Deborah

Deborah holds a very prominent role in scripture, as she exemplifies characteristics that all catholic women and young girls should aspire to take on. Deborah, “the mother of Israel (Judges 5:7)”, led a very prosperous life, as she preached the word of the lord, and gave out great advice to those who were in need of it. Deborah was a prophetess, an honored judge, and a warrior. As the story opens in Judges 4, Deborah is settling disputes brought to her while she sits under the “palm of Deborah”, a tree in which people would come to her seeking help. Right from the start of the passage, the reader is introduced to Deborah’s character, and sees how well respected she is. Deborah is a strong woman and one that has made a great impact in multiple…

upheaval- more than likely in the eleventh century BCE. The Israelites and the Canaanites are at odds with each other. In regards to Judges 4:17-23, the events take place outside of Mount Tabor, where the Kenites were residing at the time. It not known where this is exactly because the Kenite people were known to be nomadic ("Boadicea.".) The exact date of this particular passage is unknown due to a lack of historicity within the book. This passage is somewhat different than the entire book of…

colorful, attractive to the eyes and tempting to touch but alas no animal can be allowed to be so endearing for it had not one but two little brains yes it had two heads. So terrible the fate of this critter is that each head had a mind of its own both so different but their difference is not the matter at hand but rather their destination. Because the creature of no name walking on it’s 4 little paws had a mission not as sinister as it sounds but still rather quite important as the fate of its…

The essay The Better For My Foes written by Elouise Bell. Bell emphasizes the importance of opposition. Relaying common mistakes Americans and Mormons participate in deeming all opposition as pure evil. Bell draws a light on personal and intellectual growth that can be erected from opposition, but demonstrates the consequences of asserting it. Agonism In The Academy by Deborah Tannen reveals the weak link in the educational system. Portraying the combat like atmosphere encouraged and exposing…

The relationships between family members can often be the most complex relationships. Deborah Tannen tries to shed some light on family relationships in her book, I Only Say This because I Love You. Deborah Tannen has primarily studied linguistics, but she has also written books explaining communications of all types. In this book, she focuses on families and explains how to understand the relationships between family members. Each chapter goes into detail about individual relationships, such…

Deborah Tannen has researched the importance of education and narrowed the topic to be influenced on the gender differences. The article written by Deborah Tannen titled “How Male and Female Students Use Language Differently” captures students’ participation in a classroom setting. It can be overlooked that gender has no effect with their education, but is explained as why engagement correlates with the gender of the students’. Tannen researched and observed different effects involving…

According to Deborah Tannen (2015), the genderlect styles theory of communication suggests that there are differences in the way men and women communicate or miscommunicate. Tannen goes on to state in the book, A First Look at Communication Theory, “male-female conversation is cross-cultural communication” (Griffin et al., 2015, p. 432). Several factors are included within a conversation to help people understand a message. Some of these factors include loudness, softness, pauses, silence,…

Lady Deborah Moody was born on April 3, 1586 at Avebury, Wiltshire, England. Her parents were Walter Dunch and Deborah Pilkington. Deborah had a brother named William and three sisters whose names were Ruth, Mary, and Anne. She was the youngest of the five children. Walter was a lawyer and member of parliament, therefore the family was wealthy, religious, and had strong political views. Deborah was also well educated. In 1606, she married Henry Moody. He later became Sir Henry Moody when…

Deborah Samson(protagonist)- Deborah Samson was a young woman living in Middleborough, a small town in the United States of America. During this time period, women were not treated equally compared to men, and Deborah felt trapped in a small town with no potential future outside the constraints set by society for women. In a rebellious attempt to join the military disguised as a man to get away from Middleborough, she was caught and faced legal prosecution. Deborah, however, decided to run away…

Deborah Fontanel Owens and T. Ray are two characters in the book that are not as they seem. For example, Deborah is viewed differently at the end of the book than she is at the beginning. Through Lily’s narrative, Deborah is thought of as an ideal mother. Lily says Deborah cared for her and loved her. When T. Ray tells Lily that Deborah left because of her, she does not believe it and thinks that her mother would only leave him, not her. However, after August tells her the truth about Deborah,…