English Proverbs and Sayings

Elizabeth Bennet states, “I do, I do like him,” she replied, with tears in her eyes; “I love him. Indeed he has no improper pride. He is perfectly amiable. You do not know what he really is; then pray do not pain me by speaking of him in such terms (364).” During this quote, Elizabeth is talking to her father about Mr.Darcy; she tries to explain how she feels about him in order for her father to approve of them getting married. This quote is an example of a major theme in the novel; appearances are not dependable. When Elizabeth first meets Mr.Darcy she thinks he is extremely proud and condescending, and Mr.Darcy believes Elizabeth to be tolerable. Throughout the course of the novel, both characters get to learn more about what is behind the deceiving exteriors that

A proverb can be defined as “A short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought.” From Okonkwo’s dominance in the beginning of Things Fall Apart, to the fall of the Igbo culture, proverbs are a recurring topic. Throughout Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe repeatedly uses proverbs and aphorisms to portray different characters and build a bridge between African and Igbo culture and the reader. With this stylistic Igbo language, Achebe is able to utilize speech to convey spirituality and cultural values, character development and demonstrate the eventual collapse of Igbo society.

“He’d do what he always did, find the sweet among the bitter” (265). In the book the Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, the Panama Hotel is on the corner of Chinatown and Japantown. The hotel is located between the two cultures Henry is tied to, the Japanese and the Chinese. The story takes place in Henry’s past when he first meets Keiko and the present, after his wife, Ethel, has died. The hotel acts as the connection in between the two cultures and the two time periods, and symbolizes how Henry does too.

Throughout The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, I sympathized with Keiko and Henry the most. Although both are minority races, they are discriminated against differently. Keiko identifies as 'American', but that does not seem to matter as her family and the rest of the citizens of Japanese descent are whisked into armed, prison-like camps by U.S. officials. I can relate to her since I have been discriminated against because of my ethnicity. It seems easy for some to make stereotypes about other races, especially in a time where everyone is looking for somewhere to place the blame. For example, the discrimination is evident when Keiko and Henry try to buy a record- Keiko is not even acknowledged because she is Japanese.

What does it mean to have wisdom? Some may say to be wise is to have enough knowledge and good judgment to make well thought out life decisions. Wisdom is a common term mentioned throughout out the New Testament Epistles and the entire Bible. The Bible has a lot to say about wisdom and knowledge. It talks about ways to be wise and ways to be foolish. Through out the Bible there seems to be different types of wisdom and it is described in different ways. Analyzing all types of wisdom and knowledge will help us decide what the Bible means to be wise.

A proverb (Hebrew marshal) is a short poetic sentence conveying wisdom in a concise and memorable form. (p.259) Solomon the writer of proverbs, was told by God” he could ask for anything he wanted and God would give it to him. Solomon asked for wisdom to lead the people, so they would know the difference between right and wrong.”(1Kings 3:5-9 paraphrased) According to Hindson and Yates “Hebrew wisdom literature taught people not only how to make good choice s in life but how to make godly choices.” (p.259) Proverbs shows many parallels and contrasts, usually in a two sentence form. In this essay we will look at the teachings of Hebrew wisdom on diligence and laziness, and how it corresponds with the contrast between wisdom and folly.

There is one that ponyboy said about dally, “Ponyboy said to Dally that he has sharp animal teeth. Also ponyboy said that “Soda's movie-star kind of handsome.” Those are both examples of metaphors. Ponyboy said “Two-Bit is grinning like a cheesy cat.” After ponyboy said that he said “Glory, Two Bit, scare us to death!”

Proverbs 2:6-8, "It is the Lord who gives wisdom; from him come knowledge and understanding. He provides help and protection for righteous, honest men. He protects those who treat others fairly, and guards those who are devoted to him."

A small amount of these books are Wisdom Literature including Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Syrach, and the Book of Wisdom. Every one of these books confronts the topic differently. Just like how Job ponders the mystery of why the good suffer. Also, the Proverbs obey short axioms as norms for moral Conduct. In the Ecclesiastes Qoheleth mourns the vanity of everything that isn't God therefore only God lasts and everything else is short-lived. Sirach gains the wisdom of past centuries and summarized it. The Book of Wisdom is most passionate towards its hopes for immortality. The first of the Songs of Songs and the Psalms was an epic love poem, celebrating ideal love between woman and man, which is also considered to be describing the love between God and the Israelites.

The book of Proverbs is the Hebrew book of Wisdom. Its purpose is to provide

In the Greek myth “The Four Ages”, current society is best represented by the fourth and final age, known as the Iron Age. This is because in the world today, countries are constantly fighting wars with other countries and people with other people; they’re also hurting the earth for their own gain and never content with what they have. In the myth, it says, “Men spread their sails to winds unknown to sailors” (The Four Ages 46). Today, people are constantly exploring and conquering and trying to reach new places, like outer space. Humans have already discovered all of the land on Earth, but they are still trying to expand their horizons ever further. Later on in the myth it says, “War came forth that uses [iron] to fight with: bloody hands brandishing

We’ve allowed a natural approach to language instruction to dominate our schools, hoping our English learners 
“will just figure it out.” (SCOE, 2009) This approach suggested by Kevin Clark proposes that teachers explicitly teach ELL by giving them a set of skills. Teacher will have to teach students not just vocabulary, but the sound system of language, the words and their word parts and meanings, and also rules for structuring sentences grammatically. Teaching students from this perspective can support a deeper understanding of the language. When the

Solomon was the one that wrote most of Proverbs. Ecclesiastes; List the “10 vanities” and why the author say they are futile. Human wisdom-2:15-16, Human labor -2:19-21 14, Human purpose-2:26, Human rivalry-4:4, Human avarice-4:8, Human fame-4:16, Human insatiateness-5:10, Human coveting-6:9, Human frivolity-7:4, Human awards-8:10 Because of the word human in front of them and because of their own flesh.

Rule, and it’s every kind of rule that you commonly think of as well as the ‘they say’ rules you’ve heard all your Life, and then there’s the instinctual and/or archetypal rules. Rule has authority over what one might personally feel to be right.

A proverb is "a brief, memorable saying that expresses a truth or belief" (Proverb). “Proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten" (Achebe 7), and they enhance the meaning of all the conversations. “A proverb is [basically] a short sentence based on long experience” (.