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    Secular Nature Of Esther

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    Just how large is the secular nature of Esther and how much does it reflect our lives today? The Jews in Megillat Esther are non-religious yet manage to prevail‚ which makes the book both distinctly unique for the bible and allows it to become one of the most applicable to life as a Conservative Jew in America today. One of the most interesting aspects of Megillat Esther is the completely secular nature of its characters. This can be seen immediately as the entire first chapter of the book

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    Esther K Case

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    must consider various legal‚ familial‚ health positions when determining how to care for his or her patient. An example of this predicament can be seen in case 8 of Philosophy and Medicine. Here‚ I am presented with a situation where the patient‚ Esther K‚ has pancreatic cancer. When the patient was initially diagnosed‚ she made a will. In this will‚ she refused all aggressive therapies and any treatment that she determined would be considered as “extraordinary measures:” chemotherapy‚ respirators

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    Rhetorical Strategies and Stylistic Devices Alliteration- the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Ex. “GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE‚ COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN‚ AND WISDOM ALWAYS TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE.” (Slaughter House-Five‚60) Allusion- a brief and indirect reference to a person‚ place‚ thing or idea of historical‚ cultural‚ literary or political significance. Ex. “Canst thou draw

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    There are some leaders that do not impact positively onto others‚ and Aaron Burr is thought to be one of them. Aaron Burr was the United State’s third vice president‚ he fought in the Revolutionary War‚ and was one of Preston’s youngest graduates. Burr was seen as an intellectual being‚ but lacked in several departments which help form great leaders. A. Burr had a hard time with getting alone with others‚ sticking true to his word‚ and his ability to let his anger get the better of him. The fact

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    something is wrong‚ but does it themselves formerly leading to that person to lose respect from others. Provided that the book of Esther captures over all many meaningful and important lessons can be learned from other’s actions in a story. You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. In the story Esther a man named Mordecai refused to bow down to his king like all the others. Mordecai’s courage was there to help him at that moment

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    James Burr V. Allred

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    James Burr V. Allred was born on march 29 1899 in Bowie‚ Texas. Burr and V were the names of his uncles and he was known as Vee until he was older. While enlisting clerks did not want to type Allred’s whole name so they dropped the Burr and the V was sometimes mistaken for a roman numeral‚ but Allred did not mind the change and continued to use the new name the rest of his life. His father was Renne and mother was Mary (Henson) Allred. He was one of nine children and had a strictly-disciplined home

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    The painting Esther before Ahasuerus (figure 1) is based on an apocryphal passage of Esther and thus is not in every Bible. The passage is based on a Greek text that replaces Esther 5:1‚2 of the Hebrew text‚ often called Addition D. While the Council of Trent gave these Greek additions the canonical status in 1546‚ they were popular in use in the seventeenth century (Christiansen‚ Mann‚ pp. 373). In the passage‚ Esther‚ “arrayed in splendid attire”‚ and when she stood before the King‚ “her heart

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    God bestowed gifts to a lady who was hidden. The name Esther means “hidden” or “to hide”. She was hidden amongst the Persians to conceal her Jewish faith and heritage; she became their Queen. Esther was an orphan‚ raised by relatives; she had no father or mother but had a people whom she would help save from destruction. Esther gifted by God with gifts or traits that would help her become queen and endure the trials of the Queen of Persia‚ could either let her people be mercilessly slaughtered or

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    Leading Esther to inspire others by her courageous acts in order to save the Jews. The inspiring Esther showed her courage by changing the hippocratic king’s heart‚ leading the irony of Haman’s death and ending up saving the Jews. Haman planned to destroy the Jews‚ Esther’s and Mordecai’s people‚ so she petitioned to the King Xerxes hippocratic heart with the power of God who is in control. Haman wanted to “...destroy all Mordecai’s people… jews throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.” (Esther 3:6)

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    oppressors in 473 B.C.‚ was a direct result of God working fervently in their lives. What started out as discipline shaped into deliverance‚ because of a pure hope‚ faith‚ and trust the Jewish people maintained during trials and tribulations. Queen Esther functioned as an instrument of God to protect her Jewish people from the wicked ways of Haman and their oppressors during their trying times of possible annihilation. The years between the Babylonian captivity by King Nebuchadnezzar and the

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