’ feel with metrics. Hammer outlines two routes that will ensure useful...
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...Vices and Virtues 1. What is vice? Vices are your bad or immoral habits. They are the little devil on your shoulder telling you to give into something that is considered to be wrong. Vices are usually represented by Dante Alighieri’s seven deadly sins. These include pride, greed, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth. These seven deadly sins categorize the vices that people are faced with every day. 2. What is virtue? Virtues are the opposite of vices. They are the moral and good habits of people. There are numerous virtues that people show some of which include honesty, responsibility, compassion and many more. Virtues are the driving force behind making the right choice to not only better ourselves but also those around us. 3. How have your virtues changed since coming to Elizabethtown College? I do believe my virtues have changed for the better by coming to Etown. I have become a more compassionate person. In high school I wasn’t really one to get tied up in the issues of others, but here I have changed drastically. I have become more open to others on what issues they are facing and I try to do all that I can to make their situation better. I also believe I have become more self-aware of my life choices more in terms of healthiness. I make a lot of smarter food choices as well as athletic choices and try and get others to do the same. I’ve also become more responsible for my work. I remember in high school I tended to put off my work and studying...
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...Humanities Word Count 582 My Own Little Hell If given the opportunity to create my own vision of hell, my version would be based on the seven deadly sins. Each sin would have its own structure of punishment. If a person were to commit several sins, the last sin committed by that person would be the punishment for that individual. At each gate of the sins, there sits a judge that is in the form of whoever that individual loved most in their life and that judge will decide on that person’s life events leading up to where they committed their last sin. The portal will send the individual to their punishment, that will last 2500 years until their soul can have the opportunity to decide what next life they wish to live. Each sin has a cruel and unusual punishment for that individual which is determined by the last person they saw when the sin was committed. This list of sins that I am about to mention are in no particular order, because in my vision of hell, all sin is created equal. Since the topic is on the great villains of our day, Kim Jong un, if the last sin committed by this villain were to have been wrath that ended with murder. His punishment would be that the person he murdered would be able to murder him over and over again for 2500 years. Another example could be Osama Bin laden, committing Envy. By wanting to be like America so badly, his sin punishment could so happen to be that he peels the skin off his body, layer by layer until it gets to the bone where it starts over...
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...History of the Piñata Today, most people think of piñatas as a party favor that is made of paper mache and clothed in bright colors that is filled with candy and toys. When it is busted with a stick, children scurry about to pick up the candy but, the Piñata has a much more rich history than just being a fun activity enjoyed by many. The foundation of the Piñatas may have originally originated in China, but at that time was not known as such. Not until the late 14th century when an Italian explorer by the name of Marco Polo visited China and was intrigued by the Chinese ritual that was practiced every New Year. He observed the Chinese people fashioning figures of shapes cut out of cows, oxen and buffaloes, they filled the shapes with seeds and then they covered the shapes with colored paper and adorned them with harnesses and trappings. They used a blend of special colors, to bring in the New Year. The figures were then hung high up and then knocked hard with colored sticks, the seeds spilled to the ground and the remains were burned and the people gathered the ashes for good luck for the New Year. This custom passed into Europe around about the 14th century where it was adapted into the celebration of Lent; the first Sunday became known as Piñata Sunday which is the first Sunday after Ash Wednesday. Around the 16th century this custom started to spread into Spain. Within the Spanish culture, the first Sunday that was known as lent became a fiesta, called ‘Dance of the Piñata’...
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...Seven Deadly Sins 1. Pride – Misguided Confidence or inordinate self esteem 2. Gluttony – the excessive consumption or over indulgence of something. 3. Envy - Resenting something that others may have, or what that person may lack. 4. Wrath – uncontrolled feelings of hatred or anger. 5. Sloth – Failure to utilize one’s talents or gifts. 6. Greed – excessive or reprehensible acquisitiveness 7. Lust - to have an intense desire or need; usually sexually Virtue - personal characteristics promoting individual and collective well being. 1. Chastity - embracing and achieving purity through education and betterment. 2. Temperance – Practicing self-control and moderation. 3. Charity - A nobility of thoughts or actions. 4. Diligence – Having a good work-ethic and using all your talents for betterment. 5. Patience – The ability to resolve conflicts peacefully, and suppress anger/annoyance 6. Kindness - Having compassion and empathy without expecting something in return. 7. Humility – Having Modest Behavior; the act of giving respect. Seven Deadly Sins 1. Pride – Misguided Confidence or inordinate self esteem 2. Gluttony – the excessive consumption or over indulgence of something. 3. Envy - Resenting something that others may have, or what that person may lack. 4. Wrath – uncontrolled feelings of hatred or anger. 5. Sloth – Failure to utilize one’s talents or gifts. 6. Greed – excessive or reprehensible acquisitiveness 7. Lust - to have an intense desire...
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