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- 2201: Revelation
- ... viewed the Apocalypse with detachment: it had a circumscribed, allegorical significance, and that was all. Calvin remained wedded to a view of God as, in all significant things, Unknowable."2 He concerned himself more with personal salvation than with the salvation of the world, and his sparse and unsystematic views on history tended to look for progressive improvement rather than rapid upheaval. Calvin spoke in terms of a "zeal for daily ... he expanded upon amply elsewhere."12 Luthers interpretation of the Revelation, tentative as it was in terms of specifics, nonetheless contained new and seminal insights into the study of church history. Barnes phrased it well, writing that the "crux of all that was new in Luthers reading of biblical prophecy, and the most influential of all his prophetic discoveries, was his identification of the Antichrist with the papacy at Rome."13 ...
- 2202: The Cask Of Amontillado
- The Cask of Amontillado By: Edgar Allan Poe 1)How cohesive and organized is his writing? Edgar Allan Poe writes with a unique grotesque inventive style. Poe also includes a superb plot construction which hooks the reader at the very start because he sets up a situation which the fills the ... do to Fortunato. He informs the reader of many bits of information which develops Montresor's plan, but in reality, the reader does not know the outcome until nearly the end of the story. His writing paints a very vivid picture for the reader. He organized the story so that we know right in the beginning what the story will be about, and what the reader is in for. In this ... a picture in their mind about everything from Fortunato's outfit to the dampness and the niche on the walls of the vault. 3)What tone and attitude are communicated? This example of Poe's writing depicts one of man's greatest faults which is revenge. The story is all about one man being obsessed with getting even with another individual. Instead of just letting what happened in the past ...
- 2203: The Jungle
- ... job in a hotel, run by socialists. By the end of the book Upton Sinclair, through Jurgis and various other characters, makes various speeches, and arguments for the use of Socialism with opposition to capitalism. Personal conflict was not the key theme of this book, but rather social conflict within the corporate structures. There is, however, some conflict among various characters. The most notable instance occurs when Jurgis batters his wife ... a corrupt and brutal system in which on the law of the jungle reigns true. This belief is maintained by every single character in the piece. The author obvious had strong beliefs and motives for writing this book. Mr. Sinclair used his beliefs on socialism to provided an answer to how America trusts could be broken up. This book, (from American History Class) aided the common man to understand the horrid ...
- 2204: The Fires Of Jubilee
- ... Massachusetts, Amherst. Some of his best novels have been With Malice Toward None: The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Let the Trumpet Sound: The Life of Martin Luther King. Jr., and Rip Ford s Texas. His writing is riveting as well as courageous. His willingness to get to such length to capture the mind of the reader and hold them in suspense has earned him several awards throughout his lustrous career. Some ... to do so. As I read the story, I began to feel for Nat. Though I really can t agree with how he went about trying to gain his freedom, the author s way of writing left me little choice but to urge Nat on. In all, I was captivated and moved by the story. Though this really did not change my interest in history, I really did enjoy reading it and would really recommend it to anyone who wants to get a total grasp of how horrible slavery was. Stephen Oates has a way of writing that transforms the reader into the actual rebellion and allows one to see and feel the circumstances of Nat Turner s insurrection and the consequences of it to the South. I can tell that ...
- 2205: The Great Gatsby 7
- ... 92) There is even a Merton College Library, paneled with imported carved English oak and thousands of volumes of books. (45) There is even a private beach on his property. He also has his own personal hydroplane. Gatsby also drives a highly imaginative, circus wagon , car that everybody had seen. It is a rich cream color with nickel and has a three-noted horn. (64) It has a monstrous length with triumphant hat-boxes, supper-boxes, tool-boxes, and terraced with a labyrinth of windshields and a green leather conservatory. (64) Amidst Gatsby s possessions, he develops his personal self. His physical self appearance sets him apart form the other characters. His smile is the type that comes across four or five times in life. One of those rare smiles with a quality of ... that lay their head on his shoulder and he doesn t dance. During his parties he either sits alone or stands on his balcony alone, apart from everyone else. Gatsby even creates himself a false personal history that is unlike anyone else s in order to give him the appearance of having old money. He says that he is the son of a wealthy family in the Middle West, San ...
- 2206: The Rainmaker
- The Rainmaker Enticing readers and basically giving people something good to read, John Grisham is an established star in literature. What makes his books so great is that they are so realistic. He applies his personal law and trial knowledge into the books he writes. Put together with creative story telling, his makes his novels hard to put down. The Rainmaker starts with the last semester of law school for Rudy ... last few chapters, the reader cannot put the book down, and is forced to read the exciting conclusion, which I will not spoil. I have read many books by John Grisham, because I enjoy his writing style immensely. He writes conspiracies, which some authors make unbelievable, and action that is realistic. The reader believes what he is reading can actually happen, so this contributes to the illusion of reality. In The ...
- 2207: The Outsiders 4
- ... novels such as That Was Then This is Now, Rumble Fish, and Taming the Star Runner. The novel, The Outsiders, was written about living in the sixties amid gang rivalries. It is told through the personal thoughts of Ponyboy, a fourteen-year-old who belongs to a gang known as the Greasers, who despise the upper-class Socs (pronounced SO-ches), the West Side Rich Kids. Hinton does an excellent job ... Socs, he may be angy and enraged. He is bitterly thinking of his parent's passing and is devastated when he learns that his friends become severely hurt. I think the author's purpose in writing this book was to show young people the devastation of violence and gangs. It gives us a spectrum of emotion, showing us how sad things in life can really be. In conclusion, The Outsiders is ...
- 2208: The Outsiders 3
- ... novels such as That Was Then This is Now, Rumble Fish, and Taming the Star Runner. The novel, The Outsiders, was written about living in the sixties amid gang rivalries. It is told through the personal thoughts of Ponyboy, a fourteen-year-old who belongs to a gang known as the Greasers, who despise the upper-class Socs (pronounced SO-ches), the West Side Rich Kids. Hinton does an excellent job ... Socs, he may be angy and enraged. He is bitterly thinking of his parent's passing and is devastated when he learns that his friends become severely hurt. I think the author's purpose in writing this book was to show young people the devastation of violence and gangs. It gives us a spectrum of emotion, showing us how sad things in life can really be. In conclusion, The Outsiders is ...
- 2209: Sylvia Plath And Lady Lazarus
- ... The woman could perhaps be portraying a secret part of Plath that she could not express to anyone for fear of not being understood. Maybe she did not even want to be understood and was writing simply to purge herself of whatever it was that possessed her. The poem also compares the woman to a concentration camp victim. In the lines "A cake of soap, A wedding ring, a gold filling ... for anything of use. She's indicating that even after death the people surrounding her will be of the dispassionate spectator type, only interested in making use of her material belongings. They will have no personal interest in her. The same way they did not when she was alive. The language Plath uses in the poem is rhythmic and lyrical. It is almost as if the voice of the narrator reaches ...
- 2210: The Role Of Spirituality And R
- ... is not only a method to achieve immortality, but a way of life that must be holistically embraced. This all-consuming religion demands total obedience and is a key motivation in the Jewish deportation and personal surrender to Germany (German officers). Analyzing history, one sees the pattern of a Jewish nomad lifestyle -- Jews escaping persecution by placing their life in Gods hands - so deep is their faith, and moving on. "Night ... the importance of reinforcing his values of commitment and loyalty to his father. Eliezer recognizes the abandonment of the Rabbi's son, and Eliezer's prayer -- although directed to God - takes the shape of a personal vow. Eliezer no longer relies on the values and beliefs of the institution of religion, but rather bases his values on personal spiritualistic beliefs. It is at this key transitional period in Eliezer's growth that he recognizes the death of God and religion, but maintains an ethical way of life: that of love and loyalty, ...
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