St. Basil the Great’s Homily On Fasting 1. “Sound the trumpet at the new moon‚” says the Psalmist‚ “in the notable day of your feast.”2 This injunction is prophetic. The Scripture readings indicate to us more loudly than any trumpet and more distinctly than any musical instrument the Feast that precedes these days. For we have learned from Isaiah the Grace to be gained from the fasts. Isaiah rejected the Jewish way of fasting and showed us what true fasting means. “Fast not for quarrels and strifes
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To go on a journey does not necessarily require one to physically move from one place to another. A journey can happen anywhere‚ and at any time‚ even if you are not moving. An inner journey is to transcend above the physical and temporal world into a spiritual realm. This enables one to look at life attentively and be alert to the lessons learnt from experience. ‘Of Eurydice’ by Ivan Lalic‚ ‘Fax X’ by Gwyneth Lewis‚ ‘Wind in the Willows’ by Kenneth Graham‚ ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost‚ ‘The
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soul more rapidly than a flash of lightning; but‚ instead of illuminating‚ inflames and dazzles me.” (Rousseau 1634) Rousseau embarks on a path never before travelled to enlighten the truth of romanticism in the lives of many. From the reading “Confessions” Rousseau begins by sharing a past which has many mixed emotions due to the fact of abandonment of a father‚ the death of a mother‚ and the desire to escape at an early age. The reading will take readers on a rollercoaster ride filled with passion
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Lavon Minter Eng 1302 Short Story Essay James Joyce’s short story “Araby” and Frank O’Connor’s story “First Confession” both have a first-person narrator‚ and both stories describe a the author’s coming of age as a young boy. The way the narrator in each story crafts the coming-of-age story is somewhat different‚ although there are also some similarities in approach. This paper will discuss each story individually and then conclude with a brief summary of the similarities and differences
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Easter As with almost all "Christian" holidays‚ Easter has a secular side as well. The dichotomous nature of Easter and its symbols‚ however‚ is not necessarily a modern fabrication. Easter has always had its non-religious side. In fact‚ Easter was originally a pagan festival. It was co-opted by Christian missionaries starting in the second century CE. Easter must be celebrated on a Sunday between the dates of March 22 and April 25. The Lenten Season Lent is the forty-six day period just prior
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minions attempt to kill Hercules but instead turn him into a demigod. Hercules is then forced to live on earth in attempt to figure out who he really is and where he truly belongs. In the process Hercules faces many dangers and obstacles along his journey to returning home. Hades discovers that the only person that can stop him is Hercules so Hades does everything in his power to stop Hercules from ruining his plans. Hades then sends his minions to Kidnap Hercules and turn him into a demigod where
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A journey is a path of hardship which leads an individual to accept the past and move towards the future. This concept is embodied through the play ‘Away’‚ by Michael Gow‚ which explores the spiritual journey of characters through the transition of a physical journey. This idea of a physical journey provoking a spiritual change is portrayed through the poem ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ by William Wordsworth and “Running out of time” by anonymous. Each respective composer conveys their interpretation
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People have told me all my life that going back to school was a waste of time. These same people would also say your mom and dad did not go to college‚ so why would you? Influenced by the negativity of those same people‚ I chose not to return to school for some time. However‚ after a lot of research‚ and a lot of soul searching‚ I decided to return to school. I found that most of the careers that I was interested in you had to have a degree to get. The benefits outweighed all of the cons‚ and I would
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The longest journey of a person is the journey inward‚ Dag Hammerskjvld. An inner journey is a powerful voyage of the mind‚ soul and spirit that impacts on all aspects of a persons life. Inner journeys provide personal‚ spiritual and intellectual growth and development. Experiences that allow personal development and growth will change the way that some aspects of life is viewed. Daisy and Gladys embark upon inner explorations about acceptance of their aboriginality‚ their spiritual identity as aborigines
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Asmaa Altahhan Asst. Prof. Dr. Goksen Aras ELIT 521 Romantic and 19th Century Poetry Dante Gabriel Rossetti‟s “My Sister‟s Sleep” Dante Gabriel Rossetti has been known as a poet and a painter of exceptional power. In both genres‚ he was of extraordinary mastery. He was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (with Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais) in 1848. The Victorian poets experienced transitional age. According to Gilmour‚ they were anxious inheritances of Romanticism
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