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Words are powerful. They have the ability to influence someone’s mood and outlook on something. This is evident in The Book Thief as Death, the narrator, illustrates a scene where Liesel ‘saves’ Max by reading to him. “Every day, Liesel read two chapters of the book. One in the morning before school and one as soon as she came home. On certain nights, when she was not able to sleep, she read half of a third chapter as well. Sometimes she would fall asleep slumped forward onto the side of the bed…

Throughout the novel, The Book Thief, Hans and Rosa Hubermann has many differences. Some of the differences include, their physical appearances ,their attitude, and their jobs and hobbies. Even though Liesel’s foster parents are almost the exact opposite, they have a strong bond that keeps them together. The first difference that I spotted between Hans and Rosa Hubermann is their appearances. On page 27 it says, “After a few minutes, a very tall man came out. Hans Hubermann, Liesel’s foster…

life. Death brings either sorrow or delight to the occasion. In Zusak's novel The Book Thief, death is shown through the characters in the book. Moreover, suffering is presented when Ilsa Hermann and Frau Holtzapfel grieve over their dead sons. Lastly, torture is displayed with the discrimination of Jews. By examining characters, suffering and torture, one will see the theme of death presented in Zusak's novel The Book Thief. To begin, in the novel, the character of Liesel and her…

Prompt #1 Hospitality is a very common and reoccurring topic in the book of Genesis, but it is represented in unusual ways. In the story of “Sodom and Gomorrah”, and old man says to his guests “let me bring them to you (his daughters), and you may do to them as you please” (Genesis 19:8). Lot, the father, is simply trying to be hospitable, but today we read this and think how could someone do this? Personally, I am willing to consider this as a very extreme version of hospitality, but I still…

Packer begins his book by emphasizing on knowing God. He points that “knowing about God is crucially important for the living of our lives” and promotes the study of theology (Packer 19). Deeper knowledge of God would lead to fear of the Lord because God is not just the God of mercy, but also the judgment. There may be a spiritual gap in the lives of many believers because they lack Biblical understanding and the full picture of God. Therefore, the church should equip saints with theological…

In The Jungle Books, written by Rudyard Kipling, the Bandar-log, or the Monkey People, are trying to gain attention from the Jungle People by harming or insulting them. Bullies today torment their fellow peers to either be the bigger character or for fun. Because of their actions, the Bandar-log are similar to modern day bullies and bullies are similar to the Bandar-log. The Bandar-log throw objects at the Jungle People just to get noticed. “But whenever they found a sick wolf, or a wounded…

The act of commenting on written works is not limited to written commentary. In his engraving series Illustrations of the Book of Job, William Blake visually implements his varied interpretations of the Book of Job. He links the story to the greater Christian Biblical canon by adding verses from St. Paul’s Epistles to the Corinthians. In doing so, he condemns the Job’s comforters as blatantly evil rather than mislead. Additionally, he depicts Elihu as an ignored and inessential in order to…

when was thrown in the lion’s den. But we need to understand the underlying qualities of Daniel, which made him the prophet he was. One of the main qualities of Daniel that caught my attention was that: - Daniel knew where to go for answers The book of Daniel shows him to be a faithful man of God. When King Nebuchadnezzar threatened to destroy all the wise men if one of them didn’t tell him his dream and interpret it, Daniel and his friends asked for time so he and his three friends could…

Runner is a book and also a movie. The story is about a boy named Amir who lives in Kabul, Afghanistan. He grows up with another boy named Hassan, who is his best friend, almost like a brother. In the story Amir is trying to “become good again” for leaving afghanistan. After many years Amir returns to find out really surprising and life changing news, with this news Amir knows what he must do. This story is exciting and leaves you wanting more. In my opinion, after reading the book and then…

In the book of Genesis and Exodus God makes covenants with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses in return for obedience of his commands. God promised blessings that consisted of acquiring Promised Land, building a great nation and having children to fulfill his perfect plan. The Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenants are affirmed and re-affirmed on a continued basis but the promises take years to be executed. While Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses obey God’s commands, they are almost never enriched with…