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    Common Concepts in Parable The parables appear often in the passages of the Gospels. As people read through the Gospels‚ they know they are reading the parables‚ but it is difficult to distinguish them. The book of Luke contains numerous amounts of parables which are concentrated in chapter 10 to chapter 16. Some bluntly shows that they are parables‚ but some are hidden among the passages. Through examination of Luke chapter 10-16‚ there are many concepts the parables are common in. The greatest

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    The Parable of  The Wheat and the Weeds Matt 13:24-30; 36-43 He set another parable before them‚ saying‚  "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field‚  but while people slept‚  his enemy came and sowed darnel also among the wheat‚ and went away.  But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit‚ then the darnel appeared also.   The servants of the householder came and said to him‚  ‘Sir‚ didn’t you sow good seed in your field?  Where did this darnel come from

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    Fables and Parables

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    This is a story of a Hippo who learns a valuable lesson on life‚ choices‚ and confidence. One cool fall day‚ there was a seagull‚ flying overhead. Eventually‚ he stopped and sat in a tree near a lake. He sat there and watched as a group of hippos swam and splashed in the water. As he sat there and watched‚ the seagull dreamed of being able to swim. “Oh‚ how I wish I could be a hippo and swim with them”. Suddenly‚ he had been turned into a hippo and was swimming along side the others. However

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    An Eagle is regarded as a symbol of courage and power because of its large size and superb aerial skills. However in the parable‚ the eagle was made to believe that he was just a chicken and that he could not fly high and therefore he must just act like a chicken‚ after all he learned to eat chicken feed and to behave as chickens behave and was confined to live in the barnyard with the chickens. His inherent capacity and capability were temporarily hampered by the lies that were fed on him for quite

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    Abstraction to the Semantic Parable The best possible ways of communicating is by giving broad overviews as well as solid concrete statements. Hayakawa describes the Abstraction ladder to be a good way to process something from the most concrete to the most abstract. Hayakawa describes the Abstraction ladder to be one of the most effective ways of communicating. The Semantic Parable is a good example to show how Abstraction can be a simple way for individuals to realize the right or wrong in making

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    Once‚ called away to an unanticipated school conference‚ I began drafting my short noticed speech with a yellow wooden pencil. Unfortunately this graphite loaded‚ eraser-tipped writing spear has become an alienated object as I readily admit my dependence on a new technology of writing. I found that I had become so used to composing virtual prose that I could no longer draft anything coherent directly onto a piece of paper. It wasn’t so much that I couldn’t think of the words‚ but the deliberate physical

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    writing stories and tales. Some of these authors write a type of story called a parable. A parable is a story that is used to show a moral or a religious lesson usually using people. Many authors will write parables to show that there are modern day problems and events that we can and need to change. Many parables are easily relatable to you. Others‚ you may not be able to compare to life experiences. An example of a parable is The Lorax by Dr. Suess. This story uses characters and events that teach

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    Ryan Gabos MDIA 2401 John Bowditch 10/20/14 Game Analysis #2 – The Stanley Parable My first play through of The Stanley Parable was arguably the most horrifying scenario I could have ended up with. I started off in Stanley’s office and the narrator goaded me into exploring the rest of the workspace. Not a single coworker was in sight and as I entered each new space of the building‚ the narrator told me to go forward into another. By the time I reached the stairwell‚ this is where I decided

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    becomes ambiguous to justify his actions. Kantian Ethics: Should abide by the following 2 principles: *Maxim should become a universal law *Never treat people simply as means to an end but always at the same time as ends in themselves In the parable‚ Stephen says that the hikers would have treated the Sadhu differently if he had been from the same ethnic group as them. However Kantian principle forbids such behaviour. One should treat all equally irrespective of ethnicity‚ caste‚ sex etc. Further

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    Religious and Artistic Parable The author of the religious parable titled‚ “The Hunger Artist” parallels the artist’s life to that of Jesus Christ. The artist dresses in simple attire similar to that of a priest‚ which marks him as a spiritual and righteous man. Additionally‚ he travels to different cities and performs miracles just as Jesus did. Both the hunger artist and Jesus Christ deaths were publicly displayed; instigated by the very people they helped. Kafka’s story could also be interpreted

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