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This essay presents the epic poem "Divine Comedy," formerly known as "Commedia," which depicts the journey of Dante Aligheiri through hell, purgatory, and heaven. It states that the poem shows a portrayal of Aligheiri as a comedian or as little vulgar. It mentions that at the end of Aligheiri's journey demonstrates his beholding of the Divine Unity. It adds that the poem helps materialize a number of other literary works like the book "The Anxiety of Influence," by Harold Bloom.

Presents the conclusion of Part 2 (The Glass Mountain) excerpted from the book "Soul's Evidence," by Esther Cameron.

Presents Part 2 (The Glass Mountain) excerpted from the book "Soul's Evidence," by Esther Cameron.

Presents the short story "The Glass Mountain" (Part 2), an excerpt from "Soul's Evidence," by Esther Cameron.

Presents the short story "The Glass Mountain" (Part 2), an excerpt from the book "Soul's Evidence," by Esther Cameron.

Presents Chapter 17 (The Glass Mountain) excerpted from the novel "Soul's Evidence: A Memoir," by Esther Cameron.

Presents Part 2 (The Glass Mountain) excerpted from the book "Soul's Evidence," by Esther Cameron.

Presents Part 10 excerpted from the novel "Soul's Evidence: A Memoir," by Esther Cameron.

Presents Part 9 excerpted from the novel "Soul's Evidence: A Memoir," by Esther Cameron.

Presents Part 8 excerpted from the short story "Soul's Evidence: A Memoir," by Esther Cameron.

Presents Part 7 excerpted from the short story "Soul's Evidence: A Memoir," by Esther Cameron,

Presents Part 5 excerpted from the short story "Soul's Evidence: A Memoir," by Esther Cameoron.

Presents Part 4 excerpted from the short story "Soul's Evidence: A Memoir," by Esther Cameron.

Presents Part 3 excerpted from the short story "Soul's Evidence: A Memoir," by Esther Cameron.

Presents Part 2 excerpted from the short story "Soul's Evidence: A Memoir," by Esther Cameron.

Presents Part 1 excerpted from the short story "Soul's Evidence: A Memoir," by Esther Cameron.

This article how the "Harry Potter" books have come to an end and it is now time to begin the expectations of the movies. The author states that before the excitement of the last book disappears he wants to bring the archetypal plot to the attention of the readers. The archetypal plot is simply that there are destructive forces and there are also small groups of comrades set out to oppose these forces. They each act in their own distinctive way and in the end peace and harmony is the outcome. The author uses this article to show how this is true also in the "Harry Potter" book series.

Presents the poem "Prophecy," by Esther Cameron. First Line: No, I have heard no voice, have seen no vision. Last Line: Those who have seen it will not lose the North.

Presents the poem "Istar's Journey to the Underworld," by Esther Cameron. First Line: Proud stood Ishtar, stood Inanna; Last Line: All this had to happen.

Presents the poem "George Bush, September 20, 2001," by Esther Cameron.

Presents the poem "Tiresias Visits the Bombsites," by Esther Cameron.

Presents the poem "On Reading 'Freefall Through Angels,'" by Esther Cameron. First Line: I heard the song of one who grieved a friend; Last Line: And that the world to life's good ends may use.

Presents the poem "Tohu Vavohu," by Esther Cameron. First Line: We paid a visit to the Wisconsin Dells, Last Line: We'd just been through) not much was going on.

Presents the poem "For Art's Sake," by Esther Cameron. First Line: Art for art's sake alone: Consider this: Last Line: Unless this cause...Art for art's sake, indeed.

Presents the poem "The Poet's Howdydo," by Esther Cameron. First Line: You you you you you you you you you you; Last Line: the outstretched hand.

Presents the poem "Invitation," by Esther Cameron. First Line: We gather here to see; Last Line: but each shall bring a thread.

Presents the poem "'Recuerdo' Recalled," by Esther Cameron. First Line: They were very old, they were very weary, Last Line: And they said to each other, "It's a good song still."

Presents the poem "Taking Notes," by Esther Cameron. First Line: Today the seagulls crossed over; Last Line: She had to say...

Presents the poem "A Repetance," by Esther Cameron. First Line: Two things have shown me where I went wrong, Last Line: May I remember and grow wise.

Presents the poem "Birthday of a Courier," by Esther Cameron. First Line: The high-relief of something in the mind; Last Line: and you are shod in thankfulness of the earth.

Presents the poem "Grief," by Esther Cameron. First Line: Since you are gone, my world is shrunk and darkened. Last Line: with thanks for all that was, and may yet be.

Presents the poem "This Time of Year Around Jerusalem," by Esther Cameron. First Line: This time of year around Jerusalem; Last Line: the almond flowers. Keep watch for me, shaked.

Presents the poem "Forgiveness Before Spring," by Esther Cameron. First Line: A white-winged hawk is wheeling in the sky; Last Line: and be again where light and life are all.

Presents the poem "edickinson@elysium.com," by Esther Cameron. First Line: She would have loved the Internet. Last Line: In Lightnings—to converse—

Presents the poem "Mandala," by Esther Cameron. First Line: At the exhibit on Tibetan art; Last Line: of energies eternally at play.

Presents the poem "The Critiad," by Esther Cameron. First Line: Thou art just, if I contend; Last Line: The generous bard provides a bit of pleasure.

In this essay the author reflects on the poem "Ferlinghetti on the Eve of Yom Kippur" and her own poem "This Is Not a Poem." She says the former presents several problems concerning the enjoyment associated with the writing of poetry and how this can be reconciled with subjects dealing with atrocity. She stresses that the core of every real poem has a strange delight arising from the play of words and forms together, regardless of its subject. She contends that this delight is art.

This essay discusses the paradox of traditional theology: God gave us free will, otherwise we could not be responsible for our actions. She states that God has complete foreknowledge of all things, otherwise He could not be omnipotent and omniscient. These two prepositions cannot be reconciled; and the suspicion is strong that this is because they do not descend from the same source in thought, but arise separately from two different necessities of human existence in this world. In order to sustain morality, we must believe that we are responsible for our own acts; at the same time we must believe God to be omnipotent and omniscient, because otherwise we would feel insecure in creation and the authority of God, from which morality is derived, would be shaky. We need both ideas to maintain ourselves as ethical beings. The contradiction between these two ideas is a constant source of irritation and doubt.

Presents the poem "Mourning and Resolution," by Esther Cameron. First Line: "One sinner will destroy much good." Those words; Last Line: reflection, pull us back from the verge of nothing.

Presents the poem "Full Moon," by Esther Cameron. First Line: Blue of moonlit snow— Last Line: Of the noonday sky!

Presents the poem "Between the Straits," by Esther Cameron. First Line: I heard a voice from deep within the land; Last Line: And peace will come, and freedom have new birth."

Presents the poem "A Resurrection," by Esther Cameron. First Line: The audience took their places in the hall, Last Line: Division between earth's heart and your own.

The author urges anyone who values life to support the Israelis and to preserve their Jewish tradition in light of the ongoing hostilities in the Middle East and the rising anti-Semitism. She argues that the Jewish people and the Jewish tradition can be viewed as a kind of rain forest of good ideas on what to do about the human condition. Traditional Judaism has always been rich in ideas about how to bind the generations together and check the erosion of values.

Presents the poem "Shehechiyanu," by Esther Cameron. First Line: I can tell you where though not exactly what year; Last Line: as an energy welling up from somewhere. Not a fall.

Presents the poem "Dr. Seuss 2003," by Esther Cameron. First Line: When the question came up about war with Iraq, Last Line: The day when this plan first obtained their attention.

Presents the poem "April Snapshots," by Esther Cameron. First Line: Forsythia hangs its golden fleece; Last Line: Bursting and withering into May.

Presents the poem "Healing Circle," by Esther Cameron. First Line: In the half-light of Jackie's living-room; Last Line: by this connecting thread, by this new life.

Presents the poem "Getting Back into Wordsworth," by Esther Cameron. First Line: Dear Wordworth, Last Line: as I could never answer those who doubt.

Presents the poem " Where All the Ladders Start," by Esther Cameron. First Line: 1. Friend, you have voted for the wrong, I think; Last Line: For this. It is the hour of deepest need.

Presents the poem "Home is the Place You Are Stuck With," by Esther Cameron.