Children in Room E4: Part 2

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Who is John Brittain? Why was he respected in Hartford? (p. 33-35)
Explain one of the main arguments of the Sheff v. O’Neill case. (p. 35-36)
By 2000, Eaton explained that segregation in the neighborhood surrounding Simpson-Waverly “had evolved
into a largely accepted reality.” Why? (p. 36-38)
Explain what happened to the demographics of the Blue Hills neighborhood by the 1990s? (p. 39-40)
What were the hopes and dreams of Jeremy and his classmates? (p. 41-43)
What is the history lesson about immigration and race relations? (p. 44-47)
What do we discover about real estate associations/brokers and their role in segregated neighborhoods? (p.
47)
What was the connection between Hartford and Puerto Rico during the 1950s-1960s? (p. 47-48)
How did the federal government contribute to segregation (or race and class isolation)? (p. 53-54)
Children in Room E4: Part 3 Questions for Journal 7
What was the significance of Milliken v. Bradley in relationship to Hartford’s desegregation efforts?
Explain the significance of Eaton’s (the author) discussion of President Ronald Reagan and Justice William
Rehnquist.
Choose a court case mentioned in this section of the book (other than Milliken v. Bradley) and explain how it
helped or hurt the development of the Sheff v. O’Neill case.
Explain the impact of “the Tirozzi report.”
Explain how the Sheff v. O’Neill case gained support, and what were the main arguments of the case? (p. 102-
112)
Children in Room E4: Part 4 Questions for Journal 7
What did testimony reveal about the condition of Hartford’s separate and segregated schools? (p. 121-127)
What did the testimony of Jomill Braddock (sociologist) and William Trent (professor) reveal about the
detrimental effects of separate and segregated schools? (p. 128-133)
Re-read p. 144. What is the difference between minority and white employees who worked for Aetna, as
described by Badi Foster?
Re-read the last full paragraph on p. 145. At this point in the trial proceedings several witnesses suggested
ways to integrate Hartford’s urban schools. List the ways that were suggested.
Re-read, reflect, and respond to the last full paragraph on p. 157. Connect your comments to what occurred
during the closing remarks on p. 154-157.
What was your reaction to the “champagne controversy” on p. 161-163? Why did it become motivation for the
Sheff v. O’Neill case to continue?
List the highlights of the chapter entitled “Appeal” on p. 164-175.
Chief Justice Ellen Peters wrote the majority decision and explained the court’s reasoning for reversing the
decision of Judge Hammer in the first trial. What were the reasons for reversing the decision? (p. 177-181).

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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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