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…life. At Gateshead she rebels against a life of isolation without affection or kindness. She finally strikes back at her bullying cousin, but is punished severely for her disobedience. She confronts her aunt exclaiming, "You think I have no feelings…

…agree and disagree with that example. They are similar in the fact that shoplifting is shoplifting and no matter what it is, the punishment is the same, a crime that is considered a misdemeanor. It disagrees in that if it were a car that was stolen…

…Fyodor Dostoyevsky?s stories are stories of a sort of rebirth. He weaves a tale of suffering and how each character attempts to deliver themselves from this misery. In the novel Crime and Punishment, he tells the story of Raskolnikov, a former…

…portion of Mark and it's proclaims that those who do not believe will be punished. This is a very similar attitude that was seen in Daniel as God the punisher.…

…from Greek mythology in the punishing of the sinners. The harpies role in Greek mythology changes from “soul takers” to obsessive eaters. He respectively uses them to feed on the sinners who are in the form of trees. Dante expresses his knowledge…

…and his friend’s punishment. Magua, a Huron Indian, felt that because the British General killed his children that the General’s children should also be killed. Nathaniel and Duncan, a ranking British officer, believed that the General’s children should…

…Antigone, The Tragic Heroine Antigone risks her life to bury her brother, Polyneices, who she loved dearly. As she pleased the Gods, she was punished by a King, Creon. Antigone was the main character or heroine in this tragic tale. She is a tragic…

…around would be a spokesperson for Magna Carta. He does what is right and knows it is best to seek exile after he finds out he killed Laios. “Lead me away from Thebes, ” he instructs Choragos. Oedipus accepts that he should be punished and that he should…

…they left behind. They believed that death is neither punishment or reward, and made no distinction between good and evil. In contrast, within the Christian religion, the souls of the dead that were good would live in, or be taken care of by Jesus Christ…

…and the consequences thereof. After the fall of man, Adam and Eve must endure their punishments, and achieve redemption. They can no longer live within the confines of Eden; but through faith and conviction they will persevere. God gives Adam and Eve free will and the use…