Who Is Jeremiah?

Jeremiah is a symbol of caring and kindness and regularly throughout the novel he puts the desires of others above his own. Throughout the story, Reuben vividly exclaims how he doesn’t understand some of the actions his father chooses to enact, Rob Cline claims that “[Reuben] struggles to understand the purpose or fairness of some of Jeremiahs deeds”, the reason for this is Jeremiah’s attempts to teach Reuben how important the value of kindness is, and that sometimes you have to place the wellbeing of others above your own needs (1). However none of these lessons are as significant as when Jeremiah chooses to sacrifice his life for his son. After Reuben and Jeremiah are gravely injured, they both meet in a euphoric place between Heaven and Earth. In their supernatural glade of paradise, Jeremiah and Reuben run together along a river before arriving at the entrance to a city in the sun. It is here that Jeremiah commits his defining act, a heroic transaction to save his son, and takes Reuben’s place in death. Days after the event has passed, Dr. Nokes reveals to Reuben the truth, he states, “Your father should not have died, Reuben.... No organs were damaged. Blood vessels, yes. But he actually shouldn’t have died” and furthermore Reuben finds out that he “shouldn’t have lived” (Enger 307). Throughout the novel Jeremiah is a truly wonderful father for both children, and often refers that he would

Jeremiah 31:30-34 is often referred to as the pinnacle of Old Testament literature. In a sense it is the climax of Jeremiah 's teachings, the fruits of his years of theological work. The passage begins in verse 31 by saying, "The time is coming" words used various times by Jeremiah to announce a prophesy, the verse 's wording assure that fulfillment is certain. The words that follow are very radical because they invoke the coming of a "new" covenant that he will make with the houses of Israel and Judah. It is at this very moment that we have the first indication that the Mosaic covenant is now the Old Covenant, and that we will have a new covenant, "a covenant of the fullness of the time, of the consummation of the ages" (Heb 8:13). One detail that should be noted is that the parties involved in this covenant are already stated which are God and the house of Israel and Judah. This particular verse brings forth the separation found within Israel, He will not redeem just a part of the nation, but he will redeem it in its entirety.

The mindset of Tarzan is based on the psychology of him. I will be discussing what psychology is and how it applies to Tarzan. Within this realm of psychology we will be going over Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development, Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development, Tarzan’s learning, adaptation, memory, and language. I believe that the 1999 movie Tarzan, for most of the part, represents Piaget’s Stages of Development very well because you see Tarzan’s intellectual skills develop throughout the movie. For example, as a child and when the Sabor attacked Tarzan’s parents when he was an infant, Tarzan didn’t seem to comprehend that, but as he got older his emotions and intellect changed.

In the book, Peace Like a River, Reuben as the narrator depicts Jeremiah as a divine mortal. The first time Reuben paints this picture is in the first chapter. Reuben states that Jeremiah says, “Reuben Land, in the name of the living God I am telling you to breathe”(Page 2). Jeremiah some how manages to bring back a child who hasn’t been breathing for 12 minutes. Reuben proceeds to assert “the answer, it seems to me now, lies in miracles”(page 2). In the start of the book, Jeremiah is already portrayed as a blessed person. Later on in the book every time a miracle happens, the Reuben will say make of it what you will. In the end, Jeremiah performs one last miracle and sacrifices his life for Reuben, affirming him as a great parent and person

Two characters that I choose for this assignment are John Bender and Brian Johnson. In reference to Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, I categorized Bender and Brian in formal operational stage because of their age. Besides, both of them also shows characteristic of adolescent egocentrism. As for Bender, we can see that he had developed the sense of invulnerability because he had taken many physical risks and do not think about the negative consequences of his actions. Brian shows personal fable when he overestimate his own abilities, he believes that he can “handle” the subject, but when he failed, this personal fable had lead him to depression and had attempted suicide as a solution for his problem.

Jeremiah had been working at Rueben and Swedes school as a janitor. After the two murders Superintendent Holgren began to treat Jeremiah differently, as he allowed his opinion to determine whether or not Jeremiah deserved the job. Holgren made work even more difficult and disagreed with everything that Jeremiah did. Jeremiah, being the calm person that he was, never retaliated with negative words. He allowed Holgren to mistreat him, even in front of the staff and students in the school. Holgren finally resorted to firing Jeremiah in front of everyone, but Jeremiah simply touched his face and walked away.

Jeremiah's intervention is observed when he insists, “breathe ….breathe! …. Reuben Land, in the name of the living God I am telling you to breathe” (Enger, p. 3). Jeremiah ordered his son to breathe, even though twelve minutes had passed since he was dead; however, when he orders Reuben to come back to life, he says that in the name of God he must resuscitate. Reuben was not destined to live, and because his father's choice went against what was supposed to happen, Reuben must live an asthmatic life that limits what he is able to do. Ultimately, Enger portrays how all decisions have consequences, and many times the results will not be the expected ones.

The very first detail that stands out to me is the expression on the face of Jeremiah. This face is a very distinct one of sadness and almost distaste for his current life and he appears to be bored, which is why he is resting his head on his hand. Also his eyes seem to be preoccupied looking at something off of the view of the painting which could be inferred as him longing for something that he is not able to have, hence why it is not in the frame of the painting.

Jeremiah may be one of the most intriguing and revealing of the Old Testament prophets. With his continual return to god and the constant struggle between his heart and the voice of god. This elevates him as a human being and not just as an instrument of god (Paterson 144). He is one of the most human of prophets mentioned in the Old Testament and at the same time most Christ like in aspects of his sermons and works. His story has intrigued many for it is of human weakness and strength (Paterson 139). Let us now take a look at his life and at his works.

Jeremiah is 16 y.o. young boy. Most of his life he spent on the streets with his family. Both his parents are homeless. During his childhood he’s seen a lot: poverty, hunger, drugs, fights, and violence. His all family, parents and tree brothers, were living under the bridge. He was deprived of basic things.

In the beginning of this novel, the author presents Jeremiah Land as a miracle worker and a Godly man. One night, as Reuben watches from the house, he sees his father walking on the truck. As he reaches the end, he actually walks on air, and Reuben, amazed by what he sees, exclaims, “[h]e went on pacing - God my witness - walking on air, praying relentlessly, a good yard of absolutely nothing between the soles of his boots and the thistles below.”(17) When Jeremiah was up in the air, Reuben was not astonished by the fact that his dad was floating but by the fact that Jeremiah called him instead of Davy his brother. It is as if Jeremiah’s kids sees this happen everyday. While a normal person would have freaked out that their own father was

The foul creature stopped his movement and held him in place, saying to him in a crimson voice “death is too easy for you”. Jeremiah was at the mercy of evil. At that moment, the malevolent being staring into his eyes and looked into his heart and saw what he valued above all other. He saw his wife and his soon to be son, she knew how important they were to him and cursed

Jeremiah and Spafford also experienced what it was like to have a detri mentally ill son. Spafford's first son had passed away from scarlet fever and Jeremiah's son Reuben nearly died from a lung issue. Although Reuben survived, he was at one point not going to survive. Jeremiah and Spafford both experienced the feeling of “my son is dying”, which was a huge mental hardship for both the men and affected them for the rest of their lives. Both men felt alone and hopeless yet they still put their faith in the Lord. After experiencing the runaway of his son Davy, Jeremiah continued to read his bible as Horatio did after the loss of his son and daughters. Whilst having negative experiences in both their lives Horatio and Jeremiah are also connected in positive ways. Both men cared and loved their families. Spafford put his family first as well as Jeremiah who made his family a huge priority. With limited funds Spafford still took the time to take his family on a holiday while having it go negatively, he still tried to give his family everything he could. Jeremiah made sure his kids were cared for and

Jeremiah was observed yelling and screaming at his sisters that asked to participate in the session with him and said he cannot

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