Would it be wrong to refer to the Book of Mormon as a poorly written historical fantasy fanfic of the Bible?
Mark Twain did a scathing review of the Book of Mormon in his book Roughing It. If I had the book here I'd give you the chapter, because it was really good. Actually Roughing It is about the best thing Twain ever wrote, and you should read it anyway. 8^) The version of the Bible that was most popular in the time when the Book of Mormon was written was translated and published in 1611. The English in it is very archaic, and more modern translations are a lot easier to read. I think people get the idea that folks in biblical times actually spoke like that. The language of the Book of Mormon (as Mark Twain points out) seems to try to emulate the English grammar and vocabulary of the time of King James. He points out that every so often there's a biblical phrase thrown in just for effect. In particular '. . and it came to pass. . .'. He says without this phrase the whole book might have been a pamphlet.
How did books affect your life?
if you never or barely read books in your life would you still be the same vs you reading loads of books? any good advice you want to share? i wish i loved to read, but even the funnest books bore me.
What is the importance of moral values in our life?
All of us have grown up listening stories like ‘The Thirsty Crow’ , ‘The Fox and the Grapes’, that always end up with a strong conclusion. We might have forgotten those stories but their teachings someway or the other have contributed to what we call our moral values. Moral values are the principles that guide us throughout our lives. From childhood to adulthood we keep on learning and transforming ourselves and so do our morals. Moral values are important in life because:If a person has never learned about moral values then how can he/she decide between the good and the bad.Moral values reflect an individual’s character and spirituality.They help in building good relationships in personal as well as professional lives.They can help in eradicating problems like dishonesty, violence, cheating, jealousy from one’s life.Not only this, they can counter bad influences in society like disregarding women, child abuse, violence, crimes, agitations.They can help you deal with tough situations in life. They can be a key to self-motivation.Some of the most important values can be : Honesty, Hard-work, Respect for others, Kindness and Forgiveness. Are they a part of you?
How did world war 2 change america forever?
Was America change World War II changed in many ways went from a rural agricultural society to industrial might overnight America found itself in position the supplier of major war products to all of our allies including the former Soviet Union land lease invigorated the American manufacturing sector of this country in ways that had never seen before women for the first time enter the workforce en masse more Americans moved from small rural towns to major manufacturing centers such as Detroit and other major cities that had military related manufacturing plants. Within my own family my father went to the service late in the war was from Vero Beach Florida my mother from North Adams Massachusetts is working in New York city at the time my father was being discharged from the service at Fort Lee New Jersey my folks met New York and married a similar thing took place with my wife's folks father in law from Missouri and my mother-in-law was from Greenfield Massachusetts they met as well in Fort Lee New Jersey. This shows the great migration of people within this country at the time of World War II before that most folks rarely if ever traveled more than 40 miles from where they were born World War II brought forth a great migration of people in this country and changed forever the matrix of this country and no other time before has a degree change occurred all other than the necessity of winning the largest war in human history. So if I were you I would read Studs Terkel's book The Good War to get a better understanding of what life was like in America at that time.
Can someone help me answer these questions about the scarlet letter?
NOTE: I have most of it done but there are a few that I would like to compare with your answers and there are some that I did not quite understand. Even if you only answer a few of them I would be very appreciative. =]
I'm in class 10. How should I prepare the novel, 'The Story Of My Life' to get at least 8 out of 10 in this section?
One fundamental lesson of life- Life is not about getting maximum marks. Life is about creating a positive impact. I cannot talk about what you did on your life but can give you a few pointers.Be as honest as possible. Do not hide any facts. Do not pass judgements on what others did.Start this way - Pre-school, Jr.Kg, Sr.Kg, STD.1 and so on.Events - Positive impact or negative. What happened and what could have happened. Your role in those events. How you could have handled it better. Lessons learnt. Did you repeat the behaviour in the next class. Did you seek advise. How much of that you could implement?Highlight the positive role I repeat only positive role of your teachers and parents. This is not hiding the facts but letting people know that you look at only the positive aspects.Talk about the naughty things you did and the impact it had on others. Your own takeaway as well.Talk about your friends, the trust you placed on them, how they turned out to be, your lessons learnt on how to choose your friends. Your perceived enemies if any and how you dealt with them.Last but not the least, talk about what your career aspirations are and what stream you are likely to take up and why. Credit all the teachers who inspired you to take the career call.Life has a lot of experience to offer. Be as brief as possible.