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    Choose from one of the texts written by Buber‚ a concept‚ idea or metaphor and explore its implications in relation to your understanding of the role of the teacher. Martin Buber was an Austrian born Israeli Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue. This philosophy was centred on the distinction between the I-thou relationship and the I-It relationship. According to Buber the sought for treasure‚ the fulfilment of existence‚ can be found right in the midst of genuine dialogue

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    will. Edward repeats ’wrath’ numerous times to emphasize God’s power. Edwards also uses metaphors to compare God and humans to numerous things‚ "Peole who think they can escape Hell on their own have as little chance of doing so as a spider’s web has of stopping a falling rock." In this case‚ Edwards compares the chance of escape from God’s wrath to a spider’s ability to stop a falling rock. Edwards use of metaphors create another scene to allow the audience to get a visual thought through his words

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    Sylvia Plath Metaphors

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    uses many figurative metaphors to describe him for example “ You do not do‚ you do not do Any more‚ black shoe In which I have lived like a foot”(Lines 1-3). Plath truly describes him as a black shoe and notably‚ nazi’s wore black boots which was included in their uniforms. The significance of the color black is the symbol of something dark and evil and a shoe is something we walk on she must of felt as her father walked on her with his black shoe. The many more metaphors she describes her father

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    Beowulf and Frankenstein

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    Throughout many old works of English literature there are many different perspectives on the origin of evil. In Beowulf‚ Grendel is a monster who was exiled from society for being a descendant of Cain. As a result he has been considered an outcast by society and thus acts malicious against society. In Frankenstein‚ by Mary Shelley‚ Victor Frankenstein breaks the natural order of life when he manages to discover the secret to creating life and succeeds in creating a living human. However‚ upon realizing

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    Archetypes In Beowulf

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    Beowulf Primary Values: *“Heroism is most valuable treasure” Pg. 58 Lines 850-855 *“Evil never triumphs (Regardless of how the outcome may seem during the battle)” Pg. 47 Lines 405-410 Lines 320-360 Secondary Values: *“The part is not important as the whole” *“Heroism is a significant part of everyone’s society” Pg. 46 Pg.43 Lines 300-305 Lines 173-177 * “Mothers will defend their children regardless of their

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    In the epic poem “Beowulf”‚ the writer constantly reminds the reader of how courageous Beowulf is. He storms into every fight and every battle never fearing death‚ determined to slay the monsters that terrorized humanity. All he can do is meet every challenge fearlessly‚ so that when he dies he will be remembered for his bravery. In believe that in the story Beowulf shows courage many times and it is easy to see why. The value of courage shows in many parts of the story such as when he has his

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    How much will you give up for someone you love? Will you give up everything? Probably not as much as the tree did. Some people take and do not give back they have no sorrow or guilt. The Giving Tree can be seen as a metaphor for a mother-child relationship. In this story‚ there is an animistic tree that cares for a boy and will do anything to see him thrive in life. As long as she sees him‚ she will be the happiest tree in the word but the boy doesn’t appreciate the love and care he is given. For

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    Killing Chicken Metaphors

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    her marriage. She was betrayed in her marriage‚ and this was a hard emotion to encounter in her life. Hall was forced to deal with this experience that made it harder for her to love and trust anyone. Hall used various literary devices such as metaphors‚ similes‚ and imagery as she wrote this narrative. Her way of killing these chickens was her showing us that she is getting rid of her marriage even though it was painful to do so. When I read this narrative‚ I was astonished how she managed to reveal

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    really recovers from an attack. Rape is not just about women because men can also be raped. Rape is about power and how that shift of power can change one’s life forever. In Maleficent the topic of rape is presented in one scene during the movie. The metaphor for rape in Maleficent is powerful‚ shocking‚ and eye opening. Rape in films is an important way to deliver the message to a broad audience because the movie shows how power is exchanged back and fourth between victim and assailant‚ changes in characters

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    That was the biggest decision people would make; if we are going to die then we might as well die fighting. Many authors wrote about civil disobedience.A really good one is “Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau. This story has a lot of metaphors and it makes a lot of interesting connections.When he talks about machines‚he is referring to men that just follow the system and

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