sin
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It’s this exposé of societal absurdity and Meursault’s atheistic refusal to play along with pacifying notions of sin and redemption, that makes“The Stranger” a pinnacle of confrontational literature.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
That would be considered a mortal sin by the vast majority of football fandom.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
They focused on people who had leprosy, a disease historically linked with stigma and ideas of sin, as well as tuberculosis.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
Out of their victory over sin and guilt, Hawthorne builds the “city on a hill” that the American republic would become: a dynamic vessel for people and ideas fleeing an exhausted Old World.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Rejecting traditional religion’s emphasis on sin and punishment, Modern Spiritualism was rooted in personal happiness on earth and in the heaven of Summerland, as well as a desire for world harmony.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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"We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks
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