Burn's Love Poem

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Cowper and Mental Illness

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Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard Summary

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Gray, Thomas. “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.” British Literature. Ronald A. Horton. 2^nd ed. Greenville: BJU PRESS, 2003. 475-479. Print.

My Biography

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Johnson Discussion

 
 

Praise Song

How did You think up the world?

With Your voice all things were made.

Your wonders are made new every day.

Your amazing glory will never fade.

[Chorus]

God, the mighty artist,

Creator of all,

On our faces,

At Your feet we fall.

Forever to be praised,

We lift up your name.

Creative Potter,

You are always the same.

How could You die for such sinners?

In Your image you made us.

You are the wonderful maker,

Whose forgiveness is marvelous.

The ultimate artist and our Savior,

You are truly glorious.

  

[Chorus]

God, the mighty artist,

Creator of all,

On our faces,

At Your feet we fall.

Forever to be praised,

We lift up your name.

Creative Potter,

You are always the same.

Hymn

Be Thou My Vision- The Martins

This hymn has a lot of significance to me. I love how it expresses my utter dependence on God and how He should be our all. The lyrics are absolutely beautiful. They continually remind me of how great and awesome my Savior really is.

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A Modest Proposal Response

      I found this proposal to the problems in Ireland to be ingenious. The shear wit, sarcasm, and irony that play a part in actually addressing the true issue would probably work better than a completely straightforward proposal if taken seriously. What better way to make a person truly think about their motives- to show your exasperation while at the same time not whining, but actually proposing a solution? Because of course Swift’s proposed solution in this satirical piece is proven to be a good one. Eating babies and selling your children to be food will absolutely help boost family morals and solve all your problems of poverty! It makes complete sense that the father of a family would treat the mother, who bears their new source of income, with greater value! Of course many talented chefs will quickly some up with many delicious dishes to satisfy the palate of anyone who buys a child to feast upon! I mean, hey, the logic behind his argument would seem to be fairly strong; the statistics seem thorough, and the message becomes easier to see as a person reads it, especially in the last paragraph.

Swift, Johnathan. A Modest Proposal. 1729.

Modern Connection

Love At First Sight by Blue:  

Yeah
See if you can relate to this one

Hope I'm not disturbing you
Because you look into thought right now
I don't mean to be rude
Cause this is normally not my style
Can I take you out
I feel that if I don't ask chance will pass
And I'll never see your face again,
I'll never see your face again. No

You maybe thinking I am strange
Not every single day, no, beauty comes my way, so

Do you believe in love at first sight
Tell me does that book that your reading
Tell the story of your life
Do you believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by, turn a blind eye
To love, love at first sight.

I could be the man for you
I can make all your dreams come true
Maybe I'm a fool
For saying I'm in love with you
You may be thinking I am strange not every single day, no
Beauty comes my way
Ohhh

Do you believe in love at first sight
Tell me does that book that you're reading
Tell the story of your life
Do you believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by, turn a blind eye
To love, love at first sight.

You Say farewell
I'll say so long
Say goodbye
I'll say your wrong
Cause here in my arms you belong
Woooo
Oooooooooooooooo

Do you believe in love at first sight
Tell me does that book that you're reading
Tells the story of your life
Do you believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by, turn a blind eye
To love, love at first sight.

Do you believe in love at first sight
Tell me does that book that you're reading
Tells the story of your life

Do you believe in love at first sight
Should I walk on by, turn a blind eye
To love, love at first sight.

To love, love at first sight.

I think that this song resembles Steele's “No. 1 Tuesday, April 12, 1709.” The lyrics talk about falling in love at first sight and how he will, “Never see your face again,” just like the man in Steele’s story. The person in this song is expressing that although he knows he will probably never see this woman again and he is possibly a fool for thinking so much about her, he still claims to be in love.  

Steele, Richard. "No. 1 Tuesday, April 12, 1709." British Literature. Ed. Ronald H. Horton. Greenville, SC: BJU Press, 2003. 396-308. Print

Crusoe Illustration

Crusoe’s Parrot, Poll

(Chapter XIV)

"SparkNotes: Robinson Crusoe: Chapters XIII-XVII." SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides. Web. 17 Nov. 2010.

Dryden's Satire

1. According to the first paragraph of "Of Satire," what is the purpose of satire? What does Dryden say in the second paragraph is the type of satire he admires most and to what does he attribute one's ability to use this type of satire successfully? What words does he use to show his disapproval of harsher forms of satire?

According to the first paragraph of “Of Satire,” the purpose of satire is to make examples out of the wicked, to teach them and others a lesson Satire, constructive ridicule in literature, is, according the Dryden, a constructive force in society. In the second paragraph, Dryden declares that the best of satire touches on gentle mockery, attributed to the wit of the individual. He also goes on to say that it is a true skill that one cannot simply obtain. Dryden sincerely looked down upon harsher forms of satire. He used words such as sloppy and messy to show his disapproval of such forms, which would easily call a person a villain, but was dull and not at all exquisite in comparison to the most admirable of satirical forms (Horton 382).

Dryden, John. “Of Satire.” British Literature. Ed. Ronald H. Horton.

    Greenville, SC: BJU Press, 2003. 382-383. Print.

Pilgrim's Progress

"SparkNotes: The Pilgrim's Progress: Plot Overview." SparkNotes:  Today's Most Popular Study Guides. Web. 13 Nov. 2010. <http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/pilgrims/summary.html>

Bunyan, John. “The Pilgrim’s Progress.” British Literature. Ronald A. Horton. 2^nd ed. Greenville: BJU, 2001. 345-363. Print.

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A One Day Diary

November 10, 2010

I woke up late today, and then pondered the probability of having one of those brothers who spends an insane amount of time in the bathroom to get ready.  Not long afterwards, I left for school. I had a quiz in Spanish, in which every verb looked exactly like the one in the previous question. That was followed by a test in history. Yearbook class was interesting; we discussed Miss Conner’s theory of the young preferring chaos in life. We also talked about Alice in Wonderland and growing up. I was reminded of this later in the day at a college fair, which started at six, as I was filling out forms to receive more information about Azusa and my generic Valentine’s Day pen, which is covered in hearts and is quite embarrassing to use, wasn’t working. It made me feel rather nostalgic.

Milton Video

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Baxter and Rutherford Letter

Dear Friend,

There is not a single sparrow that falls to the ground that our Lord does not know about. Just think of how much he cares for us, the very reasons for which he died! And even if we are not falling to the ground, sometimes, to our over exaggerating selves, it might seem like we could at any moment. We certainly are blessed to know that the great and awesome Creator of the universe cares for us.

Even though it is so easy to forget, Jesus is our true peace. When life gets busy and hectic, we tend to get stressed. As carpenters of our time, it can get hard to carve out enough time for everything when life is busy. The Lord is our rock and our lighthouse in the storm. It is only in the quiet of our minds can we hear God’s voice clearly and in the stillness of our hearts can we truly see Him working in our lives. I hope this can give you hope.   

Sometimes life can feel like a very long tunnel, the kind that children try to hold their breaths through but never can because they burst out in laughter right before they reach the other side. And although I know sometimes it might seem like the light at the end of the tunnel is a train, it is not. Persevere! Continue to follow Christ and keep being an amazing encouragement to others.

God Bless,

Ariana

Rutherford, Samuel, and Richard Baxter. “Letter.” British Literature. Ronald A. Horton. 2nd ed. Greenville: BJU, 2003. 313-314. Print.

Carmen Figuration

'On My First Son' Analysis

Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy ;

    My sin was too much hope of thee, lov'd boy.

Seven years thou wert lent to me, and I thee pay,

    Exacted by thy fate, on the just day.

Oh, could I lose all father now ! For why

    Will man lament the state he should envy?

To have so soon 'scaped world's and flesh's rage,

    And if no other misery, yet age !

Rest in soft peace, and, asked, say, Here doth lie

    Ben Jonson his best piece of poetry.

For whose sake henceforth all his vows be such

    As what he loves may never like too much.

Ben Jonson’s son died at the mere age of seven. In the first two lines, “Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy; my sin was too much hope of thee, lov'd boy,” we see that Jonson held Benjamin close to his heart. He loved his son dearly, and he had very high hopes of him in the future. In fact, he states that it was a sin for him to have so much hope of his son. He realizes that putting anything so high that it might be higher than God on his List of Importance is in fact a sin, and a very dangerous one at that. Then he says that, “Seven years thou wert lent to me, and I thee pay, exacted by thy fate, on the just day.” This is how we knew his son was seven when he died. Here Jonson is admitting that life is a gift from God, something to be cherished and appreciated while we have it. Next, he says, “Oh, could I lose all father now! For why will man lament the state he should envy?” No parent should ever have to burry their child. Line five truly embodies Jonson’s grief over the loss of his young boy. In the next few lines Jonson talks about how death is something to be envied, and escape from the pains of life. “Rest in soft peace, and, asked, say, Here doth lie Ben Jonson his best piece of poetry. For whose sake henceforth all his vows be such As what he loves may never like too much.” Jonson ends this poem by saying that if anyone asks who is in the grave, he would answer that in it lays the best thing he has ever had a part in making, better than any of his poetry and that he will not like anything too much anymore. This could be due to the grieving process that he was going through after the loss of his son, the realization that putting anything so high in his life is wrong, or a combination of the two.

This epigram holds great literary worth. It is unlike the many other poems that Jonson and many other poets wrote due to the fact that it had a more somber tone, rather than lighthearted or merry. I think that it is an amazing poem that shows grief in a beautiful way. I also think that this particular work of Jonson can be used to show how short life can be, and we should make the most of what we have been given while we still have it. That is definitely something that I know I struggle with, remembering that what I have has been given to me as a gift from God, every day, every moment, and every breath.

 Jonson, Ben. "On My First Son." British Literature. Ed. Ronald H. Horton. Greenville, SC: BJU Press, 2003. 303. Print  

Donne Video Response

Of Studies

Bacon, Francis. “Of Studies.” British Literature. Ronald A. Horton. 2^nd ed. Greenville: BJU, 2003. 289. Print.

Macbeth Analysis Outline

26. Does the weather in some parts of the story reflect the mood of those events?  Give some examples of how the weather exemplifies the storyline.

I.    Emphasizes chaos and reflects Macbeth’s sins (murder)

a.     The Night Macbeth kills King Duncan

                                    i.      Huge storm

                                    ii.      Act 2 scene 3- “The night has been unruly…Our chimneys were blown down…Lamentings heard I’ th; air, strange screams of death…”

b.    Aftermath of murder

                                    i.      After Macduff discovers King Duncan

                                    ii.      Act 2 Scene 4- “…The heavens, as troubled with man’s act, Threatens his bloody stage: by the clock ‘t is day, And yet dark night strangles the travelling lamp.”

                                    iii.      Reflects shock and gloom

c.     Banquo

                                    i.      Link of bad weather with murder

                                    ii.      Act 3 scene 3- “It will be rain tonight.”

II.    Three witches

a.    Thunder and lightning; night  

b.    Act 1 scene 1- “When shall we three meet again, In thunder, lightning or in rain?”

c.     Power, unnatural and dismal presence

d.    Dark occurrences

  

"BBC - Weather Centre - Features - Weather in Shakespheare - Macbeth." BBC - Homepage. May 2004. Web. 22 Oct. 2010. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/shakespeare_macbeth.shtml>.

  

 SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on Macbeth.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2002. Web. 22 Oct. 2010. <http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/context.html>

  

Macbeth Reading Score

Shakespeare's Works

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Hylton, Jeremy. "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare." The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Web. 21 Oct. 2010. <http://shakespeare.mit.edu/>.

Faerie Queene Animation

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Spenser, Edmund. “The Faerie Queene.” British Literature. Ronald A. Horton. 2^nd ed. Greenville: BJU, 2003. 183-190. Print

Love Languages

I feel loved when...

The Five Love Languages

My Primary Love Language is Quality Time

My Detailed Results:
Quality Time:	10
Acts of Service:	7
Words of Affirmation:	6
Physical Touch:	6
Receiving Gifts:	1

About this quiz

Unhappiness in relationships is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. It can be helpful to know what language you speak and what language those around you speak.
Tag 3 people so they can find out what their love language is.

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Sonnet 75

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Spencer, Edmund. "Sonnet 75." British Literature. By Ronald Horton. 2nd ed. Greenville: BJU Press, 2003. 181. Print.

An Apology for Poetry

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Howard's Love That Liveth and Reigneth in my Thought

Love That Liveth and Reigneth in my Thought.egg on Aviary.

Howard, Henry. “Love That Liveth and Reigneth in my Thought.” British Literature. Ronald A. Horton. 2^nd ed. Greenville: BJU, 2003. 166. Print.

The Book of Common Prayer

Concepts:
- Covenant
- Marriage as a symbol of Christ in the Church
- Marriage is a gift from God
- "Till death do us part"
- Love

Tyndale, William. “The Book of Common Prayer.” Greenville: BJU Press.2003. 140-142. Print.

More Mosaic

 

More,Thomas. “A Dialogue Concerning Heresies and Matters of Religion.” Greenville: BJU Press. 2003. 129-131. Print. 

For the Order of the Nurse

     The extreme nurse works with care, is efficient, and shows diligence. A good RN properly assists patients, is devoted and supportive to patients and fellow workers, and who is patient and shows respect, even when working with patients who are uncooperative and rude. The superb caretaker is expected and called to be willing to sacrifice time and effort in order to help others. All that hard work and labor, at the end of the day, is worth it. To work unto the glory of the Lord is reward enough, but to know that such hard work also benefits others provides means for perseverance.

Audio for Chaucer Character

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Chaucer, Geoffrey. "The Canterbury Tales." Greenvill: BJU Press, 2003. 60-81.Print.

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Ballad

There was a little tricycle,

A painted vibrant red,

It dreamed of life in the big top;

Was in storage instead.

There were the days when it road high-

Now just a memory

Because the little Danny Boy

Had passed the age of three.

But this big dream did never die,

Not even as years passed.

For he knew he would have that hope

One day fulfilled at last.

Screwtape Analysis (final draft)

        People are continuously in a spiritual battle for their souls. There are multiple fiendish tactics used by the devil for his gain in this battle, particularly the subtle ones. For these tactics work very well. At the end of one of his letters, Screwtape states this by saying, “Murder is no better than cards if cards can do the trick. Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts,” (Lewis, 61). The Screwtape Letters demonstrates the many subtle, small things that the devil uses to deceive humans down the “road to Hell.”

        Throughout the entire book, Screwtape encourages Wormwood to tempt his “Patient” with little things. “Keep in close touch with our colleague Glubose who is in charge of the mother, and build up between you in that house a good settled habit of mutual annoyance; daily pinpricks” (Lewis, 11). There are many sins that humans consider to be “small.” And because they are considered to be “small”, it is easy to forget the fact that they are actual sins, which is a very dangerous mistake. In chapter twelve, Screwtape reveals a point which is constantly brought up in his numerous letters. “You will say that these are very small sins; and doubtless, like all young tempters, you are anxious to be able to report spectacular wickedness. But do remember, the only thing that matters is the extent to which you separate the man from the Enemy. It does not matter how small the sins are provided that their cumulative effect is to edge the man away from the Light and out into the Nothing” (Lewis, 60).
        “Small sins” build up. They can quickly take on a snowball effect without a person noticing that they even had an effect at all. Flippancy is a good example of this. “If prolonged, the habit of Flippancy builds up around a man the finest armour-plating against the Enemy that I know, and it is quite free from the dangers inherent in the other sources of laughter” (Lewis, 56). Bad habits, daily pinpricks, little “moods,” all of these things can hinder spiritual walks. The subtle temptations are usually the ones that humans fail to see as temptations, which lead many people down a path of obliviousness that can do everything but help when it comes to this spiritual war. Sometimes, by the time people actually notice the full extent to which these “small sins” are affecting them, it can be too late.
        The use of “casual” sins in deception will cause humans to forget their need of God; it can also grow in them a feeling of dread when it comes to thinking about God. “A few weeks ago you had to tempt him to unreality and inattention in his prayers: but now you will find him opening his arms to you and almost begging you to distract his purpose and benumb his heart. He will want his prayers to be unreal, for he will dread nothing so much as effective contact with the Enemy. His aim will be to let sleeping worms lie” (Lewis, 59). Without acknowledgement of sins there can be no repentance. This destroys relationships for Christians.
        Screwtape clearly knows what he is talking about when he tells Wormwood of the use of subtle temptations in deception. This information should open the eyes of a Christian, particularly the no “signposts.” Christians are called to see the road signs in life and point them out to others and should be driven to do so even more by reading this book.

Works Cited
Lewis, Clive S. The Screwtape Letters. New York: HarperCollins, 1996. Print.

Screwtape XXVI-XXXI

XXVI- “Avail yourself of the ambiguity in the word "Love": let them think they have solved by Love problems they have in fact only waived or postponed under the influence of the enchantment.” - The word “Love” is a word that is misunderstood by humans all the time. Sometimes, we expect “Love” to fix everything and neglect to actually fix a problem that we are faced with when semi-blinded or distracted by the feeling of “Love.”
XXVII- “Why that creative act leaves room for their free will is the problem of problems, the secret behind the Enemy's nonsense about "Love".”
- We as humans cannot fully understand the fill extent of God’s love, and we never will. Its part of what makes Him God. He loves us so much that He gives of free will, to make decisions for ourselves and choose to obey Him not as robots, but as His children.
XXVIII- “I know it seems strange that your chief aim at the moment should be the very same thing for which the patient's lover and his mother are praying—namely his bodily safety.”
- Screwtape is expressing the importance of keeping Wormwood’s “patient” alive. This is not because of his true concern of the man’s safety in the way that we might think, Screwtape means to make the point of how important it is that a human die at the right time, which is not when he’s in the right spiritual mindset.
XXIX- “For remember, the act of cowardice is all that matters; the emotion of fear is, in itself, no sin and, though we enjoy it, does us no good,”
- The emotion of fear is not necessarily a sin. When you use that fear as an excuse to disobey God, when you act on that fear by forgetting that He is there for you and neglect God, then it is a sin.
XXX- “It need not be much shorter; in attacks on patience, chastity, and fortitude, the fun is to make the man yield just when (had he but known it) relief was almost in sight.”
- Screwtape also stated in a past chapter that humans are incapable to “persevere.” Humans, especially me, find it hard to keep going when it seems like things just refuse to ever end. Impatience can sometimes cause us to lose hope and give up when we cannot see the ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ whether it’s there or not.
XXXI- “Did you mark how naturally—as if he'd been born for it—the earthborn vermin entered the new life?”
- Here, Screwtape is talking about the “patient” that has recently died. We are not meant for this world, we are merely “passing through.” So, technically, we really are “born for it.” And for me, this is an extremely comforting thought.

Screwtape XVIII - XXI

XVIII: “Things are to be many, yet somehow also one.”
In this quote Screwtape is writing about the trinity, and how he says that “the Enemy” uses this three-in-one definition of His being to explain the impossibility of love. This also brings into play the co-operation of many in one larger “being”, so to speak, such as the church.
XIX:
“We know that He cannot really love: nobody can: it doesn't make sense.”
God has true, pure, unconditional love towards us and He shows it in many ways, particularly on the cross. The reason why this is so hard for us to understand is because we are not God, we are sinful and selfish. We cannot even begin to fathom the true awe inspiring God and His agape love.
XX:
“As a result we are more and more directing the desires of men to something which does not exist—making the rôle of the eye in sexuality more and more important and at the same time making its demands more and more impossible.”
This can be seen in many ways, especially in today’s world. The media plays a huge role in this and spreads the ideals of the “perfect body” and setting standards for beauty that can make a person lose focus on what is on the inside. Just like how we can sometimes easily forget that a beautiful ring in a pig’s nose is still in a pig’s nose.
XXI:
“And all the time the joke is that the word "Mine" in its fully possessive sense cannot be uttered by a human being about anything.”
We are not our own. We cannot have complete ownership of anything. Christian or not, everything that we have is given to us by God yet, being the selfish humans that we are, we frequently lose sight of that fact.

Brainstorming for Analysis Ideas

- Foreshadowing
- The Church
      o Hypocrisy
      o “At his present stage, you see, he has an idea of "Christians" in his mind which he supposes to be spiritual but which, in fact, is largely pictorial.”
- Metaphor of the road to Hell
      o “Murder is no better than cards if cards can do the trick. Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts,”
- “Power of prayer”
      o “…we have means of rendering the prayers innocuous.”
- “Muddying the waters of truth”
- Spiritual warfare and human relationships
- The building up of tiny things into something huge
      o I.e. “daily pinpricks”
- Allusions
      o I.e. “the Enemy” and “Our Father”
- Power of flippancy
      o “If prolonged, the habit of Flippancy builds up around a man the finest armour-plating against the Enemy that I know, and it is quite free from the dangers inherent in the other sources of laughter.”
- Pains and Pleasures

Chapters IX - XII Questions

Chapter IX: Why do our “trough periods” make us so vulnerable (Lewis, 43)? Is this applicable to you? Trough periods make us vulnerable because they provide excellent opportunities for us to be tempted, and they can lead to a direct attack of our faith or can cause us to become discouraged. Yes, this is applicable to me, especially when it comes to being discouraged in hard times.

Chapter IX: What does beautiful truth about pleasure does Screwtape share? Make a list of pleasures. Screwtape shares the beautiful truth that pleasures are “produced” by God, and that although Screwtape admits that only God can make them, pleasures can still be used in the wrong context and turned into something that brings displeasure to God.
List of pleasures: food, books, music, manga, and playing with my dog.
Chapter X: What are your thoughts regarding “parallel lives” (Lewis, 51)? What does this mean to you? When people lead parallel lives they grow used to those totally different sides of their lives being different and separate and that abnormal way for them to live actually becomes their norm. To me this means that some people who lead parallel lives do not actually see the danger in their growing accustomed to it.
Chapter XI: What are your thoughts on music and joy after reading this chapter? My thoughts on music and joy after reading this chapter are that music and joy, when focused on the right things, are ways in which humans can glorify God. But they can also be used for the purpose of the devil if our minds aren’t in the right place and we take delight in music that does not have good meaning or if we have joy in those things that should not give us any joy at all.
Chapter XII: What is the “safest road to Hell” (Lewis, 61)? Do you agree or disagree? According to Screwtape, the safest road to Hell is a gradual one, one that gently slopes and has no sharp turns. I disagree with this statement because if the road is a gradually sloping one then humans will have a harder time detecting that they are heading downward.

Chapters V - VIII Questions

Chapter V: What is Screwtape’s idea on the best way for humans to die? Why? Screwtape believes that the best way for all humans to die is when they least expect to. This is because, for some people, if they are not anticipating their death, they will not be prepared spiritually.
Chapter VI: How does “...malice thus becomes wholly real and the benevolence largely imaginary” (Lewis, 28)? How does this apply to your life? It is easier for the malice of a person to be shown to those who he/she is closest to and knows. The charitable feeling that one gets would become just that- a feeling, something that mainly exists in a person’s head. Sometimes, regretfully, when I am upset I take it out on my brother even if he has nothing to do with the reason that I am upset.
Chapter VII: How do you picture the devil? What does this chapter challenge you about regarding the spiritual warfare over your soul? I picture the devil to be a little boy around the age of five who is very cute, and sometimes as a man who looks very similar to Orlando Bloom. This chapter challenges me to be more alert about the actual spiritual warfare that is going on in this world. It also makes me think about the times when I get distracted and sometimes treat Christianity as something that I just acknowledge because I attend a Christian school where it is brought up all of the time instead of focusing on my relationship with God.
Chapter VIII: What is the “law of Undulation” (Lewis, 37)? Give an example of this in your life. The “law of Undulation” is that humans go through wavelike rises and falls in that which they are interested in and in every aspect of our lives. An example of this in my life is the time and effort that I put into my devotional time, especially when I am stressed about school or other things going on. And while I am working on it, I have noticed that the effort that I put into it fluctuates.
Chapter VIII: “Our cause is never more in danger, than when a human, no longer desiring, but intending, to do our Enemy's will, looks round upon a universe from which every trace of Him seems to have vanished, and asks why he has been forsaken, and still obeys. (Lewis 40). What are your thoughts on this? This reminds me of Job and how he, despite every terrible thing that happened to him, never turned his back on God. This seems like true dedication, when a person has tiny doubts yet still obeys and trusts God through it all.

Chapters I - IV Questions

Dedication: Note the simple dedication. If you were to write a "spiritual" book, who would you dedicate it to? Why? If I were to write a "spiritual" book, I would probably have written it with a certain person in mind who I would be trying to reach through that book and who i would dedicate it to for that reason.
Chapter I: What does Lewis mean by “real life” throughout the chapter? By "real life", Lewis is talking about that which humans can actually see and touch, claim and prove to be "real".
Chapter II: What are your thoughts on church? Is it something you “do” every week? I do not think that church is an actual building that you go to every Sunday, or an actual thing that you "do" every week. There are two types of "churches" the body of believers who gather to worship and praise God together, and the church that we as humans cannot see, the eternal span of true Christians who have ever lived.
Chapter III: What are your "daily pinpricks" (Lewis, 11)? One of my "daily pinpricks" is when someone who is sitting behind me moves my chair with his/her foot or leg while adjusting the seat I am currently seated in.
Chapter III: Give an example or two of situations in which you have neglected the obvious (Lewis, 12).  Once, while working at Vacation Bible School for my church and helping out with the crafts, I noticed that one of the glue bottle caps was not completely screwed on but I failed to pay much attention to it and a little girl picked it up and held it over her head, upside-down. The resulting incident was what should have been obvious to me way before it actually happened.

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Questions

1. "I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions." ~James Michener
   Although I am not that great of a writer, I do enjoy writing. I believe that writing is a very important form of communication, a great creative outlet, and a much needed skill to have in life.
2. I could just go on and on about my thoughts on reading, but after a while this would become a meaningless rant so I won't. I really love to read, it is a sort of obsession of mine. I just finished reading Of Mice and Men and my favorite novel would probably have to be Forever Changes by Brendan Halpin.
3. I am not exactly technologically savvy but I take pleasure in learning more information about technology and I am a pretty fast learner.
4. Over the years I have found that I am a very visual person. I love projects that require creativity and tests and quizzes that make you think.
5. I would like to take this class because I believe it would be a wonderful challenge and a great learning experience.