...2010 The two-dimensional painting that caught my attention was the “Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and Nicholas of Tolentino” by Lorenzo Lotto. The painter uses oil on canvas as his media because oil enables the artist to change color, texture, or the form of the figures at any time. And you can see how important the use of oil was to effectively impact the responses from the audience to see many details of the painting and make a conclusion of what the painting is conveying to the individual viewer or to the masses. I couldn’t keep my eyes away and at first I couldn’t pinpoint why Lotto’s painting was striking a profound cord in me. What made it so easily noticeable was the vibrant coral color of the Virgin’s dress and the deep pastel blue that drapes on her lap. It was if, I had to pay attention to the center of the painting and there I would be able to see a story unfold (a sad dramatic foreshadow for the child). The foreground elicits cohesiveness among all the figures because each figure is important to each other. Lotto’s arrangement of the figures is positioned strategically and the painting is balanced. The foreground takes up half of the portrait leaving no space for the middle ground and a quarter spaces for the background. The halo which symbolizes sacred figures could be seen over the Virgin and Saints Jerome and Nicholas of Tolentino’s head. Saint Jerome was placed on the left with his head tilted away from the Virgin. His demeanor shows sadness and...
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...Kate Reitz September 30, 2012 Religion Essay: Saint Jerome 8C St. Jerome is a Doctor and Father of the Church, and the patron saint of the library. His feast day is celebrated on September 30th. He was born the year 342AD in Stridonious, Italy. St. Jerome did not come from a wealthy family, but they did own houses and slaves. His Christian father sent him to Rome for three (3) years, where he became fluent in Latin and Greek and studied Rhetoric (which is kind of like Law, today). There, St. Jerome began to collect a considerable library of books, which he always took with him on his later travels. During his time in Rome, he was not an active Christian, but he was baptized by Pope Liberius. On Sundays, St. Jerome would visit the tombs of martyrs and decipher the writings on the walls. From Rome, he went with his best friend, Rufinus, to Trier in order to continue his studies. It was in Trier that he became completely converted and dedicated to Christianity and started to concentrate on scriptural studies. From 370 to 373AD, St. Jerome and Rufinus returned to Aquileia, a city close to St. Jerome’s home. They both became involved with a Christian group of men devoted to sacred studies, who were led by the city’s bishop, St. Valerian. St. Jerome made many friends while there including St. Chromatius, then a priest and also St. Heliodorus. He also began to rub some people the wrong way because of his strong opinions, outspokenness and crabby personality;...
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...Most of the saints are remembered for some outstanding virtue or devotion which they practiced, but Jerome is frequently remembered for his bad temper! It is true that he had a very bad temper and could use a vitriolic pen, but his love for God and his Son Jesus Christ was extraordinarily intense; anyone who taught error was an enemy of God and truth, and St. Jerome went after him or her with his mighty and sometimes sarcastic pen. He was above all a Scripture scholar, translating most of the Old Testament from the Hebrew. He also wrote commentaries which are a great source of scriptural inspiration for us today. He was an avid student, a thorough scholar, a prodigious letter-writer and a consultant to monk, bishop and pope. St. Augustine (August 28) said of him, "What Jerome is ignorant of, no mortal has ever known." St. Jerome is particularly important for having made a translation of the Bible which came to be called the Vulgate. It is not the most critical edition of the Bible, but its acceptance by the Church was fortunate. As a modern scholar says, "No man before Jerome or among his contemporaries and very few men for many centuries afterwards were so well qualified to do the work." The Council of Trent called for a new and corrected edition of the Vulgate, and declared it the authentic text to be used in the Church. In order to be able to do such work, Jerome prepared himself well. He was a master of Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Chaldaic. He began his studies at his birthplace...
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... Everybody experiences loss at some point, whether it be a person, object or other. In the novel Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese, Saul Indian Horse goes through many losses in just a few years. Saul experiences many significant losses through his life which greatly affects his mind and changes the direction of his future. Saul is separated from his family, and each member represents the numerous change in his life. He first loses his brother Benjamin at the age of seven. Many years later, Saul is chatting with Virgil and Saul states, " 'I had a brother once...I never talk about it' ". (Wagamese 157) This loss affects him a lot because he grows up without someone by his side. He no longer has a friend with which he can talk or play, and for a young child without that sort of support, it can dramatically alter one's mindset with how he approaches life. Though he does not express it, Saul's statement shows how he is still troubled by this incident as he wishes to not speak of it. This loss eventually leads to Saul's parents leaving him when they take Benjamin's body to the priest, it soon becomes apparent that they will not be returning. Naomi explains to Saul," 'We can't wait for them...we have to take the canoe and go down river to Minaki' ". (35) John and Mary Indian Horse are no longer a part of Saul's life, requiring him and Naomi to leave the area to scout out a new location to reside in. Even though the weather is unfavourable, they need to head out in order to survive...
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...of the world, and Germany the heart of Europe. (Heym) 2. Pursuing his inquiries, Clennam found that the Gowan family were a very distant ramification of the Barnacles... (Dickens) 3. His face was sick with pain and rage. (Maltz) 4. He drank coffee, letting the warmth go through his cold, tired body. (This is America) 5. But there is only one place I met with the brotherhood of man, and it was in the Communist Party. (This is America) 6. The mysteries of storm and the rain and tide were revealed. (Galsworthy) 7. Having set the tea, she stood by the table and said slowly: "Tea's ready, Father. I'm going to London." (Galsworthy) 8. By this time, quite a small crowd had collected, and people were asking each other what was the matter. (Jerome i(. Jerome) 9. There were several small losses: a spoon used for the baby's feeding, a pair of scissors. (Lessing) 10. He was professor of physics. (London) 11. A band of dark clouds lay across the sky, and underneath it was the last pale brilliance of the evening. (Murdoch) 12. "I have some luggage," he said, "at the Brumblehurst Station," and he asked her how he could have it. (Wells) 13. In the kitchen Bowen read the...
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...Bible Dictionary Project Instructions For these 2 distinct projects, imagine you are writing a series of short articles for a Bible Dictionary. As we have seen in our study, Bible dictionaries are useful tools to learn more about the books, people, and places we encounter in Scripture. Your task will be to write: 1. Three concise 200–250-word essays about a book, person, and setting/place from the Old Testament (Due at the end of Module/Week 5). 2. Three concise 200–250-word essays about a book, person, and setting/place from the New Testament (Due at the end of Module/Week 8). Content Guidelines: Choose 1 book, person, and place from the list of the provided topics for each of the 2 projects. Your essay must include the following per item: Book: Your biblical book essay must include: The basic literary genre, authorship, date written, key themes, purposes, major events, and main personalities. Person: This essay must include: The dates of the character’s life, place of birth, summary of their role or positions held, defining events in their life and work, contemporaries (other biblical characters they are associated with, etc.), and their legacy. If they are a biblical author, list the related works. Setting/Place (i.e., municipality, kingdom, empire): This essay must include: The keys dates (i.e., founding, demise, etc.), clarification of the location (regional description, the relevance of the place from a biblical/Ancient Near East (ANE) perspective...
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...about even at her young age of 12 there was strong faith in this girl who has suffered martyrdom. He praised virginity as a whole as it was thought to be brought down by the word of heaven. Virgins were strong as they were able to overcome powers which were not visible. In terms of marriage he talks about how there are benefits to a life of virginity but not discouraging marriage as a whole. Basically stating if you don’t have a wife do not seek one. In regards to virgins in general he states a person who gives a virgin in marriage is doing no wrong, but a person who does not is no better or worse than the one who does. Furthermore, he goes on to discuss how having children increases a woman’s sorrows (more responsibility). St Jerome (c. 340-420), Letter to Magnus, an orator of Rome (397) http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3001070.htm 1. Why is it all right for Christians to refer to the pagan authors of the ancient world? An example was stated in a passage which stated that a bishop of an Athenian church delivered a treatise to Emperor Hadrian defending the Christian religion. Books were also written by Origen which compares opinions of both Christians and philosophers. St Augustine (354-430), City of God, Book XI, chapters 1-3, 16, 25 (426) (http://newadvent.org/fathers/120111.htm) 1. What does Augustine think about Jesus, the Bible, order in the world and philosophy? Augustine saw...
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...Rhonda Parker 10/22/2014 Bible 110 D11 Cultural and Historical Background of New Testament Although Christ would want us to have full understanding of both New and Old Testaments, there is still a separation between them. The Old Testament people had different laws, and were under an old covenant. Law was central to them. Whereas, we as New Testament believers under the new covenant approached God through the sacrifice of Christ. (Duvall and Hays 2008, p. 12) yet still Christians today have some differences through cultures, languages, situations, and time. Which is why cultural and historical background is important. When we study scripture we have to be able to interpret the message of the original text. Problems that arise from misinterpreting the text are: 1) we will not have the true meaning of the scripture, and 2) we will go on to begin to teach others our interpretation. Henceforth, causing a domino effect of confused believers. When I began to study the bible I became so confused, trying to sift through just those scriptures that seemed familiar to me. Why? Because, so many different interpretations of various scriptures had been thrown at me that my head was swimming. Hence the desire for a deeper understanding of the word. The cultural and historical background of the New Testament are the directions on a map, but just as a navigator needs to learn how to interpret every symbol of a map. We have to be able to understand how the Bible communicates...
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...Bible Dictionary Project Instructions For these 2 distinct projects, imagine you are writing a series of short articles for a Bible Dictionary. As we have seen in our study, Bible dictionaries are useful tools to learn more about the books, people, and places we encounter in Scripture. Your task will be to write: 1. Three concise 200–250-word essays about a book, person, and setting/place from the Old Testament (Due at the end of Module/Week 5). 2. Three concise 200–250-word essays about a book, person, and setting/place from the New Testament (Due at the end of Module/Week 8). Content Guidelines: Choose 1 book, person, and place from the list of the provided topics for each of the 2 projects. Your essay must include the following per item: Book: Your biblical book essay must include: The basic literary genre, authorship, date written, key themes, purposes, major events, and main personalities. Person: This essay must include: The dates of the character’s life, place of birth, summary of their role or positions held, defining events in their life and work, contemporaries (other biblical characters they are associated with, etc.), and their legacy. If they are a biblical author, list the related works. Setting/Place (i.e., municipality, kingdom, empire): This essay must include: The keys dates (i.e., founding, demise, etc.), clarification of the location (regional description, the relevance of the place from a biblical/Ancient Near East (ANE) perspective...
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...Jerome Brudos was born on January 31st, 1939, in Webster, South Dakota. He loved shoes, from a very young age. When he was around five years old, he rescued a pair of high-heel shoes from the trash. Then, his mother later caught him wearing them. She confiscated them and destroyed them. Which sparked his love for shoes. As he got older, his strange interest for shoes developed stronger and eventually he started to break into neighbor’s homes to steal shoes and women's underwear. Once, when Jerry was 17 years old, he threatened a teenage girl with a knife and forced her to take off her clothes. Brudos then took photos of her naked body. As a result, he spent some time in Oregon State Hospital’s psychiatric ward. However, he was still able to attend school during the day. Although Jerry was released from the hospital after nine months, he developed a need to act out his dark violent fantasies toward women. Many believe his violence toward women was...
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...Angles and demonds Introduction When I hear the words Angle and Demond the first thing I think of is good and bad, sinner and saint, heaven and hell. Personally, I believe an angel is a servant for god. I picture a angle to be a reflection of God and all human beings, with white wings and good sprits. A angels and a demonds are total oppsites of eachother that even speaking the word can either give you a sign of relief and comfort or a fearful uneasy feeling. Angels Theological Definition: William Smith stats “Angles are spiritual beings created by God to serve him, through created higher than man. Some angles have remained obedient to him and carry out his wishes, while others, fallen angles, disobeyed, fell from thier holy position and now stand in active opposition to the work and plan of god”. Biblical Foundation: The formation of angels begin whit the creator. Angles are a creation of God just like human being however, God created angles to have a higher power than humans. According to Bible Dictionary “many details about angles are omitted but it is important to keep in mind three important elements about the Biblical revalation of angles. The mention of angles is insclusive in scripture. In NASB translation these Celestial beings are refeerend to 196 times, 103 times in the old testament, and 93 times in the new testament. Further, these references are scattered threw out the Bible being found in at least...
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...Three men in a boat" text analysis Jerome Klapka Jerome was born in Walsall, Staffordshire, England on May 2nd, 1859, the son of a preacher and coal mine owner. Leaving school at the age of fourteen after his mother's death, Jerome worked such diverse jobs as a railway clerk, a journalist, and a schoolmaster. Though also an actor, playwright, and editor, Jerome found fame through his writing. He is famous for his novels "On Stage and Off", "Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow", "Three Men in a Boat" ans so on. Jerom K. Jerome is a great story-teller with a strong sense of humor. One reason for his popularity was his different and new way of representation which differed from the books written by authors such as Robert Louis Stevenson , Arthur Cannon Doyle , Rudyard Kipling and other popular authors. We are going to analyse an extract from the book "Three men in a boat". Here we see the story about three friends, who stopped at village called Sonning. Then they decided to stay there for the night, so they had to cook the meal. The majority of this text is describing the troubles and joy of cooking dinner. The prevailing mood of the story is optimistic, with traces of irony. Unlike the writing styles of that times, Jerome did not use glorifying or artificial terms to express the feelings of people. This is the story of three people who speak the usual language and live the usual life. To my opinion, the message is the following: don't be afraid of experimenting and enjoy the...
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...A BOAT By Jerome K.Jerome In the history of English literature Jerome K. Jerome occupies a modest place. He is famous for his art of story-telling, his vivid style and his humour which is generally expressed in laughter-provoking situations often based on misunderstanding. With sparkling humour he criticized the weak sides of human nature. Jerome Klapka Jerome was born in England on May 2, 1859 into the family of ruined businessman. Jerome's childhood was poor and sad. He could not finish school because his father died in 1871 and the boy had to begin working to support his family. First he worked as a clerk. Later he took up teaching journalism and acting. For three years he was an actor and had to play different parts. He had very little money and often went hungry and had no place to sleep. In his free moments Jerome tried to write. He wrote plays, stories and articles, but nothing was published. His first literary success was a one-act comedy which was performed in the Globe theatre in London in 1886. In 1889 a collection of his articles was published. They were published as a book under the title "The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow". This book became very popular in England, and it was published 105 times in 4 years. In 1889 Jerome's best book "Three Men in a Boat" also came out. "The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow" and "Three Men in a Boat" made the author famous. The books were translated into several European languages. In the following years Jerome published...
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...Analysis of the text “Three men in a boat”. I’d like to tell you an extract from the novel “Three men in a boat”, written by Jerome K. Jerome. He is a well-known English writer, whose novels have enjoyed great popularity. He is famous for his art of story-telling, his vivid style and his humour which is generally expressed in laughter-provoking situations often based on misunderstanding. With sparkling humour he criticized the weak sides of human nature. The action is set at Sonning, a picturesque village on the bank of the Thames. The author describes the scenery, namely, a fairy-like nook of Sonning, where the main characters got out. The plot is about that George suggested to cook an Irish stew. The men agreed with George and said that it was a fascinating idea. George gathered wood and made a fire, Harris and the narrator started to peel the potatoes. The narrator had never thought it to be difficult. When the first potato was finished, George came and had a look at it. Then he told Harris and the narrator to scrape them since the potato was about the size of pea-nut. So, they did four potatoes. But George thought that it was absurd, so they washed half a dozen or so more and put them in without peeling. Then the author goes on to say that toward the end Montmorency brought a dead water-rat in his mouth, which he evidently wished to present as his contribution to the dinner. That rat rose up a discussion between George and Harris. After all Irish stew turned...
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...Interpretation of the extract from “Three men in a boat” by Jerome K. Jerome (Chapter XIV) The text under interpretation is an extract from the book “Three Men in a Boat” by an English writer Jerome K. Jerome. He wrote novels Three Men in a Boat, The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, Novel Notes and Three Men on the Bummel. Jerome K. Jerome is famous for his art of story-telling, his vivid style and his humor which is generally expressed in laughter-provoking situations often based on misunderstanding. With sparkling humour he criticized the weak sides of human nature. The three men are based on Jerome himself and two real-life friends, George Wingrave and Carl Hentschel, with whom he often took boating trips. The dog, Montmorency, is entirely fictional but, "as Jerome admits, developed out of that area of inner consciousness which, in all Englishmen, contains an element of the dog.” The trip is a typical boating holiday of the time in a Thames camping skiff. This was just after commercial boat traffic on the Upper Thames had died out, replaced by the 1880s craze for boating as a leisure activity. This story tells us about a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The chapter for the interpretation Jerome K. Jerome begins with the lyrical describing the area where three friends had come. Those picturesque views and plenty of time inspire the travelers to try to cook a good, slap-up supper. They use all their sharpness and resource to cope with the assigned...
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