These changes directly impacted the American citizens" sense of self in relation to society. ... While the Indians were mocking her slow, staggering steps, she quotes Isaiah (p.51) "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee." ... Either way, the very fact that she quoted scripture at all in her story reflects her sense of self in relation to society. ... So, while Rip Van Winkle may have a romantic, fairytale appeal, it is definetly a testimony to the American sense of self, in relation to the changing society of the tim...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

These changes directly impacted the American citizens" sense of self in relation to society. ... While the Indians were mocking her slow, staggering steps, she quotes Isaiah (p.51) "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee." ... Either way, the very fact that she quoted scripture at all in her story reflects her sense of self in relation to society. ... So, while Rip Van Winkle may have a romantic, fairytale appeal, it is definetly a testimony to the American sense of self, in relation to the changing society of the tim...

• Word Count: 1778
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

King prayed aloud as he "experienced the presence of the divine as I had never experienced him before- (Reconstructing). ... "I want to turn your attention to this subject: "Loving Your Enemies." ... "I think the first reason that we should love our enemies, and I think this is at the very center of Jesus' thinking, is this: that hate for hate only intensifies the existence of hate and evil in the universe (Martin para. 1). ... Not many white people at the time were really interested in Gandhi, but it did provoke a sense of relation to King. ... It is as thou history has repeated its...

• Word Count: 1731
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: High School