A mantel, also known as a fireplace mantel or mantelpiece, frames the opening of a fireplace and often covers part of the chimney breast. It was originally developed in the medieval period for functional purposes, toserve as a hood that would prevent smoke from entering the room, diverting it...
What does the tree dream at the beginning of ''Chronicle of a Death Foretold'' signify? What do the broken tree branches represent in ''The Interlopers''? What does the Christmas tree represent in The Bluest Eye? What does the forest symbolize in Young Goodman Brown?
Did you know that the beekeeper uses smoke in the hives to calm down bees? Normally, this does not affect the queen as she hides behind her workers. Symbolically, seeing a bee in a dream can mean you are hiding among the smoke. We all live in fog and smoke. The bee is encouraging ...
and then the southern kingdom and its capital Jerusalem. In the ancient world, there was no separation between astrology and astronomy; the heavenly bodies were believed to both influence and represent the powers on earth. These cosmic signs indicated the end of an era and ...
Did God create disorder and chaos? What does it actually mean to be evil? And how do you tell your kids that in the Bible dragons are actually the “bad guys”? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the first half of the Chaos Drago
In The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, figurative language is used to help the reader feel like part of the story. In this lesson, we will learn more about the types of figurative language that are used in this novel. Related to this QuestionWhat...
To Joel: If you look in the Bible, all the natural cures are in there. God gave us exactly what we need for our bodies to be strong and healthy and to stop taking all that man made garbage they call medicine. It is all about profit and drugs have not cured one patient but managed...
Berean Standard Bibleand cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.Berean Literal Bibleand were crying out, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying, 'What is like the great city?'King ...
Does a fly poop every time it lands? Because house flies live on a liquid diet (see #6), things move rather quickly through their digestive tracts.Nearly every time a house fly lands, it defecates. So in addition to vomiting on anything it thinks might make a tasty meal, the house fl...
Last year, I chose a different Sesame Street character to represent each verse. I even managed to find an “Angel of Death” version of Elmo. Which was when my brother said, “Um, we’ve got to change this for next year.” I was a little indignant. I knew the song wasn’t ...