In Benjamin Banneker's letter to Thomas Jefferson, Banneker argues for slavery, referencing biblical and constitutional allusions to unite his audience under a set of shared values, syntactical permutation to emphasize how long slavery has transcended America, and a rapid tone shift to invoke emotion and willpower unto his audience. ... His constant iteration of these founding ideals as well as direct allusions to the Declaration of Independence establish his credibility as one who believes in the very values the forged America. ... Along with constant allusions, Banneker uses a very com...

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In both tales, pagan or classical allusions, in contrast to Christian allusions, are used in reference to that which is fallen or damned. ... Hrothgar is the king figure who calls on a hero, Beowulf, to defeat the evil, Grendel and the dragon, that threatens to destroy the paradise created, much like a biblical story. ...

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The use of allusion and inter-textuality are further features that Yeats employs in his works to reflect his response to the inevitability of change in a modern world. ... This recognition is particularly evident in his allusion to the Celtic myth, "The Children of Lir" in his poem "The Wild Swan at Coole". ... The biblical allusion to the "blood-dimmed tide" from Revelations also serves to describe the horrors of WWI. Hybridity of such allusions is also employed in the evocation of the "Spiritus Mundi" which conflates the traditional Christian notion of...

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The alternate meaning of the word quarantine is 40 days, which obviously has significance in biblical manners. ... It is, in fact, an allusion to the Biblical event of Pentecost, in which the Holy Spirit touches the disciples of Jesus in the form of flames and shows them that their purpose in life is to preach the gospel. ...

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The biblical allusion creates a visual image of the duration of his affection. ... " Marvell uses mythical allusion to represent an abstract of his idea of time as he reiterates the bliss they would experience if they simply seized the day; reveling in what time they had left by pursuing the consummation of their marriage. ... "Which, stretcht upright, impales me so" Through the use of religious allusion the composer refers to the image of the crucifixion of Jesus. ... A body that could never rest" this paradox is once again referring to the same idea of death and purgator...

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There is an extensive use of allusions throughout the play that emphasizes the justification of persecution by use of religion. Miller mainly uses allusions in a biblical nature, pertaining to the town being heavily religious and puritanical. ... Miller intensified through the allusions by showing the reader how hysteria suspends daily life and allows the acting out of every dark desire, impulse and hateful urge under the cover of religious righteousness. ...

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Through techniques of metaphor, imagery and allusions, Yann Martel employs both major and minor events in the book to suggest that both religion and science are necessary in Pi's character development, both to sustain himself in critical situations and broaden his knowledge of reality. ... Moreover, Pi's use of allusion to naturally make a biblical reference to the Virgin Mary "mother of Jesus Christ "suggests the purity and kindness of the orangutan. ... Here, an allusion is made when Pi decides to write about Isaac Luria, the "sixteenth-century [Jewish] spiritualist"" (3)...

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Crime and Punishment Around about the mid 1800s Emily Dickinson hit the nail on the head with a line from a poem she wrote: Part One: Life. Emily wrote "Much madness I divinest sense/ To a discerning eye" which holds true for writers of all types in the past, present and future. The same st...

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Crime and Punishment Around about the mid 1800s Emily Dickinson hit the nail on the head with a line from a poem she wrote: Part One: Life. Emily wrote "Much madness I divinest sense/ To a discerning eye" which holds true for writers of all types in the past, present and future. The same stands ...

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As they drifted through the ocean the two women began to sing the hymn 'Jerusalem' which creates a biblical allusion of hope and strength. ... The low angle shot of a statue of Jesus symbolises hope and power because he is a great biblical figure. ...

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Marriages in biblical tradition (Jewish and Christian), typically represent a symbolic expression of the conventional union between God and his people. ... "The obtrusive reference to the burning of the city in the parable of the great supper does seem to be an allusion to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 (Matt 22:1-14, esp. v 7) " ("Matthew, Gospel of " 624). ... Additionally, verses 11-14 are only contained in the Gospel of Matthew, who commonly "presents Jesus's life in the context of biblical Law and prophecy " (Harris 377). ...

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They live in a romantic allusion. ... Baz Luhrman has chosen to cut out Shakespeare's biblical and mythological allusions and replaced them with references to contemporary social issues that the audience can relate to far more easily. ...

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"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead, where there is no path and leave a trail". Peter Skrzynecki, in the poems Crossing the Red Sea and Immigrants at Central Station; David Moore in the photograph Immigrants Arriving Sydney 1966; Kenneth Graeme's novel Wind in the Willows and Roberto Beni...

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Marvell then uses a biblical allusion that overstates his love for her in lines eight through ten, "loved you ten years before the Flood, and you should, if you please, refuse till the conversion of the Jew." ...

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In the novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the Creature is described by society as a heartless fiend capable of unleashing havoc due to his grim, horrific appearance, and is often dubbed as a monster. However, the true definition of a monster is one who commits malicious acts for personal gain and ...

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In Wright's poetry, the observer and the landscape – "man as part of nature" (Wright interview, 1965) – serve to share important messages about the way we have interacted and continue to interact with our environment. Wright's understanding of the relationship between humans and the land reflect...

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4) Couliano cites the work of Ithamar Gruenwald in positing that though "a theory of Judaic origin would explain many Gnostic motifs....the Gnostic use of Jewish material...may include a mere echo, or indirect reflection of Jewish ideas and biblical reflections.... " The monsters in Enoch serve a dual purpose, both physical and intellectual.8 According to Rabbi Johanan, the "flesh of the monsters will be of great physical nourishment for the bodies of the righteous," serving the physical needs of those whom God saves during the end of days.9According to Maimonides, the mons...

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If one were to gaze upon the statue of "David" by Michelangelo (1475-1564), they would notice the high esteem in which the human body was portrayed. The sculpture almost appears to be a person itself, so real, proportionate, and beautiful that it is uncanny to fathom that it is an interpretation by an artist. The pride and appreciation exhibited in the work of art for the human physique demonstrated the humanistic ideas of the Renaissance. Humanism was not only a "respect for the individual, independent thought ", and the human body, but was an intellectual movement of the Renaissance based on...

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Biblical and spiritual references are used throughout the story to describe various events, particularly in the later of the novel. ... She compares Frankenstein to Lucifer, as he "who like the archangel who aspired to omnipotence", he "is chained in an eternal hell", Shelley uses this literary allusion to show Frankenstein as an angel who has fallen from grace. ...

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Abortion Abortion in today's society has become very political. You are either pro-choice or pro-life, and there doesn't seem to be a happy medium. As we look at abortion and research its history, should it remain legal in the United States, or should it be outlawed to reduce the ev...

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Abortion in today's society has become very political. You are either pro-choice or pro-life, and there doesn't seem to be a happy medium. As we look at abortion and research its history, should it remain legal in the United States, or should it be outlawed to reduce the ever growing rate of abortion. A choice should continue to exist but the emphasis needs to be placed on education of the parties involved. James C. ...

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Abortion Abortion in today's society has become very political. You are either pro-choice or pro-life, and there doesn't seem to be a happy medium. As we look at abortion and research its history, should it remain legal in the United States, or should it be outlawed to reduce the ever growing rate of abortion. A choice should continue to exist but the emphasis needs to be placed on education of the parties involved. James C. ...

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