... that are controversial or popular culture. Three such instances are described in the following descriptions. The first episode that came to mind in the beginning of this project was the episode that paralleled the book lord of the flies. The title is actually "Das Bus- which in itself is a parody of "Das Boat."" In the episode the children are on their way to a Model United Nations conference when there ... Homer is then elected mayor of new Springfield. His plan too solve all of this was to construct a wall separating the two haves, an obvious shot at the Russians for constructing the B...

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... from a pear tree. Augustine says he has no "desire to enjoy the things I stole, but only the stealing of them and the sin." (Augustine, II.5) He finds pleasure in doing forbidden things. Satan simply took over parts of Augustine's life and ... of lust but it still taunts him in his dreams. It is an immense battle that Augustine fights with his sins and temptations even after he has gone through conversion. Only Christ will fully cure him. We learn that God is not tempting us so he can find out our character ... lord and teacher." (Alighieri, 1.140) The seven deadly sins are all represent...

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... Smeagol who has carried the ring for 500 years; all the while, the dark power of the ring has transformed him from a hobbit into a creature of the dark who cannot bare the light. It is the "dark power" which is connected to Gollum that makes him a pivotal character through out the whole trilogy. In the ending of The Hobbit, Bilbo passes the ring onto his heir, Frodo. At the beginning of The Fellowship of the Rings, the first book in the trilogy, Frodo departs, accompanied ... of the hero-warrior flashes with the energy of the creative Source: before it fall the shells of the Outworn. Fo...

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