Biblical Criticism 2 – Catherine Nguyen World behind the text: The First Letter from St. Paul to the Corinthians This text is part of the first letter from St Paul to the Corinthians which was written in 54 AD while he was staying in Ephesus. St Paul’s real name was not Paul‚ in fact he was known as Saul beforehand. Paul (Saul) was born in Tarsus of Cilcia in Asia Minor (Act 21: 39). He grew up in Jerusalem and studied Jewish tradition under Gamaliel (…)‚ becoming a zealous Pharisee. Saul was the
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Letters from a Slave Girl Letters from a Slave Girl is a fictional biography by Mary E. Lyons. This story is about an eleven year old girl who’s name is Harriet. Harriet is eleven when she starts to write letters to her mom. In her letters she tells her mom about her first owner‚ Margaret Horniblow‚ that had died. Margaret made a promise to Harriet’s own mother on her deathbed and Harriet hopes that Margaret will free her in her will. But‚ Harriet is upset to find out that Margaret has left her
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Alexis Henry Gifted author of Fish Cheeks‚ Amy Tan‚ assures young girls that being different is not only acceptable‚ but also advantageous. Rhetorical strategies-such as imagery‚ tone‚ diction‚ and appeals (logos‚ ethos‚ pathos)-were the brushes with which she painted a portrait of self-acceptance for teenage girls everywhere. Tan uses a sympathetic tone to relate to the awkward teenage reader that is experiencing the same thing and the nostalgic adult reader that has experienced. Tan’s
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I read that letter over and over. “Perdoname” forgive me‚ “te amo” I love you‚ those were the words that stood out to me. My mother was telling me to forgive her and that she loved me‚ but she was leaving my dad. She decided to break the news to me through a letter; I guess she wasn’t brave enough to do it in person. The next day my dad said he wanted to talk to me about something important‚ turns out he got a letter too. He was in tears and I was comforting him. In that moment I didn’t feel 17 anymore
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Rhetorical Devices and Strategies: Coca Cola and Grove Press Within society power struggles are inevitable and in the business world it is no different. The letters of correspondence between an executive of the Coca-Cola Company‚ Ira C. Herbert and a representative of Grove Press‚ Richard Seaver express their different viewpoints on the use of Coca-Cola’s slogan “It’s the Real Thing”‚ in an advertisement promoting Diary of a Harlem Schoolteacher by Jim Haskins. Both Herbert and Seaver attempt
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Jails and Prisons CJS/200 Earlier forms of prisons were inhumane and focused on punishing prisoners for a crime no matter how small the crime was. Schmalleger (2011) stated “In an important historical development‚ around the year 1800‚ imprisonment as punishment replaced the notion of imprisonment for punishment.” (pg 485). This notion best describes the vast evolution of the various programs such as probation and parole that are now available to help criminals
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Barry presents rhetorical strategies as a means to characterize scientific research. He thinks that being a “scientist requires not only intelligence and curiosity‚ but passion‚ patience‚ creativity‚ self-sufficiency‚ and courage.” Scientific research can be courageous and dangerous. In science‚ people tend to doubt scientists because their discoveries it seems unreal. Even scientists such as Einstein probably doubted his own theory until his predictions were tested. Barry starts his piece of writing
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With these four films I have chosen we can explore the realism and entrainment value that is portrayed in these stories and understand what level of dedication is present within these interpretations to maintain historical accuracy. Letters from Iwo Jima: Letters from Iwo Jima was Clint Eastwoods critically acclaimed epic story of the World War Two battle for the pacific island in 1945 released in 2006. The film tells the opposite side to
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April 17‚ 1917 Dear Mother‚ It’s been a long time since I had the opportunity to sit down and write you a letter. I miss you and father a lot. I am overjoyed to be writing this letter to you. The mood here is one of jubilation. Our assault on Vimy Ridge began at 5:30 am on Easter Monday‚ eight days ago. We lost a lot of good boys but I am so very pleased to inform you that the Canucks got the job done! What the French couldn’t do for two years and the Brits too we‚ Byng’s Boys did in three days
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November 3‚ 2012 English A Letter from Simon We are the beasts. I’ve been on this island-stranded- for I don’t know how long. I crashed here‚ on a plane with the other schoolboys‚ and since then we’ve been stranded. Everyone’s afraid of the beast. We’re losing our humanity‚ and the beast we’ve been running from? It’s us. We are the only Frankenstein on this island. I dunno why I’m writing this‚ I guess I just figure I ought to let someone know‚ even if it’s just the ocean. The others
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