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    Page 1 Introduction The Epistle to the Hebrews (Hebrews) is commonly believed to be that of homily nature ‚ meaning it was written as sermon to fortify faith and not as doctrine to dictate or guide. Bart D. Ehrman‚ author of The Bible a Historical and Literary Introduction‚ points out that the text is read more like a “word of exhortation” (Heb 13:22)‚ which the author of Hebrews asserts it to be‚ and does not actually fit the description of a letter as we will see shortly . This view

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    The Prison Epistles of Paul Apostolic School of Theology Joshua L. Poole Abstract The Epistles of the New Testament are arguably the most spiritually in depth readings in the entire Bible. Paul‚ the author of the Epistles‚ gives a detailed account of his life which was centered on the teachings of Jesus Christ. The contents of his writings explain the perils‚ trials‚ persecutions‚ of a devout man determined to finish his course on earth‚ living in the will of God. Some such writings were the

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    Cultural and Historical Context Historical - 1. There was no hurry‚ for there was nowhere to go‚ nothing to buy and no money to buy it with‚ nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County. pg. 3 2. “I’m just trying to tell you the new way they’re teachin’ the first grade‚ stubborn. It’s the Dewey Decimal System.” pg. 13 3. “Here’s a quarter‚” she said to Walter. pg. 14 4. I picked up a football magazine‚ found a picture of Dixie Howell‚ showed it to Jem and said‚ “This

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    surprise that the Constitution is highly debated. In fact‚ the United States has an entire branch of government specifically for interpreting the Constitution: the judicial branch. However‚ even the judicial branch’s interpretation is debated; the Supreme Court is constantly judged for its decisions. People wonder just what role the Supreme Court must have in interpreting the Constitution; many varying ideas have surfaced about this. Some take on a more literal interpretation of the Constitution when

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    Summary of Interpreting 1 The Similarity and Differences between Translation and Interpreting 1. Similarity • Both transferring the message from Source Language (SL) into Target Language (TL) • Both retaining the message • Both restructuring or reproducing • Both having SLT and TLT • Both having the target audience 2. Differences |Translation |Interpreting

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    about British Colonialism. The novel aids greatly in the ability to interpret events of the time as well as understand the differences between the social discourse of then and now. To fully understand A Passage to India and its cultural and historical significance one must first understand the world in which it was written‚ and the man who wrote it. Forster published the novel in 1924 England‚ a place much different than the England of today. At the time the sun still didn’t set on the British

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    Spencer Jackson 3/30/08 Hosting the Past to Provide for the Epistolary Community of the Present: Alexander Pope’s “Epistle to Miss Blount‚ with the Works of Voiture” In this early epistle‚ first published in 1712 as “To a Young Lady‚ with the Works of Voiture‚” Pope addresses his friend Teresa Blount through the work and name of the early seventeenth century French poet and letter-writer Vincent de Voiture. In this indirect address of a female friend facing an uncertain marriage

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    A reader’s understanding of the American working class’ situation during the 1930’s is further deepened by knowledge of the socio-historical context surrounding John Steinbeck book Of Mice and Men‚ which can be read as a microcosm of American society at the time. In particular‚ background knowledge of the Great Depression and the associated major social upheavals of the time‚ as well as the social hierarchy as a result of the Great Depression‚ reveals some of the motivations behind the main events

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    Simultaneous Interpreting and Its Challenges About Simultaneous Interpreting In written translation‚ the classification between the types of translation is made according to the nature of the text to be translated. In oral translation‚ or in interpretation‚ the classification between the types of interpretation is made by the time period between the utterance of the original message and the translation or the interpretation. According to this classification‚ we have two types of interpretation:

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    Historical Context - The Crucible At the time of the Crucible’s first performance‚ audiences perceived the play as a parallel to McCarthyism‚ led by Joe McCarthy‚ whose job was to hunt down Communists and root them out. Many public figures—including actors and film directors—were brought before the committee and asked if they were Communists and to name anyone they thought was a Communist. If they refused to do so‚ they were presumed guilty. There is also a parallel to what was going on in the

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