Military leader‚ judge‚ and prophetess: Deborah filled male-dominated roles in a period when this feat was virtually impossible. Today‚ her role is often overlooked as she is grouped with other female prophets of her time; however‚ Deborah’s influence exceeds far beyond the transmission of God’s word. In order to fully grasp this injustice‚ it is important not only to reflect on her erasure‚ but to admire her accomplishments. These accomplishments were not only revolutionary for her time‚ but‚ rather
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first meet Deborah in verse 4. She is described as a prophetess and a wife‚ and she sat up on a hill where Israelites would come ask her for judgement. In the Old Testament‚ she also could be referred to as a judge. At the time‚ a judge was a political‚ military‚ and religious leader. The second woman we meet is Jael‚ a woman married to Heber the Kenite‚ an ally of Jabin the king of Hazor‚ or Canaan‚ the nation which had been oppressing the Israelites‚ God’s chosen people. Deborah received a
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Throughout history‚ men dominated the planet. Their ability to withstand hard physical labor launched males as the superior gender for centuries. As society progressed‚ the necessity for physical labor decreased. Today‚ only a select few jobs require hard labor while the education system influences the job market. This change in society opens the door for women to excel at the same pace as men‚ however‚ men continue to insist on enforcing outdated gender roles. These enforcements hold women back
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fight‚ but that they don’t fight for fun. They don’t ritualize opposition Debroah Tannen chose her words carefully. Her sentences are concise and precise and deliver the exact meaning she intends the reader to understand. In this article she discusses the topic in first person “I began to suspect some of the causes of the troubling facts that women who go to single-sex schools …” “This contrasts sharply with the way I teach:…” and uses them again when describing her observation of her class. . uses
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environment as a child‚ I questioned many things that I was told to do. My dad once told me that there are three important things that I need to always do in life. My dad taught me how to be a prayer warrior‚ respect my elders and to always work hard. Over the years‚ I lived by my dad’s advice‚ and it has truly paid off. As a child‚ I was always taught to pray and to always equip my life and decision with prayer. I vividly recall as a child being taught to pray when I wake‚ at meal time‚ before
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for the role of a “women”. For example‚ in Baldwin’s character Deborah we begin to see the conflicts and stigmas that come with rape and the pure women. In the book‚ Deborah was judged and marginalized as an outsider due to the fact that white men took advantage of her. Baldwin does an exceptional job of explaining to the reader the stigmas that Deborah had to face from society after everyone knew that she had been raped. Baldwin explains that black men were afraid to approach her and believed that
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I choose you What do you want to be? An Architect? Engineer? Doctor? What’s holding you back? Who do you really want to be for the rest of your life? What course will you take then? These are the questions that some high school students encounter. At some point in our high school life‚ we thought deeply on what course to take in college. We spent hundreds of hours thinking about that one decision that could change us forever. This may be the hardest decision a teenager could ever make because
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The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was adopted in 1987 as an international treaty to eliminate the production and consumption of ozone-depleting chemicals. A subsequent amendment created the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol‚ becoming the first of the multilateral environmental agreements to establish a financial mechanism for implementation. The World Bank has developed a strong partnership with the Multilateral Fund (MLF) since its
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The present study of Deborah examines the dichotomy of a female balancing power with submission. The purpose of this thesis is to show that you can have power and be submitted. Deborah’s story is found in the Old Testament in the book of Judges in chapters 4 and 5. The book of Judges takes place during a time when the Israelites subjected themselves to idols and gave themselves to other gods. The book itself defines the text written therein: it contains the history of Biblical judges‚ divinely inspired
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ago‚ I bought a small‚ blue notebook for a dollar at target. It holds 82 pages‚ each about the size of my palm. Their paper is made from the same thin‚ gray material used in newspapers. On the cover of the book is a picture from the children’s story Oh‚ the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel). In the image‚ the main character in the tale‚ a small man dressed entirely in yellow‚ laughs as he sails a hot air balloon across a cotton ball cloud sky. I’ve inscribed the places I hope
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