better quality,” Augustine explicitly indicates that the quality of the pears he stole was not as good as the ones he already had. Therefore, Augustine’s act cannot be defined as lust of the eyes. Augustine wrote that “there was a pear tree near our vineyard laden with fruit, though attractive in neither colour nor taste.” Augustine was not interested in the appearance, smell, taste, or feel of the stolen pears; therefore, the motive could not be categorized as lust of the eyes. Finally,…
The most important theme found in the three synoptic gospels Matthew, Mark, and Luke is the divine necessity of Jesus; this theme can also be found in the non-canonical gospel of Judas. This theme is an important building block for Christianity. The divine necessity of Jesus is that he must be rejected by man and killed by man. There are many passages in the four gospels that show this theme. In the synoptics, the four most important are, the passion prediction scenes, the parable of the wicked…
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…
Noah from Genesis 6-11 and Job of The Book of Job, as characters, are similar individuals, however, the actions taken by them separates their views. They both undergo a change in identity and one character is affected more than the other and has the courage to questioned God, which is Job. However, examining closely, one can see the structure that is presented by the author in Genesis 6-11 and The Book of Job and each are quite different. In Genesis 6-11, it uses structure as well as tone, to…
The Statue of Bacchus and a Faun The National Gallery of Arts, at the center of the United States capital, is home to different paintings and sculptures from around the world; one of them is the statue of Bacchus and a faun. This 16th century sculpture was purchased by the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust and given to the national gallery of arts as a gift in 1937. The exact sculptor who made this statue is not known, however, it is believed to have been a Milanese artist. The…
In The Iliad of Homer Hephaistos gives Achilleus a new shield because he wanted to give the Achaians an advantage and attempt to scare the Trojans into thinking that Patroklos was Achilleus. However his plan failed. Patroklos died with Achilleus’s armor on because Achilleus lent it to Patroklos and prayed he would come home safe, this did not happen and Hektor killed him. The armor, stolen, his body, surrounded by an army. Achilleus’s mother, Thetis, asked Hephaistos to make a shield and new…
Forecast Analysis Scenario The adaptive forecast analysis shown below is from customer demand data in a time series based on Chardonnay Quarterly sales figures: Source: (SEC Filings, 2016) The Winters’ model Source: (SEC Filings, 2016) The forecast method chosen for this analysis is the Winter’s Model or the “multiplicative decomposition (seasonal) method” (Forecasting in Supply Chains, 2012). This model takes into account the lever, trend, and seasonality factors with the historical…
Joscelyn Behlin Babylon and Hebrew Before Christ, two major organizations were created which also set the tone for the emergences of civilization. Hammurabi being the leader of Babylon while Moses led the Hebrews, both men created regulations to keep their cultivation within peace. Even though both superiors had a similar goal which was to maintain a well-structured organization, both men differ in the tactics and level of importance of their principles. However, both establishments looked…
In Ohio, 15.8% of the people are considered at poverty level land there are not enough free clinics for the people to receive check ups (Larrick, Ohio Poverty Report 2016). Especially for women, because 11% of women in Ohio are uninsured and there are a limited amount of free clinics (Health Care for Women, Department of Government Affairs). Therefore, the Government needs to provide funding, so that there can be more free clinics for women that are in families that earn low income between…
President Jimmy Carter at the White house for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts (44). Her dedication to art is like no other, even after she suffered two severe heart attacks immediately upon recovery, she left to go paint for the summer on Martha’s Vineyard (Jones…