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U.S. History
The Razor's Edge by Sommerset Maugham is superficially the story of Larry Darryl, a war veteran. The apparent protagonist decides to leave his family's comfortable place in Chicago "society," because of the horrors he has witnessed as a result of the war, most particularly the death of his best friend. (Maugham, The Razor's Edge, Chapter 1) However, unlike most novels of personal, spiritual quests, the focus of the author is not upon the unique, interior life of the main character. Instead, the author approaches his novel by structuring it as a series of comparisions of the main character with contrasting individuals. Unlike these characters, Larry is both of a "sweet" disposition, easily affected by the world, and also of a more questioning, indeterminate , the overall novel has a highly didactic, schematic tone, almost more like an allegory than a story. However, because of the relevance of the societal problems highlighted by the author, it is still quite powerful.
Over the course of the novel, Maugham shows us several possible outcomes of such an unexamined life. The most notable of these are a businessman named Gray Maturin, a beauty named Isabel, a social-climber named Elliot Templeton, and a drug addict/prostitute. All of these characters offer possible career paths to the main character. Larry could have come back from the war and made money, or lived off his family name. He also, like many war veterans, could have sought oblivion in drugs. However, he does not. Maugham shows the above…
Sermon on the Mount and the Prince Anyone who is even vaguely familiar with the teachings of Jesus and theories of Machiavelli would see just how starkly different are the two in their approach to everything especially leadership. Jesus was a symbol of compassion and forgiveness and in his Sermon on the Mount, he presented summary of his teachings which included the golden rule "In everything, therefore, treat people the same
There may have been some women there who have had one, and I'm sure it would hurt to be called that; in fact, I think they would stop listening. Also, there might be men whose wives, or daughters, or girl friends (or even mothers) had had an abortion, and they would be offended by the label murderer applied to women they loved or cared about. People stop listening when
While God’s word was delivered to specific people at a specific time in a specific place, the quality of the Word is such that it lives on and can be applied to all people in every place in every time. The reason for this is that the Word of God is universal and carries a meaning that gets to the heart of what it means to be human and to
Sermon Every youthful generation is going to have its own tastes in clothing and recreation, its own musical style, its own favorite musical artists, always in contrast to their parents and the previous generation. Adults should be patient and understanding, and good Christians should not condemn or condone a wild rock and roll star that sins, but instead pray for that person. Good morning my friends, my congregation, and my neighbors! I
sermon "The Dominion of Providence over the Passions of Men," by John Witherspoon, given on 17 May 1776. Specifically, it will consider who Witherspoon is responding or directing his sermon to. What does he say? How is this sermon significant? Witherspoon's sermon came at a crucial time in American history, and his words are still powerful and poignant today. The Dominion of Providence over the Passions of Men Witherspoon's sermon is
The sermon is evidently being delivered to a black congregation. The suffering of Sister Caroline is shown to be uniquely black in nature because of the references to her suffering in the vineyards (cotton fields) for long, hot hours. Sister Caroline has furrows of care in her brow because of the suffering that is part of the African-American condition. Life is so hard that death is shown as a