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    broadcast it to the world as it might seem like a weakness, according to the original hybrid. The Mikaelson Christmas party is tomorrow and Elijah hasn’t bought a present for you. Talk about procrastination, even original vampires fall victim to it. “Oh shush, brother. Our lovestruck brother needs help to find the perfect gift for his girlfriend.” Rebekah defends Elijah as Christmas shopping and just shopping, in general, is her favourite thing…

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    stronger from one another. As best friends young Xavier and Elijah do everything together while they are hunting Xavier is there do give advice to Elijah in order to help him succeed and become a stronger hunter. Xavier tells Elijah to “stay quiet” (Pg.1) and ultimately, because of Xavier's advice and teaching the boys are able to catch the marten making both of them happy and proud. Not only does Xavier's advice and skills affect Elijah short term, but,…

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    with life and speak to the person. Beliefs can cause clash when reality is conflicting with them and may come about into one losing their ethics, a subject exhibited in the novel Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden, through the life of Niska, Xavier and Elijah. Most importantly, Niska is appeared as an extremely solid,…

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    individuals in New York are transformed by the Market Revolution and the Second Great Awakening. The novel demonstrates how Robert Matthews and Elijah Pierson experience these two important social and economic movements. In the early 19th century the Market revolution marked as a huge movement of expansion in New York. Abandoning his traditions and hometown, Elijah Pierson travels to New York as young boy seeking for a new personal wealth. With the companion of his fellow Pearl Street…

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    Mt. Carmel

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    In the book of Kings, the contest at Mt. Carmel was one of the greatest turning points in the Kingdom of Israel. The contest was brought up by Yahweh’s only prophet left, Elijah, and it called for the Prophets of Baal and the people to call upon their God to set fire to a bull, and the successful God would be the true God. Also, that God would make it rain again after a three year drought on the land. But in order to understand the text better, one must first know its literary, historical,…

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    never proved effective. According to the Wellness Research Project (Prillentensky), a healthy community is one in which you feel safe, supported, and engaged. There is no possible way Elijah could have felt safe living in what could be considered a war zone. In an impoverished neighborhood like the one where Elijah grew up, it becomes a “dog eat dog” type of situation. His community provided no opportunities where the members could build trust between one another and develop as individuals from…

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    Three years into the drought, the Lord told Elijah to meet with Ahab. Ahab in the Presence of Elijah challenges Elijah on Mount Carmel, with those who eat at his wife’s table. All of the people of Israel and the prophets of Baal stood at the top of Mount Carmel, and the Lord set fire to Elijah’s bull proving of his own divinity. “…

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    Paul Johnson and Sean Wilentz present an almost antithesis to the Second Great Awakening with The Kingdom of Matthias. The religious revival movement of the mid 1800’s emphasized a host of things previously unheard of by the zealots of the 18th century. Women were empowered in their roles of spirituality and salvation became a journey instead of a destination. I consider the mark of the Second Awakening to be an opportunity to define religion and what it means to you—within the parameters of…

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    Moby Dick Allusions

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    Throughout the novel, biblical and Greek allusions help exemplify the nature of human defiance and persistence seen through the futile attempt to undermine nature through Ahab, Elijah, Jonah, and the Fates. The first mythological allusions in the novel are the names of two characters, Elijah and Ahab, who are biblical allusions. When Elijah…

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    her essay with the story of the abolitionist, Elijah Lovejoy, who was killed by a mob. During this time slavery was still a major problem that was trying to be resolved and many people were dying for expressing their opinion, which is what happened with Elijah. The story even involves his family that he left behind when he passed away. Steingraber says, “Such as the fact that, at the time of his assassination, Elijah had a young family” (744). Elijah had a one-year old son and a pregnant wife…

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