Promised Land

Objectification comes in many forms, like an identification card. For instance, an identification card dictates what a person is. In both “The Promised Land” and its film adaptation Black Girl, Diouana is defined by her attempt to find a voice against her objectification. Her employers’ actions dehumanize her, and she strives to show she is a human rather than an object. Her suicide is Diouana’s way of expressing her emotions and voice. It is ultimately a way to show that she is a human and deserved to be treated as such. Her employers’ treatment of Diouana objectifies her, which plays into her representation of her as an object throughout both the film and the text rather than a human being. Diouana struggles with finding her voice as a result…

Mary Antin’s book The Promised Land is an autobiography of her experience of immigrating to America with her family when she was a young girl. She and her family were immigrants from Polotsk Belarus part at the time part of the Russian empire. Her story starts when her family arrived in Boston for the first time. The autobiography became a best seller in the United States at the time because of the books insight into immigrant life, the national pride that American’s would feel after reading the…

instead of housing it himself. After hearing of all the blessings bestowed on the house of Odeb-edom by God since the Ark of the Covenant had resided there, David decided to bring the Ark into his home in Jerusalem. He danced and gave offerings for the Lord and blessed all of the townspeople after receiving the Ark. The Lord then spoke to the prophet Nathan to tell David to build a permanent house for Him in Jerusalem, instead of having the Ark. In return for building a house for the Lord, the…

I named my journey to the USA as Rose Harbor because my mother’s name was Rose, and the promised land of America that she offered me was a harbor. Since her death, one day at a time, I have taken her words to heart. I remember a walk with my mother that taught me the most important lesson about having resilience in one’s life. Even the little wood duck with its broken wings must fly again. On leaving her, I promised to her that I would live a good life for both of us. I vowed to overcome the…

Education, Escape and Citizenship: America as the Promised Land Millions of immigrants traveled hundreds of miles from their homes, with only what possessions they could carry, in order to obtain the freedoms and chase the American promise. In The Promised Land, Mary Antin illustrates how, if given the chance, immigrants would embody American ideals and truly adopt America as their own country. America provided many freedoms, such as education and freedom of expression, that born citizens may…

this may look like. “I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed (Genesis 12:2-3).” This was said by God to Abraham, and I think it is a good basis for us to formulate our opinions around because it encompasses all the ideas that come to mind when defining what a family god is. A family god…

It is difficult to assert that the morality of the Israelites is so corrupt and stripped that they need a reminder of God’s divine judgment. Erisman argues that this is simply a symbolic marker of a new chapter in the story of the Israelites, as “implicit in the setting is an image of the promised land… (769).” However, this reaffirmation of the basis for the Decalogue, and the subsequent expansion found throughout the Deuteronomic Code, may be a subtle hint towards the universality of the Code.…

the stains as if they were Sodom and Gomorrah themselves. Meaning: The character is vigorously scrubbing the stains trying to clean something, in the same way as God cleaned the land of the evil cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. A Pillar of Salt Summary: Lot and his family are fleeing the city of Sodom because God is destroying it. God is destroying Sodom because the people in it are horribly evil. Lot’s wife regrets leaving the city and all her possessions behind; so she turns and looks back,…

fulfillment. The author brings this connection into the light because it shows the literary eloquence of chapter 14. It reinforces the statement that Isaiah is a great communicator. The first point Hassler makes is that the restoration of Israel lacks a historical match (Hassler M. 2015, page 223). The prophet claims that the Israelites govern over their captors and receive rest when the finally reach the promised land. It is considered a momentous victory and return if we take the language…

race. The nations were waiting for deliverance. The Israelites cried to God and suffered a lot during the slavery. God told Moses that He heard the afflictions and He is going to deliver them out of Egypt and lead them into the promised land. And the leader of the mission is Moses. He will be sent to Pharaoh to bring Israelites out of Egypt. For Moses, He has given up his dream of being a deliverer. His heart has been numb and accepted his destiny as a shepherd. He has been broken and shattered…