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    these writers apply their stories in a try to convey certain themes. One alike writer is D. H. Lawrence. Lawrence employed a large number of literary tactics such as imagery symbol to define the main theme on one of his story : “The Horse-Dealer’s Daughter”. Death and resurrection can be clearly identify as the main theme from this story where D. H. Lawrence recount the life of an youthful hopeless women (Mabel) dealing with debt‚ death and solitude pushing her to suicide from a pond and‚ save by

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    The Implications of the Imprecatory Psalms: Praying the Imprecatory Prayers. War is imminent‚ facing the enemy of one-hundred thousand screaming warriors who is geared up and mocking the God of Abraham‚ the one true God. In the midst of war while bending to one knee on the battlefield‚ the godly soldiers shouting imprecations that God will wipe out all the adversaries. Unbridled‚ fervent‚ and intense is this prayer: Let their table become a snare before them‚ And their well-being a trap

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    throne‚ admiting his rule and authority. The model prayer has three emphasis according to Myron S. Augsburger‚ (1) the honor that is given to God through our worship‚ (2) our dependence upon God makes us humble and (3) the hope that we have under the lordship of God ( Augsburger M. S. 1982‚ p.87). The prayer brings us back to a God-centered life instead of a self –centered life. It’s about honoring God‚ depending upon God and hoping in God. The prayer is made of 6 petitions and is stuctured in two parts:

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    Hashtag Prayers The death tolls for gun violence is rising and the only thing standing between us and yet another violent mass killing is #thoughtsandprayers. From the 2017 Las Vegas shooting at a concert venue with fifty-eight people killed‚ to Sandy Hook with twenty seven children and teachers killed‚ including the gunman’s own mother‚ these mass shooting sprees seem to pop up indiscriminately. As this is being written‚ amendments had to be made last minute to include the latest loss of life coming

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    was a Montague. Ella’s family was much more rich and elegant than Bernard’s family. At this set and time‚ the Capulets and Montagues were equal. No one grouping was considered better than the other. But‚ Ella’s family was exceptional. Ella was the daughter of King James and Queen Bertha‚ she was a princess. Bernard had an image set for himself‚ a dream to become rich and powerful. The only way to achieve his goal was to marry the alluring princess. And so‚ Bernard set his goal and he was on his way

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    Final Paper: A Prayer for Owen Meany In the novel‚ A Prayer for Owen Meany‚ John Irving uses the religious belief and spread of Christianity. The novel is based on two friends‚ John Wheelwright and Owen Meany‚ who live in a small town in New Hampshire. John goes on to say how he is a Christian because of Owen. From the beginning‚ Owen shows how passionate he is about his religion and his ability to inform others of Christianity. Owen says‚ “I am God’s instrument” (Ryan) and believes that he is doing

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    The book “A Prayer for Owen Meany‚ “written by John Irving is an extraordinary and original book. I believe he chose that title mainly because one of the main characters that the book basically was written for past away. This title was chosen to give the reader a good understanding of what they are going to read about when they read this book. The authors name is John Irving‚ he was born in Exeter‚ New Hampshire in 1942. He is the author of 6 previous novels such as “The World According to Garp‚”

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    Title: "The Horse Dealer’s Daughter" By: D. H. Lawrence Characters: Joe: He is the oldest brother. He is broad and handsome in a hot‚ flushed way. He had a black moustache and a red face. He had a sensual way of uncovering his teeth when he laughed. He felt he was down now. The horses were his life. They were almost like his own body. He felt his life was over now. Fred Henry: This was Mabel’s other brother. He was master of any horse‚ and he carried himself with a well-tempered

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    A Daughter’s Perseverance has got my attention Lessons are often taught by our children‚ and my daughter Macie is teaching me about perseverance because she is restless. Macie will stop at nothing when she knows what she wants. Countless times I have felt like she was a hound dog nipping at my heels. Yes‚ I have thought of my daughter as a pest considering she can go on and on about the things she wants; yet‚ perseverance is a quality that the Bible tells us to possess. Because in Luke 11:5-9

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    The track ’Like a Prayer’ is off Madonna’s forth studio album released in 1989. "The autobiographical album‚ Like a Prayer‚ makes explicit the traces of a Roman Catholic Italian American family ethos in Madonna’s work. The album itself is dedicated to her mother‚ who‚ she writes‚ "taught me how to pray." The cover playfully exploits Roman Catholic religious themes and reinscribes Madonna signifiers‚ most notably her navel‚ from her earlier work" (Harold Jaffe‚ Madonna and Other Spectacles (New

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