The Shepherd of Hermas: A Commentary. Hermeneia‚ ed. Helmut Koester. Minneapolis: Fortress‚ 1999. Peterson‚ Robert A. “Apostasy.” Presbyterion 19‚ no. 1 (1993): 17-31. Peterson‚ Robert A. “Apostasy in the Hebrews Warning Passages.” Presbyterion 34‚ no. 1 (2008): 27-44. Reiling‚
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Ode To a Nightingale In Keats’ 19th century poem‚ Ode To a Nightingale‚ he comments upon the short-lived nature of human life and the concept of mortality through using a contrasting image of a nightingale. In the poem‚ the narrator speaks of this bird yearningly‚ envious of its ability to remain immortal through it’s song‚ and of its detachment from the human world. It is clear that the narrator is experiencing feelings of melancholy‚ and he discusses a personal escape from an existence tainted
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Alessandra Kortenhorst March 17‚ 2009 English HL Y1‚ E Block In His Shadow In Jon Stallworthy’s poem “Two Hands‚” the narrator expresses a son’s idolization of his father. This idolization is not based upon an intimate emotional relationship‚ but rather‚ on the son comparing himself to his father. His vocation‚ a writer‚ falls short when held against his father’s‚ a surgeon. In “Two Hands‚” a son narrates‚ through metaphors and mood‚ his frigid and distant relationship with his father.
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Ellie Wiesel portrays the full effect of indifference during his speech “The Perils of Indifference” by using firm language choices‚ to emphasize indifference. With the use of diction‚ alongside the use of efficacious allusions‚ he reveals the suffering “behind the black gates of Auschwitz” and presents how Jews “felt abandoned by humanity”. He impudently questions the reader “Have we really learned from our mistakes?”. He aches to get his point across‚ to allow people to look at themselves and see
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Margaret Atwood’s poem The Landlady presents a depressing and frightening experience of one living in a rented room. The landlady is very much the dangerous gaoler of this prison‚ and one who specializes in oppression. The poem is striking in its use of language‚ including imagery‚ sounds‚ and rhythms‚ that vividly portray the feared landlady and the shrinking tenant. The comparison of the speaker’s living situation to that of a prison‚ a place of oppression‚ is the dominant thematic
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China to put duties on US chicken imports The article centers around anti-dumping tariffs on United States chicken imports. The duties were introduced by China‚ which claims that American poultry firms are exporting the meat at unfairly low prices. The effects are growing trade disputes and accuses between the two countries. Tariffs can be explained as a tax levied on imported goods. Tariffs are a form of protectionism. Tariffs can be ad valorem (percentage of the value of the good that is being imported)
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Alexander Charles‚ what a nice name. I wonder if Mr.Charles was an English teacher? In his poem star-crossed‚ Charles talks about two skeletons discovered in Mantua Italy. These skeletons "linked in a lovers embrace" are the underlying theme throughout the poem. At the the beginning of the poem Charles links love to these 5000 year old lovers while at the end he links them to his age. However he incorporates a sense of bias in the poem. "I shall grow old" age is a something that some
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The poem ‘Child and Insect’ details a child’s first encounter with the nature of life – both its fragility and its steadyness; and the child’s response to this experience. Through the poet’s diction‚ use of stylistic devices such as alliteration and enjambment‚ and his use of vivid sensory imagery‚ the poet contrasts the child’s attitude towards life before the incident‚ and his attitude after the incident. By following the boy’s emotional journey and growth – from ignorance to understanding‚ from
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The recent hurricanes‚ Katrina and Rita‚ along with global warming amplify Jared Diamond’s thesis in "The Last Americans" that humans are responsible for the downfall of civilizations. Throughout history‚ many civilizations have collapsed due to numerous reasons such as incompetent leaders and environmental negligence. Many people view the United States’ current environmental crisis with apathy. These people feel that the environmental collapse of ancient societies such as the Mayans is only pertinent
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Margaret Atwood’s theme in The Landlady is about the speaker’s prison-like living situation in what can be assumed to be a dorm. The landlady has made home‚ the place where we can feel free and comfortable‚ to a suffering sentence. The landlady is sin control‚ and the speaker‚ a young university student‚ cannot escape from the landlady‚ physically nor mentally. The Landlady is effectively written in free verse and is a run-on style of poetry‚ allowing the readers emotions and thoughts to carry to
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