Literal translation

them: lef in its relevant form can mean beloved, friend, and a pleasure; likewise, loth denotes fearsome, hostile, detestable, and monstrous among various other unpleasant things. Together, they are repeatedly glossed as “friend or foe”, but the translation does not capture the extremity of the middle English words. With…

Chanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication, also known as the festival of lights, is an eight-day festival beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, is probably one of the best known Jewish holidays, not because of any great religious significance, but because of its proximity to Christmas. Many non-Jews and even many assimilated Jews, think of this holiday as the Jewish Christmas, adopting many of the Christmas customs, such as elaborate gift-giving and decoration. It is…

indulgences to Catholics to “buy” family members out of purgatory (L. 71-3). In contrast, Martin Luther focused on the idea of scripture alone as the basis for religion, not the rituals developed over centuries by the Catholic Church. Focus on the literal text of the Bible meant that individuals could understand how far the Catholic Church had deviated from the original scriptures (H.L. 10/14/14). As such, it not only called into question the elaborate hierarchy of the Catholic Church and its…

Yet the word Islam is translated from Arabic to English without changing the literal pronunciation of the word. But in Arabic, the word Islam itself means the submission to Allah. Not only that, Islam is derived from the word “salam”, which means purity and peace. This shows how much of a difference one word can make when trying to…

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is often hailed as the greatest literary example of romantic tragedy, but the aspect of tragedy became obscured over time through a variety of popular culture iterations of the play. Now, the play represents a generally accepted model for the ideal romance, so much so that the artist Taylor Swift wrote a song titled “Love Story” that rewrites the plot of Romeo and Juliet to conclude with a happy ending. This essay attempts to address how Shakespeare’s Romeo and…

something very different than a loose pat on the back or a timid handshake does. The deepness of our voice, pitch, tone and volume are also forms of non-verbal communication. The meaning of someone’s words is often entirely different than the literal translation, as is seen in instances of sarcasm and mockery. The way we design our living space or the clothes we wear are also forms of non-verbal communication. These things shape people’s judgments about others, it doesn’t matter if the…

it is still best communicated by being said. The Quran has been translated into many languages, but only the Arabic version is believed. There is no correct English spelling or translation or Quran only the Arabic way, unable to be separated from its meaning. It is also believed to be God-related, the never-ending and literal word of…

Islamic Fundamentalism and Liberal Democracy in the United States Every day on the news we hear about car bombings, “terrorist” threats, and lists of the men and women who have been wounded or killed during the War on Terror. In the United States we proudly fight to keep liberal democracy and we encourage others to join the freedom that we hold. Yet, liberal democracy may not always run smoothly within other religions and cultures. A major world religion, Islam, strongly opposes a liberal…

in light and darkness, in solitude and before the gaze of multitudes, and as with strangers, so with my familiar friends. No mortal eye will see it withdrawn. This dismal shade must separate me from the world” (Hawthorne 641). This is a very literal translation of the symbol that Hawthorne is trying to convey by having the minister wear the veil in his work. But in Young Goodman Brown, the symbolism is much more discrete, and a part of the work you have to look for to find. The forest in the…

an endeavor. This is the perceived vision of what Japan was like during the Tokugawa period, where the Shoguns employed an idea of Sakoku in Japan. But what does Sakoku mean? There is a literal translation of closing down the country, but the foreign relations policy did not follow this word for word translation . Along with the Tokugawa Edict, the Shoguns are marked in history for their impressive political stability, but their stability came from their ability to see past the letter of the…