The subject I am about to argue, I realize, is not a very original one, but we were supposed to talk about something that fires us up. ... I've grown up in a Christian home my whole life, my dad being a minister. ... This is something that I've felt very strongly about for quite sometime. ... Noah Webster could literally quote the whole Bible, chapter and verse. ... If you emigrated here from another country then you should have known what you were coming to. ...

• Word Count: 477
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The book, Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt is a memoir about McCourt childhood life. ... I think the theme of this story is mainly about hunger and poverty. ... This quote shows the situation of the family. ... It is about living in poverty in Ireland around the 1950's. ... Although some aspects, such as the father coming home drunk on payday, are always the same, his actions and the actions of the children are always different. ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Jesus used striking expressions often using deliberate exaggerations to drive home his point. ... Jesus would sometimes quote clear Old Testament predictions as finding their fulfillment in Him. Many of these were predictions of the coming Messiah. ... He was able to quote many scriptures that helped him teach and win religious debates. ... That is an amazing concept to think about. ...

• Word Count: 1644
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The religious reasons for this hatred also pushed them to believe that if a Jew converted to Christianity, as Shylock is forced to do in The Merchant of Venice, then all will be forgiven as the repentant Jew is now pure of heart. "...some Christians believed that the coming of the Kingdom of God was aided by converting the Jews to Christianity" (Hughes 5). ... When Jessica runs away from home the reader realizes that Shylock's most trusted prop has failed him. ... When the preceding quote is spoken, Shylock is being mocked by Salerio and Solanio in the street, and Shylock is trying to mak...

• Word Count: 1256
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

"# Classical, Septuagint, and Various Papyri Examples Some specific classical examples include the fact that it was used by Homer to refer, not to the message, but to the reward given to the messenger.# Furthermore, in Attic Greek it always occurred in the plural and generally referred to sacrifices or thank offerings made in behalf of good tidings. ... Second, it appears in Isaiah 40:5; 52:7 to refer to the glad tidings of the coming of God's Anointed One to His people.# Outside of Christian literature, both noun and verb occurrences are very rare. It is found in an ancient calend...

• Word Count: 5937
• Approx Pages: 24
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School