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- 2171: The Gospel Of Luke
- ... men, and especially, his journey toward Jerusalem, with the final chapters dedicated to the last days of sacrifice and triumph. Luke's historical narrative begins as follows: With the birth of Zechariah and Elizabeth's child, John. Elizabeth was barren, she and Zechariah were well along in years but Gabriel, an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah saying, "Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son and you are to ... when the angel, Gabriel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you. Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him ... see it. Men will tell you, 'There his is!' or 'Here he is!' Do not go running off after them." Jesus taught that, "anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." He told the rich man, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." ...
- 2172: Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
- ... raft in every language men could print - it was America’s masterpiece (Allen 259). It is considered one of the greatest novels because it conceals so well Twain’s opinions within what is seemingly a child’s book. Though initially condemned as inappropriate material for young readers, it soon became prized for its recreation of the Antebellum South, its insights into slavery, and its depiction of adolescent life. The novel resumes ... Bellamy 156). Twain expresses his feelings in the above paragraph by using the - I don’t take no stock in dead people (Twain 12) line in the novel. In this way he can fashion a child’s narrative to convey his views of the past. This is one example of the process Mark Twain will continue to use in this novel to conceal satirical meanings within humorous lines. Huck, who has ... what he used to say, anyway (Twain 16). These types of paragraphs are used for three things simultaneously: to add a note of satire, to add to the storyline, and to continue to emphasize the child’s point of view (Branch 214). Pap is one of the most interesting figures in the novel. He is completely antisocial and wishes to undo all of the civilizing effects that the Widow and ...
- 2173: Impressions of Television
- ... seems to me when i look outside to see the children playing, they mimic the ninja turtles, pretending that they are killing Krang or Shredder. It never fails it always seems that there is one child that comes in crying because another kid (who thought he was Donatello) was hitting him with a stick that he used for a sword. Alarmingly this problem sometimes escalates when the child gets older and the child is subject to more ideas brought across on television. Not too far away in the channels of the television you have mtv. It is a music based channel that plays all types of music ...
- 2174: The Cherry Orchard: Reality, Illusion, and Foolish Pride
- ... for your sake. But no man can be expected to sacrifice his honor, even for the person he loves. Nora: Millions of women have done it. Helmer: Oh, you think and talk like a stupid child. Nora: That may be. But you neither think nor talk like the man I could share my life with...as I am now, I am no wife for you. (Page 587) If she had continued ... I was never in real danger; for some years I was as strong as the authorities, and I surrendered my knowledge to the powers that be, to use it, no, not to use it, to abuse it, as it suits their ends. I have betrayed my profession. Any man who does what I have done must not be tolerated in the ranks of science. (p.809). Some people look at Galileo ...
- 2175: Telvesion
- ... not destroy family value; it is us who destroy family value. For example parents who have little or no time for their children often substitute television as a baby-sitter and parents blame television as child bad conduct. But it is parents who should to be blame for the child s bad behavior because not providing proper care and guide for the child. Parents should set limitation and boundaries for themselves to cope with the television addiction. Family matter should be their number one priority in family. Like all drugs television can be helpful in our life. ...
- 2176: Television And It's Effects on Children
- Television And It's Effects on Children Have you ever wondered how television effects your children? The average child watches television 2 hours per week and most of this viewing is of violence or sexual acts. During this time there is a violent act shown every 6 minutes and on Saturday mornings there is 20 to 25 violent acts shown every hour on prime time t.v. especially in cartoons or animated programs. So no matter what your child is watching it is damaging their sense of imagination and creativity. Now there is no need for children to use their imagination and creativity anymore, television has even taken that away from them. In today ... contact is less stable and their attention to stories is significantly shortened".(George Hottecker; The Big Picture pg1) Children who watch t.v find it harder to stay focused on one activity more then a child who doesn't. This can make them have problems with group activities and act out negative behaviour towards others. Although all this sounds bad you can fix the problem by simply eliminating the watching ...
- 2177: Ariel By Sylvia Plath
- ... over to the apocalyptic fury of her muse, she is also not subject to her feminine roles" (Bundtzen 255). In contrast, in the poem "Kindness," another Ariel poem, "Plath feels she must respond to the "child's cry" - "What is so real as the cry of a child?" - to put her poetry aside and respond." In "Ariel," "The child's cry / Melts in the wall," forgotten in the flight that takes her to revelation" (Bundtzen 255). In "Lady Lazarus" one gender emerges superior, whereas in "Ariel" the genders do not matter for poetry ...
- 2178: Analysis Of Gimple The Fool
- ... have the limits, which inhabit human nature. Gimpel proved he was capable of emotion during the absence from his wife Gimpel “felt it all very bitterly. A longing took me, for her and for the child” (103). Gimpel loved his child as his own and loved his wife for that. The emotions Gimpel felt prove he was human. However, he was to half-witted to realize he was not feeling all the consciousness inherent to his ... not feel remorse for Gimpel’s misconceptions but instead wants “to go clean to my Maker” (106). On the evening of their union Elka did not even wish to consummate the ceremony, yet bore a child four months later. Elka performed her duties as Gimpel’s wife only by providing him with children. Unfortunately none of which belonged to him. Even a person secure in his relationship with a woman ...
- 2179: A Critique Of Charlotte Gilman
- ... to have me write a word." Throughout the story, he is condescending, referring to her as a "little girl" and insists that she take a room she does not like, as if she were a child. In fact, the room they stay in used to be a nursery, and has child-safe bars on the windows, making her seem even more like a child and a prisoner. It is odd to note that, Charlotte, being the one for whom the vacation is taken, is not allowed to do what she wants. John, in his pragmatic reasoning, believes he ...
- 2180: Aunt Rosanas Rocker-hispanic-a
- ... she was born premature. The miracle baby, they had said, Mr. Cuesta, your daughter is a miracle. She should not be alive. (pg. 90) Hearing this, any parent would have given their best to their child for the reason that their own child may have not made it. Since their child was born premature, this could be a reason why she is so thin. Don Isidro sighed, the mother of three children and she hasn t filled out ...she still have the body of a ...
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