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- 411: Psalm 23
- ... fantasies of a green, inexperienced boy but the mature reflections of a ripe experienced man. As in many of the writings in scripture this psalm is filled with symbology. This psalm begins by saying, "The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want'' (Psalms 23:1). In describing the Lord as a shepherd, David wrote out of his own experience because he had spent his early years caring for sheep. He recognizes the Lord as his Shepherd King and through metaphor identifies him as such. Sheep are completely dependent on the shepherd for provision, guidance, and protection. David does not say he has not wanted, but that he ...
- 412: The Soliloquies Of Richard In
- ... Edward, son of the murdered Henry VI. He is heartless as he wants to win the lady's hand for the sole purpose of his pursuit of the crown. His next step is to make Lord Hasting and Lord Buckingham believe that Queen Elizabeth and her allies cause the misfortune of Clarence. This evidence is in I, iii, 224-338. Then we learn from his soliloquy, III, vi, 106-109, that his next move ... God bids us do good for evil: And thus I clothe my naked villainy With old odd ends stolen out of holy writ; And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.". He deceives Lord Buckingham and Lord Hasting that the Queen and her kindred are the cause of Clarence's imprisonment and that he is too virtuous to be an avenger. He is very proud and confident in ...
- 413: Psalm 96
- ... Psalm 96. Elements of Praise Elevation and Exaltation-In Psalm 96 the writer definitely raises God to a new level among everybody else, it is very evident in Psalm 96:4 " For Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. We can see by the quotation that God is definitely elevated and exalted among all others. Direction of Focus-Keeping in accordance ... us in the direction that God does great things every day and not just one particular event. Form of the praise Psalm Introduction to Praise-In Psalm 96 the call to sing praise to the Lord comes in verses 1-3. These verses introduce God by name, and tell of all his greatness to all people who hear and read this Psalm. These verses also set the mood of the Psalm ... most of them found in verses 4-12. It explains what and where God's work is done, and whom his teaching and his love will affect. It also explains how people should worship the Lord God and the good that will come from it. Looking at this Psalm as a whole, I find it very interesting. The mood the author provides is very positive and uplifting. The author is ...
- 414: Examination of Puritan Philosophy in Bradford's "On Plymouth Plantation"
- ... continues the story, furthering his assault on Thomas Morton's character. He continues, "After this, they fell into great licentiousness, and led a dissolute life, pouring out themselves into all profaneness. And Morton became the Lord of Misrule, and maintained a School of Atheism." Morton and his fellows also resorted to trading with Indians, and as Bradford puts it, "(They) got much
they spent it as vainly in quaffing and drinking ... to drug the servants to convince them to take over the plantation, as the servants probably didn't want to be sold in Virginia. Bradford also implies Morton is a pagan. He calls Morton "the Lord of Misrule", and said Morton maintained a "School of Atheism". He views Morton as worshipping the maypole, as Morton and his fellows danced around it endlessly, and posted poetry to it. To Bradford, the drunken ... He begins, "May not ought the children of these fathers rightly say "Our fathers were Englishmen which came over this great ocean, and were ready to perish in this wilderness; but they cried unto the Lord, and He heard their voice and looked on their adversity" etc. Let them therefore praise the Lord." He wanted to show that what his group did was "great". They endured the persecution of the ...
- 415: Romeo And Juliet - The Role Of Love
- ... the plans go array because of the arranged marriage between Juliet and Paris. At this time, the nurse shows her love for Juliet once again. She goes to Juliet's defense and stands up to Lord Capulet by saying: "God in heaven bless her!/ You are to blame, my lord, to rate her so."(Act III, Scene 5, Line169-170). One is easily able to see the motherly care the nurse shows for Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. The counterpart to the love nurse displays ... order to make certain no harm comes to Romeo He provides insight to the situation at hand and helps Romeo to see the next course of action. Another example of fatherly love was shown through Lord Capulet to Juliet. He saw that his daughter was in great grief over the death of Tybalt and the exile of her love Romeo. He lovingly tries to ease her remorse by finding a ...
- 416: Oliver Cromwell
- Oliver Cromwell was an English soldier and statesman who led parliamentary forces in the English Civil Wars. He was lord protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1653 to 1658 during the republican Commonwealth. As a general on the parliamentary side of the English Civil War vs. Charles I, Cromwell helped bring about the overthrow ... cousin. Then in 1640 Cromwell was elected a member of the Parliament for the borough of Cambridge (partly because of the important social position he held in Ely and partly because of his fame as "Lord of the Fens,") he found himself among many friends at Westminster who were highly critical of the monarchy. This "Short Parliament" did little since it was dissolved after three weeks, but, when in November 1640 ... between rich and poor, in the Commonwealth army. Detesting the Irish as primitive, savage, and superstitious, he believed they had carried out a huge massacre of English settlers in 1641. As commander in chief and lord lieutenant, he waged a ruthless campaign against them. On his return to London in May 1650 Cromwell was ordered to lead an army to Scotland, where Charles II had been acknowledged as its new ...
- 417: Emily Dickinson: Individuality
- ... to talk to on a philosophical level and it is in my opinion that this is what led her into seclusion. Her life became filled with gloom and despair until she met Judge Otis P. Lord late in her life. Realizing that they were both well into their lives, they never married. When Judge Lord passed away, Emilys health condition, which had been hindered since childhood, worsened. In Emilys life the most important things to her were love, religion, individuality, and nature. When discussing these themes she followed ... it in such a way that would make people not want to fall in love. She writes of parting, separation, and loss. This is supported by the experiences she felt with Wadsworth and Otis P. Lord: Not with a club the heart is broken, Nor with a stone; A whip so small you could not see it, Ive known (Johnson 272) This seems to be an actual account of ...
- 418: Winston Churchill
- ... greatly affected the life of the British, and the history of the world. In Blenheim Palace at Woodstock on November 30th, 1874, Winston Churchill was born.1 He grew up as the first child of Lord Randolph Churchill.2 Lord Randolph Churchill held a seat as a member of Parliament and was considered a notable politician.3 Churchill s mother, the former Miss Jennie Jerome, was an American, whose father was a newspaper proprietor.4 Being in politics, Lord Randolph and his family traveled much, and bonded rarely. Winston Churchill was a disappointment to his father in many ways. For these reasons, Winston and his father were never close.5 Since Winston did ...
- 419: Othello: Shakespeare's Most Tragic Play
- ... course of the play. At the beginning of the play Othello trusts Desdemona with everything, but throughout the play he loses confident in her because he listens to Iago's suggestions about her. 'Cassio, my lord? No, sure, I cannot think it That he would sneak away so guilty like, Seeing you come.' (Shakespeare 105). He shows disrespect to Desdemona in front of other people. 'Devil' he strikes her I have ... fair devil. Now are the my lieutenant' (122). Othello's other flaw is his anger. Othello acts upon his anger and therefore ends up doing the things he regrets afterwards. `It is too late.' `O Lord, O Lord, Lord!' he smothers her(168). Therefore by examining those points Othello has many tragic flaws in him. Othello is considered a tragic hero because he fights for the people in Venice in Cyprus. 'The ...
- 420: Harriet Stowe
- ... financially and suffered bouts of poor health; she lost four children tragically; and she enjoyed the acclaim of the rich and powerful of her generation. In spite of these upheavals, her basic faith in the Lord Jesus Christ held and sustained her. Harriet was born in Connecticut in 1811, the daughter of Lyman Beecher. He was a persuasive preacher, theologian, a founder of the American Bible Society who was active in the anti slavery movement, and the father of thirteen children. Her mother who died when Harriet was four years old, was a woman of prayer, asking the Lord to call her six sons into the ministry. All eventually preached; Henry Ward Beecher, the youngest son became the most prominent. After her mother s death, Harriet grew close to her sister, Catherine, teaching in her school and writing books with her soon after she turned thirteen. Harriet was brilliant and bookish, and idolized the poetry of Lord Byron. When her father became president of Lane Theological Seminary in Ohio, she moved with him and met Calvin Stowe -- a professor and clergyman who fervently opposed slavery. He was nine years her senior ...
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