...Damian A. Young L23752807 BIBL104_D75 8/06/2013 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books Exodus The book of Leviticus is of the law genre containing age-old laws, with a little narrative and it is written in Hebrew. Several small themes have significance: blood, atonement, feasts, rules, uncleanness, and priesthood. Holiness is the major theme though, which all the smaller themes lead to. The key aspect of this book is the forgiving of the Israelites sin, by God thru sacrifices. After the exodus by the Israelites God begins to build his nation by setting order. The basic order is that of living a holy life as God is holy. This book of course was more than likely prompted to be written by the need to preserve the unwritten Word of God eternally. The Israelites were camped out on Mt. Sinai, and this book settled issues of clean and unclean, healthy and unhealthy. This book also contains what Jesus says is the second greatest commandment, which is “love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18). Joshua This book of the bible is a historical narrative, which speaks of conquest, via God’s promises. This book takes a course of revealing God’s promise to Abraham, within the covenant that his descendants would take possession of the land of Canaan. Most key aspects of this book contain various military battles in conquest to take the land of Canaan, by the hand of god. One thing worth mentioning is the story about Rahab, which depict our salvation by “grace through...
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...These flaws include his unfaithful behaviors while on his journey and his hubris (excessive pride). On his journey to Ithaca he encounters the island of Circe. There, after saving his men, he takes part in a year long affair with this enchantress. While his wife remains in everlasting despair waiting for her husband to come back home, he spends a year with Circe on her luxurious palace. Another major flaw that Odysseus shows is his immense self pride. This is seen after he just barely escapes the island of the Cyclopes and shouts at Polyphemus, “Cyclops, if anyone ever asks you how you came by your blindness, tell him your eye was put out by Odysseus, sacker of cities, the son of Laertes, who lives in Ithaca.” He almost got himself and his entire crew killed just because he wanted to take the pride of being known as the man who blinded a...
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...Vinh Chung introduced his book stating, “But this is not a story about the Vietnam War – this is the story of what happened next, to more than a million people, including my family” (Chung 3). Rather than focus primarily on the despair, sorrow, and death which looms over the war, Chung shows the positive good that came after the fighting, which gave many Vietnamese the chance to live again. He highlights the characteristic traits embedded within his family that enabled them to survive during Vietnam’s most disastrous and violent years; by doing so, he shares only a sliver of the untold stories kept in the hearts of those who endured the war without the protection of a weapon by their...
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...The story tells about a father and his great despair for his dead son. Iona, the father, is a Russian sleigh driver who desperately tried to share his grief with strangers. Iona wanted someone to listen to him, to somehow feel his grief, in order for him to feel better. This reading shows the harshness of human nature. It takes a powerful look at the lack of human involvement and compassion toward one man's grief. Iona tries unsuccessfully, three times, to find an outlet to his pain. Only resorting to the faithful ear of his horse does Iona reach resignation from the death of his son. Iona's first fare was a military officer. At first, this man seemed interested in Iona's story, but when Iona turned around to talk to him in more detail, the officer started shouting at him about his driving. This resulted in the military officer tuning Iona out. Iona's next fare was three obnoxious young men. They were unruly and offensive towards Iona but he gave them a ride anyway hoping they would just listen to him. Unfortunately, one of the men replied, "we shall all die," and Iona received no sympathy from them. Finally, when he could no longer hold his thoughts in any longer, he took his horse back to the stable. He came upon another cabman and Iona told him about his grief only to find the cabman was fast asleep. Iona wanted to tell someone the details of his son's death yet no one showed an interest. This only drove him deeper into grief and only intensified his emotions. He watches...
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...I am a teenager. I am ignorant, illiterate and irresponsible. I lie, cheat, steal and hate for no apparent reason. I am rude, inconsiderate and, to all appearances, completely lost. I have never known failure, loss or despair. I never talk to my parents about my life, and would never suffer being seen with them in public. I don't know the value of a dollar and am under the impression that money is cleverly disguised as foliage. I drive 90 miles an hour and cause wrecks, discord and trouble wherever I travel. I know nothing of events, current or past. I am superficial, loud and obnoxious. I am viewed with haughty disapproval as a person who drinks, smokes and parties at every opportunity. I am a teenager. I am a stereotype. I have been cast unfairly in the role of an imprudent person who knows nothing, is inherently cruel, and always thinking of myself. I am the bane of a society of whom many have never read Tolstoy, Dickens, Bronte, Nietzsche or Rousseau. I am dismissed by many of the generation who fear the day when I become an adult, because then the world will surely fall to pieces. When people look at me, they evaluate through lenses tinted with suspicion, mistrust and doubt. Some will never know that I am compassionate, humble and patriotic. I am an athlete, singer, artist and comedian. I am a daughter, sister, student and friend. I laugh and cry. I speak out and I brood. I love, dislike, and show indifference. I will be the next Nobel Prize winner, best-selling author...
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...reason to give Everything that I ever could be O there must be more Take me Lord How I need you to give me A glimpse of eternity You are the Glory You have shown us what life is for You are the Glory Make us like you once more You are the music the trust the wonder That's just like a child Who has never known pain You are the Glory You are the Glory You are the Glory That Brings us together again When Answers Aren’t Enough You have faced the mountains of desperation You have climbed, you have fought, you have won But this valley that lies coldly before you Casts a shadow you cannot overcome And just when you thought you had it all together You knew every verse to get you through But this time the sorrow broke more than just your heart And reciting all those verses just won't do Chorus: When answers aren't enough, there is Jesus He is more than just an answer to your prayer And your heart will find a safe and peaceful refuge When answers aren't enough, He is there Instead of asking why did it happen Think of where it can lead you from here And as your pain is slowly easing, you can find a greater reason To live your life triumphant through the...
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...away with the murder of Old Drum, therefore Burden sued Hornsby, in the court case of Burden v. Hornsby. However, throughout the trial, Hornsby was seen as not guilty and in favor of the jury. Until Vest (Burden’s attorney) addressed his closing remarks of “Eulogy of the Dog,” moved the jury to be complimentary with Burden, and earned him well-deserved justice for Old Drum. Through the tragic death of Old Drum, provoked Vest to addresses to his audience of the jury and dog-lovers, whose pathos, tone and imagery underscore the theme of insufficient loyalty of dogs in a world of selfish men, in order to demonstrate the significance of the relationship between dogs and their masters. George Graham Vest was a leading orator and debater at his time. He was a part of the Confederate Congress; after the Civil War ended, he practiced law and was elected to the Senate as a Democrat, where he served for 24 years. His shift of political parties indicated his change of beliefs in political policies, implementing the leniency of his actions to represent Burden in the occurrence of his dog. He developed liberal views on animal rights, exemplifying that he believed the compensation of fees was necessary due to a murder of an animal. Just like, in the case of the shooting of Old Drum, it made him concerned on the immorality of the event. Vest felt obligated to win justice for the death of Old Drum. About four years after the Civil War, the demand of farming and cultivation on the war-destroyed...
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...A Wave of Human Spirit The memoir, Night by Elie Wiesel, revealed how those who doubt or question God, as does the author, and those who have not doubted, never did lose their belief in God. As long as they keep the faith within oneself, an individual like Elie Wiesel who had experienced such adversities in life may become stronger to be able to get through the situation. A Wave of Human Spirit The Holocaust presented a call to people everywhere to reevaluate the role of God in their lives. The pain and suffering that we know took place is in dark contrast to what we would have thought possible in the presence of our God, and anyone who comes in contact with these horrors will be forever shaken in his present faith. Some have reacted with anger toward God, others with denial. Still others reacted with mistrust of all that God had meant before. But by asking questions, some have grown to learn that God never did things the way people expect Him to, and that fact becomes the cornerstone of the new start to their theology. God does not answer questions unless they suit His purposes. This is what we have learned from Auschwitz and from the writings of Elie Wiesel. We must continue to ask questions, continue to challenge God, until, one day, He Himself will give us the answers. And until then we should never feel so secure in faith as to think that Auschwitz could never happen again. We must make certain, through our actions, which it will never happen again. A Wave of Human...
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...King Lear Research Paper Shakespeare’s play, King Lear, characterizes the archetypes ‘good’ and ‘evil’ as good being loyal and bad being disloyal. In all Shakespearean tragedies, there is a series of events with a common theme that lead to the chaos of the plot: here, the theme is fidelity versus infidelity (Bonheim 39). King Lear highlights this theme mainly through familial and hierarchical relationships. The tragedy’s large cast of characters is divided into the archetypal categories of ‘good’ and ‘bad’, which are essentially determined by their faithful or unfaithful actions towards their family and kingdom. In their somewhat parallel lives, King Lear and Gloucester are driven to despair and madness by their familial relationships. Sibling rivalry, betrayal of fathers by daughters and by son and rash misunderstandings of a loyal son and a dutiful daughter, are the roots of chaos in the play (Bloom 15). King Lear and Gloucester’s downfalls are essentially caused by the ‘bad’ child’s betrayal and later resolved by the ‘good’ child’s help and support. Shakespeare introduced Cordelia as caring and loyal daughter, who is profoundly devoted to family (Bonheim 41). When it is her turn to publically confess her love for Lear, she explains in her own defense: “Why have my sisters husbands, if they say They love you all? Haply when I shall wed, That lord whose had must take my plight shall carry Half my love with him, half my care and duty. Sure I shall never marry like...
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...Mitch then hopped on a scooter and rode down a narrow, sinuous, road to their house. In this final setting, Mitch is ready to take out the last people responsible for the death of his wife. As Mitch as the two assassins and their newborn baby in front of him, hugging and kissing for the last time, he begins to have second doubts; “’What have I turned into’ he asks himself. This was his life, or what it would have been, if only Anna had lived. The pain of the last nine months came rolling back and slapped him with the memory of his wife and unborn child” (Flynn 674). Standing there, looking at the new family in front of him, Mitch begins to question his last act of retribution. He sees how happy they are and how much they love each other, and that makes Mitch dream about what he could have had. But then, Mitch does not want to teat apart this family in the way they did to him. So with a timely twist and turn, ☺ (Alliteration) Mitch walked out of the house leaving the family still huddled together on the bed. With this final setting...
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...affair, but was told backwards in time from the end of the affair to the beginning; an amazing twist. Sunday’s performance was extravagated with uniqueness in color, originality, and a good story plot. Although, the frequent long pauses seemed unnecessary to me. While being sucked in by the excellent acting and what was actually happening, it was difficult to notice the color scheme and lighting. However, some effects that grabbed my attention were the use of paint to give the illusion of a room blanketed with carpet to define the setting of each scene, and the way they incorporated the lighting to give the impression of the sunlight creating a window shadow upon the face of the actor as he was unveiling his knowledge of the betrayal between his wife and his best friend. In my opinion, the dim blue lights after particular scenes were used to signify a different time in the same setting. For example, the apartment setting was used for multiple time periods. The blackout (a period where after a particular scene they turned off all the lights) was used to signify a different setting and a different time period. For example, when the setting transitioned from Robert (Husband) and Emma (Wife) in Venice, Italy and back to New York City where Jerry and Robert were having lunch in a restaurant. I also noticed that when Emma and Jerry were happier early in their affair the light in the apartment was brighter to set the mood then their unhappier times at the end of the affair where the...
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...City of God/Liberating God of Life Critical Analysis Essay: The Decision You Make Determines Your Fate The cinematography was impressive and magnificent. Even though it’s fast paced the story doesn’t lose its meaning. Shocking and uplifting the movie shows the decision of two kids that take them on two different paths. The film shows hope when Rocket makes a decision to become a Photographer to get out of the slums. Lil Ze becomes mesmerized by power to be the boss of the slums, he’s obsessed using violence to gain respect. The actors played their roles well for first time actors. From opening scene the story is stunning and intense. The documentary style and compelling photography is amazing. Acting style are impressive. City of God leaves you feeling sympathy for kids that are in this cycle of violence and wrong decisions and turns. It opens to reality of the true lives of the kids who live in these areas. The opening scene of the film shows what is to come using the camera to tell the story, without dialog, a chicken looks on...
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...religious beliefs. All of these make up our identity. Sometimes we feel like our identity is altered because of an event that has occurred. It may be positive or negative, for example if we start doubting our faith it changes our beliefs and our beliefs are a big part of who we are. In the book night Elie Wiesel starts off with an influential belief in God. Elie experiences many situations that change the way he views God slowly transforming his identity as he continues to go through many atrocities in the concentration camps. For instance, when Elie first arrived at the camp he immediately starts doubting God as he asks himself “Why should I bless his name? What had I to thank him for? (page 42) At this point in time Elie was...
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...A television mini-series. The mini-series “The Bible” directed by Christopher Spencer, is a show that tells the stories of the entire Bible. Many Christians did not feel comfortable and were skeptical with letting Hollywood take on such a prestige piece of literature because they thought it would alter its content and devalue its significance, but the mini-series was actually a massive success earning over three Emmy award nominations. In the article “‘The Bible' – This Time, Hollywood Got It Right” by Geoff Tunnicliffe, he says that a mini-series that is not only "not disappointing," but actually rises to the top of the Wow scale due to its incredible accuracy of the word of the bible and although the series could not capture every detail of the entire bible, (which alters its original content) it still is able to able to convey the message of Christianity to consumers in a way the original book did not as well through its, emotion, screenplay and Bible to movie script. (Christian Post) In conclusion, The Bible has tremendously influenced American culture and world culture through bringing people together and gives great purpose to the world. Throughout the centuries of years, it has been written It has still...
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...Exercises, St. Ignatius gives rules for discernment. Spiritual desolation is an experience of trail to remain firm and faithful. Gallagher says, “Persons in spiritual desolation, who consider this truth while they are enduring the desolation, find themselves crossing a spiritual threshold.” The aim of the first week and through the aid of these rules, the person is called to conversion of the heart from a worldly and mediocre life. Desolation, in simple terms, implies as the work of the evil spirit. It happens in the prayer life of people that they can feel that the Lord has abandoned them. Frustration and discouragement strike them in such moments. They don’t find any meaning in the perseverance....
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