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Ogechi Anyanwu TRS 201: Faith Seeking Understanding October 11, 2017 1. In the Bible, there are many stories that are repeated and can be found in different cultures. Each story differs, but the general themes have noteworthy similarities. The story of the flood is a perfect example of a story paralleled in several cultures. The Epic of Gilgamesh resembles the Bible’s story of The Flood popularly known as Noah’s Ark. In the beginning of both stories, God (or Gods) decided to flood the Earth…

talked about the way her dress moved when she walked, the curve of her neck, the feel of her name on his lips. These were feelings of deep adoration. The young woman spoke about being interested in an event, but was unable to attend because of her convent, so the narrator told her he would go for her and bring her back a token. Late to the event, he was not able to purchase anything he felt would satisfy or impress her, so he left empty-handed and…

Cassy’s early life begins in happiness and ends in misery and bitterness. Her mother was a slave but her white father was wealthy and surrounded her with luxuries and sent her to a private convent school. When he died suddenly, Cassy was sold along with his property. A young lawyer came to settle the estate and one day he brought along a handsome friend who was attracted to Cassy and they fell in love. Henry’s relationship with Cassy was wonderful, he loved her and treated her like a queen.…

that women should not be reliant on a man, for they are completely capable without. Her parents were never married, and neither were other women in her life, so she saw female independence first hand. This was evident when she decided to join the convent instead marrying off. She also claimed to be a virgin that was free of a man in many writings (“Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz." Feminist). Because of the recurring theme of freedom in her works, she has become known as a precursor of the…

The betrayal that Hamlet feels towards his mother and the constant love he expresses for Ophelia does not explain he anxieties and angry. He angrily, tells her to join a nunnery. Such a comment could be seen insulting or saving her from what woman went through in that time period. Lets take a deeper look into the nunnery insult and everything else that follows. How could a man so in love insult and curse that love. “If thou dost marry, I’ll give thee this plague for thy dowry: be thou as…

Galileo Galilei was a famous Italian astronomer, mathematician, physicist, philosopher, author, and professor. He is greatly considered one of the most famous and influential astronomers, mathematicians, and physicists in the history of mankind. Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Duchy of Florence, Italy. Galileo’s mother was Giulia Ammannati. His father Vincenzo Galilei was an Italian lutenist, merchant, and composer. Galileo had five siblings: Virgina Galilei,…

to side” (paragraph4) would be different from what a young woman might say. From a religious stand point, for the young girl would have to be different as well. Therefore, having to change the plot because a young boy wouldn’t be able to attend a convent. So, even the symbolic point of religion would change if the gender were switched. In conclusion, the affect of language and symbolic meaning are obstacles Joyce would have had to overcome if the genders of “Araby” were switched. Furthermore not…

“In Germany they came for the communists, and I didn’t speak up… They came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up… Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up.” Reverend Martin Niemoller wrote these impactful words in 1946 addressing group responsibility for the Nazi’s actions during their regime. Perhaps inspired by the same words Saul Friedländer would come address similar topics in his historical narrative Nazi Germany and the Jews Volume I: The Years of Persecution,…

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Mother Cabrini, was an Italian saint who was sent to America to help the immigrants. She took a stand for all the immigrants by helping and taking care of them when others didn’t, and because of that, she became the first American saint. Frances, or Francesca, was born on July 15, 1850 in S’ant Angelo Lodigiano. Her parents were Agostino Cabrini and Stella Oldini. (Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus). Her family was a very nice, but poor family.…

The beginning of Jewish history traced to the start of Bible. Bible long time ago was oral and then turned into text. Adam and Eva ate the apple and they knew the shame. God punished Eva to let her experiences the pain of having baby through the ten months pregnant and Adam to get food by let him working in the field. Eva born children and their children married and also born children. Then the family multiplied. Noah, one of the Adam and Eva’s offspring, had a son called Abram. He was chosen by…