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Summary: Book 1. In The Republic, Plato, speaking through his teacher Socrates, sets out to answer two questions: What is justice? and Why should we be just? Book 1 sets up these challenges. The interlocutors engage in a Socratic dialogue similar to that found in Plato’s earlier works.
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Book 1 consists largely of psalms spoken by David individually, rather than by Israel as a nation. They address matters that concern David, personally, and this makes them applicable to the situations we face at work on our own. Later books bring in the social and communal aspects of life and work.
- Hannah, a devout woman, prays fervently to the Lord for a child as she is barren. In return, she vows to dedicate her son to God’s service. The Lord answers her prayer and she gives birth to Samuel.
- Hannah praises God with a song of thanksgiving for the gift of her son. In contrast, Eli’s sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are portrayed as corrupt and evil.
- Samuel receives a call from the Lord while sleeping in the temple. Initially, he believes it to be Eli calling him, but Eli discerns it’s the Lord’s voice.
- The Israelites battle the Philistines, but they are defeated and the Ark of the Covenant is captured. Eli’s sons are killed in battle, fulfilling the prophecy.
Summary. Analysis. A scary-looking man with a square forehead and deep-set eyes—the superintendent of the school in whose classroom he is standing—speaks and gestures in an ominous and intimidating way to the teacher and the children in the room.
The opening chapter of Hard Times characterizes Thomas Gradgrind (who isn't actually named until the second chapter) as a severe and calculating man. He stands inside a classroom full of...
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