...Milton's World _________________________________________________ Arguably the most prolific and celebrated poet in the English language, John Milton carries in his poetry and prose a complex and highly learned tone. In this tone can be distinguished several patterns and motifs carried through in many of Milton's works. His view of the world focused a great deal on women, religion, and the fate decreed by God, all with a strong backdrop in the antiquity and learning passed on from generations before. Because this antiquity underlies nearly all of the poems by Milton, examining it first will be perhaps most useful in understanding a large part of his world-view. In nearly all of his poetry, there are numerous intertextual references to Greek and Roman legends, as well as many pieces of then-obsolete astronomy. There are so many of these references in his works that pointing out all or even a great part of them in any given poem would be tedious and virtually unprofitable, except to express the degree to which he makes use of allusion to add depth to his poetry. Instead, minor clips from particular poems will be at first chosen as representative of his larger style. Examples of this intertextuality can be seen even in early works of his such as "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity." In the poem, when Christ is born, all of the pagan gods trudge from reality to their new home in hell. This provides an opportunity for Milton to exhibit his knowledge, as he lists...
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...Film Review for Diversity in Health Course Arranged (2007): Centers on the friendship between an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman who meet as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn. Over the course of the year they learn they share much in common - not least of which is that they are both going through the process of arranged marriages. Present on the following information: * What is the film about? * Arranged is a film that celebrates the integrity of two deeply religious women as they question tradition but in the end discover they can support it as a path with meaning. The title of the movie suggests that both women were going through arranged marriages. However, “arranged” is a misnomer. Nasira, the Muslim women and her fiancé basically chose each other. Rochel, the Orthodox Jew, experienced a life like version of e-harmony. * Who are the film makers? * What should we know about their motivation for the film? * The film makers are Stefan Schaefer and Diane Crespo. The film was created to show how different cultures interact with each other, the stereotypes that exist within each culture and the traditional values that are still in place. * What point of view is provided? Are there multiple points of view? * Rochel- Did not like the prospects that were chosen for her and she was slowly losing faith in the traditional process of marriage. * Nasira- Was optimistic about her traditional process for marriage...
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...Internationally recognised film Samson & Delilah by Warwick Thornton’s is the story of two Indigenous teenagers who live in a remote Indigenous community. Thornton himself was born in a small Aboriginal community outside of Alice Springs and has spent most of his life working in and around Alice Springs. It is no surprise then that the movie is set in a small rural Indigenous town on the outskirts of Alice Springs. The movie explores the well know inequality among different groups in Australia such as Indigenous Australians and enables white Australians to engage with Indigenous Australians way of life. Thornton explores this inequality through the characters Samson (Rowan McNamara) & Delilah (Marissa Gibson) by use of a simple narrative,...
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...Aleksandra Warpas 1423 ‘Duffy’s collection The World’s Wife is nothing but feminist propaganda’. Consider this view in the light of your readings of Delilah and Anne Hathaway. In The World’s Wife Carol Ann Duffy explores ‘the blinding effects of ideology’; the inequalities between men and women, and how women are portrayed in literature which stereotypically would be either the ‘dangerous seductress’, ‘cute but essentially helpless’, ‘unworldly’ or the ‘self-sacrificing angel’ as stated by Bertens. Feminists stress the utmost concern towards gender divisions in society and although Duffy portrays this division I do not agree that The World’s Wife is nothing but feminist propaganda. The noun ‘propaganda’ suggests that her work is agenda pushing and overall has a negative impact. Although it could be argued that Duffy’s attack on literary stereotypes of women being either the seductress or innocent is feminist propaganda, a more convincing argument would be that it isn't feminist propaganda and she is simply giving a voice to women who have been ignored creating equality in both genders in the light of my readings of Delilah and Anne Hathaway. One could argue that in Delilah Carol Ann Duffy is illustrating feminist propaganda through the adherence to literary stereotypes of women as the immoral seductress’ and the man as the ‘warrior’. As Millet found that the ‘relationship between sex and power’ clearly shows ‘the distribution of power over the male and female partners mirrors...
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...Life’s Distractions As we labor in this journey called, “Life,” even we Christians find ourselves in predicaments that we know that are not pleasing to God. The Holy Spirit cautions us, but we allow the distractions, our flesh, to bind us up. Then, we ask ourselves, in frustration, 1. How did I get into this mess? 2. What happened to my better judgment? 3. Why did it happen to me? And……. 4. How can I get out? I thank God for a merciful God—a God of love and forgiveness! He always comes through, in spite of ourselves. Let’s look at some biblical distractions that caused an uproar, but God stepped in to fix that which was broken. I. EVE, the first Woman on Earth Eve appeared as a complete, perfect woman. She was never a child, or a daughter or a maiden. She was created out of man. She was the first and only woman to have no inherited sin, for she formed by the hand of Almighty God. Created by a perfect God, Eve reflected the divine perfection. Adam’s first reaction to her signifies her loveliness, her beauty, her whole aura. It was Adam that gave the first love poem to a woman. When he looked upon her, he said proudly, “ This, then, at last is bone of my bones, and flesh of my own flesh: This shall be called Wo-man for from man was she taken. Yet, with all that beauty, love, and attention, Eve had a distraction, called a snake! You see, sin was unknown to Adam or Eve. Oh but a snake is a snake is a snake! This distraction changed the...
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...Achilles was the greatest Greek warrior of all time; Achilles was valiant, fearless, and a little outlandish at times. Achilles was a bred to fight the Trojans in the Trojan War. Achilles killed thousands of Trojans, and captured dozens of towns in the Trojan territory. Achilles was an extraordinary warrior and deemed undefeatable, but Achilles did have one weakness, and that was his heel. The Old Testament holds a similar story to that of Achilles, in the book of Judges a man of great strength named Samson is introduced. Samson was an Israelite, and his enemy was the Philistines. Samson like Achilles was a great warrior, and was given supernatural strength by God at birth, and his purpose in life was to free the Israelite’s from the Philistines. Samson killed thousands of the Philistines, but like Achilles, Samson had his a weakness as well. Samson’s weakness was his hair, and without it Samson possessed the strength of a normal...
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...Hebrew Society – Comparison with Hebrew Stories The Old Testament, which is also called the Hebrew Bible, adapts from The Torah, which is a religious document of the Hebrews. It has been said that The Torah symbolizes events and life of the Jewish people, their experiences, laws, legends and the meaning and expressions of their gods. With the Bible, there has been a rough debate of many hundreds of years about the roots of it. The Bible has been written by the beginning of the tenth century, which was by the time the Hebrews have settled in Canaan. The Jewish religion declares that The Torah represents the history of Hebrew people. But scholars tend to argue that the stories that are apparently the creation of Moses and the Hebrew language, are off by more than five hundred years from Torah. Comparing the Hebrew flood story of Noah’s Ark, of 2348 B.C, there are many similarities found with the Epic of Gilgamesh. Both of these stories start out with God getting furious at the people. They, in his mind, were becoming more and more sinful, and because of that, he regretted of ever having to create the human race. So he goes to a man he chooses, Noah, and asks him to build a boat because he wants to get rid of humans. God then gives accurate measurements to Noah for the building of the boat. He then tells Noah to get animals on the boat, two of each, so they could survive. God reminds Noah that a great flood will occur that is to destroy all living things, but save Noah’s...
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...Introduction The Bible is our source of information about God—who He is and what He has done for us. The Bible is an exposure of man—his character, history, and divine needs. The Bible also tells us about God’s plan of redemption, which provides forgiveness and renewal for man in his sinful situation. The Bible reveals what God’s standards of right and wrong are and what His will is for His men. Unlike other books, the Bible was written by about forty authors who lived during a 1,500-year period beginning with Moses in the fifteenth century B.C.E. The Bible was written in two major languages—Hebrew and Greek, with a few parts of the Old Testament written in Aramaic. No other book has ever been composed in quite the same way as the Bible. Moses, who wrote the first five books of the Old Testament, was probably the most educated man of his day, having studied under tutors in the royal palace of Egypt. The human authors also included those who were great leaders, such as Joshua, and those who were chosen of God to be prophets, such as Samuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. Some of the authors were like David, who began as a shepherd but became king of Israel. David wrote many of the Psalms, forming a rich poetic background for much of the biblical truth. Some of the writers were farmers, some were warriors, some were fishermen. There was little that tied them together except that they all wrote a portion of the biblical truth as said in the Bible. The Epic of Gilgamesh and...
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...that include the depiction of a great variety subjects, from mythological to historical to religious, have been identified to date as his. Powerful religious and political figures were impressed with his masterful artistic skills. But even more so, these luminaries were attracted to his innovative ability to express religious ideas and implant political meanings into his work that accorded with their ideals. His virtuosity allowed him to paint for the likes of high-ranking men such as popes, bishops and papal legates (cardinals), who actively advanced his career and status and allowed him great success. Praised by Ludovico Carracci as “a prodigy of nature” was Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, who is better known as (Il) Guercino. Guercino’s Samson Captured by the Philistines, 1619, exemplifies the nature of art during the Baroque period because of its ability to engage the viewer both physically and emotionally. One of Italian art's great draftsmen, a largely self-taught artist, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri was born in the town of Cento in Emilia-Romagna (Italy) in 1591. He was known by his nickname, Il Guercino (the Squinter), because of a childhood accident that made him cross-eyed. As a painter Guercino worked in different styles during his long and successful career. Earlier in his career, he combined several disparate influences of Carravaggio, the Carracci who so expertly accomplished the use of chiaroscuro and great 16th-century Venetian masters like Titian, who mastered...
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...All said here is true to what the Bible says, because Delilah was a “harlot” working with Samson’s enemies. However, she is not named in the summary, revealing that she did not have much agency, and the story is not finished in the compiler’s excerpt. Samson defeats the Philistines, his enemies, because of humility gained from becoming blind, weak, and bullied. He asks God to grant him the strength to destroy his enemies and does so, killing himself in the process (Judges 16). By dying for his God, he becomes a martyr and an example of what inward strength and faith can do. Delilah’s betrayal is the reason for his initial humiliation and pain, yes, but she is also used as a pawn to do the works of men and of God. From the compiler’s point of view, by not including the rest of the story, he is able to isolate the betrayal to men that started with Eve in all women. The question “Who peynted the leoun”...
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...Factor number one is other works of art by the same artist, which would be Peter Paul Ruben who was during the Baroque time period. Factor one says that acquaintance with Rubens art work may enhance one’s appreciation. I found his art work to be extremely alluring, while captivating to one’s eyes. From viewing his pieces of work one can see that he uses the body as his focal point. Since the background is often encompassed with dark, rich colors, while the body is contrasting against the dark, rich colors with its vivid skin tones. His works displays numerous theme which include love (between lovers, family, and love in friendship), sorrow (in massacre, the death in Christ, and rape), hatred (war, death, and betrayal), and many others. He captured...
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...100 ways to energize groups: Games to use in workshops, meetings and the community Acknowledgements 3 Introduction 3 1. Howdy Howdy 4 2. Juggling ball game 4 3. Names and adjectives 4 4. Three truths and a lie 4 5. Connecting eyes 4 6. Match the cards 5 7. Space on my right 5 8. What we have in common 5 9. Who is the leader? 5 10. Who are you? 5 11. What kind of animal? 6 12. Killer wink 6 13. The sun shines on... 6 14. COCONUT 6 15. Body writing 6 16. Names in the air 7 17. Family members 7 18. Who am I? 7 19. As and Bs 7 20. Group statues 7 21. Move to the spot 8 22. Banana game 8 23. Taxi rides 8 24. Fruit salad 8 25. “Prrr” and “Pukutu” 8 26. Dancing on paper 9 27. Tide’s in/tide’s out 9 28. Delhi buses 9 29. Rabbits 9 30. Port/starboard 10 31. I’m going on a trip 10 32. Find someone wearing... 10 33. Touch something blue 10 34. Simon says 10 35. What has changed? 11 36. Birthday graph 11 37. Body “tig” 11 38. Five islands 11 39. The animal game 11 40. Mime a lie 11 41. Bring me 12 42. The king is dead 12 43. Locomotion 12 44. Paper and straws 12 45. Don’t answer 13 46. Tug of war 13 47. Pass the parcel 13 48. Fox and rabbit 13 49. The longest line 14 50. Robots 14 51. King of the Jungle 14 52. Pass the energy 14 53. Bottle game 15 54. How do you like your neighbour? 15 55. Dragon’s tail 15 56. Group massage 15 57. Pass the person 15 58. Blindfold pairs 16 59. I like you because... 16 60. Heads to tummies 16 ...
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...Name Ronald Kent Robey Course BIBL 104 Date September 21, 2011 (Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books) Exodus The Book of Exodus Exodus is a history book in the Bible's Old Testament. And Exodus is also a law book. The people called Hebrews were slaves in Egypt. God sent Moses to free them (Exodus 3). The people in Egypt did not want to free these slaves. But God caused many terrible troubles in Egypt. These troubles forced the people in Egypt to free their Hebrew slaves. So, the Hebrew people left Egypt. God promised the land called Israel to the Hebrew people. But the journey to Israel was through a desert. God did many wonderful things to help the people through the desert. God provided water (Exodus 17) and food (Exodus 16). Moses met God at a mountain called Sinai (Exodus 19). There, God gave the law to Moses (Exodus chapters 20-30). Moses made a special tent where the priests would serve God (Exodus chapters 35-40). We are writing books and articles to help you to study this Bible book. You can download these books and articles free. Please click on the links below to select our other books and articles. (space) The Book of Exodus begins more than four hundred years after Joseph, his brothers, and the Pharaoh he once served have all died. The new leadership in Egypt—feeling threatened by Jacob’s descendants, who have increased greatly in size—embarks on a campaign to subdue the Israelites, forcing them into slavery and eventually...
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...Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen was born on September 21, 1934 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He started playing music in his teenage years by learning how to play guitar, at around the same time he started to write poetry and novels as well. As a middle aged man, Cohen had become intrigued by the Greenwich Village folk scene and, with his background in music and writing, music composition was a natural step. He soon began to compose and release folk-rock and pop songs. Leonard Cohen is not famously known for his singing abilities, instead his unique voice tone in songs he sings, as exemplified by our choir class as well as critiques. Cohen’s most popular song by far was Hallelujah which is even now a TV talent competition staple, who’s many ironies include the fact that its parent album was rejected by his record company in 1983. Hallelujah's path to ubiquity has so many meanders that there is an entire book devoted to it. Hallelujah even appeared in the movie Shrek boosting its popularity as Shrek was one of Disney’s biggest hit. His other songs did not reach quite far as Hallelujah as he is commonly referred to as “that guy who wrote Hallelujah”. Though Hallelujah was the most popular Cohen song, it was no necessarily the best song that he wrote What makes him distinctive is that he is both a poet and an artist, but those are not the only factors that make him different. His type of music is folk music, but unlike other artist his music does not specifically stick to folk...
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...Lacey Coronado L24607849 BIBL 104-D30 April 20, 2012 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books) Joshua The genre of Joshua is narrative. The two major themes in Joshua are the possession of the land and the covenant. Key Events: The major events of the book of Joshua are essentially separated into three different parts, including: the conquest of the land, the division of the land, and the farewells. During the “conquest of the land,” God orders Joshua to take possession of the land and warns him to keep faith with the Covenant. After crossing the Jordan by God’s divine intervention, the Israelites begin conquering the land by first taking Jericho, and then Ai. After some mishap with the Gibeonites in the south, the Israelites overtake Hazor in the north with “Yahweh’s” help. The second division of the book of Joshua was “the division of the land.” The division of the land essentially put people in literal possession of the land. The land divisions consisted of land east and west of the Jordan River, and also cities of refuge and the cities of the Levites. Lastly, in Joshua’s “farewells,” Joshua tells the Israelite leaders that they need to remain faithful to the covenant and to Yahweh. He also tells reminds the whole land of Israel of God’s great works. Joshua then performs the last covenant ceremony and sends the people to their land. The book of Joshua emphasized how important it is to be faithful to the covenant. Key characters: God, Joshua,...
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