APPRECIATION OF ENGLISH LITERARY TEXTS SRI RAHULA BALIKA MAHA VIDYALAYA – MALABE SECOND TERM END EXAMINATION GRADE TEN – THREE HOURS Answer question ONE and FOUR others selecting one from POETRY‚ PROSE and FICTION. 1. Answer all the questions in PART A and PART B PART A a. “But she is in her grave‚ and‚ oh‚ The difference to me!” I. Where are these lines taken from? Who has written them? II. Who do “she” and “me” refer to? III. What is the difference felt by him? b. “Says he‚ ‘The
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take a look at this claim from a theological‚ Biblical and personal view to further understand Christology. According to the Bible‚ we see several bases for Jesus’ humanity.1 In Luke 2:16‚ we see Jesus as an infant lying in a manger as the Magi come to worship Him. We then see Jesus eating with His disciples in Mark 2:15 and finally in Luke 23:46‚ we see Jesus pass away from His crucifixion. There are also several biblical bases for Jesus deity as well. We read in Acts 10:38
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were a very high status in this period‚ much more than the paintings. Metal sculptures included enamel decorations‚ for example The Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral by Nicholas of Verndun. It is said to contain the bones of the Biblical Magi‚ also known as the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men. The shrine is a large gilded and decorated triple sarcophagus placed above and behind the high altar of Cologne Cathedral. It is the largest reliquary‚ which is known as a shrine‚ in the western
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Thing’s The Play ~ O. Henry • An Imaginative Woman ~ Thomas Hardy • Old Ghosts ~ A.J. McKenna • Return to Paradise ~ Anton Chekov • Blues in the Night ~ Jennifer Jenkinson • The Three Letters ~ Nels Schifano • Gift of the Magi ~ O. Henry • Scarlet Stockings ~ Louisa May Alcott • A Lickpenny Lover ~ O. Henry • Love ~ Anton Chekov • Some Ways of Love ~ Charlotte Mew • The Love Quarrel ~ Agnes Strickland Famous Short Stories for High School Here is
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25 March 2013 Mythic Dimensions of Literature “The Origins of Christmas” Christmas is a holiday celebrated by members of the religion of Christianity. The holiday acknowledges the birth of the Christian prophet Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on December 25th by an estimated two billion members of the Christian religion. The holiday is also celebrated by many non-Christians‚ who highlight the secular aspects of the holiday. Many of the symbols‚ traditions‚ and rituals widely attributed to Christmas
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Synoptic Gospels Final Exam Name: 1) What did the sign of Jonah represent? a) The people that would run from the gospel. b) Christ’s resurrection from the dead. c) A great disaster that would come and destroy the people. d) Christ’s love would reach even the most vile‚ like Ninevah. . 2) Which Herod had John the Baptist beheaded? a) Herod Archelaus b) Herod the Great c) Herod Antipas d) Herod Agrippa . 3) Matthew most likely wrote his letter from a) Antioch of Psidia b) Rome c) Antioch
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population is Eastern Orthodox Christian‚ Christmas is celebrated on January 7th‚ The Feast of Epiphany‚ rather than on December 25th. In the Eastern Orthodox Churches the observance of Epiphany included the birth of Jesus‚ the arrival of the three Magi (Casper‚ Melchior‚ and as some Ethiopians believe‚ their king Balthazar)‚ and Jesus’s childhood events up until his Baptism. This holiday is celebrated in Ethiopia in four ways: by wearing traditional Ethiopian clothing; by attending mass; by feasting;
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Modernism refers to the artistic and philosophical movement that occurred in the nineteenth century; the movement challenged past ideas and concepts. T.S Eliot is considered as one of the twentieth century’s major poets; his poem ‘the love song of j. Alfred Prufrock’ has gone down as one of the major works of the Modernist movement. ‘Prufrock’ is a dramatic monologue that follows a man striving for meaning in a suddenly industrial modern road‚ typical themes of modernism. The isolation and displacement
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The rise and fall of the Persian Empires The Achaemenid Empire Medes and Persians migrated from central Asia to Persia before 1000 B.C.E. Indo-European speakers‚ sharing cultural traits with Aryans Challenged the Assyrian and Babylonian empires Cyrus the Achaemenid (the Shepherd) (reigned 558-530 B.C.E.) Became king of Persian tribes in 558 B.C.E. All of Iran under his control by 548 B.C.E. Established a vast empire from India to borders of Egypt Cyrus’s son‚ Cambyses (reigned 530-522 B
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even though human‚ “even the wind and waves obeyed Him.” Along with humanity‚ Jesus also has deity. One aspect of Jesus’ deity is how He is worthy of worship. A biblical example of the worship of Jesus is in Matthew 2:1-2. Even when He was a baby Magi from the Far East came to worship Him. The ability to forgive sins and give us a clean slate is also another part of Jesus’ deity. In Luke 5:18-21‚ Jesus sees the faith of some men and he says‚ “Friend‚ your sins are forgiven.” Only Jesus has the authority
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