...On April 15, 1755, Samuel Johnson published his two-volume Dictionary of the English Language. It wasn't the first English dictionary[->0] (more than 20 had appeared over the preceding two centuries), but in many ways it was the most remarkable. Unsuccessful as a schoolmaster in his hometown of Lichfield, Staffordshire (the few students he had were put off by his "oddities of manner and uncouth gesticulations"--most likely the effects of Tourette syndrome), Johnson moved to London in 1737 to make a living as an author and editor (Bate 162). After a decade spent writing for magazines and struggling with debt, he accepted an invitation from bookseller Robert Dodsley to compile a definitive dictionary of the English language. Dodsley solicited the patronage of the Earl of Chesterfield[->1], offered to publicize the dictionary in his various periodicals, and agreed to pay Johnson the considerable sum of 1,500 guineas in installments (Bate 164).In his "Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language," published in August 1747, Johnson announced his ambition to rationalize spellings[->2], trace etymologies[->3], offer guidance on pronunciation[->4], and "preserve the purity, and ascertain the meaning of our English idiom[->5] (Bate 167)." Preservation and standardization were primary goals: "One great end of this undertaking," Johnson wrote, "is to fix the English language."In other European countries around this time, dictionaries had been assembled by large committees. The 40 "immortals"...
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...Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:1-10 [11-20] Beth L. Tanner | 3 Comments What does it mean to be called by God? Is it something that happens only to a few, or is it part of our lives as Christians? Both the Old Testament and New Testament texts for this week focus on the call of God and help us understand God's call on our own lives. The Old Testament lesson from 1 Samuel is set early in the life of the nation. Israel had known strong leaders in Moses and Joshua. Then, after settlement in the land, the Israelites are led by a series of judges who rise up in difficult times. At this point, Israel is not an organized nation. In fact, as the book of Judges comes to an end, tribal wars threaten to tear the people apart. The books of Joshua and Judges demonstrate that things are far from perfect, even though the people are in the promised land. 1 Samuel opens not in the halls of power, but in the house of a man remembered only here. Elkanah is married to two women, and Hannah, his favorite, is barren. This theme is familiar, and reflects another time when barrenness put God's promise in question with the matriarchs, Sarah and Rachel. We are reminded that what seem to be personal domestic decisions also have world-wide consequences when seen across the whole span of history. Hannah begs God for a child, and during her prayer, she encounters the priest Eli who is less than comforting. accusing the praying woman of being drunk! Despite this initial encounter, Eli tells Hannah that...
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...Reverend Samuel Parris In 1692 hysteria gripped the small town of Salem, Massachusetts. Multiple towns’ people were accused of practicing witch craft and the accusations spread like wildfire from Salem to the surrounding areas. In Salem fourteen women and four men were hanged for denying the practice of witch craft, and one man was crushed to death under boulders for not cooperating with the investigation into witch craft. All other townspeople who admitted to being witches were allowed to live. The first accusation came from the daughter and the niece of the local Reverend. Reverend Samuel Parris has been accused through history of playing major role in creating in the hysteria. Reverend Parris did not start out his career as a reverend. He attended Harvard for a few years, but after his father passed away he quit college. Parris moved to Barbados in order to start a sugar plantation. After failing at his attempted business in Barbados he moved to Boston to try to start up something there, which also proved to be unsuccessful. Parris then decided to try his hand at ministry. It was odd in those days to go into the ministry without having finished college, so if Parris completed college at some point on this journey there is no record of it (Tulane). In 1688 Parris started negotiations with Salem, MA to take the position of the ordained minister for the town (Tulane). There had been many conflicts with the past ministers that Parris was aware of, so he took his time making...
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...1 Samuel 24 Verses 1-5 Whenever God delivers our enemies into our hands, we are presented with a challenge on how to deal with them. Are we going to act wisely? Are we going to do the right thing? How is the Christian way of dealing with them? These are only some of the questions that we always need to consider. David cut off the skirt of Saul's robe but he did not kill him. We may be tempted, but we are never to cut off someone's life. Verse 6-15 Jesus Christ has died for all the sins of men. No matter if they are our worst enemies; they are still God's creations that are endowed with life. And the power of the blood of Jesus Christ still stands on the road to their redemption. We are to love the sinners and to hate their sins. David did the right thing in not laying a hand unto Saul. This situation is also applicable to the leaders of our nation. It may be a mistake to harm their clothing by always saying negative things about them and even cursing them. But still, we are never to lay a hand on them. We still need to submit to their God-given authority. Verses 16-18 Good deeds can be more powerful than inflicting harm to people. We can actually kill people with our kindness. It may not mean physical death, but more significantly, it can destroy people's pride, arrogance and evil intentions. The weeping of Saul is only an expression of humility and brokenness. What can be more righteous than returning good for evil? Indeed, this deadly weapon shall be highly recommended...
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...Samuel Taylor Coleridge: A Spiritual Connection Between “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and the Holy Scripture. Donald McCoy Liberty University September 15, 2014 Many authors attempt to convey some sort of message in their writings, whether it be that of Romances’ by Shelley, the plight of women in the writings of Wollstonecraft, or the political satire behind Jonathan Swift’s works. It can even be said that some essays have been written to bring across a moral lesson to the reader. Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey”, in which the main character is rescued by the Greek gods and then embarks on a journey to return to his homeland, all the while facing obstacles that test his faith, loyalty, and solidify his virtues and beliefs. Few authors have had the success Homer gained in his grand tale featuring the main character, Odysseus. Arguably, even fewer authors have tried to emulate the Christian faith within their works with much success. Mr. Samuel Taylor Coleridge is one such author. Coleridge’s lyrical ballad “The Rime of an Ancient Mariner” is one in which numerous religious themes are adequately complimented. Most notable of the comparisons is that of the Albatross and how it symbolizes Jesus Christ. In the ballad, Coleridge writes, At length did cross an Albatross, Thorough the fog it came; As if it had been a Christian soul, We hailed it in God’s name. (Mariner, Line 65). In the ballad, the men on the ship had become lost, with mist, snow, and ice converging...
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...2 Samuel is the fifth book of history in the Old Testament. Author is unknown, but could have been written by Samuel, Nathan or Gad. Its themes are David the King, David the sinner and David the man after God’s own heart. The book open with David mourning the death of his friend Saul and Jonathon. David had forgotten all that Saul had done to him and only remembered the good that Saul had done. This show the attributes of Jesus Christ how He forgave us in spite of our sins, He didn’t count them against us. David is crowned King, but is not accepted by all of Israel. No matter, because he was already anointed by God to be King. He became the king of Judah then the King of Israel. He was successful in all that he did. After returning from the...
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...Baez 1 Daryl Baez Professor Loren Hoekzema English 102 08 28 September 2015 Response to Samuel Grace Paley opens the story with “Some boys are very tough. They are afraid of Nothing”, which to me leaves it open to danger and even death. It is a story that deals with risk and individualism. The action of the boys can be considered risky at best. The four boys were jiggling and hopping on the platform between the locked doors of the subway cars. Some men were observing their actions and at first thought of how much fun this must be given the weather conditions, but then they seemed to come to their senses and thought how “stupid” their actions clearly were giving how “little” they are. Some of them even thought of the brave things they did when they were young and thus jiggling did not seem so risky. The women on the other hand were angry at the boys’ actions and hoped they could see their extreme disapproval on their faces. One of them wanted to warn the boys, but given three of them being Negroes she feared embarrassment. However when the train came to a sudden slowdown she came to tell the boys that they would get hurt or even killed. Samuel, one of the four boys, just happened to be the one that was laughing the hardest at their reprimand. When a man whose childhood had been more watchful than brave, became angry and decided to pull on the emergency brake, it was Samuel who fell head first to be crushed and killed between the cars. The story also deals with the...
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...A Good Man Is Hard to Find This short story revels tremendous foreshadowing events that lead to the end. Foreshadowing is to show or indicate beforehand. Some people call it superstition or say their physic, but in the English world we call it foreshadowing. The grandmother which is one of the main characters in this story is the leader of most of the foreshowing events. The grandmother’s false hope in Jesus seemed to crumble throughout the story. The morning before the family’s vacation, they were all sitting in the living room. The dad was reading the sports section of the journal, the kids sitting on the floor, and the grandmother reading the newspaper. In the newspaper, the grandmother found an article that had her attention, and she wanted to show her son Baily. The article was about a man that called himself “The Misfit”, he got a loose from jail and was headed toward Florida. It bothered the grandmother more because the next morning they would be packing up, and on their way to Florida. The family was all packed up and ready to go the next morning. As they left the grandmother wrote the mileage on the car down, she thought it would be interesting to how many miles they had been when they got back. Later they stopped at The Tower for sandwiches; the grandmother was then still talking about “The Misfit”. She explained, “How everything was getting terrible, and “The Misfit” could be right there with them. Back on the road, the grandmother started talking about...
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...come. Abel honored God. In response to God’s question after he had killed his brother, “Where is your brother Abel?” Cain mocked his brother’s profession by answering, “Am I my brother’s keeper?”, as if to say, “Am I my brother’s shepherd?” Shepherds were looked down upon. This could also have been another reason Cain’s jealousy burned against his brother. A mere herdsman, a shepherd, was looked on with favor by God, instead of him. 147 Brenda Siara Jesse, David’s father, when asked by Samuel the prophet to present to him the sons in his household, brought all except for David. When Samuel found not, amongst those presented, the king whom God had chosen, he asked Jesse if he had presented all his sons. Jesse then spoke of David, who was out tending the sheep. If Samuel had just come abruptly to Jesse’s house and asked them to follow him immediately, then we may argue that David was out in the fields and coincidentally unavailable at that moment. However, Samuel consecrated Jesse and his sons and asked them to join him for...
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...through trust and obedience. God tells the Israelites this when He states, “[Now then] if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine. And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” (Exodus 19:5) This was saying that as long as the Israelites had Gods as their king and followed His commands then they would prosper. That is why, during the time of Samuel, God was angered when the people wanted a king on earth; God knew none of the kings chosen would guide the Israelites as they should be and would eventually bring on destruction. Throughout Israel’s history God had provided for them, such as when He provided mana for them to eat while they wandered through the desert. Time and time again the Israelites had chosen to go their own way instead of following the orders God gave. This cycle occurred again during the time of Samuel. During this time the people said, “Give us a king to judge us.” (Samuel 8:6) Even after Samuel had advised the people against having a king appointed, they decided that their way ultimately better than God’s way. God did not fight them, even though He knew the destruction that it would bring, instead He did what they asked. God had a plan for Israel, but the people had decided that God’s way was not efficient enough and that they knew how to govern themselves more efficiently. Saul was everything the Israelites could have wanted in a king; he was...
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...201540 BIBL105 Oct 21, 2015 As Samuel, one of the last great judges, aged he made his sons, Joel and Abijah, judges. However, his sons did not follow in his steps, they were greedy, took bribes and perverted justice. Known as the “Sea Peoples,” the Philistines migrated across the Mediterranean in massive numbers during the time of the judges, taking the coastal plains during this time and pushing Israel into the hill country. Since the Philistines had a monopoly on the use of iron, they had a military advantage over Israel. The aggressive military behavior by the Philistines caused Israel to long for a king to fight their battles. The elders of Israel came to Samuel and insisted that he a select a king. The people wanted a king to govern them so that they may be like all the nations. Samuel warned them the ways of a king , he will take your sons to be his horsemen, to plow his ground, to reap his harvest and to make equipment. He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. He will take a tenth of your grain and your flocks and make you his slaves. “The day when you cry out because of the king whom you yourselves have chose; and the Lord will not answer you on that day” (I Samuel 9.16). But the people would not listen. There was a Benjamite, named Kish, a man of wealth and valor. He had a son Saul who was more handsome than most and a head taller than anyone. And Samuel said to all the people, Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen, that none like him is...
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...ISLO | Criterion | Factor | 10-9 | 8-6 | 5-0 | | | | | Exceptional | Average | Failing | Comments | ISLO 4 | Introduction | Attention/Interest Audience | Uses an effective, relevant, and meaningful strategy (quotation, statistic, question, story, etc.); gains desired audience connection | Uses a relevant strategy; seems to capture audience attention | No attention-getting strategy is evident; or strategy is not relevant/ clearly connected to speech topic/purpose; fails to connect to audience | | ISLOs 4, 5 | | Topic/Central Idea Main Ideas | Clearly identifies and states topic/central idea in the speech introduction; clearly previews all main points | Implies topic/central idea, but not explicitly stated; main points mentioned | No clearly identified topic/central idea; main points not identified | | ISLOs 3, 4, 5 | | Credibility | Clearly establishes credibility and authority | Minimally establishes credibility and authority | Does not establish credibility and authority | | ISLOs 3, 4, 5 | Content | Problem Evidence | Provides clear and convincing evidence | Provides limited evidence | Provides illogical, inapplicable, or no evidence | | ISLO 4 | | Organization Transitions | Uses effective organizational pattern; main points clearly distinguished from...
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...UNIVERSITATEA „DANUBIUS“ DIN GALAŢI DEPARTAMENTUL DE ÎNVĂŢĂMÂNT LA DISTANŢĂ ŞI FRECVENŢĂ REDUSĂ FACULTATEA DE DREPT LIMBA ENGLEZĂ Anul II, Semestrul al II-lea ALINA CHEŞCĂ Limba engleză 2 CUPRINS 1. LAW REFORM IN THE E. U. Law Reform in E.U. The Environment in Europe Specific objectives Summary Self-evaluation tests Bibliography 2. ENTERTAINMENT AND MASS MEDIA Entertainment and Mass-Media Mass-Media and Culture Specific objectives Summary Self-evaluation tests Bibliography 3. THE ECONOMY IN THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES The Economy in the European countries The Third World Specific objectives Summary Self-evaluation tests Bibliography 4. THE RIGHT VERBAL FORM The Right Verbal Form Phrasal Verbs Limba engleză 3 Summary Self-evaluation tests Bibliography Bibliografie (de elaborare a cursului) Limba engleză 4 INTRODUCERE This English course designed for the 1st year students - Distance learning department – aims at creating the competences of communication in English. Every chapter contains a number of lessons which ensure a progressive and structured learning. The learning activities are meant to back up the new knowledge and create the competences to be acquired by the students. The assessment tests used at the end of each lesson, the summary and the conclusions also contribute to backing up the knowledge and competences taken into consideration. After you have studied all the information and solved the exercises, you will acquire the following competences: understanding...
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...I am Samuel Sesena and my life is not as interesting or eventful as the lives of other students, but I would still like to believe I have depth. From my birth to this exact moment, my life has been steady and no real extraordinary good or bad things have happened to me. Nonetheless, It is important for whoever may read this to have a better understanding of me as a person because I too have experienced life. I have had aspirations, overcome countless obstacles as well as let countless obstacles overcome me, and have had a fair amount of success with my academics which I intend to keep consistent. Seeing that school has remained an integral part of my life, it is only fitting that I discuss is. It is difficult for me recall my early life but...
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...Ping by Samuel Beckett (originally from1966) When you read “Ping”, you get the feeling of reading the same words over and over again, but in different orders. The simple words are mixed up in complex phrases, which makes the short story a very personal experience. The story contains of more than just words… The title “Ping” could refer to a sound – hence it is onomatopoeia. “Ping” is the sound of a typewriter when it switches line. It could indicate that the reader should make a pause every time the word appears in the text. Such a short title, which seems meaningless, leaves the reader with no expectations but with the feeling that he or she wants to find out what it means. “Ping” could be anything and it is not even a real word – that is why the title alone is a cliff-hanger, which makes anyone read it. The gem could not be characterized as a short story, more as a poem because it is so special in it’s way of seducing the one who reads aloud into a robot speaking very clinical and cold cataloguing word for word without knowing where to pause. The language has no structure, but besides this the used words are very normal and easy. The language, the context and the compounding of the words could give the associations of death. The short story could be a description of the state right before death – the sewn around the angles could indicate that it is murder. With the white lights and the beautiful picture of the surroundings, it could be argued that it is a drowning death...
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