One reason was to hide the hardness in people's heart during that time by concealing the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven from the people. ... In this, we can learn how to be the right kind of person and also it teaches us why sometimes when we try to tell people about God and it does not seem to work. ... However, the results will be different as different is the quality of the heart of the people that hear the Word. ... To summarize the point of the Parable of the Sower: How a man receives the word of God is determined by his heart. ... Like the priest and Levite in the tale, we are s...

• Word Count: 2530
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The story also incorporates tales of children that are in the town, and surrounding areas, who become important to the plot of the story. ... The boy tells him to leave him alone, so Alyosha tells him that he wasn't teasing him and walks away, and as soon as he does this he gets hit in the back with a rock. ... He again tells the child that he doesn't know him and doesn't understand why he's doing what he's doing. ... If all must suffer to pay for the eternal harmony, what have children to do with it, tell me, please? ... The stuffy workshop...

• Word Count: 2613
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

He intends to trap them all in his cave and feast on them to his heart's content. ... Their own supernatural ability lies in offering the good, mortal hero his heart's desire by compelling him to engage in illicit behavior that would compromise his moral integrity. ... The witch, the goddess Circe, lures Odysseus and his men into her grand palace and allows them to eat, drink and be merry to their heart's content until they fall victim to one of her spells. ... My heart longs to be home, my comrades' hearts as well. ...

• Word Count: 2649
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School