Jacob Epstein Essays

  • Summary Of The Film 'Paragraph 175'

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    them being arrested, and their lives before and after the camps. It is an emotional film, filled to the brim with memories both happy and sad. The film is narrated by Rupert Everett and is directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman telling the stories of homosexuals in Nazi Germany. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman are also known for a film called The Celluloid Closet, a film which came out five years earlier, and is about Hollywood’s depictions of homosexuals. In fact, the pair directed several

  • Brothers of the Bible

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    Brothers of the Bible The Old Testament sibling rivalries between Cain and Abel, Esau and Jacob, and Joseph and his brothers were similar in some ways and different in others, but they all hold lessons for us today, for brothers today still face many of the same problems in life that challenged brothers thousands of years ago. Cain and Abel were in a situation much more unique than Esau and Jacob, and Joseph and his brothers faced, for the society they lived in was extremely small, and they

  • Asymmetric Epoxidation Of Dihydronaphthalene With A Synthesized Jacobs

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    Asymmetric Epoxidation of Dihydronaphthalene with a Synthesized Jacobsen's Catalyst Abstract. 1,2 diaminocyclohexane was reacted with L-(+)-tartaric acid to yield (R,R)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane mono-(+)-tartrate salt. The tartrate salt was then reacted with potassium carbonate and 3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylaldehyde to yield (R,R)-N,N'-Bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexanediamine, which was then reacted with Mn(OAc)2*4H2O and LiCl to form Jacobsen's catalyst. The synthesized

  • authors who wrote first five books of the Bible

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    27:5-17 J shows Rebekah as intelligent and sly person. She teaches his beloved son Jacob how to overreach Isaac. One more thing about J’s sense of humor: she plays with names of Isaac’s sons in Gen.25:25,26,30 - the first one is Esau (may mean hairy) and his second name is Edom (red), and the second is Jacob (he deceives). We can see J does not like Esau/Edom and we can make a conclusion that she is scion of Jacob. One more example is in Gen.38 - J describes a story about clever and successive woman

  • Genetic Screening

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    Screening Five year old Jacob Turner is a healthy boy without many cares in this world. His father takes sole care of him because his mother died suddenly. Genetic testing after death, showed a genetic mutation in Jacob's mothers genes that caused her to have an irregular heart. Unfortunately, Jacob has also inherited this mutation, but fortunately, this disorder can be controlled by medications. Now, Jacob's father has another problem. No insurance company will cover young Jacob because of his known

  • Genesis Shows the Deceitfulness of God

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    The book of Genesis is the story of creation according to Hebrew text, God creates the world as a paradise, a lush green world that is good, a world that is right, God himself is presented as being caring and fair. However later on there are many stories within Genesis which question God's morality towards his creations. The supposedly just God is at many times shown to be petty, deceiving, and unequal in his treatments towards his creations. As a result of God's own duplicity the men he created

  • Jacob's Ladder

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    you'll see devils tearing your life away. If you've made your peace then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the earth." The film Jacob's Ladder uses the character of Jacob Singer to demonstrate how the film's creators view death and afterlife. The central character in the film is a man by the name of Jacob Singer (Jake), who is in Vietnam in 1971 fighting for the U.S. against the Vietcong. The film begins with a surprise attack by the Vietcong on the American camp which started a

  • A Biography of Jacob

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    A Biography of Jacob -For purposes of simplicity, I will refer to Jacob and Israel both as Jacob. -For purposes of point of view, nearly all of this paper is from Jacob’s point of view, only bringing in other events necessary for this to make sense that happened without Jacob seeing. Jacob is the father of Israel, for his twelve children each gave life to an entire tribe of Israelites. He wasn’t always pious, sometimes being even blasphemous, but apparently, he always walked with god,

  • The Intimidating Female in Genesis

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    The Intimidating Female in Genesis In the narrative in the book of Genesis, there are two main objectives. The first is a general goal to create a complex world designed for ideal human existence according to divinely legislated principles. The second is God's desire to establish a great nation within this world. According to the narrative, God aims to achieve these goals by constructing frameworks for his goals and then enlisting carious humans to help see them to fruition. However, as

  • The Red Tent: My Reaction

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    the face. By making this small adjustment, Diamant is able to create a connection between Jacob and Leah that the Bible neglects. The Bible says only that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah, which tends to give the impression that Leah was unloved. Diamant says that Jacob was able to look Leah in the eye without any trouble and never made any comment regarding them. This is significant because it shows that Jacob overlooked a flaw in Leah that most others seemed unable to ignore, and the physical attraction

  • Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s Rapunzel

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    The Consequence of Desire in Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s Rapunzel Historical scholars, patriots, and entertainers of an accidental nature: all have been used to describe Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the two German brothers who, in the 19th century, dedicated much of their lives to the collection and publication of folk-tales in an attempt to help define the cultural identity of their country. The entertainment value of this collection was probably not considered at the time of its origination, especially

  • What If Dinah Was Raped Summary

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    In the journal article, What If Dinah Was Raped?, by Lyn Bechtel, she gives her opinion on whether or not Dinah was raped and her explanation why. She claims that it has a lot to do with whether or not the intercourse was for a reason, like continuing family lines. Sexual actions result in power and strength that is shown throughout the family connections. Therefore, the more sex that occurred, the stronger bond there was in their group-orientation. When you first read the words of Genesis 34

  • Eulogy For Jacob Research Paper

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    Eulogy for Jacob My name is Isaac . I’m the father of twin son called Esau and Jacob . My wife’s name is Rebekah . Jacob is the younger son of the twin . I made the name Jacob because he was a cheater , deceiver . He deceived me , took hid brother blessing and ran away . Even the son who I wanted to bless is Esau because he was the older son and he was the one who have a birthright . One day , the day that Esau and Jacob weren’t born , God talked to my wife . He told her that he will ask me to

  • Joseph In The Odyssey

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    thirty-seven to fifty is to link the patriarchs to the story of Moses by explaining how and why Jacob and his sons left Canaan and settled in Egypt (29). Joseph whom was born with a special gift, the ability to interpret dreams, is the oldest son of Rachel and the most favored child of his father Jacob, who is also known as Israel. Joseph who had eleven other brothers was favored because he was the son of the wife Jacob had chosen and really cared for the

  • Comparing The First Seven Years And Genesis 29

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    Feld decides he would approve if Sobel would work two more years. Genesis 29 begins with Jacob traveling to Laban. Jacob falls in love with Laban’s daughter, Rachel. Laban and Jacob compile a deal. If Jacob works for him for seven years, Jacob may marry Rachel. However, Laban deceives Jacob and gives him Leah instead. Laban tells Jacob to work for him for another seven years in order to marry Rachel. Jacob did

  • The Covenant Research Paper

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    promises of following God as well as God keeping his promise of making them into a great nation of descendants with land. The covenant is passed down with the sign of the covenant, circumcision. Isaac then marries Rebekah having two son, Esau and Jacob, to whom Isaac would pass down the covenant

  • Jacob And David Research Paper

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    *Jacob and David leave a Bible study class together. David finds that his personal beliefs and feelings about God are fortified. Meanwhile, Jacob leaves somewhat indifferent and ponders the class’s lesson of Abraham and Isaac.* David: Oh Jacob, that class was so fascinating! I always love hearing old Bible stories that I learned about when I was kid! Jacob: *Remains quiet and passive* David: I especially loved learning about being faithful and the story of Abraham and Isaac. I remember my mother

  • Hurricane Monologue

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    It’s times like these where I realize just how great my life is. Hanging out with my family, watching TV, and laughing. I wouldn’t change my life for anything, I love it. I love spending time with my 7 year old brother Jacob, my father, and my mother. I don’t know what I would do if anything happened to them. I look around at my family with a smile on my face as I sit on the faded brown couch in my living soaking in just how great my life is. Suddenly a loud alarm sounded from the TV jerking

  • Change and Personal Growth in Katherine Paterson's Book, Jacob Have I Loved

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    Who are you? Who am I? Do you know who you are? Are you positive with that answer? Change isn't always a positive experience to undergo. But the experience to undergo change can always affect something or someone's life. In the book, "Jacob Have I Loved," by Katherine Paterson, the main characters Sara Louise Bradshaw, McCall Purnee, sister Caroline Bradshaw and Captain Hiram Wallace face many obstacles in their life on Rass Island while experiencing the growth of fellow friend and family member

  • Obadiah's Oracle Against Edom

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    explained by Obadiah in this sense, ¡§you stood by on the day of your brother¡¦s captivity; and rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction .¡¨ Edom has displeased God by their consistent violence and hatred for their brother Jacob. Now Yahweh¡¦s judgement is passed, and there is no hope of restoration. This seems very contrary to the promise God gave Abraham in Genesis 17:7-9. Would God destroy the entire Edomite people from the face of the earth? The Bible portrays the Edomites