The Seven Deadly Sins

We live in a society that is full of heinous things everywhere we turn. In order to not come in contact with these things we would have to live apart from the media and almost separate ourselves from society altogether. These horrible things are often called sins. Sins are actions that are highly reprehensible and are also viewed as going against God’s will. Many actions are viewed as sins, but there are seven sins that are particularly important. These seven sins are lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride. They are infamous for being called the Seven Deadly Sins, one of which is distinct from the rest. Each sin carries a different part that distinguishes them from each other. Each one is a ferocious foe, but by far the most deadly

In a specific case of lust, there was a man named Count Carl Von Cosel. He lived during the Great Depression and was a German Immigrant who worked as a civilian x-ray technician at the U. S. Marine hospital in Key West with a wife and two kids. Whiling he was working in Key West he met a woman named Elena Hoyos. She was a young Cuban-American girl who had been a dancer until she was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Von Cosel fell in love with Elena even though she consistently rejected his advances. Von Cosel was aware of the fact that Hoyos only had a short time to live. He convinced the young patient that he could cure her with a special x-ray machine combined with daily doses of a certain tonic made from gold and water. Von Cosel proposed to Hoyos, knowing she was going pass away. He kept insisting and insisting, later he was met with a strong disapproval by her father. Von Cosel was obsessed with Hoyos and did everything to win her affection. Elena’s disease progressed, so she shortly passed away. His love did not diminish after her death, it only grew more intense. Von Cosel became so obsessed with his love affair that he visited Elena’s grave every night with flowers. For two years, he continued to visit her grave, until he was given permission from Elena’s family to bury her in a mausoleum. The family was