While doing anything for the Lord‚ a person can expect a counter-attack from the enemy on many levels. Spiritual warfare is very real‚ and speaking from experience‚ anyone who does the work of God has a target on their back. Just as body armor protects a soldier’s or police officer’s vital organs‚ the Armor of God protects the Christian’s vital organs and is mostly defensive. Hence‚ the only offensive weapon in the Armor of God is the Sword of the Spirit or the Word of God. The Belt of Truth
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Zainab Ali 3/23/15 Baez Pd. 8 Delayed Adulthood The “Catcher in the Rye‚” is a story about a young man named Holden Caufield and his resistance to the process of maturity‚ in other words known as delayed adulthood. A recent article published by The New York Times states that “Prolonged adolescence‚ in the right circumstances‚ is actually a good thing‚ for it fosters novelty-seeking and the acquisition of new skills.” Despite the fact that prolonged adolescence in beneficial‚ it seems like Holden
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This example is a clear picture of just what people were like‚ they were careless in the way that they lived their lives‚ they had no regard for others‚ and they just wanted to party day in and day out. Fitzgerald‚ describing hypocrisy and carelessness in The Great Gatsby‚ exposed the American society for what it really was‚ something nobody had done up to this point in literature. As a result of this‚ Fitzgerald broke away from the norm and leapt over the boundary of being too
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In Mark Twains novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ the Grangerfords and Pap are the two characters who are used by Twain to condemn the civilized society. Twain tries to express his feeling that civilized society isn’t always the prettier thing. Twain uses the technique of satirizing civilized society. Examples of ways he uses satirizing throughout the story are though exaggeration‚ stereotyping‚ and irony. Twain’s use of satire exposes the Grangerfords as the typical southern
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Zeleny Castillo His 210 Chapter 12 Read pages 432-450 of Chapter 12‚ and do Review Questions 1-5 at the end of the chapter in the blog below. Additionally‚ read Frederick Douglass’ "The Hypocrisy of American Slavery" and then write me a paragraph in the same blog that explains what you feel was the goal of this speech. Make sure to include a quote that you feel gets Douglass’ point across most effectively. 1. How did the utopian communities challenge existing ideas about property and marriage
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everything Holden judges others for‚ he himself is equally if not more guilty of. This tendency for hypocrisy is pervasive throughout the book and characterizes Holden‚ revealing a lot about the workings of his mind. He often refers to people as "phonies"‚ which ironically seems to refer to anyone who maintains conformity‚ discriminates towards others‚ or is a hypocrite. Despite his loathing for hypocrisy and conformity‚ Holden Caulfield takes both traits to an extreme. Holden’s expectations in people
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secede from the nation‚ and because he technically found or instigated the two major parties used in America today (Democratic and Republican). Many Jackson oppositionists despise him because of he is a hypocrite‚ however America was founded on hypocrisy so as an American leader it is justified to be a hypocrite. Jackson was a common man meaning that he was not part of the rich and elite group. He had a “rags to riches” story. He was the first president to represent the majority of the American
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manifestation of her mother’s sin. The letter also can be seen as a representation of Hester’s redeeming steadfastness which comes to designate her as "Able". A third interpretation of the letter can be found by viewing it as a symbol of the collective hypocrisy towards sin‚ existing in society as a whole. These particular translations of the meaning of the scarlet letter as a symbol reflect the main themes of the book and represent its statement which is still relevant today. Pearl is by far‚ the most
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their own flaws. There are many examples of tragic heroism in Holden Caulfield‚ the main character of The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. Holden has several goals throughout the course of the novel but his progress is often interrupted by his hypocrisy‚ immaturity and his inability to see the beauty or meaning of life. Examples of Holden’s
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poison / With which he might kill his two companions" (383‚ 384). The greed‚ which is evident in the character of the Pardoner‚ is also clearly seen in the tale. Another trait that is displayed by the Pardoner and a character in his tale is hypocrisy. Although the Pardoner is extremely greedy‚ he continues to try and teach that "Avarice is the root of all evil" (6). He explains to the pilgrims how money is the root of all evil‚ and then he takes the money from them in exchange for forgiveness
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