Lillies Of The Field Essays - Films, Lilies Of The Field

Lillies Of The Field Vocabulary From ?The Lilies of the Field? Amiable- to be friendly and noble. ?A sculptor would have interpreted the features in terms of character, but Homer Smith's mother had once said of him that he was two parts amiable and one part plain devil.? Antagonism- to be angry; hostile. ?Homer felt antagonism stir in him, but it was a fine day and he was carrying the day in his spirit.? Pantomime- a routine ?She went through the pantomime of shaking hands with one of the nuns and he told her what she was doing, pointing out the ?you? and the ?her. Segregated- to be set separated from others. If you learn English from me,? he said apologetically, ?you're sure enough going to get yourselves segregated some places. Dilemma- a problem that has multiple solutions but all having a downfall. ?She did not have the authority to except gifts, but she lacked the vocabulary necessary to refuse acceptance or to explain her dilemma.? Debris- Left over wreckage. ?The warmth of the day touched his skin and he was looking toward the debis in the foundation. Alternative- another way or idea. ?He created a refuse pile that would have to be leveled off some day but he had no alternative and it did not worry him.? Ultimately- above all else ?She wants a place ultimately for poor boys from the city; Spanish-speaking boys who get in trouble.? Exultation- rejoice ?Loneliness had long since dropped away from him and he felt exultation.? Elude- escaped ?He wanted to mingle his voice with these others but the words eluded him so long as he regarded them as words; when he thought of them merely as sounds, they made a pattern in his mind.? Reverence- purity. ? When he walked to the station wagon, he was empty of thought but was filled with the throbbing sound, a happy feeling of reverence.? Dismay- to be afraid. ? The expenditure dismayed him but he assured himself that he would pay the money back to his fund out of his pay on Friday.? Voracious- hungry He turned to his right on a rutted road and the nuns were in the field, working on their variegated crop, fighting for their growing stuff against weeds and voracious insects and the parched dryness of the soil.? Reluctant- unwilling. ?He did not know whether he would still have a job with Livingston Construction Company and he was reluctant to leave his own job unguarded.? Intangible- uncontrollable ?Some intangible thing, some joyful spirit, had gone out of his life and he tried to call it back. Chapter 1 A legend is someone that is renown throughout the lands as a figure who has done something extraordinary and has left a mark on the world, for better or for worse. In ?The Lilies of the Field,? Homer Smith was the legend. You can tell in the first chapter that he is destined to become a legend by how he lives. He travels from place to place and never settles down. Surely he would stop somewhere with his station wagon and guitar and find his destiny. Fate brought him to the German nuns and that same fate will lead him to become a legend. Homer Smith seems like he would make a good friend because he is friendly to everyone. Even when he met Mother Maria Marthe who spoke sternly to him in her native tongue he kept a ?cool head? and tried to find the goodness in her and her surroundings (p. 13). You can also tell that he treats everyone he sees the same and never judges by the color of their skin. Chapter 2 The two main characters in ?The Lilies of the Field? are Homer Smith and Mother Maria. Mother Maria and Homer are two people who are completely different. From the time they first meet you can tell they are similar to the ?Odd Couple.? Homer likes to sleep in and eat a hearty breakfast. Mother Maria likes to get up at the crack of dawn and have a light breakfast consisting of a small portion of egg. When Mother Maria shows ?Schmidt? the chapel he feels it is impossible to build it alone but Mother Maria thinks otherwise by saying that even her and the sisters could build it. Because of so many disagreements and Mother Maria's occasional bitterness, it seems unlikely

Atilla The Hun essays

Atilla The Hun essays No one characterizes the uncontrolled ferocity of barbarism as much as Attila the Hun. However, in the Five Readings on Attila from Williams Sterns and Davis, the accounts of him describe qualities of much more than a treacherous tyrant. The author unfolds the distinctiveness of a barbarian deity, and very in depth looks in to the imperial decisions of a barbarian. However, the authors approach to Attila is unbiased. He says that Attila was born to terrify and scourge all the nations and mankind. However, the nations only consist of the Romans and the Visigoths. It shows that he wants to use facts to keep his readers aware of how things actually were. Rumors are what made Attila the legend he is. The authors perspective looks at Attila through the many different eyes. Priscus shows the reader Attila as a governing force. They call an embassy to try and end Attilas fury. The author uses statements such as, in the presence of Attila The level of importance of the barbarian king has been raised just by the way he has the Huns respect Attila. However, in the Battle at Chalons in 451 AD the authors tone is one of setting the tone for Attilas fall. The battle is a colossal disagreement, fighting against towering figures of Late Antiquity, the stern and obsessive Attila and the noble Aetius. Despite Aetius' labors, when Attila crossed the Rhine with the Huns in 451, he endangered a faltering artifact of authority. He had not been able to hold back the surge of attacks that had moved over the West. One of the most mesmerizing features of the story of Attila and the Huns is the background. The Battle of Chalons is every bit as hypnotic as the actual warfare itself. It is ta les of yearn for sex and command, for money and land, and the principal actors are as colorful as any who ever lived. Attila was continuously making conquests whether it is Thrace or the Rhine Rive ...