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    procedure.”(Storey). The command given to man was to be fruitful and multiply (Gen. 1:28). When looking at the role religion has played in surrogate motherhood‚ I tend to look at the story of Abraham and Sarah. The moral and ethical issue surrounding the scenario was Sarah arranging for Abraham and Hagar to have them a child. It was the practice of her native country where there was no hope bearing children for the spouse to give her maid to provide an heir for the family. This was one of the

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    "(worldofquotes.com) This is a quote that can be deconstructed when examining William Shakespeare’s King Lear and Margaret Laurence’s The Stone Angel. When reviewing the two books the main characters‚ King Lear and Hagar‚ are easily comparable. The first similarity becomes apparent when King Lear and Hagar are both developed as flawed characters. Secondly‚ because of their flaws the two characters become blind to reality. Thirdly‚ after being deceived by themselves and others as a result of their blindness

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    First Unit Exam Background to the Bible Story The Bible is divided into 2 sections: Old Testament/New Testament. Covenant: Promise God made to Human beings. The New Covenant fulfills the Old best describes the connection between the two sections of the Bible. The three divisions of the Jewish Old Testament are: the Law‚ the Prophets‚ and the Writings. Sacred writings are called Hagiographa. The Apocrypha is considered helpful‚ not inspired‚ and not approved for public reading. They are

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    passed away while giving birth to Hagar. The stone angel stands strong and firm in the cemetery. Hagar can be compared to the stone angel because she tries to be strong her entire life. Over time‚ the stone angel fell over and deteriorated. The same happened to Hagar. She aged over time and one day fell over and died. An event where Hagar showed she had a heart of stone was when her brother was dying. She did not cry‚ nor hold him. By the end of the novel‚ Hagar began to show her feelings and

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    Pride has many benefits and many downfalls. Many qualities of pride can be beneficial‚ to be proud of family or friends can be uplifting and can form strong bonds. But pride can also mask genuine human emotions; stop those who feel pride from showing vulnerability‚ or weakness. The qualities of pride itself can be complex and inconceivable‚ like many human qualities. Each particular emotion has diverse and opposite effects‚ pride for example can be a word used to describe utter happiness and fulfillment

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    Tree Terry Wolf What are some of the “dysfunctional dynamics” of the family of Abraham and Sarah? Abraham’s first loyalty was to God and not Sarah; Abraham was torn between his firstborn son Ishmael‚ and the son of promise‚ Isaac; dissension between Hagar and Sarah; Abraham was prone to lying to protect himself; dissension between Abraham and his nephew‚ Lot; Abraham was self-serving and self-protective; Sarah ’s favoritism of Isaac over Ishmael. What are some of the “dysfunctional dynamics” of the

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    seen through the eyes of Hagar Shipley‚ a 90 year old woman nearing the end of her life. In the novel‚ Margaret Laurence‚ uses the stone angel to effectively symbolize fictional characters. The term symbolism in its broadest sense means the use of an object to stand for something other than itself. In The Stone Angel‚ Margaret Laurence uses the stone angel to sybmolize the Currie family values and pride and in particular‚ the pride and cold personality traits of Hagar Shipley. There are three

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    would soon discover it’s symbolic importance. In the novel The Stone Angel‚ water is presented in the many fluctuations‚ in Hagar’s life. Hagar goes through many stages in her life‚ where water is represented but without it being physically present. Without the imagery of water‚ the story would be less effective and meaningful for the reader. When Hagar reaches Shadow Point‚ hungry and confused‚ she eats some food from her paper bag. She feels restored but is very thirsty because

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    his race‚ and to him that is all that matters. (www.angelfire.com) Even before Milkman finds out about Guitar and his eerie way of love‚ Milkman’s life is threatened by a different‚ but equally misguided love. At age twelve‚ Milkman and his cousin‚ Hagar‚ get

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