Analysis of “Can Christians Wield the Sword?” This is an analysis of “Can Christians Wield the Sword?” by Shawn Lazar in Grace in Focus, November and December 2014, pages 21-25. The following is the impression that Mr. Lazar gives in his article. Mr. Lazar presents Jehovah as a god of war. He is the Hebrew equivalent of the Greek god Ares and the Roman god Mars. According to Mr. Lazar, war and violence are love: They are the highest form of love that Jehovah can express. Whether against their
The following essay will be analysis with the use of themes and symbolisms from both works of Gwendolyn Brooks and Joseph Langland’s poems. The overall process of this essay will just present the development of me trying to compare the works of Gwendolyn Brooks and Joseph Langland step by step. I’m going to provide the title of the poem and a short analysis on what the poem means, plus opinions that I have for that poem. Also that most of these poems that I’m going to analyze are not always going
Poem analysis: Pictures from the War Pictures from the War is a poem written by John Foulcher. The poem is about the end of WWII and photos of moments that the speaker has held on to. The title describes the main idea, which is the pictures. The pictures that the speaker talks about range from celebration to conflict-scarred landscapes. The first image described is a portrait of the speaker's parents together. The image depicts love, but the phrase "like a finger clasping a trigger" on line 4 gives
Why do men love war? Like all lust, for as long as it lasts it prevails everything else. War redeems life from flat degeneration, allowing soldiers to exercise intangibles such as courage, self-discipline and self-sacrifice. “War is hell,” author Tim O’Brien in The Things They Carried states, “but that’s not the half of it, because war is also mystery and terror and adventure and courage and discovery and holiness and pity and despair and longing and love. War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling
Long essay number 2 “third-wave feminism” The novel Street Meeting by Mark Wild was a very insightful analysis of new thinking and relating it to Los Angeles. The author throughout the book explores the different shared cultural interactions in which each one shaped the unique identities and experiences of individuals. As I read, Wild’s approach is guided by the multiple dilemma of the specific modern American identity. The certain modern American identity he is examining seeks unity amidst
It’s a story of love, friendship, war, power and politics. The book sold seven million copies in 40 countries and made the author who is a lawyer by profession an internationally recognized writer. “Cathedral of the Sea” is set in the 14th-century Barcelona and tells a story of Arnau Estanyol who helps build the church of Santa Maria del Mar. The cathedral building plays an important role in the man’s life; however there are more key plot points in the novel. Arnau is embroiled in war, inquisition
In the novel Gatsby is heads over heels in love with Daisy Buchannan. He first fell in love with Daisy before he was sent off into the war. Since Gatsby is in love with Daisy he is in so much love with her, he’s willing to do anything to get her back. So he then goes to mess up Tom’s marriage with Daisy by saying that tom is cheating on her. Gatsby was so in love with Daisy that if he could not have her, then nobody can. “Romantic readiness such as I
experience it? It is love. A subject largely explored throughout literature, artwork and other media through the ages. Even Willian Shakespeare, considered the most well-known playwright since the 19th century focused on the illusive definition of love. Though it is impossible to know the librettists own thoughts on the subject, it is still possible to determine his own definition of love by the analysis of his 154 sonnets. While passing through Shakespeare sonnets, at least one theme of love becomes evident
in the play are driven to war based on greed and geopolitical ambition, women are also portrayed as solely being driven by their desires. Moreover, women's withholding of sex from men functions to end the conflict, revealing the power of men's sexual appetites and their need to satisfy animalistic desires. It has been posited that the play is suggesting that the best way to govern humans is to suppress their desires. This claim warrants examination and further analysis. It will be argued that Lysistrata
An analysis of ‘Of Cannibals’ by Michel de Montaigne In the essay ‘Of Cannibals’, Montaige makes an observation of Cannibals and compares their activities with Europeans who consider the cannibals barbaric. He uses examples and contrast in his text giving attention to details which makes his claims appealing to the audience. He criticizes the Europeans for calling cannibals barbaric just because cannibals practice a different culture than the Europeans. The use of an example to explain this claim