Reflection about gun violence

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Read these articles first carefully and then write the paper. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/11/15/564384012/what-if-we-treated-gun-violence-like-a-public-health-crisis https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-shooting-terrorism-gun-violence/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/health/gun-violence-research-cdc.html http://www.welivehere.show/posts/2016/3/29/treating-gun-violence-as-a-public-health-issue-easier-said-than-done I also upload my friend previous reflection with professors comment for your reference.
The purpose of the reflection assignments is to help students to think more deeply about and synthesize the information in the assigned materials for each case in preparation for class discussion, as well as to practice clear, concise, and well-organized written communication skills. Each reflection should be no more than 300 words in length and should include ALL THE FOLLOWING:

  1. A discussion of how the topic impacts population health (i.e., why is it important?) Be specific in your answer and be sure to include WHO is affected and state reasons WHY this is of public health interest. (Note: If it is a historical case, state how this impacted population health and changed current practice — in other words, why is it important?)
  2. Whether you think that this public health issue is being/was handled effectively and what you would recommend if you were a stakeholder or decision-maker
  3. An example of how information in this week’s topic connects with Cross-Cutting Themes in Public Health or other classes in the public health curriculum, your past experiences or knowledge of the issue, previous cases, or historical relevance. Integrate new information that you have collected or researched if applicable. (you could use health policy class as example) NOTE: If you include information in your responses taken directly from articles, you must use appropriate citations and include a bibliography.
    Reflections will be graded on a 10 point scale, with three points for covering each of the three topics listed above and one point for writing (e.g., organization, grammar) and adhering to the word count.

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Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell. 

In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.


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God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.

Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.

To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.

 

References

Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.

Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies, 4(8), 487.

Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.

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