And yet, it is difficult to see why we should regard "King Lear" as a tragedy for the King is basically a pathetic old man, vain and foolish, rash in his judgment and incapable of controlling his emotions. ... In another essay on "King Lear," I have tried to extend Jaffa's analysis, analyzing the process of education the king undergoes when he loses power. ... When Lear is in command as king, he is tragically cut off from the wisdom he needs to rule justly. ... In this essay, I will examine largely the second half of King Lear, and trace what happens to Lear when he learns the truths to w...

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The author presents a high priest 'seated on the right hand of the throne of the majesty in the heavens' which implies a king - for only a king sits on the throne. ... The description of the high priest in both verses implies two different offices - a king and a priest. ... The whole discourse of priest-king is embedded in the priesthood of Jesus Christ; and this idea is made manifest in the Christology motif as in the presentation of Jesus Christ not only as priest-king but also a High Priest of the heavenly sanctuary (Hebrews 8.1, 2). ... In the Old Testament, the occurrence of a ...

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With the use of the formalist lens, one can analyze the labyrinth as not only a theme, but a form in Mark Z. Danielewski's novel, "House Of Leaves." There are many aspects to the theme and form of the labyrinth in this novel. This novel follows the idea of the labyrinth from some of it's predecessors who had written about a labyrinth in some sense. Jorge Luis Borges inspired Danielewski to use the labyrinth in his writing. ...

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Marcus Garvey's famous words were, "Look to Africa where a king would be crowned, for the day of deliverance is near." ... Crowned Haile Selassie I, an Amharic name meaning the power of the Holy Trinity, his other titles included Lord of Lords, King of Kings, and Conquering Lion of the Tribes of Judah. ... A direct descendant of the Judeo-Christian tradition, he claims his ancestry from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. ... People believed the Rasta teachings were misguided and blamed the Rasta leaders, such as Howell, for stirring up ill will for the King and other government offici...

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Thus the early historical sections of the Bible are concerned with the manifestation of God's will in the events of human existence, while they show the same genealogical interests as the king lists of other peoples. 3 Western Historiography Greek and Roman Historiography It was not until the time of the Greeks that historiography, the writing of organic history, emerged. ...

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The twentieth century really begins before the end of the nineteenth century. Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887 was felt by many to represent the end of an era. An end-of-century stoicism, and a growing pessimism among writers and intellectuals, may be traced to several sources, not least the publication in 1859 of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species which put the existence of God into radical question. Across the whole population, and in the face of rapid economic and social changes, radical doubts about the stability of the existing order were expressed. By the end of the nine...

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