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Advent

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History: jesus was actually born
Mystery: jesus can come into us
Majesty: jesus will come again

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John Knowles

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1926-2001

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Archetype 5

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Metamorphosis

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Forbrop

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function of religious belief: reward of punishment
arachne
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citoc

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change is the only constant

can you step in the same river twice?

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Yctabbic

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you can’t tell a book by its cover

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Bituoou

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Belief in the ultimate oneness of the universe

ancients didn’t separate the natural, human, and divine worlds

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witboy

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What is to become of you?
Patty Catalano(fat smoker turned world record marathon runner)
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Metamorphosis

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Going beyond the form

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Archetype

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An image, a descriptive detail, a plot pattern, or a character type that occurs frequently in literature, myth, religion, or folklore, and is therefore believed to evoke profound emotions in the reader because it awakens a primordial image in his unconscious memory, and thus calls into play illogical but powerfully resonating responses.

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Myth

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Anonymous stories that have their roots in the primitive beliefs of races or nations and present supernatural episodes as a means of interpreting natural events in an effort to make concrete and particular a special perception of man or a cosmic view.

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Functions of Myth

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  1. Myths ease our way into the tremendous mystery of the world, making it easier to understand.
  2. Myths give us a cohesive worldview in which all things fit together.
  3. Myths support a moral order, telling us why some things are wrong and others right.
  4. Myths help the individual to understand his role in the world as a human.
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E.E. Cummings

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1894-1962

Wrote “When God Lets My Body Be”

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Existentialism

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We are free to make any choice we want to. However, we are also obligate to take responsibility for the consequences of that choice.

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Babies are…

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polymorphous perverts

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Existence Precedes Essence

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we can choose good for us or good for others

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Seasonal Themes

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Spring: regeneration
Summer: love
Fall: disappointment/depression
Winter: mortality

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Archibald MacLeish

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1892-1982

Immortal Autumn

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Robert Frost

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1874-1963
Owned an apple farm
“After Apple Picking”

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Questing Beast

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Head, neck of a snake
body of leopard
haunches of lion
feet of a hart
sounds like barking dogs
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Richard Wilbur

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1921-now
Wrote ‘Years End’
was poet Laureate

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Current Poet Laureate

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Richard Wright

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Ray Bradbury

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1920-2012

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Lawrence All seasons in a day

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Spring: the dive -> the invite
Summer: Cpt. Marve says “I saw you do it.”
Fall: under the table
Winter: he gets ditched

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Between the mutinous brave burning of the leaves

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fall leaves are fire colors, mutiny against death
leaves will eventually kill the grass
we assume we’ll be here next spring

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After Apple Picking: Judgement

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How do others judge us?

How do we judge ourselves?