Solomon Islands

In “Song of Soloman”, Morrison tells a remarkable story reflecting the absence of a father figure in African American homes. Instead of looking at the absence of the black man in a blackm family, she depicts this men not as traitors or deserters, but as strong, exploratory spirits providing a solid foundation for their children, even if his absence affects them. Morrison introduces the imagery of flight, using this to capture a vast foreshadowing to the family’s changing aspects of “Song of…

In the beginning was the genesis of creation, where had God moved by his spirit to create the Heavens, Earth, and mankind for a companionship with one of his own image. God wanted a relationship based on freewill for the product of true love. But the free will of mankind resulted in the fall from the grace of God. Because of God’s love, we can see the movement of God throughout history to reconcile the relationship between God and mankind back into right standing. The movement shows a trajectory…

During the time of Samuel, why did the people of Israel desire a king? Saul, David, and Solomon are the most well-known kings of Israel, and the common attribute that each king either excelled in or struggled with was obedience. Obedience is what God asked from each king; unfortunately, not every king obeyed the commands of the Lord. Originally, they were not supposed to a king, but the people of Israel did not trust God and wanted to follow other nations. Samuel at the time was getting old and…

2 Kings 2, 4-5, 9-11, 14:23-29, 16-17 – This portion of Scripture begins with the ascension of Elijah into heaven and his mantle falls to Elisha. Elisha, having already requested a double portion of the spirit that Elijah had, demonstrates that the spirit of YHWH is with him by performing various miracles. One of Elisha’s duties is fulfilling a charge from YHWH that was given to Elijah and that is the task of anointing Jehu as king over Israel. However, Elisha does not personally anoint Jehu,…

Henry V It is always a fear amongst the people, when a new king comes to the throne, whether he will be good and just or greedy and cruel. Imagine the kingdom in waiting as the new king was put to the throne. The kingdom knew it would be the next in line but what was he like? Would he be kind? Would he be a good king? The people needed a king who will care for the concerns and welfare of the kingdom. And to their happiness, Henry the V did just that. Being a young king, his life was still…

their own unique idea of love are Kebra Nagast, Ramayana, and Tale of Genji. In these three works love faces challenges such as lust, ambition, and jealousy. In Kebra Nagast, a story challenged by lust, King Solomon seduces the Queen of Sheba. The Queen of Sheba pays a visit to King Solomon after learning about his profound wisdom. “There, she is as enraptured by…

Adam Cooper has relationships with various characters throughout the novel that provide ideas on subjects such as morality, values, and reason. The characters: Moses Cooper, Granny, and Solomon Chandler all share individual viewpoints on these subjects; however, not all these viewpoints are directly and verbally spoken by the character but rather inferred by actions performed by the attributed character. All the characters mentioned project at least one idea that shifts Adam's viewpoint on…

In the seventh century, the Kingdoms of Judah and Israel faced the rising empires of Assyria and Babylon. In order to survive possible invasion or annexation, the Kingdom of Judah issued many religious reforms under Kings Hezekiah and Josiah. Religious practices before these threats were much more decentralized and had roots in earlier Yahwistic cultic practices. An example of these practices would be the High Places as areas of worship. With the downfall of the northern Kingdom of Israel, Judah…

The story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant has it's similarities and differences when compared to “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. In both of these stories it is apparent that both couples see material things as values because their situation is related to poverty in some way. The endings in each story show what the true importance is in their lives. “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant is about a middle class couple that is invited to a fancy ball. The wife sees them as poor compared…

Black Women are constantly being sexualized and abused. Every day through the system of racism and white supremacy a black woman is subjected to the lowest rank in this hierarchy. The Black Woman is looked at as a sex symbol she is not respected by the general population, media and even her black male companions in certain situations. The negative images, alter the mind’s perception of the true reality. It’s like being in a world that has been forgotten. At one time in history the black woman…