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    Ayllin Ruvalcaba Mr. Brown English 3 / Period 2 October 02, 2015 God’s True Glory There are requirements within God’s glory and tasks for the gates of heaven. If one isn’t able to make their own path and impress the master behind creation then you shall let God guide into which ever path he wishes for you. In the poem “Huswifery”, by Edward Taylor; the speaker, is talking about the household task of cloth making and making a connation as if it’s God’s salvation. The extended metaphors…

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    He knows how they should work. God also created marriage and knows how it should work (Genesis 2:18-25). God did not have to create mankind. God was not lonely, he has the eternal fellowship of the Trinity. God chose to create mankind to bring Him glory and so that we could enjoy Him forever. The first picture in Genesis is that God created man distinctly different than the rest of His creation. God breathes life into the man's nostrils, something that He did for no other creation. Further, the…

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    theology of the cross brings ultimate hope. Conversely, theology of glory is the exact opposite because it calls the bad good and good bad. According to Luther, theology of glory is the ultimate source of despair. It spreads pessimism because it claims that it is necessary to believe in for a fallen race (Forde xiii). In the introductory matters, Forde continues to contrast the two parties: theology of the cross and theology of glory. “Theology of the cross arises out of the realization that it…

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    The Scale of War Within Homer’s The Iliad, honor and glory trigger an epic war that takes the lives of numerous men and tests the strength, willpower, endurance, and overall ability of the combatants who are willing to risk their lives for each of their nations. The gods also drive mortal men to keep fighting in order to gain glory and their favor. Within The Iliad, honorable warfare results from the pursuit for glory, inability to settle disputes and desire to attain the gods’ favor and…

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    adored for their great achievements. Achilles and Beowulf are known to be one of the best epic heroes, both very oriented to getting glory, both have a enemy in which they defeat, and both were great warriors when it came to war. Achilles and Beowulf wanted nothing more than to have glory. With Achilles, his only reason for being in the city of Troy, is to deepen his glory. In the text “The Iliad”, Achilles states “Still, I would not die without delivering a stroke or die ingloriously, but in…

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    Glory is fleeting. This expression means no matter how popular or famous someone gets, their fame and glory do not last. According to A. E. Housman’s, “To an Athlete Dying Young”, he illustrates how precious life is and how people tend to remember public figures of great promise that dies young. Housman’s “To an Athlete Dying Young” uses metaphor throughout the entire poem to illustrate the Athlete’s glory and his view on death. The poem reveals the concept of dying at the peak of their…

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    built a good name for yourself . Glory to live for glory is the one thing i want to a other than riches is to have to glory , recognition for any and every great thing i go . Glory alone can a great thing just to be known as a person who has achieve great things can help you in a long run. people are quicker to help you if they know the type of person you are. you likely to get by in certain situations . you have to be a very proud person to make the choice glory over certain things like wealth,…

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    pressure that they face to achieve honor and glory through triumphs while still alive. The underworld and everything that death brings serves to end the heroes quest towards eminence and relegate them to a life of anonymity and solitude, thus forcing them to understand what was genuinely important during life. Death is the antithesis of victory in Homer’s poems, yet so often, great heroes end their quests vying for fame and kleos, the greek word for glory, with complete disregard for the…

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    centuries. One theologian who discussed this issue is John Calvin. Calvin believed that to be made in the image of God meant we can reflect Him and His attributes. In his Commentary on Colossians he states, “We learn…we may be made like God, and that his glory may shine forth in us; and… so that man reflects,…

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    burning his ashes. 600 men bravely charged cannons to the right cannons to the left. Tennyson's poem is a tribute to the men who overcame their fear and claim glory for themselves. We do not praise war when we honor the courageous. A war has no soul it cannot lose anything of value. But individuals can rise up in impossible circumstances and earn glory and honor. A war in any age is a daunting near impossible task. British forces in Crimean were caught between two worlds. The beginning of a…

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