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This digital document is an article from First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, published by Institute on Religion and Public Life on August 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1520 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Zionism and the covenant.(Correspondence)(Letter to the Editor)
Author: Robert Barnett
Publication: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2005
Publisher: Institute on Religion and Public Life
Issue: 155Page: 5(3)

Article Type: Letter to the Editor

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Makes some interesting points
This article consists of three letters to the editor of "First Things" about Gary Anderson's article "How to Think About Zionism," and a response from Anderson.

Robert Barnett asks what right a European colonial power and international organizations had to assign an Arab territory to the control of European Jews!That's hilarious.European and non-European Jews were trying for many centuries to move to what is now Israel and buy land there.Finally, some folks decided they would not stop them, and Barnett interprets this as a crime on the part of those who didn't stop them!But the crime actually was on the part of Arabs who insisted on depriving Jews of human rights, and who insisted on killing, robbing, and slandering these Jews.Anderson does manage to reply that Israel's neighbors were indeed guilty of far worse than anything Israel did.

Charles Duvall also sides with Arab aggression over Jewish rights.He boasts that when Jews were finally allowed to move to the Levant in significant numbers, they were only a small part of the population there.No kidding.I think we can all guess why.And he boasts that the partition plan gave 54% of the land to the Jews, even though the Jews only owned 6% of the land.But this is a famous anti-Zionist lie, given that it implies that the Arabs owned the other 94%.Jews did only own about 6% of the land as private property, but most of the land was state land.Arabs owned a roughly similar amount.And even had the Arabs owned 100% of the land and Jews 0%, it would not have been wrong to let Jews buy land and live on it.Israel is land-poor.If everyone were as greedy for land as the Israelis, there would be no conflicts over land, that is for sure.Anderson quite properly mentions that the Levant was not highly populated when the Jews began to return and to improve the land, which is a good point.

Richard Rowling makes a religious point, roughly that Jews have no right to their land.Um, is he kidding?Why does he feel that Jews are special, and must be mistreated?If people in general are to have rights of life, liberty, and property, Jews need these rights as well, because Jews are people too.

Look folks, if you want something, and if it is for sale, and if you have the money to buy it, and if you outbid all others for it, you deserve to get it.Rowling is out of line to suggest that all this is invalid if you are Jewish and want to buy land in your homeland.And Anderson also realizes that it is significant that many Jews persist in wanting to live in their homeland. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Church History, published by American Society of Church History on September 1, 1999. The length of the article is 3234 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Apostle.
Author: Conrad Ostwalt
Publication: Church History (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1999
Publisher: American Society of Church History
Volume: 68Issue: 3Page: 666

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Title: CINE.(TT: Movies.)(Reseña)
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 29, 2002
Publisher: Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA)
Page: 126

Article Type: Reseña

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This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA) on February 8, 1999. The length of the article is 838 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Escalera al cielo.(TT: Stairway to Heaven.)(Reseña)
Author: Pedro Crespo
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 8, 1999
Publisher: Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA)
Page: 64(1)

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on August 17, 2003. The length of the article is 457 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Open Range: Open Range cuenta la vida de cuatro hombres en el viejo Oeste. Kevin Costner es "Charley Waite", es un personaje clasico, del cual no se sabe mucho de su pasado, pero despues comienza a revelarse asi mismo y a mostrar su violento pasado.(Resena de pelicula)
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 17, 2003
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: 9Issue: 546Page: 32(1)

Article Type: Resena de pelicula

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Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South -- and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred

Like the slow-moving occupants of her fictional town, Lee takes her time getting to the heart of her tale; we first meet the Finches the summer before Scout's first year at school. She, her brother, and Dill Harris, a boy who spends the summers with his aunt in Maycomb, while away the hours reenacting scenes from Dracula and plotting ways to get a peek at the town bogeyman, Boo Radley. At first the circumstances surrounding the alleged rape of Mayella Ewell, the daughter of a drunk and violent white farmer, barely penetrate the children's consciousness. Then Atticus is called on to defend the accused, Tom Robinson, and soon Scout and Jem find themselves caught up in events beyond their understanding. During the trial, the town exhibits its ugly side, but Lee offers plenty of counterbalance as well--in the struggle of an elderly woman to overcome her morphine habit before she dies; in the heroism of Atticus Finch, standing up for what he knows is right; and finally in Scout's hard-won understanding that most people are essentially kind "when you really see them." By turns funny, wise, and heartbreaking, To Kill a Mockingbird is one classic that continues to speak to new generations, and deserves to be reread often. --Alix Wilber ... Read more

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One of the most enjoyable
I loved this book. Sissy Spacek was the perfect actor to do the book. She brought it to life. I was sorry when the book was over!

A classic
This is one of my favorite books. It is a must read for people of all ages.

To Kill a Mockingbird
The characters and story are certainly mid-30's America.I felt as though I lived in the town and knew every character intimately.A fabulous writing style that immerses the reader into the action and emotion of the narrative!Loved this!

to kill a mockingbird review
The book To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is a novel that discusses racist topics, and world problems. Jean Louise Finch (Scout), her brother Jem, and their friend Dill experience many tough situations to learn from that they don't understand as kids, but as they get a little older their dad explains it and it makes sense to them. The kids, along with many others are faced with racism throughout the book and it has a major impact on their lives.
I enjoyed the way Harper Lee wrote most of the book. She used outstanding details and imagery to describe the characters and scenes. I found the way she wrote the courtroom scene very detailed. I could feel the intense emotions flying back and forth between Atticus and Mr. Gilmer as they argued the facts of Tom Robinson's case. Mrs. Lee showed both, Atticus' and Mr. Gilmer's personalities with that one scene alone by how she described their facial expressions and emotions. It showed how calm Atticus is, opposed to how angry, and determined to defeat Atticus Mr. Gilmer is. Most of the novel was very strong.
The book started off a little slow and gradually got more exciting. The author took a while to introduce the characters and their personalities. It took me some time to get in to the book before it pulled me in. The author spent a lot of time on the introduction to make sure she thoroughly described the setting and characters to make it clear to the reader what was going on. Once I got in to the plot I realized that the introduction was extremely helpful to the reader.
This book tells a terrific story along with showing real life problems. It was a fun book that I would recommend to all readers.

Classic banned book
Classic banned book!I read this book back in high school, then decided to pick it back up for this year's banned book week.

Excellent book.I'm not one to get all into the symbolism and deep meanings behind books.With that said, To Kill A Mockingbird is a quick read for anyone who enjoys reading from a child's point of view and/or likes reading historical fiction.Scout, the narrator, is a young girl from about the ages of 7-9.She and her brother Jem, and their friend Dill who is in town only during the summers, have all kinds of imaginitive fun.Meanwhile, Scout and Jem's dad, Atticus, is raising the children by himself while working as a/the lawyer for the town they live in.As a lawyer, Atticus is called to defend a black man who has been accused by a trashy white man of raping his daughter.Given the time period, this is a big deal because of race and people of the town say hateful things to/about Atticus for defending the black man and doing his job.

This is a wonderful coming-of-age type story mixed with some historical references.Great quick read. ... Read more