One tenet of Christianity that I wrestle with continuously is how to seek justice while loving mercy. In the Gospel of Matthew‚ Jesus tells Peter to forgive someone who has wronged him “not seventy times‚ but seventy times seven.” I often struggle to forgive someone once. How do I‚ or how does anyone‚ embark on the difficult journey of forgiving those who have hurt us deeply? What does justice look like? When I am overwhelmed by questions of how to push through pain to find redemption‚ I return
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English 110 Junjie Wang A Miserable Wondering and Seeking “Poems come out of wonder‚ not out of knowing‚” according to Lucille Clifton‚ a famous American writer and educator. The best example of this wondering is shown in the poem “The Chimney Sweeper”. “The Chimney Sweeper”‚ written by William Blake in 1789‚ is a poem that reflects a shameful eighteenth century social problems. It shows the exploitations to the little children—the chimney sweepers. Those sweepers are even too young to have their
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The subject matter of the "Republic" is the nature of justice and its relation to human existence. Book I of the "republic" contains a critical examination of the nature and virtue of justice. Socrates engages in a dialectic with Thrasymachus‚ Polemarchus‚ and Cephalus‚ a method which leads to the asking and answering of questions which directs to a logical refutation and thus leading to a convincing argument of the true nature of justice. And that is the main function of Book I‚ to clear the ground
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Looking into the movie‚ I have found that it is a very parallel story line. The two main characters lead very similar lives just on the opposite sides of the road. Javert‚ seems to be the law and nothing more‚ and Valjean‚ may be just the lowly criminal‚ but if you take a closer look you can only see their similarities and not their differences. Javert‚ has a very simple story. He was born in the same prison his parents were prisoners in. I believe this is where one very simple fact changes a man
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The book‚ The Word for World is Forest by Le Guin writes about colonization. In the book‚ people from Earth come to the planet Athshe to take the Athseans wood. Also‚ the humans from earth treat the Athsheans very poorly. Captain Davidson is one of the military leaders of the Earth people. Raj Lyubov is a specialist who tries to learn about the Athshean people. The Athsheans never learn to kill people until Davidson killed Selvers wife Thele. After Davidson kills some of the native Athsheans‚ the
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Pierre Corneille’s Le Cid focuses on a legendary hero of the twelfth century Spain‚ and his feats of heroism‚ rivalry‚ and honour. It is Corneille’s opinion that dramatic poetry is a portrayal of the actions of men‚ that is to say‚ his writing was intended to depict‚ or imitate the actions of men. But a more pervading definition that is evident in the play‚ is that man’s actions are the result of fate‚ not of man’s own will or action. It seems that Corneille’s primary function is to demonstrate
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Le Corbusier (born October 6‚ 1887‚ La Chaux-de-Fonds‚ Switzerland—died August 27‚ 1965‚ Cap Martin‚ France) internationally influential Swiss architect and city planner‚ whose designs combine the functionalism of the modern movement with a bold‚ sculptural expressionism. He belonged to the first generation of the so-called International school of architecture and was their most able propagandist in his numerous writings. In his architecture he joined the functionalist aspirations of his generation
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Overview Le Chateau is a leading Canadian specialty retailer that offers contemporary fashion apparel‚ accessories and footwear. Founded in 1959 by Hershel Segal‚ the retailer was originally named “Le Chateau Men’s Wear”. The name was changed in 1962 to “Le Chateau”‚ when the product offering grew to include women’s clothing as well. Hershel and Jane Segal own a majority stake in the company‚ where through voting they control 76.4% of the company (Company Fillings‚ 2011). At first‚ Le Chateau’s
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classical dance‚ Le Ballet‚ has been developed for the purpose that other than celebration or burial. Le ballet has been developed as a classical concert dance for entertainment and performance in France. Le ballet is well-known in Europe‚ especially in France. However‚ the origin of le ballet is Italy. During the 15th and 16th centuries‚ le ballet was formalized in Italy and spread to France with the help of Catherine de’ Medici. (Ballet‚ 2017) In 17th century‚ le ballet
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Le Cabanon *ISOLATION In plan‚ Le Cabanon has a radial scheme in which the dynamics of the space are directed to isolate the core of the house. Similar to St. Gall‚ there is an inward focus to the essence of the architecture. Every piece of furniture is placed in relation to the central core. As Corbusier states‚ “volume and surface are determined by the plan”. Le Corbusier painted on the window panel‚ so that when closed his focus would be directed into the interior. The siting and purpose of
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