Word: devil
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...said. Professor of Comparative Literature Susan R. Suleiman, who is teaching “Comparative Literature 257: Trauma, Memory, and Creativity” this semester agrees that the criteria may be too exclusive. “There are plenty of examples of characters before 1800 being enticed by the devil and losing memory as a result, but the criteria indicate that the experience must be ‘real,’” Suleiman said. “Ultimately, I don’t think this study proves anything about repressed memory,” Suleiman added...
...destroying a nation and an idea or domestic addicts who owe their allegiance to a drug? We might do well to take the view of Winston Churchill, who said after Adolf Hitler invaded the U.S.S.R., "If Hitler invaded hell, I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons." The terrorists are our Hitler, and the drug dealers are our U.S.S.R. We must assign a higher priority to our external enemies even as we care for the wounded from both wars...
...opposite to Jesus” and touted the historical accuracy of the book. He also defended his choice to depict a very literal set of hellish demons as prime movers in Hitler’s life. “This would not be a novel at all if the devil were not at the center of it,” he said. “The Castle in the Forest” is the first work released by Mailer since “The Gospel According to the Son” in 1997. There has been a lot of speculation...
...think of it as an intentionally funny two-minute movie, you’ll have a rollicking good time. Jim Carrey finds about the eponymous number; madness ensues. Someone professorial-looking reminds him that two divided by three is “666—the sign of the devil.” Last time I checked, two divided by three was .6 repeating. I didn’t know Satan had an infinitely long string of decimals for his sign! Good for Satan! Soon, our hero is linking everything (Hiroshima, his birthday, things he sees at the park...
...Received his PhD in Black Magic and Summonation from Penn State --Condemned to hell for sinning against nature --Committed bachelor --Loved his indentured devil servant...