Swords to ploughshares

A boy runs into an alley, anger flowing through every pulse in his veins. Punches fly and knives are drawn, and a few seconds later the boy’s on the ground, with blood on his face and a cut on his arm. His targets, all of them sporting injuries of their own, circle the boy, determined to continue the fun that he’d so rudely interrupted. A cat scurries away, now that the focus of her tormenters is elsewhere. The scene shifts, and a girl is sitting on the side of a road on a threadbare blanket.…

With the swing of his mighty axe, another body falls. Rynault straightens his stance and lowers his weapon as he peers into the battle scarred sky, streaked red from the moon, Dalamud. It would not be long before it would finally touch down onto the once lush green valley, now a wasteland of blood and corpses. More soldiers rush in whilst thinking he was distracted, he wasn't. As the first soldier came within range, Rynault thrust his right greave square into its gut; pivoted his weight,…

William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, is a tragic story about the struggles of a prince named Hamlet who seeks to avenge his father’s death. Hamlet is so determined to sabotage his uncle, who has taken his father’s crown and is responsible for the crime, that Hamlet himself increasingly becomes insane. Family bonds and friendships are broken as death begins to claim their loved ones and vengeance becomes the primary mindset of the characters. As the play progresses, three prominent themes of death…

monsters he is up against. For Grendel, Beowulf was able to use his bare hands, because he knew that he had enough strength in his arms. As for Grendel’s mom, he defeats her by wearing his mail as protection from her claws, and Beowulf uses a special sword to slice her head off. In the situation for dragon, Beowulf might have died, but he did not die in vain. He was able to defeat the dragon by his “short…

thanks to Cleo's fast pedaling. They stepped off the bike as they drew their swords. Walking to the door they looked around, it was pitch black the only thing illuminating the night was the white light from the moon, making the blades of their swords almost glow. They opened the door into the large building walking in the dark room they found a small flashlight. Cleo pulled the lever to a switch and a slot opened. She put her sword in and a small hatch opened she went down the steps and motioned…

Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Ephesians 6:13 Okay, may I be totally honest?? May I share what I have been going through these last couple of weeks?? I hope so... because I know that many of you are going through pain and struggles that seem greater then what you can handle. There are times when you don't know what to do... or where to turn and that is exactly what I have been facing!! I am like…

Throughout the poem it is obvious were later authors inputted their own religious views. But the more significant topics of the poem are the swords and armor they used, Cumitatus, and "glory before death" and how they all relate to how heroic their warriors were. The sword and the armor were both very symbolic and significant objects in the poem Beowulf. The sword is more than just a weapon and the armor more than protection, in Beowulf it represents a family line of heros. They were physical…

military swords Or How to take proper care of your military sword Keywords: Military Swords, Military Sabers Military swords look great on the wall of your home, cabin or office, but they'll look their best when they're well taken care of in order to preserve their beauty as well as their value. Always use caution when cleaning and caring for swords, and make sure that you don’t use them in ways for which they aren’t designed. The following points are a guideline to keeping your sword in…

I'll have to get Raphael's approval. No Angelica, you don't, I don't know what the relationship between you and Raphael is, but you are an individual, free to make her own choices, just as I do. You're either with me all the way or I'll toss the sword and go it alone. Angelica did not respond and Jayna took that as acquiescence. At noon Jayna stopped near a spring bubbling with clear fresh water, to allow the unicorn to drink, eat and rest. They had already traveled further, since she had…

Starting from the top of the ivory panel, there are two soldiers holding their spears and falling to the ground in front of a round shaped building and a fruit tree. The soldier on the right, his cloak or cape is in the air and he is bending down towards the ground, which suggests he is falling. In Matthew’s description of the Holy Women at the Tomb, an earth quick occurs and an angel appears from the heaven after the two women come near the tomb. According to Matthew, when the angel appears,…