Virginity In Abraham By Hrotsvit

Elisheva Baumgarten’s work stands as a model for students and scholars alike in its comprehensive review of little-known writings and other sources from medieval Ashkenazi Jews as well as in its meticulous analysis of the often ambiguous writings. In Mothers and Children, Baumgarten examines a plethora of primary sources to explore the inner dynamics of Jewish families; she then uses this information to draw objective conclusions about the relationship between the Jewish and Christian communities in the middle ages.

Often in novels, characters are faced with justice of some sort. The same can be said for the characters of Barbara Kingsolver’s novel, The Poisonwood Bible. Overall, the best example of this complex character can be seen in the twin Price daughter, Leah. She is the character that stands out when it comes to the injustice that occurs in the Congo. After Ruth May dies, the Price women all journey to leave the Congo.

Through her 11 weeks of captivity, she only shed tears once. Her faith in God is what kept her going through this situation. She learns early on in her captivity that she would have to rely on God to survive. In the second remove, she states, “But the Lord renewed my strength still, and carried me along.” Mary knew God would be the one being to give her strength to push through. Even as she watched her child die and was forced to live in brutal conditions, she still put her entire faith in God. One verse that enabled her to keep going was Psalm 37:5, “Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.” Her strength and faith to push through make her an extraordinary

In the book Immaculée explains the importance of forgiveness and what it does for you. Forgiveness is about you and the key aspect to understanding forgiveness is understanding yourself and knowing your limitations. Immaculée goes into more detail about what forgiveness meant to her when she describes her relationship with God. Through the Holy Father, she truly discovers forgiveness. In Left to Tell, Immaculée states. “In God’s eyes the

“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. - Matthew 6:9. The idea of “God the father” is one that is rooted deep in our society predominantly the ways in which it rejoices men. The almighty all and powerful God is outlined as a male figure in the bible, constructed using almost entirely masculine language. This simple fact has provoked men to assume the position of authority, to oversee over his family. This simple fact leads to an imbalance of power between men and women subconsciously oppressing women within our society. In Mary Daly’s “After the Death of God the Father,” Mary explains how the Judeo-Christian culture has served to bring structure to a sexually imbalanced man driven culture." This male-controlled society has its establishments in the most discernible parts of Christianity.” Mary’s work is a continuation of what is known as “The women's liberation movement” furthering the conversation of societies hold on a woman and bringing change. In this critical evaluation of Mary Daly's work, I will discuss the thesis and argument of the reading, along with an analysis of its assumptions and implications.

“It was through this hole that the women of the shtetl took turns viewing my great-great-great-great-great-grandmother. Many were convinced … she was of an evil nature … they had to piece together mental collages of her from each of the fragmented views …” (20).

It was very interesting to read an essay that talks about the illegal hispanic population in the United States. I believe it was interesting because we do not see this often. I have seen how many people are afraid to talk about illegal immigrants because they think it will create many arguments and disagreements. I found some of the numbers surprising. I did not know that the Hispanic population has grown this much in the country. Chavez says “But among the illegal population, 47% of households consist of a mother, a father and their children” (455). The quote indicates that in the Hispanic culture, the two-parent household is still something important that remains alive and well. I believe that in the Hispanic culture family is a priority,

The Hebrew prophets are filled with varied imagery and language, from the colorful language of the visions Ezekiel’s Temple (Ez. 40-48), to the literary techniques of judgement oracles (Isa. 13), to the laments of Jeremiah (Jer. 12). However, no other rhetorical device should cause its audiences, both original and modern, to squirm with discomfort more than the prophetic metaphors that speak negatively of feminine sexuality and propagate misogynistic abuse towards women. These metaphors, graphic and violent, often portray the people of Israel as dishonored, sexually promiscuous women who have shamed their husbands. As an African-American woman and Old Testament scholar, Renita J. Weems deals with these difficult metaphors to understand

Forgiveness has a different context depending on where the person is from or what he believes. Religion places a great emphasis on the view of forgiveness.

The act of forgiveness may appear to be a simple task. Well, it is not.

From birth until marriage women were taught to retain their virginity because a woman's physical form was all she truly owned. After a women had given this worldly possession away they had no leverage and was expected to care of children and maintain the household. Loss of virginity before marriage or a lack of affection for her children were grave accusations on a woman's moral character. A woman that enjoyed sex before marriage was seen as disgraced in the eyes of God and the community. Sensationalized accounts of disgraced women appeared in magazines and stories to remind future mothers of the importance of keeping their gift. Women had to personify purity and patience, while functioning as the head of the house, all while being completely overruled by the wishes of their

Throughout the Middle Ages, religion was a major theme in the literature of that time. Works such as Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales are examples of this theme in action, but in very different ways. God is seen purely as goodness in Beowulf, and everything that God approves of is good as well. Contrarily, The Canterbury Tales satirizes religion by showing members of the church in a negative manner and debating the teachings of the Bible, the latter particularly in “The Wife of Bath’s Prologue.” Despite these different takes on Christianity, the characters in both stories sin, yet are defended. Both Beowulf and “The Wife of Bath’s Prologue” contain different defenses of the protagonist’s sin, to varying degrees of success.

While on the way to venerate Saint Thomas Becket’s remains, the entertainment of Chaucer’s Canterbury pilgrims falls upon the requiting of stories between the different estates. However, this requiting quickly turns malicious, the Host’s simple proposition evolving into an aggressive show of social dominance that includes the boasting of both literal and metaphorical rape. The normalization (or, borderline reverence) of aggressive manliness contributes to the creation of both rape culture and compulsory heterosexuality. Consequently, when a man does not dominate a woman—or, does not use his masculinity to humiliate another man—he is seen as weak or effeminate, subsequently placing his sexuality under scrutiny. Such is the motive behind John and Aleyn’s rape of the miller’s wife and daughter—to make Symkin seem weak, and to gain a reputation of superior masculinity. Thus,

As Mary’s story unravels, she continues to suffer long hours of work, starvation, and separation from her family. She reads her holy bible and is constantly reminding herself that God is with her and will see her through these trials. Her spirits are lifted her master agrees to sell Mary to her husband, and her mistress begins the journey with her, but before long the mistress decides not to go any further and they turn back. Not long after, she starts to loose hope that she will ever be reunited with her family. She becomes discouraged, and her spirit

The movement of Purity balls is a very interesting and prevalent movement in our society. Many women choose abstinence at a very young age. This choice is made with the encouragement of their fathers. Throughout this essay I will examine religion, as an institution, that governs women’s bodies and sexuality. I will first, describe my opinions on purity balls, secondly, analyze the patriarchal dominance between a father and his daughters, and finally look at some of the redeeming aspects and the consequences of limited knowledge of sexual education.