tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74953827091516253982024-03-04T20:52:47.080-08:00Classical Carousel~ a classic book conversation ~Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger550125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-13770752378697299452018-11-25T15:40:00.000-08:002018-11-25T15:40:35.859-08:00It's Time For A Change ..........<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">source <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Time_in_art#/media/File:Time.JPG">Wikimedia Commons</a></td></tr>
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If anyone panicked at the title of this post, don't worry, I'm not shutting down Classical Carousel. But after 5 years with Blogger, I've decided to move this blog to a self-hosted site. Blogger has been an adequate platform for these years, but lately, as I've acquired more computer knowledge, I've found it to be somewhat inflexible and a few glitches in the last little while have frustrated me into moving. The latest glitch is very annoying and is taking up way more of my time than I can afford; Blogger will let me sign into my blog, but when I'm here, it doesn't recognize me so any replies to comments I make must be done as if I'm a stranger and I have to validate each and every comment. I also am prevented from commenting on some of your blogs. In spite of searching for a clue to fix this mystery and sending Blogger feedback, I've received no help and this frustration finally pushed me to my new site which I've been mulling over for awhile.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dance to the Music of Time (c. 1640)<br />
source <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Time_in_art#/media/File:The_dance_to_the_music_of_time_c._1640.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a></td></tr>
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So I'll introduce the new <span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://classicalcarousel.com/"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">CLASSICAL CAROUSEL</span></b></a> </span>!!! Please follow me over there. I'm in a little bit of transition in that I've transferred the posts and pages on this site over, but it will take time for me to change some of the links and some of the information didn't transfer over so I'll have to reconstruct what I think is important. But all in all, I'm feeling very positive about the change.<br />
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If anyone has transferred their site to a self-hosted site, I'd love it if you could give me any of your experiences and/or tips in the comments. While I'm excited, I'm also nervous as to what this new step will bring.<br />
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In any case, thanks to all of my readers for following and reading my posts. I've had a blast on Blogger and will continue to have even more fun on the new <a href="https://classicalcarousel.com/"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">CLASSICAL CAROUSEL</span></b></a>! Come and join me!Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-81330993203341218492018-11-19T13:27:00.001-08:002018-11-27T16:50:15.215-08:00Classics Club List #1 - Finished! ..... and not finished ....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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November 18, 2018 has come and gone and I can't believe that my five year anniversary date with the Classics Club has come around so quickly! It seems like only a year or so ago I was compiling my list and wondering how I was going to read so many books. So how did I do with it? Well, here's what I accomplished ....<br />
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First of all, I went completely overboard and instead of choosing the recommended 50 books, I chose 170 books! Eh, not particularly my most wise decision, especially considering the content of some of them. Needless to say, I didn't finish my list but, on a brighter note I did manage to read 66 of them, which is better than 50. I also had a few of them (<b><a href="https://classicalcarousel.com/the-histories-by-herodotus/">The Histories</a>, <a href="https://classicalcarousel.com/paradise-lost-by-john-milton/">Paradise Lost</a>, <a href="https://classicalcarousel.com/metamorphoses-by-ovid/">Metamorphoses</a>, <a href="https://classicalcarousel.com/the-tragedy-of-hamlet-prince-of-denmark-by-william-shakespeare/">Hamlet</a></b> and <b><a href="https://classicalcarousel.com/history-of-the-peloponnesian-war-by-thucydides/">History of the Peloponnesian War</a></b> come quickly to mind) where I posted by chapter/book/act, so that was a big task in itself and expanded my reading time. I've also started Bleak House, City of God, Crime and Punishment and Dead Souls from my original list, I just didn't finish in time. :-( <br />
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So here is my first Classics Club list, which I will call complete!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My list:</span><br />
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<b><u>Ancients (5000 B.C. - A.D. 400)</u>: (9 books read)</b><br />
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<u><strike><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/04/the-odyssey-oral-tradition-by-homer.html" target="_blank">The Odyssey</a> </span>- Homer</strike></u> (end of the 8th century B.C.) <b><span style="color: #660000;">March 23, 2014</span></b><br />
<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2017/04/the-histories-by-herodotus.html">The Histories</a></b></span> (450 - 420 B.C.) - Herodotus</strike> (because I love my Greeks!) <b><span style="color: #660000;">April 17, 2017</span></b><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2017/08/history-of-peloponnesian-war-by.html">The History of the Pelopponesian War</a></span></b> (431 B.C.) - Thucydides </strike> (a very<br />
interesting war. I can't wait to get Thucydides viewpoint) <b><span style="color: #660000;">June 15, 2017</span></b><br />
<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/06/oedipus-rex-by-sophocles.html" target="_blank">Oedipus Rex</a></b></span> (429 B.C.) - Sophocles</strike> (Sophocles is one of my favourite<br />
Greek playwrights) <span style="color: #660000;"><b>May 25, 2014</b></span><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/07/oedipus-at-colonus-by-sophocles.html">Oedipus at Colonus</a></span></b> (406 B.C.) - Sophocles</strike> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>June 24, 2014</b></span><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;">Antigone</span></b> (441 B.C.) - Sophocles</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">December 28, 2014</span></b><br />
<strike><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2013/12/the-apology-of-socrates-by-plato.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Apology</span></b> </a>(after 399 B.C.) - Plato </strike> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 12, 2013</b></span><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/08/defence-speeches-by-cicero.html">Defense Speeches</a></span></b> (80 - 63 B.C.) - Marcus Tullius Cicero </strike> (I've started this<br />
and love it!) <span style="color: #660000;"><b>August 20, 2014</b></span><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2016/04/metamorphoses-by-ovid.html">Metamorphoses</a></span></b> (8) - Ovid (I will finish this!)</strike> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>March 31, 2016</b></span><br />
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<b><u>Medieval/Early Renaissance (400 - 1600 A.D.)</u>: (6 books read)</b><br />
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<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2015/12/the-rule-of-saint-benedict.html">The Rule of Saint Benedict</a> </span></b>(529)? - Saint Benedict</strike> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 2, 2015</b></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b>The Canterbury Tales</b></span> (1390s??) - Geoffrey Chaucer (groan! It intimidates</strike><br />
<strike> me but I must overcome!)</strike> <b><span style="color: #4c1130;">November 15, 2015</span></b><br />
<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/08/the-book-of-margery-kempe.html">The Book of Margery Kempe</a></b></span> (1430) - Margery Kempe </strike> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>August 1, 2014</b></span><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;">Le Morte d'Arthur </span></b>(1485) - Thomas Mallory</strike> (this read is coming up soon!) <span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 6, 2014</b></span><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/12/utopia-by-thomas-more.html">Utopia</a></span></b> (1516) - Thomas More (looking forward to reading a good Utopian</strike><br />
<strike> novel)</strike> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 15, 2014</b></span><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/search/label/Author%3A%20Montaigne">Selected Essays</a></span></b> (1580) - Michel de Montaigne</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">November 30, 2015</span></b><br />
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<b><u>Late Renaissance/Early Modern (1600 - 1850 A.D.)</u>: (17 books read)</b><br />
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<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/11/romeo-and-juliet-by-william-shakespeare.html">Romeo and Juliet</a></span></b> (1591 - 1595) - William Shakespeare</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;"> October 13, 2014</span></b><br />
<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/12/richard-ii-by-william-shakespeare.html">Richard II</a></b></span> (1595) - William Shakespeare</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">November 30, 2014</span></b><br />
<strike><b style="color: #073763;">Henry IV Part I</b> (1597) - William Shakespeare</strike> <span style="color: #660000;"><b> December 21, 2014</b></span><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;">Henry IV Part II</span></b> (1596 - 1599) - William Shakespeare </strike> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 24, 2014</b></span><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2016/08/henry-v-by-william-shakespeare.html">Henry V</a></span></b> (1599) - William Shakespeare</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">June 22, 2016</span></b><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/12/othello-by-william-shakespeare.html">Othello</a></span></b> (1603) - William Shakespeare</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">October 28, 2014</span></b><br />
<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2015/12/the-tragedy-of-hamlet-prince-of-denmark.html">Hamlet</a></b></span> (1603 - 1604) - William Shakespeare</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">January 27, 2015</span></b><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;">King Lear </span></b>(1603 - 1606) - William Shakespeare</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">December 3, 2014</span></b><br />
<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/03/paradise-lost-by-john-milton.html" target="_blank">Paradise Lost</a></b></span> (1667) - John Milton</strike> (time to use my guide by C.S. Lewis) <b><span style="color: #660000;">February 27, 2014</span></b><br />
<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2015/01/gullivers-travles-by-jonathan-swift.html">Gulliver's Travels</a></b></span> (1726) - Jonathan Swift</strike> (I wonder if I'll like it) <b><span style="color: #660000;">January 3, 2015</span></b><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/04/candide-by-voltaire.html" target="_blank">Candide</a></span></b> (1759) - Voltaire</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">March 21, 2014</span></b><br />
<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2015/08/sense-and-sensibility-by-jane-austen.html">Sense and Sensibility</a></b></span> (1811) - Jane Austen</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">January 25, 2015</span></b><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2015/03/persuasion-by-jane-austen.html">Persuasion</a></span></b> (1818) - Jane Austen (I have read every other Austen novel but</strike><br />
<strike> this one. For shame!)</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">February 21, 2015</span></b><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2013/12/eugene-onegin-by-alexander-pushkin.html">Eugene Onegin</a></span></b> (1825 - 1832) - Alexander Pushkin</strike> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 1, 2013 & February 8, 2014</b></span><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2017/12/the-pickwick-papers-or-posthumous.html">The Pickwick Papers</a> </span></b>(1836 - 1837) - Charles Dickens </strike> (a fun read!) <b><span style="color: #660000;">November 5, 2017</span></b><br />
<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/02/wuthering-heights-by-emily-bronte.html" target="_blank"><b>Wuthering Heights</b> </a></span>(1847) - Emily Brönte </strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">February 1, 2014</span></b><br />
<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/01/david-copperfield-by-charles-dickens.html" target="_blank">David Copperfield</a></b></span> (1850) - Charles Dickens</strike> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>January 15, 2014</b></span><br />
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<b><u>Modern (1850 - Present)</u>: (34 books read)</b><br />
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<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2016/04/villette-by-charlotte-bronte.html">Villette</a></span></b> (1853) - Charlotte Brönte</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">March 31, 2016</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #073763;"><strike><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/04/the-warden-by-anthony-trollope.html" target="_blank">The Warden</a></strike> </span></b>(1855) - Anthony Trollope (looking forward to starting The<br />
Barchestershire Chronicles) <span style="color: #660000;"><b>April 8, 2014</b></span><br />
<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/05/madame-bovary-by-gustave-flaubert.html" target="_blank">Madam Bovary</a> </b></span>(1856) - Gustave Flaubert (just because)</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">April 4, 2014</span></b><br />
<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/08/barchester-towers-by-anthony-trollope.html">Barchester Towers</a></b></span> (1857) - Anthony Trollope</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">August 7, 2014</span></b><br />
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<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/10/doctor-thorne-by-anthony-trollope.html">Doctor Thorne</a></span></b> (1858) - Anthony Trollope </strike><b><span style="color: #660000;">September 25, 2014</span></b></div>
<strike><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2017/02/framley-parsonage-by-anthony-trollope.html"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Framely Parsonage</span></b> </a>(1860 - 1861) - Anthony Trollope </strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">December 8, 2016</span></b></div>
<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/10/fathers-and-sons-by-ivan-turgenev.html">Fathers and Sons</a></b></span> (1862) - Ivan Turgenev</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">September 19, 2014</span></b><br />
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<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2017/08/a-small-house-at-allington-by-anthony.html">The Small House at Allington</a></span></b> (1864) - Anthony Trollope</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">March 31, 2017</span></b></div>
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<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2016/01/the-moonstone-by-wilkie-collins.html">The Moonstone</a></span></b> (1868) - Wilkie Collins</strike> (for a light read) <b><span style="color: #660000;">January 1, 2016</span></b></div>
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<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/08/war-and-peace-by-leo-tolstoy.html">War and Peace</a></span></b> (1869) - Leo Tolstoy</strike> (going on and on and on ……) <b><span style="color: #660000;">August 3, 2014</span></b><br />
<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2015/05/erewhon-by-samuel-butler.html">Erewhon</a></b></span> (1872) - Samuel Butler </strike> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>May 16, 2015</b></span><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/05/la-curee-by-emile-zola.html" target="_blank">La Curée</a></span></b> (1871 - 1872) - Emile Zola</strike> (continuing the Rougon-Macquart<br />
series) <span style="color: #660000;"><b>April 23, 2014</b></span><br />
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<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2016/12/far-from-madding-crowd-by-thomas-hardy.html">Far from the Madding Crowd</a></b></span> (1874) - Thomas Hardy (I dislike Hardy's</strike><br />
<strike> novels but should include one.)</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">June 23, 2016</span></b></div>
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<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/03/daniel-deronda-by-george-eliot.html" target="_blank">Daniel Deronda</a></span></b> (1876) - George Eliot</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">February 24, 2014</span></b></div>
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<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/02/son-excellence-eugene-rougon-by-emile.html" target="_blank">Son Excellence Eugène Rougon</a></span></b> (1876) - Emile Zola</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">January 31, 2014</span></b></div>
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<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;">A Doll's House </span></b>(1879) - Henrik Ibsen</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">July 27, 2016</span></b></div>
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<strike><span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2016/12/the-brothers-karamazov-by-fyodor.html">The Brothers Karamazov</a></b></span> (1880) - Fyodor Dostoevsky (I can't wait for this</strike><br />
<strike> one!)</strike> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>November 10, 2016</b></span><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2013/11/the-black-arrow-by-robert-louis.html">The Black Arrow</a></span></b> (1888) - Robert Louis Stevenson</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">November 20, 2013</span></b><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2015/09/largent-money-by-emile-zola.html">L'Argent</a></span></b> (1891) - Emile Zola</strike> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>August 21, 2015</b></span><br />
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<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b>The Importance of Being Earnest</b></span> (1895) - Oscar Wilde </strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">September 18, 2014</span></b></div>
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<strike><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2016/10/the-well-at-worlds-end-by-william-morris.html"><b><span style="color: blue;">The Well at the World's End</span></b> </a>(1896) - William Morris</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">October 5, 2016</span></b></div>
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<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;">Dracula</span></b> (1897) - Bram Stoker (scary ….. not my favourite genre)</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">October 19, 2015</span></b><br />
<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/09/the-man-who-was-thursday-nightmare-by.html">The Man Who Was Thursday</a></b></span> (1908)</strike> - G.K. Chesterton (love Chesterton!) <span style="color: #660000;"><b>August 20, 2014</b></span><br />
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<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2013/11/count-magnus-and-other-ghost-stories-by.html">Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories</a></b></span> (1904 - 1911) - M.R. James</strike><br />
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<strike><b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2015/05/ethan-frome-by-edith-wharton.html">Ethan Fromme</a></span></b> (1911) - Edith Wharton </strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">May 11, 2015</span></b></div>
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confirm that I despise it) <span style="color: #4c1130;"><b>January 2, 2014</b></span><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/01/mrs-dalloway-by-virginia-woolf.html" target="_blank">Mrs. Dalloway</a></span></b> (1925) - Virginia Woolf</strike> <b><span style="color: #4c1130;">January 13, 2014</span></b><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2013/12/the-pilgrims-regress-by-cs-lewis.html">The Pilgrim's Regress</a></span></b> (1933) - C.S. Lewis</strike> (I think this is a more simpler<br />
Lewis) {No - this was incredibly complex!} <b><span style="color: #660000;">November 30, 2013</span></b><br />
<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/10/out-of-silent-planet-by-cs-lewis.html">Out of the Silent Planet</a></span></b> (1938) - C.S. Lewis (love his Space Trilogy - a re-</strike><br />
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<strike><span style="color: #073763;"><b><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/06/the-great-divorce-by-cs-lewis.html" target="_blank">The Great Divorce</a></b></span> (1945) - C.S. Lewis (fascinating plot)</strike> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>June 15, 2014</b></span></div>
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<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/04/the-seven-storey-mountain-by-thomas.html" target="_blank">Seven Story Mountain</a></span></b> (1948) - Thomas Merton (looking forward to it)</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">March 15, 2014</span></b></div>
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<strike><b><span style="color: #073763;">To Kill A Mockingbird </span></b>(1960) - Harper Lee</strike> <b><span style="color: #660000;">April 5, 2016</span></b></div>
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Where do I go from here .....?? I'm going to condense my original list to 66 and roll many of the ones I didn't read into my second list. Which I'm going to keep to 50. See! I do learn by experience!! Stayed tuned for the second list which I'll post soon!<br />
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Autumn! Autumn! How I love Autumn! And we had a great one in the Pacific Northwest. Sunny skies every day and warm temperatures. I had lots of fun being outside, going for walks and simply enjoying the changes of the season. Even though the rains came in November, October was absolutely gorgeous!!<br />
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And in my pursuit of trying new and different experiences, I took a couple of dirt biking lessons and really loved it! The first instructor, in particular, was excellent and had us doing some coursework (riding through pylons), up and down hills and even let us go off track on a short trail ride. It's an expensive sport though so I can't see myself doing lots of it but my neighbour's son is pressing for a riding partner so, who knows! :-)<br />
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I'm still doing some construction work now and then, but the major renovation is basically complete, so I should start looking for something else. Should I go back to my usual bookkeeping work that is sedentary and uncreative or should look at something else? I'm wondering. And speaking of construction, I managed to cut the side/end of my finger off the other day while cutting drywall. Yuck! It finally stopped bleeding after about 30 minutes and then I went back to work but it was definitely not a fun experience. I will have to be more careful in the future! <br />
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And I can't remember if I shared this tidbit, but my <a href="https://www.journeytothegarden.com/tea-blends-easy-diy-gifts-everyone/">DIY Tea Blends recipe</a> from my <a href="https://www.journeytothegarden.com/">Journey to the Garden</a> food blog made<a href="https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/food-drink/recipes/9-perfect-recipes-to-spoil-your-mum-with"> UK Reader's Digest</a>. It was exciting but now I have to get back to my much neglected blog!<br />
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I've been thinking about next year's reading and am not feeling great about it. I'd like to use the excuse that I've been so busy, and I have, but when I do get time to read, I feel scattered. I start one book, get distracted by another, start that one, get distracted by another, start that, and on and on and on. Lately, I do feel satisfied that I seem to be getting some traction on <i><span style="color: #783f04;">The Age of Innocence</span></i> for a Goodreads group read. Otherwise, I need to get going on <i><span style="color: #660000;">Bleak House</span></i>, <span style="color: #274e13;"><i>New York</i></span>, <i><span style="color: #073763;">The Mysteries of Udolpho</span></i> and <i><span style="color: #20124d;">The Four Loves</span></i>. <br />
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And my plans for 2019? I haven't consolidated them yet but I do have some things flitting around in my mind, most of them books to complete or revisit. I do want to follow <a href="https://quaintandcuriousvolumes.blogspot.com/">O's</a> excellent example and finish <i><span style="color: #20124d;">The Faerie Queene</span></i>. And I also have <i><span style="color: #783f04;">City of God</span></i> and <span style="color: #741b47;"><i>Plato's Republic</i></span> to finish. My WEM Project has sort of gone by the wayside, so I want to refocus on that. I'm not sure about challenges yet as I've failed dismally this year on the ones I joined but hopefully I'll have my plans more formulated by the time I do my December post. Until then .......<br />
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<br />Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-42368905084296278492018-11-02T23:36:00.005-07:002018-11-02T23:37:40.991-07:00The Bible: Genesis Chapters 12 - 25 ~ The Abraham CycleWhile we have a genealogical continuity between Noah and Abram, Abram's family did not worship God and were in fact polytheistic, residing in the city of Ur. God appeared to Abram and commanded him to leave his country for a new land. God's encounter with Abram was unexpected and now signifies a personal relationship with man. Initially, He instructs Abram and offers him blessings for his obedience, and a convenant between the two is later established.<br />
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source <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham#/media/File:Moln%C3%A1r_%C3%81brah%C3%A1m_kik%C3%B6lt%C3%B6z%C3%A9se_1850.jpg">Wikipedia</a></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">A number of kings in the area were fighting against other kings and Lot was taken by the aggressors. Abram armed his servants and defeated the kings, not only rescuing Lot, but bringing back the calvary of Sodom. The king of Sodom came out to meet Abram and the priest, Melchizedek, blessed him and the Lord who delivered the enemies into his hands. The king offered Abram his calvary but Abram refused to be beholden to him.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">The Lord made a covenant with Abram, promising that although he was childless, his heir would be his own son and his descendants would be as numerous as the stars. <i><span style="color: #073763;">"And Abram believed God, and He accounted it to him for righteousness."</span></i> The Lord revealed that his descendants would be in a foreign land for 400 years but He would judge that nation and Abram's people would return to this land. Then, as the sun went down, a flame appeared with a smoking oven and lamps of fire. Then the Lord made a covenant with Abram telling him of the land he would be given.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hagar and the Angel in the Wilderness (1665)<br />
Francesco Cozza<br />
source <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagar#/media/File:Francesco_Cozza_001.jpg">Wikipedia</a></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Frustrated with her lack of children, Sarai sent her maidservant, Hagar, to Abram, telling him to sleep with her and Abram "obeys". Hagar conceived but Sarai despised her and treated her harshly so the maidservant fled to the wilderness. By a spring of water near Shur, an angel of the Lord spoke to her promising that if she returned to Sarai, she would have many descendants. So Hagar obeyed and bore a son to Abram whom he named Ishmael.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">God came to Abram at ninety-nine, informing him that he would be the father of many nations. No longer was he to be called Abram, but Abraham, and God would establish an everlasting covenant with him and future generations to be their God. The covenant required that all males be circumcised. Sarai was now called Sarah and she would bear a son. Abraham laughed at the thought of a hundred year old man having a child and tried to present Ishmael to the Lord but the Lord was adamant that Sarah would bear a child, Isaac. Ishmael was blessed with begetting 12 nations but Isaac would have the covenant. That day, all males in Abraham's household were circumcised.</span><br />
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Gustave Doré<br />
source <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Abraham_and_three_angels#/media/File:012.Abraham_and_the_Three_Angels.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Three men appeared to Abraham as he sat outside his tent in Mamre and Abraham recognized them as God (I think God and two angels). He gave them hospitality, and fed them choice food. God then asked for Sarah, promising them a son and saying, <i><span style="color: #073763;">"Is anything impossible with God?"</span></i> The Lord then revealed that the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah were great against Him. The (two?) men went towards Sodom but Abraham stayed with the Lord, pleading for leniency for these cities asking if there were fifty righteous men, would the Lord destroy the city? The figure gradually reduced to ten where the Lord agreed if that many righteous men could be found, He would not destroy the city. The Lord left and Abraham returned to his place.</span><br />
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John Martin<br />
source <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodom_and_Gomorrah#/media/File:John_Martin_-_Sodom_and_Gomorrah.jpg">Wikipedia</a></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Two angels appeared to Lot in Sodom who took them in, and gave them hospitality. But the men of Sodom surrounded the house asking to have relations with the men, yet Lot forestalled their wickedness by offering them his two daughters. However the men tried to seize Lot and the men (angels) pulled him inside, striking the men outside with blindness. They then revealed to Lot that they were going to destroy the city and that he should take his relations and leave. In the morning they led Lot and his family out of the city, cautioning them not to look back, and telling them to flee to the mountains, but Lot pleaded to be able to go to the city of Zoar. And as Lot entered Zoar, the Lord rained down fire and brimstone over the cities but Lot's wife did not heed the instructions of the angels, looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt. Abraham looked towards Sodom and Gomorrah and saw their destruction.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Abraham journeyed to the south between Kadesh and Shur and attempted to pull the same trick on Abimelech, king of Gerar, saying that Sarah was his sister. But God came to Abimelech in a dream, even as he had taken Sarah, and warned him. Abimelech professed his ignorance and pleaded with God not to destroy him. When he returned Sarah, he chastized Abraham but the prophet said that he feared he would be killed. Abimelech gave Abraham goods and land, whereupon Abraham prayed to God and Abimelech and his household were healed from afflictions.</span><br />
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Cecco Bravo<br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son, Isaac, and Abraham circumcised him on the eighth day as God commanded. When Sarah saw Isaac playing with Ishmael, she demanded that Abraham send him away and while Abraham was uncomfortable with this request, at God's word he heeded his wife as God promised that Ishmael too would be a father of nations. Hagar and Ismael set out but when their water was exhausted, Hagar feared death for her son, but an Angel of God arrived with God's promise and a well appeared before them. Ishmael became an archer, lived in the wilderness of Paran and his mother took a wife for him from Egypt. Knowing that God favoured Abraham, Abimelech, with his friend Ochozath and his commander-in-chief of his army, Phichol, made a covenant with Abraham that Abraham would never be an aggressor towards him or his offspring and that they would live in peace. They called the well at this place the Well of Oath and Abraham remained in the land of the Philistines.</span><br />
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Caravaggio<br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">God decided to test Abraham and commanded him to go to Moriah to offer Isaac as a burnt offering. Abraham immediately set off. When they reached Moriah, Isaac innocently asked where was the offering and Abraham replied:</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">He laid Isaac on the altar and prepared to kill him but the Lord called to him, staying his hand. God now knew Abraham's fear and obedience was true, and a ram was provided for the sacrifice. God promised Abraham that because of his faithfulness and obedience that He would multiply his seed and he would conquer the cities of his enemies. Abraham returned home. We then learn of the children born to Abraham's brother, Nahor.</span><br />
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early 1900 Bible illustration<br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Sarah died at 127 years of age in Hebron (Mamre). Abraham asked for a place to bury her and was granted by Ephron, the son of Heth, a cave and field in Machpelah, opposite Mamre.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Abraham ordered his servant to travel to the land of his tribes to get a wife for his son, Isaac, being very clear he did not want him to choose from the Canaanites. The servant was worried that the woman would not be willing to come, but Abraham said an angel would go before him and if she would not come, he would be released from his oath. The servant placed his hand under Abraham's thigh and swore to carry out the task. Stopping by a well in Nahor, he prayed to God and asked that the woman who offered him a drink would be the future wife of Isaac and behold, Rebekah, the beautiful granddaughter of Abraham's brother Nahor fulfilled this request. Both Rebekah and her brother, Laban invited him to their house. The man explained his quest and Laban and Bethuel, his father, agree to him taking Rebekah, and she agrees to go. Isaac went out to the Well of Vision and saw the camels approaching. When Sarah realized he was her betrothed, she veiled herself and Isaac took her into Sarah's tent to be his wife and was comforted from the loss of his mother.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacob offering a dish of lentils to Esau for his birthright (1799)<br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Abraham took a second wife called Keturah and she bore him many sons. He gave all his possessions to Isaac and gifts to his concubines as he sent them away. He died at the good age of 175 and was buried by Isaac and Ishmael in the cave with Sarah. Isaac continued to dwell at the Well of Vision. Ishmael had many sons but Rebekah was barren. Isaac pleaded with the Lord and she conceived twins but they struggled within her. The Lord revealed that two nations were in her womb, one stronger and the older would serve the younger. The firstborn was red and hairy and called Esau and the second, with his hand holding his brother's heel, Jacob. Esau became a hunter, a favourite of Isaac, but Jacob was a simple tent-dweller, beloved of Rebekah. Jacob cooked a stew and Esau requested some as he was dying of hunger, but Jacob convinced him to sell his birthright for it.</span><br />
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Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-25352440038846010832018-10-09T10:40:00.000-07:002018-10-09T10:50:04.910-07:00The Bible : Genesis Chapters 1 - 11 ~ Primeval HistoryInitially I was going to use either my New King James or ESV translation for <a href="https://onbookes.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-bible-as-literature.html">this read-along</a>, but I recently acquired an Orthodox study bible so I thought it might be interesting to read it. There are extra books included in the Old Testament accepted by the Orthodox church that I've always wanted to read and what better time than this read-along? So here we go ........<br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">The name <i>Pentateuch</i> is used to refer to the first five books of the old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. A Greek word meaning “five scrolls”, it was popularized during the first century, however the Hebrew speaking Jewish people called these five books the <i>Torah</i> or “instruction”. It is best read as a five-book volume.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Genesis begins with the breaking of the relationship between God and man and continues with the restoration of it through his convenant with Abraham.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">The author of Genesis is unknown. There is no evidence to connect anyone to it, however as the other books of the <i>Torah</i> are connected to Moses and most of biblical literature treats the Torah as a unit, a sensible guess would label Moses as the author, although at least some of the material would have existed before his time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Edouard Moyse<br />
source <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah#/media/File:Pr%C3%A9sentation_de_la_Loi,_Edouard_Moyse_(1860)_-_Mus%C3%A9e_d%27art_et_d%27histoire_du_Juda%C3%AFsme.jpg">Wikipedia</a></td></tr>
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<li><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Day 4</span>:</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">God made the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night, dividing light from darkness, as well as signs for seasons, days and years.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Day 5</span>:</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">God made creatures of the sea and birds of the air.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Day 6</span>:</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">God had the Earth bring forth living creatures according to their kind.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">He made man in His image, giving him dominion over living things, then he created woman.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Everything the plants and trees produce are food for man and the animals.</span></li>
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Frederik Bouttats the elder<br />
source <a href="https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-garden-of-eden-101146/search/keyword:garden-of-eden/page/2/view_as/grid">Art UK</a></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">God made a garden (The Garden of Eden) where every beautiful tree grew including the tree of <i><span style="color: #660000;">“learning the knowledge of good and evil”</span></i>. A river with four heads flowed through the garden, <span style="color: #073763;">Pishon</span> circling the land of Havilah, <span style="color: #073763;">Gihon</span> which circles Ethiopia, the <span style="color: #073763;">Tigris</span> near the Assyrians and the <span style="color: #073763;">Euphrates</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Although God brought all the animals and birds, as none were comparable to Adam, God put him to sleep, removed a rib and turned it into “woman”. She was <i><span style="color: #660000;">“flesh of his flesh, bone of his bone”</span></i> and they were one. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jean-Achille Benouville<br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">The serpent tempted the woman, promising she’d be like God if she ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. She complied and convinced Adam to eat as well, but when they heard God, they hid. Their sin was revealed whereupon Adam blamed the woman and the woman blamed the serpent. As punishment, God declared the serpent would crawl on its belly and would have enmity with man and vice versa, women would have pains at childbirth and be subject to their husbands, and men would toil the earth for survival. And finally the woman was named: <i><span style="color: #660000;">“So Adam called his wife’s name Life, because she was the mother of all living.”</span></i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Titian<br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Eve gives birth to a son called Cain and next, a brother, Abel is born. Abel was a shepherd and Cain a tiller (farmer); both brothers bring sacrifices to God but while God “respected” Abel’s offering, he did not “respect” Cain’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Cain in his anger and jealousy rose up and killed his brother. When God asked where Abel was, Cain gives the famous response:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">However, God knows his sin and curses him from the earth which will no longer give him sustenance but He also forbids anyone to kill Cain who goes to dwell in the land of Nod, opposite Eden.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a French master<br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">We have a list of the descendents of Adam, beginning with Seth. Some live 700 or even 900 years, others in the hundreds. The list ends with Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Edward Hicks<br />
Source <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Noah%27s_Ark_in_paintings#/media/File:Edward_Hicks,_American_-_Noah%27s_Ark_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Men began to exist in great numbers on the Earth and the sons of God began to marry the daughters of men (I’m puzzled by the distinction between the two). God was grieved at men’s wickedness on earth as <i><span style="color: #660000;">“every intent of the thoughts within his heart was only evil continually.”</span></i> He planned to destroy all he had created but Noah <i><span style="color: #660000;">“found grace in the presence of Lord God.”</span></i> He commanded Noah to build an ark.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Charles Willson Peale<br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came. It rained forty days and nights. Water covered the highest mountai</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">ns and all mankind was blotted out.</span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">The waters stayed for 150 days.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">The rains ceased and God sent a wind to help the water subside. On the seventh month and the seventeenth day the ark came to rest on Mount Ararat. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains could be seen. Noah sent out a raven and a dove but neither could find a resting place. Seven days later, after being sent out, the dove returned with an olive leaf. The waters had receeded! Seven days later the dove returned not and Noah left the ark, building an altar to sacrifice to the Lord. The Lord promised never again to send a flood to destroy man even though man's inclination was to do evil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Domenico Morelli<br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">God now appears to give Noah a new authority over the animals and says that <i><span style="color: #660000;">“every moving thing that lives shall be food for you.”</span></i> (assuming because of the flood there will not be enough vegetation and man will now have to eat meat to survive?) God makes a covenant with Noah never to destroy the earth again and sets a rainbow in the sky as a sign. Noah becomes a husbandman and plants a vineyard but becomes drunk and naked. Ham tells his brothers of his father’s indiscretion but Shem and Japheth cover their father without looking at him. Noah later curses Ham and blesses his other two sons. Noah died at 950 years of age.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Andrea Sacchi<br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Mankind has one language and speech and decides to build a city and temple to hold themselves in unity and power, but God descends and confuses their language so they were unintelligible to each other. He then scattered the people over the earth and the city and tower were called Babel because of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 13pt;">Now follows a geneology of Shem to Terah (most people are only living 100-300 years now), the father of Abram. Terah also had sons named Nahor and Haran, who begot Lot. Terah led his family out of Ur of the Chaldeans to Canaan and when they reached Haran, they dwelt there.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<br />Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-87505757769825588832018-10-01T22:49:00.000-07:002018-10-01T22:49:08.991-07:00The Bible As Literature Read-Along<br />
At the beginning of this year Adam at <a href="https://roofbeamreader.com/">Roof Beam Reader</a> hosted a <a href="https://roofbeamreader.com/2017/11/27/2018-reading-the-bible-as-literature-event/">Bible as Literature event</a> that I wanted to participate in so badly. But knowing my overloaded schedule as late and knowing I probably wouldn't be able to keep up the pace, I unhappily decided to pass. Yet how excited I was to see O's recently announced the <a href="http://onbookes.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-bible-as-literature.html">Bible As Literature read-along</a> which will take just over two years. It may seem long, but the pace is perfect for me and having other readers to push me along will be just what I need. I can't wait to start!<br />
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<b>1st October 2018</b>: 1–11.<i> Primeval History.</i></div>
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<b>8th October 2018</b>: 12–25. <i>The Abraham Cycle.</i><br />
<b>15th October 2018: </b>26-36. <i>The Jacob-Esau Cycle.</i></div>
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<b>22nd October 2018</b>: 37–50. <i>The Joseph Story.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">E</span><span style="font-size: medium;">xodus: 29th October - 5th November 2018.</span></b></div>
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<i><br /></i><b>29th October 2018</b>: 1–18. <i>History of Egypt, the Exodus from Egypt, </i><br />
<i>and the Journey to Mount Sinai.</i></div>
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<b>5th November 2018</b>: 19–40. <i>The Covenant and Laws.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">L</span><span style="font-size: medium;">eviticus: 12th November 2018 - 17th December 2018.</span></b></div>
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<i><br /></i><b>12th November 2018: </b>1:1 <span style="text-align: left;">–</span>7:38. <i>Laws on sacrifice.</i></div>
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<b>19th November 2018: </b>8:1–10:20. <i>Institution of the priesthood.</i></div>
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<b>26th November 2018: </b>11:1–15:33. <i>Uncleanliness and its treatment.</i></div>
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<b>3rd December 2018</b>: 16. <i>Day of Atonement.</i></div>
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<b>10th December 2018: </b>17–26. <i>The Holiness Code.</i></div>
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<b>17th December 2018: </b>27. <i>Redemption of votive gifts.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">N</span><span style="font-size: medium;">umbers: 7th January - 21st January 2019.</span></b></div>
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<i><br /></i><b>7th January 2019: </b>1:1–10:10. <i>At Sinai.</i></div>
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<b>14th January 2019: </b>10:11– 20:29. <i>At Kadesh-Barnea.</i></div>
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<b>21st January 2019: </b>21–36. <i>The Wilderness, to Moab, and on the Plains of Moab.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">D</span><span style="font-size: medium;">euteronomy: 28th January - 18th February 2019.</span></b></div>
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<b>28th January 2019: </b>1:1-4:43. <i>Sermon I of Moses.</i></div>
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<b>4th February 2019: </b>4:44-11:32. <i>Sermon II of Moses.</i></div>
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<b>11th February 2019: </b>11:32-33:29.<i> Sermon III of Moses.</i></div>
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<b>18th February 2019: </b>31–34. <i>The Song of Moses, the Blessing of Moses, the Death of Moses.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>T</i>he Historical Books</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">J</span><span style="font-size: medium;">oshua: 25th February - 4th March 2019.</span></b></div>
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<i><br /></i><b>25th February 2019: </b>1:1–12:24. <i>The transfer from Moses Leadership to Joshua, </i></div>
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<i>and the entrance into and conquest of Canaan.</i></div>
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<b>4th March 2019: </b>13:1–22:34<i>. Division of the land among the tribes.</i></div>
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<b>4th March 2019: </b>23:1–24:33. <i>Covenant at Shechem and the deaths of Joshua and Eleazar.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">J</span><span style="font-size: medium;">udges: 11th March - 18th March 2019.</span></b></div>
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<i><br /></i><b>11th March 2019: </b>1–3. <i>Prologue</i>; 3:9–11. <i>Othniel and Chushan-Rishathaim</i>; 3:11–29. <i>Ehud and Eglon of Moab</i>; 4–5. <i>Deborah and Barak, and Jabin of Hazor and Sisera</i>; 6–8. <i>Gideon, Midian, Amalek, and the Children of the East</i>; 9–10. <i>Abimelech and all the Israelites in opposition.</i></div>
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<b>18th March 2019: </b>11–12:7. <i>Jephthah and the Ammonites</i>; 13–16. <i>Samson and the Philistines</i>; 17–18. <i>Micah's Idol</i>; 19–21. <i>Battle of Gibeah</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">R</span><span style="font-size: medium;">uth: 25th March 2019.</span></b></div>
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<i><br /></i>1:1–22.<i> Prologue and Problem</i>; 2:1–23.<i> Ruth Meets Boaz</i>;<br />
3:1–18.<i> Naomi Sends Ruth to Boaz</i>; 4:1–22. <i>Resolution and Epilogue.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1 S</span><span style="font-size: medium;">amuel: 1st - 8th April 2019.</span></b></div>
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<i><br /></i><b>1st April 2019: </b>1–15. <i>Samuel and Saul.</i></div>
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<b>8th April 2019: </b>16–31. <i>Saul and David.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2 S</span><span style="font-size: medium;">amuel: 15th - 29th April 2019.</span></b></div>
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<i><br /></i><b>15th April 2019: </b>1–8.<i> David's rise to power.</i></div>
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<b>22nd April 2019: </b>9–20. <i>David's reign.</i></div>
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<b>29th April 2019: </b>21–24. <i>Narratives, psalms, and lists.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1 K</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ings: 6th May - 20th May 2019.</span></b><br />
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<b>6th May 2019: </b>1:1–2:46. <i>The Davidic Succession</i>; 3:1–11:43. <i>Solomon.</i><br />
<b>13th May 2019: </b>12:1–13:34.<i> The political and religious schism</i>;<br />
14:1–16:34. <i>The two kingdoms until Elijah.</i><br />
<b>20th May 2019: </b>17:1–2 Kings 1:18. <i>The Elijah cycle.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2 K</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ings: 27th May 2019 - 10th June 2019.</span></b><br />
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<b>27th May 2019: </b>2:1–13:25. <i>The Elisha cycle.</i><br />
<b>3rd June 2019: </b>14:1–17:41.<i> The two kingdoms to the fall of Samaria.</i><br />
<b>10th June 2019: </b>18:1–25:30. <i>The last years of the kingdom of Judah.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1 C</span><span style="font-size: medium;">hronicles: 17th June - 24th June 2019.</span></b><br />
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<b>17th June 2019: </b>1–9:34. <i>Genealogies from Adam.</i><br />
<b>24th June 2019: </b>10–29. <i>The reign of David.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2 C</span><span style="font-size: medium;">hronicles: 1st July 2019 - 8th July 2019.</span></b><br />
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<b>1st July 2019: </b>1–9. <i>The reign of Solomon.</i><br />
<b>8th July 2019: </b>10–36. <i>The kingdom of Judah, its destruction by the Babylonians,</i><br />
<i>and its restoration under Cyrus the Persian.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">E</span><span style="font-size: medium;">zra: 15th July 2019.</span></b><br />
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1–6. <i>The return of the Jews to Jerusalem (c. 539 B.C.)</i>;<br />
7–10. <i>The return of Ezra and a group of Jews to Judah.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">N</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ehemiah: 22nd July - 29th July 2019.</span></b></div>
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<b>22nd July 2019: </b>1–6. <i>The return of Nehemiah to Jerusalem.</i><br />
<b>29th July 2019: </b>7–10. <i>The Feast of Tabernacles and the events after</i>;<br />
11–13. <i>Repopulating Jerusalem and Nehemiah's return to Susa.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">E</span><span style="font-size: medium;">sther: 5th August 2019.</span></b><br />
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1–2. <i>Exposition: Life in the Persian Palace; Esther becomes Queen</i>;<br />
3–8:14.<i> Haman's plot to kill Mordecai and the Jews</i>; 8:15–10. <i>The resolution and the results: the Jewish victory.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">J</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ob: 12th August 2019 - 2nd September 2019.</span></b><br />
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<b>12th August 2019: </b>1–2. <i>Prologue on Earth and Heaven</i>; 3. <i>Job's prologue.</i><br />
<b>19th August 2019: </b>4–27.<i> The three cycles of dialogues between Job and his three friends Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar.</i><br />
<b>26th August 2019: </b>28.<i> A Poem to Wisdom</i>; 29–31.<i> Job's closing monologue</i>; 32–37.<i> Elihu's speeches.</i><br />
<b>2nd September 2019: </b>38–42:7–8. <i>Two speeches by God and Job's response</i>; 42:9–17.<i> Job's restoration.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">P</span><span style="font-size: medium;">salms: 9th September - 7th October 2019.</span></b><br />
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<b>9th September 2019:</b> 1–41. <i>Book I.</i><br />
<b>16th September 2019:</b> 42–72. <i>Book II.</i><br />
<b>23rd September 2019:</b> 73–89. <i>Book III.</i><br />
<b>30th September 2019:</b> 90–106. <i>Book IV.</i><br />
<b>7th October 2019:</b> 107–150. <i>Book V.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">P</span><span style="font-size: medium;">roverbs: 14th October 2019 - 4th November 2019.</span></b><br />
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<b>14th October 2019:</b>1–9. <i>Proverbs of Solomon, Son of David, King of Israel.</i><br />
<b>21st October 2019: </b>10–22:16. <i>More Proverbs of Solomon.</i><br />
<b>28th October 2019: </b>22:17–24:22. <i>The Sayings of the Wise</i>; 24:23–34. <i>More Sayings of the Wise</i>; 25–29. <i>Other Proverbs of Solomon.</i><br />
<b>4th November 2019:<i> </i></b>30. <i>The Words of Agur</i>; 31:1–9. <i>The Words of King Lemuel of Massa</i>; 31:10–31. <i>The Woman of Substance.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">E</span><span style="font-size: medium;">cclesiastes: 11th November 2019 - 18th November 2019.</span></b><br />
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<b>11th November 2019: </b>1:1–1:2–11. <i>Title and Initial poem</i>; 1:12–6:9. <i>Kohelet's investigation of life</i>; 6:10–11:6.<i>Kohelet's conclusions.</i><br />
<b>18th November 2019: </b>11:7–12:8. <i>Concluding poem</i>; 12:9–14. <i>Epilogue</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">S</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ong of Solomon: 25th November 2019.</span></b><br />
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1:1–6. <i>Introduction</i>; 1:7–2:7. <i>Dialogue between the lovers</i>; 2:8–17. <i>The woman recalls a visit from her lover</i>; 3:1–5. <i>The woman addresses the daughters of Zion</i>; 3:6–11. <i>Sighting a royal wedding procession</i>; 4:1–5:1. <i>The man describes his lover's beauty</i>; 5:2–6:4. <i>The woman addresses the daughters of Jerusalem</i>; 6:5–12. <i>The man describes his lover, who visits him</i>; 6:13–8:4. <i>Observers describe the woman's beauty</i>; 8:5–14. <i>Conclusion</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>T</i>he Major Prophets</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I</span><span style="font-size: medium;">saiah: 6th January 2020 - 27th January 2020.</span></b><br />
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<b>6th January - 13th January 2020: </b>1–39. <i>Proto-Isaiah, containing the words of the original Isaiah</i>.<br />
<b>20th January 2020: </b>40–55. <i>Deutero-Isaiah, the work of an anonymous Exilic author</i>.<br />
<b>27th January 2020: </b>56–66. <i>Trito-Isaiah, an anthology of about twelve passages</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">J</span><span style="font-size: medium;">eremiah: 3rd February 2020 - 9th March 2020.</span></b><br />
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<b>3rd - 10th February 2020: </b>1–25. <i>The earliest and main core of Jeremiah's message.</i><br />
<b>17th February 2020: </b>26–29. <i>Biographic material and interaction with other prophets.</i><br />
<b>24th February 2020: </b>30–33. <i>God's promise of restoration including Jeremiah's new covenant</i>.<br />
<b>2nd March 2020: </b>34–45. <i>Zedekiah and the fall of Jerusalem</i>.<br />
<b>9th March 2020: </b>46–51.<i> Divine punishment to the nations surrounding Israel</i>; 52. <i>Retelling of 2 Kings 24.18–25.30</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">L</span><span style="font-size: medium;">amentations: 16th March 2020.</span></b><br />
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1. <i>Jeremiah mourns for Jerusalem and Judea</i>; 2. <i>The anger of the Lord</i>;<br />
3<i>. Jeremiah's suffering</i>; 4–5.<i> The Justice of God</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">E</span><span style="font-size: medium;">zekiel: 23rd March - 13th April 2020.</span></b><br />
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<b>23rd March - 30th March 2020: </b>1–29. <i>Prophecies against Judah and Jerusalem</i>.<br />
<b>6th April 2020: </b>25–32. <i>Prophecies against the foreign nations</i>.<br />
<b>13th April 2020: </b>33–48.<i> Prophecies of hope and salvation</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">D</span><span style="font-size: medium;">aniel: 20th April 2020.</span></b><br />
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<b>20th April 2020: </b>1. <i>Daniel and friends at the tale of the king</i>; 2. <i>Daniel interprets the king's dream</i>.<br />
3. <i>The fiery furnace</i>; 4. <i>Nebuchadnezzar's madness </i>5. <i>The handwriting on the wall.</i><br />
6. <i>The lion's den</i>; 7. <i>The vision of the son of man</i>; 8. <i>The vision of the ram and the he-goat</i>.<br />
9. <i>Daniel's prayer and the seventy years of the devastation of Jerusalem</i>; 10. <i>The final vision and promise of resurrection</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">H</span><span style="font-size: medium;">o</span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">sea: 27th April 2020.</span></b><br />
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1–2. <i>Hosea's marriage with Gomer (biographical).</i><br />
3. <i>Hosea's marriage (autobiographical)</i>.<br />
4–14:10. <i>Oracle judging Israel</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">J</span><span style="font-size: medium;">oel: 27th April 2020.</span></b><br />
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1:1–2:17. <i>Lament over drought and plague of locusts</i>.<br />
2:18–32. <i>Promise of future blessings</i>.<br />
3:1–21. <i>The coming judgement</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">A</span><span style="font-size: medium;">mos: 4th May 2020.</span></b><br />
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1.3–2.6. <i>Oracles against the nations</i>.<br />
4.1–8.8. <i>Addresses to groups in Israel</i>.<br />
7.10–9:8. <i>Five symbolic visions of God's judgement</i>.<br />
9:8–15. <i>Epilogue</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">O</span><span style="font-size: medium;">badiah: 11th May 2020.</span></b><br />
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<i>The vision of the fall of Edom.</i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">J</span><span style="font-size: medium;">onah: 11th May 2020.</span></b><br />
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1–2. <i>Jonah flees his mission</i>.<br />
3–4. <i>Jonah fulfils his mission</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">M</span><span style="font-size: medium;">icah: 11th May 2020.</span></b><br />
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1–3. <i>Judgement</i>.<br />
4–5. <i>Restoration of Zion</i>.<br />
6–7. <i>God's judgement against Israel</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">N</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ahum: 18th May 2020.</span></b><br />
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1. <i>The majesty of God</i>.<br />
2–3. <i>The fall of Nineveh</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">H</span><span style="font-size: medium;">abakkuk: </span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">18th May 2020.</span></b><br />
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1. <i>A discussion between God and Habakkuk</i>.<br />
2.<i> An Oracle of Woe</i>.<br />
3. <i>A Psalm</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Z</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ephaniah: </span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">18th May 2020.</span></b><br />
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1:1. <i>Superscription</i>.<br />
1:2–13. <i>The Coming Judgement on Judah</i>.<br />
1:14–18. <i>The Great Day of the Lord</i>.<br />
2:1–15. <i>Judgement on Israel's Enemies</i>.<br />
3:1–7. <i>The Wickedness of Jerusalem</i>.<br />
3:8–13. <i>Punishment and Conversion of the Nations</i>.<br />
3:14–20. <i>Song of Joy</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">H</span><span style="font-size: medium;">aggai: 25th May 2020.</span></b><br />
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1:1–15. <i>The first prophecy</i>.<br />
2:1–23. <i>The second, third, and fourth prophecy</i>.</div>
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1–8. <i>The teachings of Zechariah</i>.<br />
9–10. <i>The first and second oracle</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">M</span><span style="font-size: medium;">alachi</span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">: 25th May 2020.</span></b><br />
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1–2:9. <i>Israel preferred to Edom</i>.<br />
2:10–17. <i>The Covenant Profaned by Judah</i>.<br />
3:1–7. <i>The Coming Messenger</i>.<br />
3:8–15. <i>Do Not Rob God.</i><br />
4:1–5. <i>The Great Day of the Lord</i>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">M</span><span style="font-size: medium;">atthew: 1st June 2020 - 15th June 2020.</span></b><br />
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<b>1st June 2020: </b>1:1–2:23. <i>Birth and Childhood of Jesus</i>; 3–4. <i>Baptism and early ministry</i>.<br />
5–7. <i>Sermon on the Mount</i>; 8–9. <i>Healing and miracles</i>; 10:1–11:1. <i>Mission Discourse / Little Commission</i>.<br />
<b>8th June 2020: </b>11:2–13:52. <i>Responses to Jesus</i>; 13:53–17. <i>Conflicts, rejections, and conferences with disciples</i>; 18.<i> Life in the Christian community</i>; 19–20. <i>Journey to Jerusalem</i>.<br />
<b>15th June 2020: </b>21–22. <i>Jerusalem</i>; 23. <i>Woes of the Pharisees</i>; 24–25. <i>Judgement day</i>;<br />
26–28. <i>Death and Resurrection</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">M</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ark: 22nd June 2020.</span></b><br />
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1–9. <i>Galilean ministry</i>; 10. <i>Journey to Jerusalem</i>; 11–16. <i>Events in Jerusalem</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">L</span><span style="font-size: medium;">uke: 29th June - 6th July 2020.</span></b><br />
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<b>29th June 2020: </b>1:1–4. <i>Introduction to Theophilus</i>; 1:5–4. <i>Jesus' birth and boyhood</i>;<br />
3:1–4:13. <i>Jesus' baptism and temptation</i>; 4:14–9:50. <i>Jesus' ministry in Galilee</i>.<br />
<b>6th July 2020: </b>9:51– 19:27. <i>Jesus' teaching on the journey to Jerusalem</i>;<br />
19:28–24. <i>Jesus' Jerusalem conflicts, crucifixion, and resurrection</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">J</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ohn: 13th July - 20th July 2020.</span></b><br />
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<b>13th July 2020: </b>1:10-18. <i>Introduction</i>; 1:19-12:50. <i>The Book of Signs</i>.<br />
<b>20th July 2020: </b>13:1-20:31. <i>The Book of Glory</i>; 21. <i>Epilogue</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>A</i>cts</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">A</span><span style="font-size: medium;">cts of the Apostles: 27th July 2020 - 3rd August 2020.</span></b><br />
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<b>27th July 2020:</b>1. <i>Preface to Theophilus</i>; 2:1–12:25. <i>From Jerusalem to Antioch (Petrine Christianity).</i><br />
<b>3rd August 2020: </b>13:1–28:21. <i>From Antioch to Rome (Pauline Christianity)</i>.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>E</i>pistles</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">R</span><span style="font-size: medium;">omans: 10th August 2020.</span></b><br />
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1:1–15. <i>Prologue</i>; 1:16 –8:39. <i>Salvation in the Christ</i>;<br />
12 –15:13. <i>Transformation of believers</i>; 15:1 –16:23. <i>Epilogue </i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1 C</span><span style="font-size: medium;">orinthians: 17th August 2020.</span></b><br />
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1:1–3. <i>Salutation</i>.<br />
1:4–9. <i>Thanksgiving</i>.<br />
1:10–4:21. <i>Division in Corinth</i>.<br />
5:1–6:20. <i>Immorality in Corinth</i>.<br />
7:1–14:40. <i>Difficulties in Corinth</i>.<br />
15:1–58. <i>Doctrine of Resurrection</i>.<br />
16:1–24. <i>Closing</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2 C</span><span style="font-size: medium;">orinthians: 24th August 2020.</span></b><br />
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1:1–11: <i>Greeting</i>.<br />
1:12–7:16. <i>Paul defends his actions and apostleship</i>.<br />
8:1–9:15. <i>Instructions for the collection for the poor in the Jerusalem church</i>.<br />
10:1 – 13:10. <i>A polemic defence of his apostleship</i>.<br />
13:11–13. <i>Closing greetings</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">G</span><span style="font-size: medium;">alatians: 31st August 2020.</span></b><br />
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1–2. <i>Paul's testimony on the gospels</i>; 3–5:12. <i>On faith and the commandments</i>;<br />
5:13–6. <i>Fruits of the Spirit, the Law of Christ, and final warning</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">E</span><span style="font-size: medium;">phesians: 31st August 2020.</span></b><br />
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1:1–2. <i>The greeting</i>; 1:3–2:10. <i>On the blessings that the gospel reveals</i>;<br />
2:11–3:21. <i>On the Gentiles</i>; 4:1–16. <i>On unity</i>;<br />
4:17–6:9.<i> Instructions about ordinary life and different relationships</i>;<br />
6:10–24. <i>On imagery of spiritual warfare</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">P</span><span style="font-size: medium;">hilippians: 7th September 2020.</span></b><br />
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1:1–11. <i>Preface</i>; 1:12–26. <i>Paul describes his present life</i>; 1:27–2:30.<i> Practical Instructions in Sanctification</i>; 3:1–4:1. <i>Polemical Doctrinal Issues</i>; 4:2–23. <i>Epilogue</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">C</span><span style="font-size: medium;">olossians</span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">: 7th September 2020.</span></b><br />
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1:1–14. <i>Introduction</i>; 1:15–23. <i>The Supremacy of Christ</i>.<br />
1:24–2:7. <i>Paul's work for the church</i>; 2:8–23. <i>Freedom from Human Regulations through Life with Christ</i>; 3:1–4:6. <i>Rules for Holy Living</i>; 4:7–18. <i>Final Greetings</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1 T</span><span style="font-size: medium;">hessalonians: 14th September 2020.</span></b><br />
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1:1–10. <i>Greeting</i>; 2:1–20. <i>Past interactions with the church;</i><br />
3:1–13. <i>On Timothy's visit</i>; 4:1–5:25. <i>Specific issues</i>;<br />
4:1–12. <i>Relationships among Christians</i>; 4:13–18. <i>Mourning those who have died</i>;<br />
5:1–11. <i>Preparing for God's arrival</i>; 5:12–25. <i>On proper Christian behaviour</i>;<br />
5:26–28. <i>Final greetings</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2 T</span><span style="font-size: medium;">hessalonians: 14th September 2020.</span></b><br />
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1. <i>On the return of Jesus and the persecution of the Thessalonians</i>;<br />
2–3. <i>On the Holy Spirit and the Antichrist</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1 T</span><span style="font-size: medium;">imothy: 21st September 2020.</span></b><br />
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1:1–2. <i>Greeting</i>; 1:3–20. <i>Negative Instructions: Stop the False Teachers</i>;<br />
2:1–6:10. <i>Positive Instructions</i>; 6:11–21. <i>Personal Instructions</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2 T</span><span style="font-size: medium;">imothy: 21st September 2020.</span></b><br />
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1–2. <i>Paul in prison</i>; 3–4. <i>Paul urges Timothy to be faithful and asks for some personal effects</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">T</span><span style="font-size: medium;">itus: 28th September 2020.</span></b><br />
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1. <i>On choosing church leaders</i>; 2–3. <i>On Christian living</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">P</span><span style="font-size: medium;">hilemon: 28th September 2020.</span></b><br />
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1–3. <i>Introduction</i>; 4–7. <i>Thanksgiving and intercession</i>;<br />
8–20. <i>Paul's plea for Onesimus</i>; 21–25. <i>Conclusion</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">H</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ebrews: 28th September 2020.</span></b><br />
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1–10:18. <i>The sovereignty of Jesus over the angels and on the New Covenant</i>.<br />
10:19–13.<i> On faith and the Old Covenant</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">J</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ames: 5th October 2020.</span></b><br />
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1. <i>Putting faith into action</i>; 2–3. <i>On faith and deeds</i>;<br />
4–5. <i>Instruction and the importance of prayer</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1 P</span><span style="font-size: medium;">eter: 5th October 2020.</span></b><br />
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1:1–2. <i>Greeting</i>; 1:3–12. <i>Praise to God</i>; 1:13–2:10. <i>God's Holy People</i>.<br />
2:11–4:11.<i> Life in Exile</i>; 4:12–5:11. <i>Steadfast in Faith</i>; 5:12–14. <i>Final Greeting</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2 P</span><span style="font-size: medium;">eter: 5th October 2020.</span></b><br />
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1–2. <i>Guidance to churches</i>; 3. <i>Day of Judgement</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1 J</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ohn: 12th October 2020.</span></b><br />
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1–2. <i>Reassuring believers</i>; 3–4. <i>On the love of God</i>;<br />
5. <i>The importance of faith</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2 J</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ohn: 12th October 2020.</span></b><br />
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1. <i>On love</i>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">3 J</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>ohn: 12th October 2020.</b></span><br />
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1. <i>On truth</i>.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">J</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ude: 12th October 2020.</span></b><br />
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1. <i>Warning against false teachers</i>.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">R</span><span style="font-size: medium;">evelation: 19th October 2020 - 2nd November 2020.</span></b><br />
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<b>19th October 2020: </b>1–3. <i>Seven letters warning against deception and lawlessness</i>;<b> </b><br />
4–7. <i>Seven seals on a heavenly scroll opened by the Lamb</i>.<br />
<b>26th October 2020: </b>8–14. <i>Seven trumpets of warning</i>.<br />
<b>2nd November 2020: </b>15–22. <i>Seven bowls of God's final wrath</i>.</div>
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My <a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.com/p/2018-reading-challenges.html">Deal-Me-In Challenge</a> has been going the way of my other challenges this year, but I thought with a few months left in the year, I might try to resurrect it and at least finish well. We'll see .... In any case, I drew the queen of Spades, which gave me an essay entitled, <i>What I Demand of Life</i> by Frank Swinnerton.<br />
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At the age of 40, Swinnerton is evaluating his life: what he has experienced and musing on the years to come. While men can be failures in a number of ways, few fail from aiming too high, yet many aim amiss or do not aim at all and are like parasites on others. These men should be pitied. Swinnerton then lists things he does not want:<br />
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<li>money</li>
<li>fame</li>
<li>a life of gaiety</li>
<li>possessions</li>
<li>innumerable acquaintances</li>
<li>contentment</li>
<li>people to sing "for he's a jolly good fellow"</li>
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Wealth has no value and breeds insincere friends. Fame lacks privacy, brings judgement and breeds pomposity and tyrants. Poverty gave Swinnerton a good spirit and he was able to land a job with a publish company, J.M Dent and Co., a job which honed his insights into human character. He realized his dreams about living in a cottage, writing "goodish" novels and marrying for love. He has good friends, the best, in fact, a good nature and because he is not labelled among the popular authors, is able to write what he wants.<br />
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Now we get to the title. What does Swinnerton demand of life?<br />
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<li>moderate security</li>
<li>affections of those dear to him</li>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><i>"I do not demand to be happy, because I expect --- on a basis of experience --- to be happy. Is not happiness the most satisfactory of all possessions? .... when I come to die I shall be able --- in spirit at least --- to repeat the memorable last words of William Hazlitt ..... 'Well, I've had a happy life.' Which of us --- uncertain travellers as we are upon uncharted ways --- can ask to say more? Not I."</i></span></blockquote>
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<br />Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-47971359511704814122018-09-11T08:46:00.002-07:002018-09-11T08:48:12.258-07:00September .......The summer has officially gone and the rain has begun, however as yet, not much of it ...... thankfully. In some ways I'm glad to see its passing and in others, it leaves me slightly melancholic. <br />
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Because of the amount that I was working, my garden this year was rather pitiful with only some garlic (which is small because I didn't cut off the scapes in time), kale, herbs and some volunteer potatoes, although my fig tree had a fabulous crop of about 60 King Kadota figs and my quince tree, instead of its usual 6-8 quince has about 20-25. If you've never tried quince it's a much undervalued fruit because you need to cook it to eat it, but it has a wonderful flavour. <a href="https://www.journeytothegarden.com/apple-quince-harvest-crisp/">Click on this link for a recipe for <b>Apple Quince Crisp</b></a> if you want to give it a try. You won't be disappointed.<br />
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My construction job is nearly completed which leaves me with a sad yet joyful feeling as well. I must say that I made sure that I enjoyed every minute of it and made the most of it, but all good things must end and this too, as others. Life has brought many changes lately and I'm not quite certain where this one will lead. I'm sure I will find out all in good time. <br />
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My reading this year has suffered more than in the whole entirety of my life. I've finished 2 books ..... can you believe it? TWO! But I've begun many more however I haven't been able to get traction. With the changes and busyness and confusion, I've remained reasonably unfocused yet, with some extra time lately, I've managed to start and keep on track with two reads: Bleak House and New York by Edward Rutherford. I feel like I'm going to like this particular Dickens. I also plan to add C.S. Lewis' The Four Loves and The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe. I've seen Udolpho mentioned a number of times on blogs lately, so I thought I would join the trend. I think a silly gothic romance might be just the thing I need right now.<br />
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I also just created an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/classicalcarousel/">Instagram account for Classical Carousel</a>. I have Instagram for <a href="https://www.journeytothegarden.com/">my food blog </a>but I hadn't thought of it for my book blog. But fortunately I'm now signed up. Please find me and follow me for a more day-to-day, week-to-week update of my reading adventures!<br />
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So keeping this short, I will sign off and hope for you all a wonderful September!<br />
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<br />Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-43403954200920879762018-08-29T12:05:00.002-07:002018-08-29T12:19:54.555-07:00The Great Ideas ~ The Darwinian Theory of Man's Origin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From <i><b><a href="https://cleoclassical.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-great-idea-how-different-are-humans.html">How Different Are Humans?</a></b></i> we move to the Darwinian Theory of Man, the argument and evidence for his origin and nature. While Darwin did not present his theory until his second book, <i>The Descent of Man</i>, he relied on his first book, <i>Origin of Species</i> for the truths of his theory.<br />
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This is a tough chapter with complex ideas so bear with me. I'm going to use many of Adler's quotes. Darwin's argument in <i>The Descent of Man</i> is structured as follows:<br />
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<li>man differs only in degree from other animals;</li>
<li>man's origin can be like that of other species;</li>
<li>if man's origin were like that of other species, then missing links must have existed and must be discovered.</li>
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His whole argument is dependent on this first proposal being true; there can be no missing links if <i><span style="color: #660000;">"there are no intermediate varieties possible between man and ape"</span></i> and therefore no intermediate varieties are possible if man differs in "kind" from other animals, instead of by "degree".<br />
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Luckman protests that the scientific people he spoke with claim that there are only two positions: 1) a difference in degree only and; 2) that any differences in kind are always reducible to differences in degree.<br />
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Adler says that these people "beg the question" (begging the question is a logical fallacy when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion instead of supporting it). They are right if things only differ in degree but they cannot say that the difference between kind and degree is indiscernible. They cannot say that a difference in kind is reducible or a difference in degree is large enough to make a divergence to kind. They cannot say that the difference between kind and degree is unintelligible because the fact they recognize a difference exists, makes their argument unintelligible. <br />
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Adler goes on to answer questions and observations from letters he received that support his point. Then he moves on to the question, <i><span style="color: #660000;">"how does man differ from other animals with or without intermediates, intermediate varieties?"</span></i><br />
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Both Hume and Kant noted that man differs from other animals by degree alone with intermediate varieties hundreds of years before Darwin. So what did Darwin add to the insistence on difference in degree? He took their point and expanded it to theorize about man's origin which brought about his theory of evolution.<br />
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There are three main points to his theory:<br />
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<li>from generation to generation organisms vary by hereditary</li>
<li>there is an accumulation and persistence of extreme variety</li>
<li>this persistence of extreme variety is accompanied by the extinction of intermediate varieties (if this was not so, there'd be no origin of species)</li>
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In Darwin's own words, <i><span style="color: #073763;">"On the theory of natural selection the extinction of old forms and the production of new are intimately connected ... The only distinction between species and well-marked varieties is that the latter are known or believed to be connected at the present day with intermediate graduations. .... numberless intermediate varieties linking closley together all the species of the same group most assuredly have existed. The number of intermediate and transitional links between all living and extant species must have been inconceivably great. Yet, if this theory is true, they must have all existed at the same time on earth, linking together all the species in each group by graduation as fine as our existing varieties."</span></i><br />
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Adler states that if all the intermediate varieties co-existed at the same time today as the other species, there would be no species because <i><span style="color: #660000;">"you would have a continuous connection of one with another."</span></i> Darwin claims the extinct fossil remains connecting man to ape exist, but simply haven't been discovered yet. Under the assumption that man differs only in degree from apes, then the fossil remains do indeed form the missing link. Adler then lists man along with four anthropoid apes.<br />
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The fossil remains are often reconstructions from a few bones, in particular the jawbone or skull bones and only point to a physical resemblance between man and ape. Luckman points out there are physiological and embryological resemblances as well and Adler agrees, but in addition to resemblances, there are enormous differences. Yet he asks, scientifically how is ape separated from man? The species of man is Homo sapien, therefore being sapient enough to have the intelligence to become wise and that is the main point; the mental difference is what is important, not the physical similarities or differences. The most important question remains; are the differences between man and ape kind or degree, and are they bridgeable? If they are, the fossil remains can be missing links but if they are not, the fossil remains prove nothing. Then, even if evolution can account for the origin of man's body, it cannot account for the origin of man's mind.<br />
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Luckman asks from a letter he received, why a highly rational species cannot have evolved fom a less-developed one. Adler also points to another letter that asks why God cannot have created a rational man from a rationally undeveloped ape. There is also a speculation of a new "ingredient" being added at the moment of man's origin, separating him from ape.<br />
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Alder circles back to Darwin's argument which did not depend on the anatonomical or physiological resemblances, but man's mental development, knowing full well his argument would not stand if the two were not linked. He quotes Darwin's words: <span style="color: #073763;"><i>"My object is to show that there is no fundamental difference between man and the higher mammals in their mental faculties. Animals possess the power of reasoning just as much as men do ..."</i></span> He says they can speak abstractly, understand human speech, etc. He claims though if there is a difference mentally, it is only of degree.<br />
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Next time, Adler says he will share more of Darwin's reasoning, and add to it evidence that has been done since then in animal learning, speech and thought, which he says gives strong evidence for the evolutionary theory. However, if this evidence was indisputable, the matter would have ended But Adler says it can be disputed and he will present equally compelling evidence in the next discussion, The Answer to Darwin.<br />
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My apologies for the length of the post. It helped me to try to get my head around Adler's ideas, and of course, Darwin's. I hope it didn't put the rest of you to sleep! :-)<br />
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I don't often get into a complete reading slump. If I get bored with a genre, I will sometimes switch to another. But I can IMAGINE the books I would chose if I actually did experience a full-on slump (perish the thought). So here they are:<br />
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1. <b><span style="color: #b45f06;">I Capture the Castle</span></b>: what a funny, whimsical read. Definitely a book to pull you in and lull you into an unique yet engaging story.<br />
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2. <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Swallows and Amazons</span></b>: this is a children's book but is sooo enjoyable to read as an adult. Summer vacation, sailing, camping, and even a pirate. What could be more fun to read?<br />
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3. <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Pride and Prejudice</span></b>: one of my favourites. I love the conflict that turns into harmony. Definitely a book to grab your imagination, especially if you are interested in human nature.<br />
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4. <b><span style="color: #741b47;">Three Men in a Boat</span></b>: get prepared to laugh uproariously. Jerome outdoes himself with this story of three bachelors and their dog during their boating trip along the River Thames. <br />
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5. <b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Finn Family Moomintroll</span></b>: cute white hippo-like creatures, a beautiful Snork Maiden, and a magic hat. What could tickle your imagination more than that?<br />
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6. <b><span style="color: #073763;">The Moonstone</span></b>: a crime is committed in an English country house .... a stolen diamond. Where is the jewel and who is the thief? Collins weaves a masterful piece of detective fiction.<br />
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7. <b><span style="color: #660000;">Jane Eyre</span></b>: a little dark, nevertheless the story is so compelling and the life lessons so important (not the mention the romance) that it is one I just have to include!<br />
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8. <b><span style="color: #990000;">To Kill A Mockingbird</span></b>: A fabulous book. Just read it!<br />
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9. <b><span style="color: #0c343d;">The Hobbit</span></b>: an adventure shared with friends. Tolkien's writing is magic.<br />
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10. And finally ...... <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Henrietta's War</span></b>: humorous vignettes from a small Devonshire village during WWII set in epistolary form. It gives a light-hearted view of a very serious subject yet does so with insight and thoughtfulness.<br />
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As I finish my list, I realize how difficult this question is to answer and how personal this list would be for everyone. And it also depends WHY you are in a reading slump. Have you been reading tomes and need something lighter? Or have you been reading fluff and need your mind challenged? Or have you been over-reading and simply need a break?<br />
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My problem lately is that I have so much going on and feel so scattered that my reading reflects my life; I pick up a book, read a bit, then pick up another book, read a bit, etc. If anyone has a remedy for this problem, I'm all ears!<br />
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<br />Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-60644624882550623812018-07-01T22:17:00.000-07:002018-07-01T22:17:21.927-07:002018 Update ... and July<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Hello faithful readers! No, I have not dropped off the face of the earth and all is not lost, especially this blog. But I've been having some rather challenging times lately, which has translated into very little time to pursue reading or my blog. I'm hoping things will change for the better in the last half of the year but that is still yet to see. Now for a tiny update on my crazy life.<br />
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I believe my last monthly post was <a href="https://cleoclassical.blogspot.com/2018/02/february-where-has-time-gone.html">February</a> and sadly, I never got to March. On the first of that month, my daughter was in a serious car accident which fortunately all involved escaped with minor injuries. We were all thankful but nevertheless such an unexpected and grave incident makes you re-evaluate many things. I've truly been trying to focus my time on what is worthwhile and to spend less with busy-making pursuits. My new focus hasn't translated yet into my reading, but I've been developing family ties and friendships in a way that is truly meaningful and very satisfying.<br />
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In another unique and unexpected personal challenge, I altered my usual bookkeeping career into a construction one. What was supposed to be only help with cleaning up, has turned into an education and foray into framing, woodwork, concrete (jackhammering), insulation, electrical, drywall, painting, and just lately, assisting in the install of a tongue-and-groove fir vaulted ceiling. It's been quite a stretch for me waaaaayy out of my comfort zone, but I've loved almost every minute of it. I'll be very sad when it's over which should be in the next month or so. But all good things must end and I have many great memories and many new skills. I'll always be grateful for the opportunity and for many of the wonderfully skilled workers that have taken the time to tutor me.<br />
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The Canada Cup International Softball tournament will once again take up more time in mid-July and I am once again head scorekeeper. My job has kept me from devoting as much attention to it as I would have liked but I have an assistant this year who has relieved me of some of the duties.<br />
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As for reading, I've been dismally slow, but I do have some books on-the-go and a few that I plan to start in summer, so I'll list them here:<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand Bold"; font-size: 14pt;">The Elements of Style – Strunk and White</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand Bold"; font-size: 14pt;">Beginning to Pray – Anthony Bloom</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand Bold"; font-size: 14pt;">12 Rules for Life – Jordan B. Peterson</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand Bold"; font-size: 14pt;">City of God – Augustine</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand Bold"; font-size: 14pt;">Testament of Youth – Vera Brittain</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand Bold"; font-size: 14pt;">Middlemarch – George Eliot</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand Bold"; font-size: 14pt;">Moby Dick – Herman Melville</span></li>
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I make no promises except to keep plodding along. I'm almost finished book #1 and have started a review so I do plan to have at least one more post for July.<br />
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In any case, I do hope I have some readers left and those who are, thanks for your patience as I navigate the turbulent and lately reading-less waters of life!<br />
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<br />Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-7218860141358487672018-03-05T10:12:00.003-08:002018-03-05T10:12:51.867-08:00Top Ten Tuesday ~ Top Ten Books That I Could Read Forever<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes, I'm aware that it's not Tuesday. But since I've been sooo lacking in reading time lately AND so busy with working and such, I thought when I had a moment I'd participate in the last <a href="http://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/2018/02/top-ten-books-i-could-re-read-forever/">Top Ten Tuesday</a> and that moment came TODAY! This theme is so interesting and I'm excited to pick my top ten ...<br />
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What would happen if I was being sent to a deserted tropical island by myself and I could only chose ten books to take with me? Which ones would I choose? Right now, I'm not entirely certain, so let's find out!<br />
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The last choice I'm not entirely sure about. While I love reading Montaigne and his thought process, I don't always necessarily appreciate his viewpoints. And C.S. Lewis would have to be in there somewhere too. Sigh! So hard to choose just ten!<br />
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Upon review, most of my choices seem rather angsty, with death and war and heavy philosophy (don't we love Dostoyevsky?). I think I need to do another list with lighter reads to take to my tropical island. So this post will be continued .......<br />
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<br />Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-56427135770670539412018-02-12T12:18:00.001-08:002018-02-12T12:21:25.028-08:00February ~ Where Has The Time Gone?<br />
Is it February already? Yikes, I would have sworn it was just Christmas last week. January has rushed by at a startling pace and I'm not quite sure where I spent my time, but let's see if I can gather my thoughts and give a clear picture .....<br />
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A chilly but refreshing walk</td></tr>
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Well first, let's start with something boring. After keeping off most of my weight lost from being on Weight Watchers for over a year, I gained back 10 pounds. I'm not quite sure how I did it because I wouldn't say I indulged over Christmas, but I did do a smoothie challenge for my food blog in January and I think that's the culprit. Yes, smoothies are supposed to be healthy, but they are high in natural sugar and therefore calories. So back to WeightWatchers we go. Actually I've already lost 3 pounds, so I'm not worried but it was kind of shocking after such good maintaining.<br />
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Dare to be Different!</td></tr>
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I've started downhill skiing lessons and had my first one a week and a half ago. I wasn't thrilled with it because the instructor had us walk up a hill and snowplow down for an hour. Yes, an hour. Boring! I wanted to go! So at the end of the lesson I grabbed another lady and we headed up to a run. Happily we both made it down easily but it did make me realized that I need to get into better shape. <br />
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As for reading ........... and I will sound like a broken record here ........... I'm still trying to get through <i>City of God</i>, <i>Crime and Punishment</i>, <i>Dead Souls</i>, <i>The Republic</i> and <i>Murder in the Catherdal</i> (which, thankfully, is so short that it should take no time at all). Honestly, I read so little in January that it's shameful. So putting January behind ....<br />
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One of my favourite photos .... so far ....</td></tr>
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In February, I need to keep plugging along with the above. I was thinking of adding Henry James' <i>The Ambassadors,</i> as one of my Goodreads groups is reading it, but I started it and am not that enamoured with James' writing. I didn't think I'd be, but I question with my reduced time, if I really want to put it into a book that I won't enjoy. I'm longing to read either <i>Middlemarch</i> or <i>Jane Eyre</i> but I know that's a dream at this point. <br />
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And so I will sign off, with my usual wish to read more and be less busy. If only one day it will come true!<br />
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<br />Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-89724472256322961122018-01-08T21:08:00.002-08:002018-01-09T14:51:08.718-08:00Excellent People by Anton Chekhov<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="color: #660000;">"Once upon a time there lived in Moscow a man called Vladimir Semyonitch Liadovsky."</span></i><br />
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Wow, Chekhov was in fine form with this short story! A narrator relates a story of a literary man trained at law, Vladimir Semyonitch Liadovsky, and his sister, Vera Semyonovna, a listless woman who has been disappointed in life. At the start of the story, Vladimir has compassion and love for his sister, who had her new husband die, survived a suicide attempt, and now is living with him, quietly revering his talents.</div>
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And although there is a peaceful harmony at the beginning of the story, we sense a restlessness within Vera, and a somewhat egotistical, intolerant manner within Vladimir who displays a rather self-satisfied demeanour with regard to his talents and an intellectual judgement over his those who cannot share is views. </div>
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However, one day their quiet and predictable life is shaken when Vera poses an unsettling and unexpected question, <i>"What is the meaning of non-resistance to evil?"</i> Suddenly a new idea is brought upon Vladimir by someone close to him, someone whom he is used to seeing as a subordinate and one who praises him, no matter what the situation. It is a liberal question that presses against his conservatism, a progressive question that goes against tradition, an elephant in the room, so to speak. At first he cannot quite comprehend but Vera persists, <i>"Where would we all be if human life were ordered on the basis on non-resistance to evil?"</i> Vladimir attempts to slough off the idea, by approaching it lightly in his next article but his sister is not satisfied, <i>"Why would a gardener sow for the benefit of thieves and beggars, as one did in the story she just read? Did he behave sensibly?" </i>Vladimir is further distressed as he senses for the first time, the admiration he is used to receiving from her is uncomfortably absent. He expounds that to write in such a way is to allow the thought that thieves deserve to exist. What garbage!</div>
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Their interactions increasingly degrade, as the question and Vera's change in manner begin to tear apart the equanimity and peace of their previous existence. Vera wants to explore ideas, to search for answers; Vladimir simply wants to remain grasping his ideas, the ideas he has survived on during his life. They talk and they discuss. They do not understand each other. </div>
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The ending I will leave uncommented on if others want to read this tale, but needless to say, it is not happy. Again, I'm so impressed with this story. Chekhov explores tradition versus progress through this interaction of genders and siblings. Who should better understand each other than people of the same blood, people who have lived together in close community and have a certain respect and love for one another? However, they not only cannot agree, they cannot even understand one another. But yet, one has to ask themselves what their relationship was built on, as it was only in harmony when the sister admired the brother and only gave compliments? Was it their lack of a truthful and deep relationship that undermined their ability to comprehend one another, or was it really a clear picture of the struggles of Russian society between the old tradition and the new ideas of the time. And we must not forget the title, <i>Excellent People</i>. Both the brother and sister are good people but each have different ideas. If we focus on "ideas" or "philosophies" and forget that we are dealing with people do we become less human and less able to understand each other? And while life would have been more harmonious if the sister remained in her apathetic devotion to her brother, and the brother remained happy in his narrow-minded pursuits, would it have been better? Their lives would have been more comfortable and untroubled, yet not as real. Ask yourself, is it better to remain peaceful and happy in a life of past tradition and apathy, or is it more "human" to strive for goals and struggle for something better for self and society, but remain miserable within this quest? And a question from Mudpuddle's comment below: I wish I knew if Chekhov meant the title to be serious, in that we can all have good intentions and different points of view and yet still experience unsatisfying and disharmonious outcomes, or sarcastic in that both the brother and sister where not able to communicate their views and come to a resolution, their inner lives became more turbulent from examining them, and nothing really changed, so then they were really "excellent" only in the way they viewed themselves? Great questions with no easy answers!</div>
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I definitely have to read this again at a later date after it settles and percolates a little. I encourage anyone who has a spare ten minutes to read it and if you decide to come back and leave your thoughts, I'd love it. While it's only a 7-8 page short story, it would have made a great read-along. Who would have thought!</div>
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Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-84767433161873540182018-01-04T22:38:00.001-08:002018-01-04T22:49:17.587-08:00January 2018 and My Reading Challenges<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I've decided to include my reading challenges in this post because I've been doing so little reading lately that I'd have little to say otherwise. Isn't that pathetic? Oh well, a new year is here and with it new resolutions, so here goes ........<br />
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December went by so quickly. My grandmother ended up passing away 4 days before Christmas. It wasn't unexpected but still it was sad to see her go. We'll certainly miss her but it was fun to remember her stories and the spunk she showed until the end. She had a long life, well lived. <br />
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Otherwise, I spent lots of time on the food blog and was so pleased with our 4 months of success. You can read our <a href="https://www.journeytothegarden.com/2017-in-review-bloopers-fun-much-more/"><b>2017 Year in Review</b></a>, if you want some stats, highlights, bloopers, funny tasting stories and if you want to see what I've been up to. It was actually alot of fun to write. I also was able to make it cross-country skiing once. It was lots of fun, although I can tell I need some practice and my healing-once-broken-thumb does not have the power it used to yet, so I was feeling somewhat lopsided. In any case, I plan to do much more skiing as the year progresses. I also went bowling between Christmas and New Years and really enjoyed it so I think I might try to do it more regularly as well. Too exciting, I know ...... , lol! <br />
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As for reading, I did finish off <i>The Pickwick Papers</i> from <a href="http://onbookes.blogspot.ca/2015/12/a-read-along-of-pickwick-papers-by.html">O's long read-along</a> and almost in time too!! I also managed to read <i>The Art of Loving</i> by Erich Fromm and I was SOOOO impressed by it. Fromm examines the very rare art of loving and explains that our society does NOT practice any disciplines that will help us love better. He also gives examples of various views we hold about love that impede our ability to love. While reading these views, I kept recognizing people I knew ..... it was rather unsettling but very insightful. I highly recommend Fromm's book!<br />
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January is usually the time to start our yearly challenges and while I originally was so disappointed with my 2017 reading that I was going to do NO challenges this year, <a href="http://onbookes.blogspot.ca/">O</a> managed to change my mind (although perhaps she doesn't know this! ;-) ) So I am joining the following challenges with little hope of completing them but knowing they will at least focus me and I will read SOMETHING by having them. Okay, here goes:<br />
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Karen at <a href="https://karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.ca/2017/12/back-to-classics-2018.html">Books and Chocolate</a> hosts this great challenge again and here are my choices:<br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "copse"; font-size: 13.0pt;">A 19th century classic</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "copse"; font-size: 13.0pt;">: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Moby Dick </i>by Herman Melville<br />
<b>A 20th century classic: </b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Grapes of Wrath </i>by John Steinbeck<br />
<b>A classic by a woman author: </b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mary Barton </i>by Elizabeth Gaskell<br />
<b>A classic in translation: </b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the
Cantor’s Son </i>by Sholem Aleichem<br />
<b>A children's classic:</b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Teddy’s Button </i>by Amy Lefeuvre<br />
<b>A classic crime story, fiction or non-fiction: </b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Crime and Punishment </i>by Fyodor Dostoyevsky<br />
<b>A classic travel or journey narrative, fiction or non-fiction: </b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Journey
to the Center of the Earth </i>by Jules Verne, or<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Travels with a Donkey in the
Cévennes </i>by Robert Louis Stevenson<br />
<b>A classic with a single-word title: </b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Meditations </i>by Marcus Aurelius or, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Shirley </i>by Charlotte Brontë or,<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">We </i>by Yevgeny Zamyatin or, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pensées </i>by Blaise Pascal<br />
<b>A classic with a colour in the title: </b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Red Badge of Courage</i> by Stephen Crane<br />
<b>A classic by an author that's new to you: </b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
and a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides </i>by Samuel Johnson and James Boswell or, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tom
Sawyer </i>by Mark Twain<br />
<b>A classic that scares you: </b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Mysteries of Udolpho </i>by Ann Radcliffe or,<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> T</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">he Name of the Rose </i>by Umberto Eco<br />
<b>Re-read a favourite classic: </b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Iliad </i>by Homer</span></div>
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<li><i style="color: #444444; font-family: copse; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">Journey to the Center of the Earth </i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "copse"; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">by Jules Verne</span></li>
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<li><i style="color: #444444; font-family: copse; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides </i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "copse"; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">by Samuel Johnson and James Boswell</span></li>
<li><i style="color: #444444; font-family: copse; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">Moby Dick </i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "copse"; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">by Herman Melville</span></li>
<li><i style="color: #444444; font-family: copse; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor’s Son </i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "copse"; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">by Sholem Aleichem</span></li>
<li><i style="color: #444444; font-family: copse; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">Lives </i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "copse"; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">by Plutarch</span></li>
<li><i style="color: #444444; font-family: copse; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">City of God </i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "copse"; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">by Saint Augustine</span></li>
<li><i style="color: #444444; font-family: copse; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">Titus Groan </i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "copse"; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">by Mervyn Peake</span></li>
<li><i style="color: #444444; font-family: copse; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">The Waves </i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "copse"; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">by Virginia Woolf</span></li>
<li><i style="color: #444444; font-family: copse; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">The Prince </i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "copse"; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">by Niccolo Machiavelli</span></li>
<li><i style="color: #444444; font-family: copse; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">Dead Souls </i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "copse"; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">by Nikolai Gogol</span></li>
<li><i style="color: #444444; font-family: copse; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">Le Rêve </i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "copse"; font-size: 17.33333396911621px;">by Émile Zola</span></li>
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Victorian Challenge:</h3>
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This is my first year doing <a href="https://blbooks.blogspot.ca/2017/10/2018-victorian-reading-challenge.html">this challenge</a>. Becky at Becky's Books and Reviews has a number of options. I have no idea which I'm going to choose at the moment. I'd love to do the A-Z challenge but I would be delusional to take on that one. So I will probably just read and fill in some categories. You can click on the link to look at the categories.</div>
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I took what I didn't finish from last year and simply chose new books to fill in the spots where I did read the stories/poem/essay. Rather boring, but easy. I need easy this year.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">7 – The Honest Thief – Fyodor Dostoyevsky<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">8 – The Unpresentable Appearance of Colonel Crane - G.K. Chesterton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">Q - Love - Leo Tolstoy </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">K - Signs and Symbols - Vladimir Nabakov<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">A – Milton - Charles Williams<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">2 – England, Your England - George Orwell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">3 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream - G.K. Chesterton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">4 – On A Faithful Friend – Virginia Woolf<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">5 – A Note on Jane Austen - C.S. Lewis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">6 – In Defence of Literacy - Wendell Berry<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">7 – The Tyranny of Bad Journalism - G.K. Chesterton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">8 – The Hotel of the Total Stranger - E.B. White<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">9 – An Apology for Idlers - Robert Louis Stevenson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">10 – Sense - C.S. Lewis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">J – Sex, Economy, Freedom & Community - Wendell Berry<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">Q – What I Demand of Life - Frank Swinnerton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">K – Death of a Pig - E.B. White<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">A – A Sea Dirge - Lewis Carroll<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">2 – Gesang Der Geister Über Den Wassern - Johann Wolfgang</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">3 – Nothing But Death - Pablo Neruda (from Poetry Soup)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">4 – Sonnett XXIII - Garcilaso de la Vega<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">5 – Love Sonnet XIII - Pablo Neruda<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">6 – Resolution and Independence – William Wordsworth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">7 – Ode III – Fray Luis de León<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">8 – Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night - Dylan Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">9 – To A Mouse – Robert Burns<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">10 – From Milton [Jerusalem] - William Blake<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">J – Easter Wings – George Hebert<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">Q – On His Blindness - John Milton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">K – Phoenix and the Turtle - William Shakespeare<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">A – A Triumph for Flavius – Caroline Dale Snedeker<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">2 – Three Greek Children - Alfred Church<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">3 – The Story of the Treasure Seekers – E. Nesbit<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">4 – Detectives in Togas – Henry Winterfeld<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">7 – City of the Golden House - Madeleine Polland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">8 – Red Sails to Capri – Ann Weil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">9 – Sprig of Broom - Barbara Willard<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">10 – Teddy’s Button - Amy LeFeuvre<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">J – Call It Courage – Armstrong Sperry<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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What is that saying about a wing and a prayer, lol?!<br />
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As for other less bookish things planned for January, I am going to, of course, keep working on and building our food blog, <a href="https://www.journeytothegarden.com/"><span style="color: #274e13;">Journey to the Garden</span></a>. It's something I enjoy (although not quite as much as book blogging) and if I could make some income from it I would be very pleased. Skiing, of course, is planned and I'm starting a few lessons that I was able to join inexpensively with some homeschoolers, so that will be fun. I also REALLY need to get back into some sort of exercise regime. I've been doing some brief aerobics regularly, but I want to incorporate walking, and of course, I'd love to get back into yoga. On the distasteful side, tax prep should be started now, so I'm not scrambling last minute to do it, and with the added blog for (hopefully someday) profit, I have many more expenses to track. I wish it could be magically done, but I'm the only magician around here so it's up to me. Sad but true. But honestly, my main wish for January is to get back to being organized. Prayers and wishes for this miracle are gratefully accepted, lol!<br />
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In any case, hoping for a wonderful start to the year for everyone!<br />
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Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-23597605974977957082017-12-29T19:54:00.001-08:002018-01-05T21:41:25.102-08:002017 In Review<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: #222222;">Number Of Books You Read: </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">23 (wailing and tearing my hair ~ well, no, not really)</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222;">Genre You Read The Most From:</b><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Classics</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222;">Best book you read in 2017:</b><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Histories by Herodotus</span><span style="color: #222222;">. Yes, honestly. It was a meagre year for reading. No offense to Herodotus though .... it WAS good.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222;">Book you were excited about & thought you were going to love more but didn't</b><span style="color: #222222;">: </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope</span><span style="color: #222222;">. Perhaps it wasn't much of a surprise. However, while I'm used to this series being light, Trollope also manages to weaves some depth into these books. With this one, it was all about love affairs and a very silly woman. It was somewhat annoying.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222;">Most surprising (in a good or bad way) book you read in 2017: </b><span style="color: #222222;">In a good way, </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm</span><span style="color: #222222;">. It was recommended to me. Fromm is very counter-cultural, but his assessment of people's ability to love, or more the lack of it, made so much sense! Our society does NOT practice any disciplines that will help us love better, and in fact, practices disciplines that hurt our ability to love. We need to be aware this in order to be present in our relationships with not only those closest to use but humanity in general. This is definitely a book that everyone should read!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b>Book you "pushed" the most people to read (and they did) in 2017: </b></span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 16.5pt;"> I haven't even finished it myself yet, but it was</span><span style="line-height: 16.5pt;"><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Plato's Republic</span><span style="color: #222222;">. I really think this is a beneficial book to read and we should push ourselves, not only to get through it, but open our minds to it! It can also be taken too seriously, but experienced in balance, I believe it may change us in ways that we can't even imagine.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222;">Best series you started in 2017? Best Sequel? Best Series Ender:</b><span style="color: #222222;"> Hmmm ...... I didn't intend to read the WHOLE series, but I, of course, thoroughly enjoyed my re-read of </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson</span><span style="color: #222222;"> It's probably one of my favourite books of all time!</span></span><br />
<b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16.5pt;"><br /></b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16.5pt;">Favorite new author you discovered in 2017:</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16.5pt;">M.M. Kaye </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">is technically not new, but it's been sooo long since I read anything by her, I'm going to call her new (and for lack of anyone else to choose from). I love her writing, and how she is able to craft a story that draws you right in!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222;">Best book from a genre you don't typically read/ out of your comfort zone:</b><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">High Fidelity by Nick Hornsby</span><span style="color: #222222;">. It was on my Guardian's 1000 books list and in the library so I thought, why not. Meh! It was another one of those irresponsible coming-of-age books that are so annoying, where the writer can't understand why his life is so unfulfilling even though, by his behaviour, it should be patently obvious. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222;">Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year: </b></span><span style="color: #222222;">I really don't have a candidate for this category, so I'll say </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> But it perhaps wasn't action-packed and unputdownable in the conventional way, lol!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222;">Book you read in 2017 that you are most likley to reread next year: </b><span style="color: #222222;">None, but if I had to pick one, probably </span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Man Who Knew Too Much by G.K. Chesterton, </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">only because I listened to it as an audiobook and I'd like to eventually read it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222;">Most beautifully written book read in 2017: </b><span style="color: #222222;"> Hmmm ...... well, probably </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Shadow of the Moon by M.M. Kaye</span><span style="color: #222222;"> fits this category best. Again, her writing craft draws you right into the story!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222;">Most-thought provoking/ life-changing book of 2017:</b><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Art of Loving.</span><span style="color: #222222;"> According to Erich Fromm, there are few people who know how to love well. But in order to love well, like anything else worthwhile, it takes dedication and consistent hard work. Again, definitely a must-read!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222;">Book you can't believe you waited UNTIL 2017 to finally read: </b><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Histories</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222;">Favorite passage/quote from a book you read in 2017: </b><span style="color: #222222;">There were so many good quotes in </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">The Art of Loving </span><span style="color: #222222;">but I'm going to go with this one: </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">".... Love is not primarily a relationship to a specific person; it is an attitude, an orientation of character which determines the relatedness of a person to the world as a whole, not towards one "object" of love. If a person loves only one other person and is indifferent to the rest of his fellow men, his love is not love but a symbolic attachment, or an enlarged egotism. Yet, most people believe that love is constituted by the object, not by the faculty."</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> ~~ Erich Fromm</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222;">OTP of the year: </b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Alex </span><span style="color: #222222;">and </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Winter </span>from<span style="color: #0b5394;"> Shadow of the Moon</span><span style="color: #222222;">! I thought, however, that their relationship would be rather rocky.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222;">Favorite book you read in 2017 from an author you've read previously:</b><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">The Man Who Was Thursday</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> by G.K. Chesterton. And I finally did enough research to "get" what Chesterton was trying to communicate. Yippeee!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222;">Best book you read in 2017 that you read based solely on a recommendation from someone else: </b><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Art of Loving</span><span style="color: #222222;"> by Erich Fromm, recommended by my aunt.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt;"><b style="color: #222222;">Favorite review that you wrote in 2017: </b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="https://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2015/08/ecce-homo-by-friedrich-nietzsche.html">The Great Ideas ~ Opinion and Majority Rule</a></span><span style="color: #222222;"> by Mortimer J. Adler, only because it spurred some excellent conversation.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2017: </b> I must say, I was very pleased that I posted by book/chapter of both <a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2017/04/the-histories-by-herodotus.html">The Histories</a> and <a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2017/08/history-of-peloponnesian-war-by.html">The History of the Peloponnesian War</a>. It was an arduous job but very satisfying. It's made me more consoled at my terrible book total for the year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt;"><b style="color: #222222;">Most popular post this year on your blog: </b><span style="color: #222222;">My </span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2016/01/hamlet-prince-or-poem-by-cs-lewis.html">Hamlet, the Prince or the Poem?</a></span><span style="color: #222222;"> an essay by C.S. Lewis was again a leader this year, followed by <a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2016/03/the-world-of-tomorrow-by-eb-white.html">The World of Tomorrow</a> by E.B. White</span><span style="color: #222222;">. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt;"><b style="color: #222222;">Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year: </b><span style="color: #222222;">I can hardly talk about this. I didn't complete the Back to the Classics, or my Deal Me in, nor have I progress well through either my Well-Educated Mind Project or My Great Ideas Project, although the last I was most happy with. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt;">One book you didn't get to in 2017 but will be your number 1 </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px;">priority</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt;"><b style="color: #222222;"> in 2018: </b><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Republic</span><span style="color: #222222;"> by Plato. I need to finish this. I also want to get to </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Last Chronicle of Barset</span><span style="color: #222222;"> to finish The Barsetshire Chronicles.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16.5pt;"><b style="color: #222222;">Series ending/a sequel you are most anticipating in 2018: </b><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Last Chronicle of Barset</span><span style="color: #222222;"> by Anthony Trollope. This answer is the same as last year. How depressing .... ;-)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 22px;">A long and prosperous reading year for everyone in 2018!!</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 22px;">Thanks again to Jamie at <a href="http://www.perpetualpageturner.com/2017/12/8th-annual-end-of-year-survey-2017-edition.html">The Perpetual Page Turner</a> for hosting this survey!</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #38761d;">"The first ray of light which illumines the gloom, and converts into a dazzling brillancy that obscurity in which the earlier history of the public career of the immortal Pickwick would appear to be involved, is derived from the perusal of the following entry in the Transactions of the Pickwick Club, which the editor of these papers feels the highest pleasure in laying before his readers, as a proof of the careful attention, indefatigable assiduity, and nice discrimination, with which his search among the multifarious documents confided to him has been conducted."</span></i><br />
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It's hardly believable but <a href="http://onbookes.blogspot.ca/2015/12/a-read-along-of-pickwick-papers-by.html">O's 2 year read-along of the Pickwick Papers</a> has finally come to a close and I have her to thank for finally being able to finish this 800-page marvel. We read it in installments mirroring its original release which was an enlightening experience in itself. Looking back, I enjoyed reading only 2 to 3 chapters at a time, but the space between them, for me, was too long. It's not that I necessarily <i>forgot</i> what had happened, but I found that when I picked it up again, I was somewhat disengaged with the characters. It was almost like starting a book over and over again and never really getting traction. If I was to do it over, I'd read a chapter per week instead of three at once and that way hopefully remain more present in the story.<br />
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And the book itself ..... ? I quite enjoyed Mr. Pickwick and his marvellous, and at times unbelievable, adventures. At the beginning of the book, Mr. Pickwick, founder and president of the Pickwick Club, decides that he and fellow members, Nathaniel Winkle, Augustus Snodgrass, and Tracy Tupman, will leave London and travel the countryside to discover the wonderful qualities of life, each reporting to the others what they find. Their adventures lead them to saving ladies in distress, getting embroiled in circumstances they only want to avoid, courting offers of marriage, unwanted offers of marriage, interaction with criminals, jail and even love itself. Dickens imbues this novel with his own brand of humour by having an old confirmed bachelor find himself in all sorts of uncomfortable circumstances. From finding himself unexpectedly sleeping in a lady's bed, to being sued for breach of promise of marriage, poor Pickwick finds his dignified sensibilities tried by unexpected challenges yet he always manages to respond in a measured and honourable manner that increased our respect for this lovable character.<br />
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In Chapter XVI, Pickwick attempts to catch a swindler, Jingle, who is slipperier than an eel. Jingle plans to run away with an heires and by hiding in the bushes outside the girls' boarding school, Pickwick attempts to subvert the scheme and expose the criminal. But through various misadventures and bumbles, he manages to find himself locked in a cupboard by the headmistress and the ladies of the establishment. Rescued by Sam Weller, his valet, and his friend, Mr. Wardle, Pickwick rains imprecations upon the head of the absent Jingle.<br />
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Even more amusing, was the incident of the mistaken beds. Late at night at an inn, Pickwick returns downstairs to retrieve his watch and upon returning, enters the wrong room! He is just settled into bed when a lady enters and begins her own toilette. Horrified, Pickwick reveals his presence and attempts to assure her of his mistake and innocence, but the woman is frightened senseless, and Pickwick makes a quick exit. Not wanting another repeat of the disturbing and undignified experience, Pickwick plans to sleep in the hall, but is once again rescued by Sam. The novel has so many amusing anecdotes, that is has to be read to enjoy them all. And I finally managed it!<br />
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At the time of the writing of this first novel, Dickens was working as a roving journalist and a reporter of Parlimentary news. After his successful <i>Sketches by Boz</i>, Dickens was called in to write copy for certain illustrated sporting plates created by illustrator Robert Seymour. Dickens soon began to write the instalments before the plates were produced, therefore changing the illustrative focus of the project to storytelling and he never looked back. We all know of his illustrious writing career following <i>The Pickwick Papers</i> and I still have to read quite a few Dickens' novels yet, as I've only completed <i>The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit</i>, <i>A Tale of Two Cities</i>, <i>Dombey and Son</i>, <i>A Christmas Carol</i>, <i><a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2014/01/david-copperfield-by-charles-dickens.html">David Copperfield</a></i>, and, a long time ago, <i>The Mystery of Edwin Drood</i>. So many great novels of his still to go. Perhaps a project for 2018 ......???<br />
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<br />Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-66655834360001803922017-12-09T21:25:00.002-08:002017-12-09T21:25:23.182-08:00December ~ It's Gotta Get BetterActually life isn't too bad at the moment, although I'm still having a challenge getting traction on most things in my life. One thing comes together and another goes sideways and I'm having a hard time keeping up ...... as you can tell, as my post for December is rather late. Not to mention most of my photos have food as a theme, so right away you can tell where the majority of my time has been spent.<br />
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Thankfully, I'm healing up well from my biking accident. My cast is off and although my thumb has very little strength in it, I do feel it improving. Otherwise, my sprained wrist is feeling nearly back to normal in the last few days, my terribly bruised elbow almost has no pain, and although my head still hurts a little where I hit it, it's improving as well. Another month and hopefully I'll be 100%.<br />
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And with my return to health, I've started to do some yoga at home again, and have begun nightly walks to get some much needed exercise. The weather here has been atrocious though ..... we apparently had the wettest November since 1954; not a pleasing statistic. I saw blue sky in a photo today and got so excited, but also realized what a foreign sight it was. Very sad, my reaction, wasn't it?<br />
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On a sad note, my grandmother is not doing very well and we will honestly be surprised if she makes it until Christmas. She's 96 which perhaps you think it wouldn't be such a shock, but nevertheless it is. She has been completely healthy and vibrant up until just 2 months ago. She's the type of grandmother who went on trips to New York shopping and went white water rafting when she was 84. She was on no medication until last month when her heart began to give her trouble. And while death is part of life, there is a feeling of loss when someone who has been with you for so long, suddenly isn't anymore. <br />
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As you have probably noticed, my book blogging is still lagging behind. I did manage the one post of Adler's How Different Are Humans?, but I just couldn't manage more than that. Again, I've been spending an inordinate amount of time on <a href="https://www.journeytothegarden.com/"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Journey to the Garden</span></b></a>, our food blog. I do finally feel like I'm getting on top of the learning curve in that aspect, so I hope to have more time to read and blog as I get more proficient with my time management there. I hired a photographer come to my home and do a food shoot with me and then give me some tips on using Lightroom. It was such fun! I learned that I do have a natural instinct for taking photos (I would have never guessed), but I need to work on my composition and lighting. Our blog traffic is really humming along with a 83% increase over the month before. It's rather exciting to watch.<br />
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I'm trying to concentrate on reading <i>Crime and Punishment </i>and am about ⅓ of the way through. I'm finding it much easier than <i>The Brothers Karamazov</i> but still psychologically very interesting. I also ordered the book <i>The Art of Loving</i> on a recommendation from my aunt, and am quite intrigued by it so I will probably start that as well. Otherwise, it will be a "see how much time I have, see what I feel like picking up" reading month. I do feel like I'm getting some more time to devote to it though --- I don't want to get too excited yet, but it would be nice to get a reading/blogging balance back into life again.<br />
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I hope you've all had a wonderful start to the month and that December turns out to be cheerful, relaxing and merry!<br />
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<br />Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-81023259535558468912017-11-26T20:42:00.000-08:002018-04-13T20:07:08.149-07:00The Great Ideas ~ How Different Are Humans?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The discussion continues from <a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2017/09/the-great-ideas-how-to-think-about-man.html"><i><b>How To Think About Man</b></i></a>, with the examination of the two questions, the nature of man and the origin of man. In the last talk/essay, both opposing views were presented: before Darwin man was seen as having a special, distinct nature, but after Darwin he is see only differing in degree from other animals but is otherwise the same.<br />
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Adler wishes to approach this issue logically as it is important to see the issue clearly in order to access both arguments. Luckman says that they have received letters criticizing Adler for taking the side of Darwin and Adler expresses his delight. He implies his view is the exact opposite and is pleased with the error as it proves he is so far presenting the argument without any personal bias. He does not plan to argue either for or against any one side, merely to present the issues logically and fairly.<br />
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Giovane uomo (Il cantore appassionato)<br />
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Adler begins with the definition of man. There have been many definitions, but defining him as a "rational animal" is the most accurate, as it underlies all the other definitions. However it is not the definition but the interpretation of it that is the issue as it implies humans alone are rational. <br />
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Adler moves to the distinction between "kind" and "degree" which is important to understand to move ahead in the examination of the issues. He gives an analogy of two lines of different lengths. They have the same traits, only one is longer and one is shorter. They differ in degree. However, a circle and a square do not have common traits --- one has angles and one does not --- their differences are differences in kind.<br />
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Luckman says many scientists believe that the difference between kind and degree, is itself a difference of kind or degree; he gives the example of a many-many-sided polygon which eventually approaches and appears like a circle. Adler does not agree with this statement. No matter how closely the polygon will <i>appear</i> like a circle, it will never <i>be</i> a circle; <span style="color: #b45f06;">"<i>difference in degree is never difference in kind and </i>vice versa</span><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">."</span> </i>When two things differ in degree, there always can be intermediates, such as an intermediate line between the two in his above example, but there is no intermediates between differences in kind. They can have things in common, but there will always be a property or charcteristic that the other completely lacks. The one with the additional property will be hierachically above the other.<br />
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Luckman interjects, saying that it seems that Adler's definition of difference in kind is accepted by evolutionists and he wants to know how Adler thinks they differ. After all, apes are different from horses and therefore so must man be different. He does not see the issue. Adler says there is one, and he intends to make it clear.<br />
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Adler claims Luckman made a misstatement and although the evolutionists do see some forms of life as lower and some higher, they believe they differ only in <i>degree</i>. How does Adler know this? Because evolutionists believe in the continuity of nature. There would be <i><span style="color: #990000;">"no underlying continuity in nature .... unless intermediate varieties were possible as between different species in the scale of thing or the greater things"</span></i>. These intermediate varieties must be possible, even if they are only missing links. Those species which the biologist classifies as kinds are only apparent kinds, yet with the definition of man, they are real kinds.<br />
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The present biological understanding is that species are only apparent kinds, separated by the possibility of intermediate varieties and therefore can be a difference in degrees.<br />
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One more fact, modern science has hypothesized that if all possible forms of life or every species ever know existed on earth at the same time, there would be no species, just individual differences in degree. The philosophical conception is species are real kinds with no intermediate varieties; modern biology sees the kinds with a possibility of intermediate varieties. <br />
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We get back to the question of how man differs from other animals: if in kind there is no intermediate varieties possible, but if in degree there are possibilities of intermediate varieties. <br />
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Adler emphasizes that so far he has only presented the facts without prejudice to one side or the other. Next time, he is going to present the evidence and arguments from the evolutionist's point of view, that man only differs in degree which sets the stage for natural evolution. He will then produce arguments and evidence for the opposing side, that man differs essentially in kind which would make a natural evolutionary process impossible. <br />
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Phew! This talk became hard to follow about halfway through but I do believe I get Adler's point. His next essay/talk is <i>The Darwinian Theory of Man's Origin</i>.<br />
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<br />Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-42243201039657831232017-11-01T08:59:00.000-07:002017-11-01T08:59:53.418-07:00November ~ Ooops!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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How October went from an eventful month to a very uneventful month is a painful story to tell in more ways than one. Again, for the first part of the month, I was concentrating on getting my partner and my food blog, <a href="https://www.journeytothegarden.com/"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Journey to the Garden</b></span></a>, going and the learning curve was an extreme headache in itself. From building the website, to adding plug-ins, to hack attempts, to learning to navigate the unique venue of social media, it was rather exhausting and overwhelming. It was only knowing that I was going to the island on the 14th, where I could relax and read, read, read, that keep me plugging away. A positive attitude always helps, but then I had my visa number stolen and so my card had to be cancelled, AND my computer hard drive started to die just before I left so it was a rush to get it replaced. Thankfully I didn't lose any information and I headed out grateful to get these two problems sorted; I had forgotten the saying that trouble often comes in threes ......<br />
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Fortunately, the first day there I decided to photograph my <a href="https://www.journeytothegarden.com/apple-harvest-extravaganza/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Apple Harvest post for the food blog</span></a> and all the photos were taken. Why fortunately? Because on the second day, I decided to take my dog, Finn, for a bike ride, not wearing a helmet which I couldn't find when I left, and somehow I managed to crash going very fast. I still don't remember what happened exactly; I have a slight recollection of picking myself up and looking for Finn and then my memory starts at the front door of the house next door. I knew I had a bump on my head, but they took one look at me and made me come in and sit down. The long and the short of it is that I was water-ambulanced off to Vancouver Island, ended up with a bad concussion, a badly broken thumb and various deep scrapes and bruises. For the first week, I looked like a prize-fighter and wasn't easily able to move without pain. Because I broke through my metacarpal and it shifted slightly, they were at first talking surgery but apparently even with the shift it's not as bad as they thought; they've casted it, however they're watching it in case it shifts more. Otherwise I'm healing up but the consequences are that I can't watch T.V., be on the computer (uh ... yikes!) or read. How long is really up in the air. I often feel fine in the morning but it doesn't take long for me to overdo it and I know I need to rest more. I HATE resting, so you can imagine how difficult it is. So this explains my long book-blogging silence.<br />
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As I ease back in, I'm going to try to perhaps read some short stories and essays (which actually turn out to be pretty popular posts), so I hope to be back before not too long. The food blog, however, is getting some attention and I have new posts up for <span style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="https://www.journeytothegarden.com/pumpkin-kidney-bean-curry/"><b>Pumpkin Kidney Bean Curry</b></a>, </span>a <a href="https://www.journeytothegarden.com/cheese-101-ptit-sainte-maure/"><b>Cheese 101 highlight post on P'tit Sainte Maure</b></a>, and in another few days a <b>Pomegranate Quinoa Festive Salad</b> will posted, so check them out if you're looking for some easy recipes, food history, and fun photos. Otherwise I hope to meet you back here VERY SOON!<br />
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<br />Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-58867837425667740012017-10-01T14:32:00.001-07:002017-10-01T14:32:42.699-07:00October ~ Pulled in All Directions<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dreamer at the Fountain (c.1860-70)<br />Camille Corot<br />source <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/camille-corot/dreamer-at-the-fountain">Wikiart</a></td></tr>
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Well, perhaps the title of the post seems more dire than it actually is. September saw many changes in my routine and to be honest, it's been difficult to get a handle on everything and find a smooth working routine that functions well. I'll get there ...... it will just take some time, some thought and a little organization on my part.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.journeytothegarden.com/celebration-cake-with-mascarpone-icing/">Celebration Cake</a> @ journeytothegarden.com<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">© Cleo @ Classical Carousel</span></td></tr>
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First of all, with the start of our new food blog, <a href="https://www.journeytothegarden.com/"><b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Journey to the Garden</span></b></a>, there has been a change of focus. I <i>feel</i> that much of my time has been taken up with it, but if I'm honest, I usually cook and I enjoy it, I had already been working on the blog previously to be able to get it to a point to launch it, so realistically I'm not adding much more time to keep it running. So perhaps time isn't the issue but organization. Taking photos, especially in my part of the world where it tends to rain alot, can be challenging. At this time of the year, I have to take them earlier in the day and on days when it's sunny or at least hopefully bright. So much mental energy has been devoted to figuring this all out, it makes it FEEL like lots of extra practical work when it actually isn't. Otherwise, I've been making my way through a copious number of videos on how to make a food blog successful which, while so informative, is very time-consuming. And then the "blog-inadequacy" slips in. When I started this book blog I remember feeling a little trepidation, but I had started the blog for myself -- for my own enjoyment -- so I wasn't worried about prompting it. With the food blog, I have a partner who is expecting certain things of me (although he's very easy to get along with and we think very much alike, so don't get me wrong, he's great!), and the purpose is different .... for enjoyment, yes, but the focus in on growth. However, I need to keep reminding myself of this book blog where, when I first started, I could have no viewers at all during a day, to now where someone is looking at it at any moment of the day and I'm approaching a quarter of a million viewers overall. Growth takes time and I have to keep reminding myself of that. So once I have more knowledge and figure out some of the challenges, I'm sure it will run more smoothly but so far I feel rather overworked and scattered.<br />
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I am absolutely thrilled with my Greek class and am challenged and excited about it but it's so much work. Without daily review, it's hard to keep up, so again I'm starting to feel like I'm running to catch up.<br />
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I did have a number of little side trips that took up time, as I travelled through B.C. and Alberta to Saskatchewan and back again, then I travelled to Calgary, Alberta and had a couple of trips to the island. <br />
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And lately I'm having a block with reading that I rarely have. I WANT to read and I'm interested in the books I'm making my way through but when I sit down to do it, I end up doing something else much less rewarding, like watching DVDs (which I normally only do occasionally) or cleaning or daydreaming. Not good, but perhaps a sign of an overloaded brain.<br />
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And thus, my reading for the month has been rather pitiful. I've been slowing dragging through Augustine's, <i>City of God</i> (trying to like it), reading a few sentences of Plato's <i>Republic</i> (loving it; why don't I read it more often?), occasionally picking up <i>The Iliad </i>(this is one of my favourite books of all-time; why don't I pick it up more?), thinking about <i>The Last Chronicle of Barset</i>, and re-reading (ah! Finally!) <i>The Man Who Was Thursday</i> because a group on Goodreads is reading it and I thought it might get me motivated. One thing I believe is lacking lately in the Bookworld is read-alongs. Either I'm not seeing them, or there are less of them than there used to be. They focused you on detail, you had a responsibility to read (at least I approached them that way) and they seemed to give momentum for other reads. I wonder if some of the fall-off is due to the inactivity of The Classics Club, which I found used to give inspiration to readers but now seems to be limping along. I'm not sure ..... what do the rest of you think?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mystery Squash<br />I did not plant this!<br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">© Cleo @ Classical Carousel</span></td></tr>
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As for October, what are my goals? My hopes? My dreams? To keep plugging away on the food blog videos; they're interesting so at least I don't have to force myself to watch them. To keep searching for a job that fits in with my life instead of picking the first thing that comes up. To keep up with this blog and lastly, which I should have put first, READ!<br />
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I was happy with my most recent post, <a href="https://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2017/09/the-great-ideas-opinion-and-majority.html"><b><span style="color: #073763;">The Great Ideas ~ Opinion and Majority Rule</span></b>,</a> as it spurred wonderful conversation, so I hope to compile more posts like this one. Plato has been too neglected, so I must push on with <i>The Republic</i>. I've decided I'm going to read Italo Calvino's <i>If On A Winter's Night A Traveller</i> and get through it this time, no matter how weird it is. And I desperately need to finish at least a couple of the books I'm reading, perhaps <i>Dead Souls</i> or <i>The Last Chronicle of Barset</i>. Do I sound really uncertain and unfocused? That's because I am. So hopefully October will bring a renewed sense of focus along with a reading extravaganza! Happy October everyone!<br />
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<br />Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-80529468678970359882017-09-27T15:26:00.000-07:002017-09-27T15:28:58.772-07:00The Great Ideas ~ How To Think About Man<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As I start my sixth lecture/essay of Adler’s, we are moving from
the examination of knowledge and opinion to the nature of Man. Adler is appearing to take one idea and
have five lectures that focus on it, and so far I’m really impressed by the way
he logically and reasonably develops his arguments.<br />
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In dealing with the <i>Great Idea of Man</i>, Adler states that the
problem can be posed in two questions:</div>
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<li>With regard to man’s nature, is man different or different
in some degree from animals?</li>
<li>With regard to man’s origin in that, is he a created or an evolved being?</li>
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Adler says that if he presented a thesis to you that <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“there
is a discontinuity between man and the rest of nature,”</span></i> you would disagree or
feel very uncomfortable with his claim.
Why? Because of the instilled
beliefs prevalent in the 20<sup>th</sup> century.</div>
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Luckman, his co-host, here interjects, challenging
Adler. Is Adler only allowing for
the Darwinian view of man, because there are certainly a number Christians who
hold a very different view from that of Darwin.</div>
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Adler agrees that there is a lively division between science
and religion with regard to the views of man’s nature and origin, but he wishes
to speak outside of the religious scope and simply wants to address that the
traditional view of man has had very little defense. Apart from faith, there has been very few who have
stood against Darwin’s theory <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“on the grounds of reason or in terms of the
facts and the interpretation of the facts.”</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Three Ages of Man (1500-1501)<br />
Giorgione<br />
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Before and After Darwin</h3>
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Adler means that in the 20<sup>th</sup> century, the main secular worldview would reject his thesis that there is discontinuity between
man and the rest of nature.
Looking back historically, there is a traditional view of man before
Darwin and a completely different view after Darwin. He will explain the history.</div>
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The predominant traditional view of man began with the Greeks and
continued into the 19<sup>th</sup> century. They believed man was the only rational animal and therefore
distinct from the other animals.
While many great thinkers such as Plato and Aristotle, the Roman Stoics
and the Roman Epicureans disagreed on many things, they all held that man had a
<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“special character”</span></i> and was the <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“only thing on earth descended from the
gods.” </span></i> This is also true of the
Middle Ages, as well as Mohammadan and Jewish culture and beliefs; although
they disagreed on much, they agreed on this point, as <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“theologians, but
as philosophers as well, in terms of reason.” </span></i> One can say the same of Decartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke,
Kant and Hegel. He supplies some
quotes but claims Hamlet says it best:</div>
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<i><span style="color: #274e13;">“What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason!
How infinite in faculty! In form, in moving, how express and admirable!
In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the
world, the paragon of animals.”</span></i></blockquote>
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Or Milton, who is less poetic but perhaps more clear:</div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">“A creature whom not prone and brute as other creatures, but
embued with sanctity of reason might erect his stature and upright with front
serene govern the rest, self-knowing and from thence magnanimous to correspond
with heaven.”</span></i></blockquote>
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The opposite point of view did not become popular until the end of the nineteenth century, although as early as the sixteenth century people such as Machiavelli and Montaigne introduced the idea that man was no better than beasts. It is the biology, psychology and science of modern times that have entirely altered society's perception of man. Sigmund Freud points to three men who have fatally injured man's traditional view: Copernicus who displaced man from the centre of the universe; Darwin with his research stole man's special privilege of a created being; and himself, who said, <i><span style="color: #b45f06;">"Humanity has in the course of time had to endure from the hands of science two great outrages upon its naïve self-love ..... But man's craving for grandiosity is now suffering the third and most bitter blow from present-day psychological research, which is endeavoring to prove to the ego of each one of us that he is not even master in his own house, but that he must remain content with the various scraps of information about what is going on unconsciously."</span></i><br />
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Luckman interjects asking if Adler is going to deal with Copernicus and Freud instead of Darwin, but Adler confirms that his focus will be on Darwin for he feels he has made the only serious attack on the traditional view of man.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Study for 'Man and Nature' (1987)<br />
Stephen Conroy<br />
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How Are Human's Different From Other Animals?</h3>
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Copernicus does not essentially attack the view that <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">"man differs in kind essentially and radically from other animals,"</span></i> and Freud does so only from the perspective that he is a follower of Darwin, so Darwin is the true obstacle.<br />
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Bear with me here because he gives a quote of Darwin's:<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><i>"The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, is certainly one of degree </i>(Adler directs us to notice the word 'degree,' and not of 'kind'.) <i>....... We have seen that the senses and the intuitions, the various emotions and faculties such as love, memory, attention, curiosity, imitation, reason, of which man boasts, may be found in incipient or even sometimes in a well-developed condition in the lower animals. They are also capable of inherited improvements ...... If it could be proved that certain high mental powers, such as the formation of general conceptions, were absolutely peculiar to man ...... "</i></span> which Darwin doubts, and claims that man merely has a higher language than other animals.<br />
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Now Adler say that, apart from the question of God's existence, this question about the nature and origins of man is the most serious question that can be considered as it involves all of religion and science and philosophy.<br />
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He reminds us that by arguing his points, he is going to make no appeal to faith whatsoever and approach them merely on the terms of science, philosophy and in interpretation of the facts. The facts that will be dealt with have crucial consequences for religion, morals and politics, that are even more serious than the division of culture between the West and the East and the way each views man and animal. He gives examples of the customs of India with regard to monkeys and cattle, then goes on to present a description of a novel by Vercors, <i>You Shall Know Them</i>, where the line between man and animal is blurred and by this uncertain distinction, so is the moral code against killing a human being. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Origin of Species IV (1959)<br />
Coqué Martinez<br />
source <a href="https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-origin-of-species-iv-192821/view_as/grid/search/keyword:origin/page/3">ArtUK</a></td></tr>
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<h3>
Man's Nature and Origin Are Inseparable</h3>
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Luckman asks is there not two questions: the origin of man, which Adler is discussing, and the nature of man? Are they inseparable, and Adler states they are indeed, although be believes the question of man's nature is more important than the question of man's origin.<br />
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The contemporary view starts with <i style="color: #0b5394;">"an hypothesis about man's nature, about man's origin, his evolutionary origin," </i>which moves to<i style="color: #0b5394;"> "a conclusion about man's nature."</i> The traditional view begins with a conclusion about man's nature which moves to <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">"some hypothesis about his origin."</span></i> Adler believes it's best to start with man's nature and then move to his origin. Why? Because we have more observable facts about man's nature yet more conjectural facts about man's origin. To start in the reverse order would be <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">"beg(ging) the whole question, scientifically speaking."</span></i> Where one begins is of paramount importance. <br />
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In the next lecture/essay he wants to devote a good amount of time to the logic of the issue. We need to be distinct when we are referring to "degree" and "kind". Then he will present Darwin's point of view, followed by the opposite point of view. Finally he will emphasize the significance of this issue and reveal why everyone must take sides. And even though he has taken a side (which I won't reveal yet) he is going to attempt to argue the question as fairly and equitably as he is able and he welcomes any objections, happy to include other viewpoints in the argument as well as his own.<br />
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Adler's next essay is entitled, <i>How Different Are Humans?</i>, where he continues his discussion on the nature and origin of man.<br />
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Opinion and Majority Rule</h2>
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Adler states that he is going to discuss the problem of majority rule, how the opinions of the majority clash with that of the minority and the controversy about basic social issues. Before he proceeds, he reminds the reader about the issues already considered: that central to opinions we have the freedom with regard to how we act; we also have a right to disagree reasonably about policies, actions, etc., however to live in a peaceful society it is imperative to have means to resolve disagreement, to allow that society to work toward a common goal.<br />
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Luckman queries of Adler, why political differences cannot be solved in the same way as disputes in science or philosophy? Adler says it entirely depends on whether one sees science and philosophy as knowledge or opinion; as far as science and philosophy are seen as knowledge, problems can be solved by investigating facts, but because political controversy is seen as opinion, it must be solved in a different manner. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Attributes of Science (1731)<br />Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin<br />source <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/jean-baptiste-simeon-chardin/the-attributes-of-the-sciences-1731">Wikiart</a></td></tr>
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Offering a fabricated and implausible example of a Supreme court judge claiming that he can scientifically prove his independent decision, Adler shows that if this were possible, we would not have contradictory opinions, nor the need to vote to determine how the majority stood on issues. It would be equally ridiculous for a mathematician to determine the answer to a problem by taking a vote. However since politics (and judicial matters) are a matter of opinion, voting is the only reasonable way to proceed. Luckman wants to know if there is no other way to settle political differences.<br />
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There are two possible ways:<br />
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<li><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Force:</span></b> However force only silences differences of opinion, it does not resolve or eradicate them. It is not a way for reasonable men to behave, as opinions should be heard and settled by debate.</li>
<li><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Autocracy:</span></b> a majority of society agreeing to give one man the authority to make all the decisions for the society to accept and act on. Adler does not think this way is as reasonable as letting the majority directly make the decisions, which is more conducive to human freedom.</li>
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In political freedom there are two integral factors: 1) that the citizens are <i><span style="color: #274e13;">"governed for their own good for the common welfare of the State,"</span></i> making men free when they are governed for the good of all and not for private interests; 2) men have a voice in the government who makes the decisions. Citizens of even the wisest monarchy or a judicious despot are never completely free and therefore majority rule, where each citizen has a voice in the decisions, imparts the fullest form of political liberty, which should be a right for all.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wisdom (1560)<br />Ticiano Vecellio<br />source <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/titian/wisdom-1560">Wikiart</a></td></tr>
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Luckman counters with examples from Plato and Hegel who thought it was better for men to be ruled by a wise ruler for their own good, as the majority were often misguided and did not make decisions in the best interests of all society. Adler agrees that some of the greatest political theorists have disagreed with majority rule and since it is a matter of opinion, he can only defend his case by producing opinions from some of the most respected minds in history:<br />
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">"Ordinary men usually manage public affairs better than their more gifted fellows for on public matters no one can hear and decide so well as the many."</span></i> ~ Thucydides</blockquote>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75;">"The many of whom each individual is but an ordinary person when they meet together are likely to reach a better decision than the few best men. For each individual among them has a share of virtue and prudence. And when they meet together they become in a manner one man who has many feet and hands and senses and minds. Hence the many are better judges than a single man; for some understand one part, and some another, and together they understand the whole."</span></i> ~ Aristotle</blockquote>
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<i><span style="color: #38761d;">"The people of any country, if like Americans they are intelligent and well-informed, seldom adopt and steadily persevere for many years in an erroneous opinion, respecting their interests." </span></i>~ John Jay</blockquote>
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<i><span style="color: #990000;">"The people commonly and usually intend the public good. They sometimes do make errors, but the wonder is that they seldom do."</span></i> ~ Alexander Hamilton</blockquote>
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Luckman mentions John Stuart Mill who greatly feared the majority but Adler bring in two quotes of his that appear to prove he accepted the principle of it. Because Luckman brings up Mill's idea of protecting the minority, Adler then begins to speak about the majority's responsibility for the opinions of dissenting minorities, implying that we have a problem in how we approach this responsibility in modern times.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Endless Debate<br />Norman Rockwell<br />source <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/norman-rockwell/endless-debate">Wikiart</a></td></tr>
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First, there are three ingredients for making the majority responsible to the minority:<br />
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<li>We should never fear controversy but embrace it. We have a moral obligation to seek out controversy, engage in it, and see it as good.</li>
<li>We should safeguard public debates on public issues and ensure that they never become farcical. When one uses propoganda and dishonest pressure and does not employ rational discussion, it is as bad as using guns and bombs. He says this about the Lincoln-Douglas debates on the hot issue of slavery: <i><span style="color: #274e13;">"neither side in those debates was intimidated by sinister pressures or counteracted by insidious propaganda."</span></i></li>
<li>Public debate on public issues should be maintained as long as possible until all sides have been heard and all issues presented. Even when a decision is made there should still be avenues for discussion for those who do not agree with it. </li>
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Only when these three elements are employed does majority rule have its fullest positive effect on decision-making. Adler adds a quote from Mill which he believes should be engraved on the heart of every American:<br />
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<i><span style="color: #990000;">"First, if any opinion is compelled to silence, that opinion may for ought we can certainly know, be true. To deny this is to assume our own infallibility. Second, though the silenced opinion be in error, it may and very commonly does contain a portion of the truth. And since the general or prevailing truth on any subject is rarely or never the whole truth, it is only be the collision of adverse opinion that the remainder of the truth has any chance of being supplied. And third, even if the received opinion be not only truth, but whole truth, unless it is suffered to be and actually is vigorously and earnestly contested, it will by most of those who receive it be held in a manner of prejudice with little comprehension or feeling of its rational ground."</span></i></blockquote>
Finally Adler brings up a collision of opinion that he grieves will never be resolved: the difference of opinion between generations. In this "irresolvable dispute", the older generation because of their life experience and maturity should be wiser than their children but the problem is that the children have not had that experience to be able to find common ground with their parents' generation, and often irreversible mistakes are made. His final words are compelling: <i><span style="color: #274e13;">"I regard this as one of the saddest facts about the human race. If we could only do something about this, if we could only find a way of having children profit somehow by the experience of their parents, of accepting somehow the wisdom that is in their parents' opinions as a result of that experience, I think we could change the course of human history overnight. Progress could be made to move with much greater speed than it ever has in the whole course of human history."</span></i><br />
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The next essay is titled <i>How to Think About Man</i>.<br />
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<b>⇐ <a href="http://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/2017/04/the-great-ideas-opinion-and-human.html">Opinion and Human Freedom </a> </b> <b>How To ThinkAbout Man ⇒</b><br />
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<br />Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-41737386235477964162017-09-10T10:06:00.001-07:002017-09-10T10:06:59.788-07:00Ten Goals for Autumn!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autumn (1870-90)<br />Emile Eisman Semenowsky<br />source <a href="https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/autumn-205994/view_as/grid/search/keyword:autumn/page/1#image-use">ArtUK</a></td></tr>
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Since I normally post bookish-type posts, I thought I'd change it up today. Inspired by <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/ourwork/b/natureshomemagazine/archive/2017/08/29/10-steps-to-a-september-to-remember.aspx/?utm_source=september&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=notesonnature#.WamRKd9D2P4.twitter">one of O's posts on Twitter</a>, I've decided to post some goals with regard to autumn. So often we get distracted by the big picture and forget to appreciate the little things in life. Therefore, I've picked ten goals that focus on the wee, meaningful aspects of life that really are much more worthwhile than a day at a shopping mall, or painting the porch steps, or doing your taxes, or surfing the web. <br />
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1. <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Draw a picture of something in nature, such a leaf or tree or insect. </span></b> My drawing skills are not superb so you'll just have to put up with me for this one.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch of Countryside (c. 1890)<br />Nicholas Roerich<br />source <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/nicholas-roerich/sketch-of-countryside">Wikiart</a></td></tr>
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2. <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Walk barefoot in the ocean. </b> </span>Perhaps I'm a tiny bit crazy but I will have a chance to do this a couple of times before autumn is over.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Charmer (1911)<br />
John William Waterhouse<br />
source <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-william-waterhouse/the-charmer-1911-2">Wikiart</a></td></tr>
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3. <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Do something kind for someone else.</b></span> I like to think I'm a kind person but I'm not always sure it comes naturally. We all need practice, right?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charity of St. Elizabeth of Hungary<br />
Frederic Leighton<br />
source <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/frederic-leighton/charity-of-st-elizabeth-of-hungary">Wikiart</a></td></tr>
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4. <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Put my feet up. </b></span> I'm sure NONE of you have even <i>guessed</i> that I'm quite a busy person and don't often slow down. Well, I admit it. Leisure is a lost yet necessary pastime for our mental well-being. Really, I need to practice this more than once. Will someone join me?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Solitude (1890)<br />
Frederic Leighton<br />
source <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/frederic-leighton/solitude">Wikiart</a></td></tr>
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5. <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Cloud gaze.</span></b> The last time I did this was with friends, laying in the middle of a frozen pond late at night. It was so peaceful with the moon shining down ..... as if you were the only ones left in the world. The feeling we experienced was indescribable. Definitely a time to remember.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ophelia (1889)<br />
John William Waterhouse<br />
source <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-william-waterhouse/ophelia-1889">Wikiart</a></td></tr>
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6. <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Make a new meal.</span></b> This shouldn't be difficult. A friend and I have started a new food blog called <a href="http://www.journeytothegarden.com/"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Journey to the Garden</span></b></a>, so I'm going to be spending lots of time in the kitchen. I really love cooking yet I hope to hit on at least one meal during this time that's spectacular. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prayer Before Meal (1660)<br />Jan Steen<br />source <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/jan-steen/prayer-before-meal-1660">Wikiart</a></td></tr>
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7. <b><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Be computer-less for one day.</span></b> I'm not sure this is possible, but I'm going to try. Honestly, there's very little I do on the computer other than blogging and taking a few courses, but I am on it every day. I would LOVE to have a day per week where I don't use it. Now THAT'S dreaming .....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a Freedom (1903)<br />Ilya Repin<br />source <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/ilya-repin/what-a-freedom-1903">Wikiart</a></td></tr>
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8. <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Read a poem slowly and REALLY think about it.</span></b> Poetry is a new interest of mine, but being new at reading it, I'm not very good at drawing meaning out of it. Often good poetry can have dual meanings and symbolism, and imagery and a number of other different things. I need to read it more slowly instead of rushing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Young Man Reading by Candle Light<br />
Matthais Stom<br />
source <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/matthias-stom/young-man-reading-by-candle-light">Wikiart</a></td></tr>
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9. <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Pet or see an animal that's not domesticated.</b></span> Well, I could cheat and visit my neighbour's wolves but I'm not going to. However, they would probably fall under the "domesticated" umbrella and not count. We'll see if this one comes to fruition.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dante and Virgil Meet the Wild Animals in the Forest (1800)<br />Joseph Anton Koch<br />source <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/joseph-anton-koch/dante-and-vergil-meet-the-wild-animals-in-the-forest-1800">Wikiart</a></td></tr>
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10. <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Intentionally say something nice to someone at least 5 days out of 7 during one week.</b></span> No, this is not the same as goal #3. Saying is much easier than doing ...... which is why I've challenged myself to do it 5 times during the week. We take each other too much for granted and don't often say the appreciated or kind things that we should. Time to change that.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charity (1878)<br />William-Adolphe Bourguereau<br />source <a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/william-adolphe-bouguereau/charity-2">Wikiart</a></td></tr>
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As I've been listing these goals, two themes have stood out for me: KINDNESS and REST/LEISURE ..... well, perhaps three ...... NATURE is in there as well. So just by brainstorming some goals, I've learnt something about myself: I need to practice more kindness, take more time to relax and spend more time in nature. Rather than being "Cleo-specific goals", these are things we all probably need to do, so whoever wants to take a few goals from my list and see if you can accomplish them, please do! And please let me know how they turned out!<br />
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<br />Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-14827775356850931272017-09-07T08:44:00.000-07:002017-09-07T08:49:51.149-07:00Tears, Idle Tears by Alfred Lord Tennyson<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alfred Lord Tennyson</td></tr>
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Well, I have proven very predictable. Following my usual pattern for the <a href="https://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/p/2017-challenges.html">Deal Me In Challenge</a> of getting off to a great and very consistent start, I then quickly fell behind schedule. Do I care? Yes! I'm usually a very consistent person --- a loyal friend, a hard worker, a steady blogger (yes, this is important too!) ---- so it really bothers me when I don't stick to a challenge. However, I have some very consistent blogger friends whom I won't mention, whose dedication to challenges continually convicts me (oh okay, I <b><i>will</i></b> mention them ---- <a href="http://onbookes.blogspot.ca/">O, I'm referring to you</a>!), so with their gentle reminders, I've decided to pick up where I left off and hopefully get some momentum to finish this challenge well.<br />
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Finally, oh finally! I drew a poem, my first poem of the challenge so far in 11 choices. What are the odds of that? Perhaps I should buy a lottery ticket!<br />
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Written in 1847 as a song from one of his longer poems <i>The Princess</i>, <i>Tears, Idle Tears</i>, a lyric poem, was composed in blank verse and is said to be one of the few poems where Tennyson conveys his personal sentiments in his works. Tennyson claims he wrote it after a visit to Tintern Abbey, which was abandoned in 1536 and for him held <i><span style="color: #741b47;">"the passion of the past, abiding in the transient."</span></i> He said, it was <i><span style="color: #741b47;">"full for me of its bygone memories ......"</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tintern Abbey<br />
courtesy of Saffron Blaze <br />
<a href="http://www.mackenzie.co/">Source</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;"> Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Tears from the depth of
some divine despair <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Rise in the heart, and
gather to the eyes, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">In looking on the happy
Autumn-fields, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">And thinking of the
days that are no more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;"> Fresh
as the first beam glittering on a sail, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">That brings our friends
up from the underworld, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Sad as the last which
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">That sinks with all we
love below the verge; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">So sad, so fresh, the
days that are no more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;"> Ah,
sad and strange as in dark summer dawns <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">The earliest pipe of
half-awaken'd birds <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">To dying ears, when
unto dying eyes <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">The casement slowly
grows a glimmering square; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">So sad, so strange, the
days that are no more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dear as remember'd kisses after death, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">And sweet as those by
hopeless fancy feign'd <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">On lips that are for
others; deep as love, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">Deep as first love, and
wild with all regret; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ayuthaya"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt;">O Death in Life, the
days that are no more!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Wow! I remember really liking this poem when I was younger but now it seems all melancholy and sad and depressing. But really, should have I expected more from Tennyson based on my familiarity with one of this other poems (and one of my absolute favourites!), <i>The Lady of Shallot</i>? ---- lots of crying out and isolation and cracking and curses ...... no, why am I at all surprised?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tinturn Abbey (inside)<br />
source <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintern_Abbey#/media/File:Tintern_Abbey-inside-2004.jpg">Wikipedia</a></td></tr>
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So, now for my rather amateur analysis ....... the first aspect of the poem that stood out for me was his initial confusion. He doesn't recognize the tears or connect them with anything at first. They come from deep within him. Does that highlight man's propensity to live a rather shallow life? --- to live in the moment without ever doing any deeper self-examination? And does it also highlight how capricious time is; that it slips away without us even noticing?<br />
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The autumn setting gives the poem a melancholy feel as summer has passed, and the passing of summer means less sunshine and happy times, and the death of leaves and greenery as the scenery turns from bright colours and greens to a burnished and faded scene.<br />
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Regret is an obvious theme and Tennyson takes us to the underworld, which I assume is really the memories of the dead whom he loved, yet these memories bring him sadness. He is not focusing on the happiness experienced during those times, but the loss of them.<br />
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These memories now seem very far away to him, so much so that the very experiences he participated in now appear strange to him. The casement is shrinking in his vision, perhaps the approach of death?<br />
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At least, he feels the memories are dear and sweet, but he acknowledges the death of those times, a death that has happened before he himself has died. There is nothing uplifting in his remembrance.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farringford, Tennyson's residence of the Isle of Wright<br />
source <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred,_Lord_Tennyson#/media/File:Farringford_-_Lord_Tennyson%27s_residence_-_c1910_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_17296.jpg">Wikipedia</a></td></tr>
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Good heavens! Yes, lots of tears and despair and sinking and sadness and strangeness and dying. It would be fascinating to travel back in time and find out just what was going on in Tennyson's life and head when he wrote it.<br />
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Next up for my <a href="https://cleoclassical.blogspot.ca/p/2017-challenges.html">Deal Me In Challenge</a> is a children's classic called <i>Teddy's Button</i> by Amy LeFeuvre.<br />
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