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    The Bravery of War “The Charge of the Light Brigade” is a poem written by Alfred Lord Tennyson commemorating the bravery of British soldiers during the Crimean War. Acting upon a mistaken order, the soldiers make a valiant yet doomed attack against the enemy. Armed with only sabres, the soldiers suffer heavy losses against the artillery of the enemy and must retreat immediately. Tennyson does not focus on the mishaps of war but instead upon the bravery of the soldiers in the Light Brigade. He describes

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    whose “fibres net the dreamless head of Hallam. Tennyson 's choice to focus on the “dreamless” aspect of his friend 's skull above any other adjective such as 'lifeless ' or 'thoughtless ' places an emphasis on dreams at an early point in the poem. Dreams act as a place inbetween the hard, sometimes unbearable reality of Tennyson 's loss and the unreachable state of heaven that Hallam is in. Dreams and imagined visions are the places where Tennyson is able to truly grapple both the pain caused by

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    The date was June 28th, 1861. On this day, Jefferson Davis Tant was born to William and Mattie Tant of Paulding County, Georgia (Tant 16-17). His namesake was derived from the Confederate president who had presided over one of America’s bloodiest conflicts: the Civil War (17). Merely two months and sixteen days before, this war had officially begun. Shortly thereafter, Tant’s father, William, heeded the call of the Confederacy and left his family behind to fight against the Union armies (17-18).

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    In about 1000 to 1600 CE in history two warriors were made with a different name and in two different countries. “More than a thousand years ago, a class of professional warriors arose, who swore oaths of loyalty to noble lords and fought to the death to defend them in battle” (Overview). The two warriors were samurai and knights. Samurais were fighting for Japan in the class of military retainers of the daiyomes while across the seas the knights were fighting on horseback in Europe. To keep order

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    a cottage maiden who was seduced and used by the lord of the estate for which she worked. She was surprised and taken a back by the fact that someone so great and powerful could be slightly interested in her, and so she automatically fell in love with him. It wasn't until after he had slept with her that he left her for her cousin, Kate. The cottage maiden was devastated that he had done that to her. She felt unclean and unwanted. The lord asked for Kate's hand in marriage and she accepted

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    makes this race so hard to run; then I say to my soul, take courage, the Lord will make a way somehow!” In other words, though I’ve been beaten, hurt and taken advantage of, I know that the Lord will make a way somehow. Though the pain in my body becomes unbearable, I know that He will make a way somehow. Like a ship, I’ve been tossed and driven, battered by the angry sea of life, yet, I will encourage my soul for the Lord will make a way somehow. Every now and then, you’ve got to learn to encourage

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    Vows: A Narrative Fiction

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    arrived to the letter she’d Ned, but scarcely enough time had passed for a raven to fly to the Wall and back again, even if the weather remained fair throughout its journey. Tyrell had sent a vaguely worded response to his brother’s letter hinting that Lord Redwyne’s fleet might be needed somewhere other than Dragonstone, but of course King’s Landing was even further from Winterfell than the Wall was so they had no reply from Ser Garlan as of yet. Tyrell had actually given his letter to Robb to read before

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    feudal system small communities were formed near the lord and the manor. The king, the church, barons, and lords owned land. The kings in feudal times “Believed God gave them the "divine right" to rule”(Stutz & Warf 29). The king granted or rented the land to the baron for soldiers or taxes or shield money. The baron ruled a large area of land called fiefs that was divided among lords who were in charged of the land and served in the army. Lords and Barons swore

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    St. Johns Lutheran Church

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    For as long as I can remember, St. Johns Lutheran Church has been like a second home. It is the church where I was baptized (for a second time), took first communion and affirmed my faith through confirmation. I belonged at St. Johns. I was a member of St. Johns. As I entered adulthood, I had a natural instinct for organization and leadership and I had a strong interest in using those talents to serve the church. I worked with youth groups, participated in WELCA, served on the church council and

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    the word of God by these two words need to be closer to our heart they never let us pray. Prayer. In Philippians chapter 4 verses four and five, Paul writes to the church at Philippi and says rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Paul is writing to the church at Philippi which was in the city of Philippi it was a city in Macedonia.in chapter 4 Philippians, Paul is giving his final exhortation and he 's a focus in the topic

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