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figurative language

I have found that in today’s day and age most people use figurative language in almost every aspect of their life. For example I went to Wal-Mart today and the store has the same feel that Woolworths use to have. Or I have a Chevy 350 engine in my race car it is pretty close to the 360 that he has in his Dodge.
Now another way to look at figurative language is using figures of speech. What I mean by this is basically your using figurative language when you use different figures of speech. When you use a figure of speech you’re explaining something in a way other than the literal way of explaining something. For example, and this one is used quite frequently in collage. “Racking your brain” it means that you are thinking real hard to remember something. Another example would be and I found myself using this one quite a lot, “You hit the nail right on the head” this means you got it exactly right. Or “you hit it right on the button” now when you know what figurative language is you can better understand the reading assignments because I have found that most writers use this in every piece of work they do. I can honestly say that I believe that 90% of people have used figurative language in their everyday life at one time or another.

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Wars And Rumors Of Wars
Matthew 24:6-7
At the beginning of Matthew 24 Jesus' disciples point out to him the majestic buildings associated with the temple in Jerusalem. Jesus' response to them is that one day these magnificent buildings would be torn down, that "not one stone shall be left here upon another." His disciples then ask Him when the temple buildings would be destroyed. He never actually answers that question (at least not in terms of a number of years), but He does tell them that there would be signs accompanying the end. Especially, He tells them to be on lookout for the "abomination of desolation" that Daniel had written about some six centuries earlier.

In the midst of this discussion about the temple's destruction, Jesus makes a statement that has been widely misunderstood and misapplied. He says in verses 6-7, "And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places." For as long as I can remember there have been folks who have fretted over nearly every catastrophic event in the world, believing it to be a warning of the nearing Apocalypse.

It goes something like this: "You know, there sure are a lot of wars going on all over the world. And look at the famines that have struck in so many places in the world. And did you hear about the earthquake in South America last year? Surely the end of the world must be near!" I will readily admit that anytime we focus on the destruction and despair that is going on daily all over the world, it is difficult not to think that Christ must be coming soon. But is Matthew 24:6-7 telling us that warfare and famine and earthquakes are signs of Jesus' near return and the end of the world? I do not think so, and let me tell you why.

First, because the end of the world is not Jesus' subject at this point in His discussion. Jesus is not talking about the destruction of the earth, but the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem. In this discussion Jesus encourages His disciples to flee to the mountains (verse 16). What will that help at the end of the world? He pronounces woe to those who are pregnant or have nursing babies, and encourages the disciples to pray that their flight not be in winter or on the Sabbath. All that makes sense in a warning about the destruction of Jerusalem, from which a person could flee to safety. But in a warning about the destruction of the world? It makes no sense at all!

But someone may ask, "Didn't the disciples also ask Jesus about His second coming and the end of the age (aion, from which would come our word eon) in verse 3?" Yes, and He answers that question in verses 35-42. And He tells them that the destruction of the temple and the destruction of the world would be two separate events, totally different in time and in circumstances leading up to each. There is no indication that Jesus intended his words in verses 6-7 to be applied to anything but the destruction of Jerusalem.

Secondly, because Jesus is not saying that wars and famines and earthquakes are true signs of anything imminent. In verse 4 Jesus begins to warn His disciples that teachers will try to deceive them into thinking something terrible is imminent when it is really not. How would they deceive? They would claim to be Christ, and they would say, "Look here! A war! Look over there! A famine! You'll never believe what I heard! An earthquake!" What does Jesus tell them to do with such news? Nothing at all. "See that you are not troubled" (verse 6). He goes on to say that all these things must come to pass, but that does not mean the end is near.

Look again, closely, at what Jesus is saying. He is not saying that wars, famines and earthquakes are signs of the end of the world. He is not even saying they are signs of the end of the temple. He is saying that they are not signs of anything, no more than persons rising up claiming to be the Christ are signs of anything. He is saying that those things happen, they are a part of this world's order, and no one should be fooled by them into an "end of the temple" frenzy. And, of course, no one today should be fooled by them into an "end of the world" frenzy either.

Are wars increasing? Maybe. I really do not know. There have been wars going on all over the world since as far back as I can remember. The history books are full of wars. Are there more famines and earthquakes now than ever before? I do not know that either. With the advent of a global mass media we are certainly able to hear about more world tragedies than ever before. At any rate, we do not need to be looking for signs that the end of the world is near, because Jesus said in Matthew 24:44 that He is coming at an hour none expect. Peter said the end will come "as a thief in the night" (2 Peter 3:10). There will be no signs.

And that is why Jesus instructs His disciples to "watch" (Matthew 24:42) and always "be ready" (verse 44). Watch what? Not global events, but themselves. Peter said, "Therefore, beloved, looking for to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; and consider that the longsuffering of the Lord is salvation" (2 Peter 3:14-15). That is what it means to watch and be ready. Are you watching? Are you ready?
By Jerry King
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Create a new character: Jeddadiah Bocephus Bartholomew Jenkins



This is an imagined character that in appearance is dopey and dresses like an old farmer with long johns and a beat up old straw hat.

He has back problems so he is hunched over and walks with a limp because he was born with half a foot.



Jeddadiah Bocephus Bartholomew Jenkins although he sounds like a hick from the sticks is very intelligent.

Jeddadiah was a much loved man everyone wanted to be his friend.



money is something he never had to worry about because his father invented a device that everyone wanted,

and he made millions off of the invention. What's the invention you might ask?

Well it was an electronic booger picker.

Well anyway as I said Jeddadiah never had to worry about money.



One day in the year 2011 while Jeddadiah was working on a speech for the upcoming election,

yes I said election. Jeddadiah was running for Governor of Beaverville

and had to prepare a speech for the inauguration to the office because everyone knew he was going to win.



Jeddadiah: Welcome all yoo’s peepo to dis gatherin we is here cuz I been lected to dis office of gubner

There is a lot of tings dats we needs to fix in dis city and one of dem is da crime.

What ima perposin is law dat says everybodys godda hug someone at least one time a day. And if yoos break dis law you gots to hug one hunded pepoes a week fer one munf. Now dis law will be put inta place right away cuz dars to much pepoes being naughty in dis city. Now anuder ting is da currant money probems taxes godda git raised im sorry bout dat pepoes but we gots ta do it. Dares to many folks wit out da job and dares to many pepoes wit out a place to live.

Rasin da taxes hasta happin right away.



Well Jeddadiah Bocephus Bartholomew Jenkins did win the election,

and after putting the hugging law and many other needed laws in to place the town started to come back together

and be one of the best places to live In the United States.



Jeddadiah Bocephus Bartholomew Jenkins was reelected 3 times for the position of governor of beaverville,

after which he ran for the office of president and became one of the most powerful presidents

that the country has ever known he balanced the budget in two years healed all the wounds of this country,

and became one of the most respected presidents in the eyes of all the other countries around the world.



Jeddadiah Bocephus Bartholomew Jenkins in his second term in the office of the president cured world hunger

and a few years after his final term as president won the noble piece price for fixing the world hunger problem.



Now when Jeddadiah Bocephus Bartholomew Jenkins was alone in his humble home away from everyone,

he just sat in an old chair that his father used to sit in and bob back and forth humming a tune

that his mother used to sing to him when he was a baby.

it was a very nice tune one that I feel every mother should sing to their son.

The tune went something like this

“On the day I was born The nurses all gathered round And they gazed in wide wonder At the joy they had found

The head nurse spoke up Said leave this one alone She could tell right away That I was bad to the bone".



Jeddadiah Bocephus Bartholomew Jenkins loved this song it was so true the lyrics in this song Jeddadiah Bocephus Bartholomew Jenkins was bad to the bone.

This was a story about Jeddadiah Bocephus Bartholomew Jenkins the nicest most well respected man on the planet.



Written by Richard N. Ornelas August 23, (2011)

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Rebels overrun Gaddafi compound


Footage shows rebels firing guns and chanting in celebration inside the compound

Libya Crisis

Libyan rebels have taken over Col Muammar Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli, one of the final areas under the Libyan leader's control.
TV footage showed fighters destroying statues and firing guns into the air in celebration inside the compound.
Rebel commanders targeted the buildings as they have served as a symbol of Col Gaddafi's rule.
It is not known if the colonel or any members of his family are in the Bab al-Aziziya compound.
Heavily armed fighters had streamed into the capital on Tuesday morning in dozens of pick-up trucks to take part in the attack.

Analysis

In the west of the city, many of the districts are solidly under the control of the rebels.
We watched as a large column of perhaps 60 rebel pick-up trucks with heavy weapons on the back moved off this morning to renew their assault.
The rebel leaders say they are now going to concentrate all their forces from different directions on Col Gaddafi's compound. They believe that is the key to bringing an end to this conflict.
If they can take the compound, if they can capture or kill Col Gaddafi, then they believe that the rest of the city and country will soon be under their control.
Hours later, they breached a wall and quickly overran the compound.
The rebels were shown destroying statues of Col Gaddafi and firing guns in the air.
There were no obvious signs of resistance, despite reports that hundreds of Gaddafi loyalists had been tasked with guarding the compound.
The Bab al-Aziziya complex is reported to be connected by underground tunnels to various key locations across the city.
It houses military buildings, Col Gaddafi's main residence, a library and government offices.
The whereabouts of Col Gaddafi and his family are not clear.
The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says there is a real sense that this is the end of Col Gaddafi's rule, but the real celebrations will not begin until he and his family are found.
Next moves Early on Tuesday the colonel's son Saif al-Islam spoke to journalists at the Rixos Hotel, hours after the rebels said he had been captured.
He insisted the government had "broken the backbone" of the rebel offensive and that his father's supporters were winning the battle.
But Western politicians, rebel leaders and the Nato military alliance dismissed his claims.
"A brief appearance at the dead of night doesn't indicate to me somebody who is in control of a country, or capital, or of anything much at all really," said Nato spokeswoman Oana Lungescu.

Gaddafi's Compound

  • Called Bab al-Aziziya, which means Splendid Gate in Arabic
  • Stretches over 6 sq km (2.3 sq miles) of Tripoli
  • Bombed by US in 1986 in retaliation for alleged murder of American troops in Berlin
  • Giant sculpture of a gold clenched fist crushing a US warplane commemorates 1986 attack
  • Allegedly linked to the sea by underground tunnels
A rebel leader said that his reappearance was unhelpful.
"He was captured and apparently he escaped; that's the information we're getting. To be honest, it's an embarrassment," Hany Hassan Soufrakis told the BBC.
Meanwhile, members of the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) in Benghazi said they planned to fly to the capital on Wednesday to start work on forming a new government.
NTC chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil also said all Gaddafi aides would face justice and fair criminal trials.
"I will stand trial for years I served as a minister in the Gaddafi government," he told a news conference in Benghazi.
He advised Libyans to be tolerant, saying they should "avoid taking matters into their own hands and... abide by court rulings".
The NTC leadership has expressed concern about revenge attacks by some of the mosaic of different groups which make up the revolutionary army.

Libya map
In other developments:
  • Turkey has announced it is giving $300m (£181m) to the NTC, including funds to form the new government
  • Nato says it has destroyed two rocket launchers that were aiming fire at the town of Brega
  • The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said a boat it sent to Tripoli to evacuate migrant workers was unable to dock because of the security situation
  • Egypt and Bahrain formally recognised the NTC as the legitimate government of the Libyan people
The rebels swept into Tripoli at the weekend, but after a swift advance, they met stiff resistance in a number of areas on Monday.
World leaders have urged Col Gaddafi to step down. US President Barack Obama said elements of the Gaddafi regime continued to pose a threat.
The uprising against Col Gaddafi's 41-year rule began in February. The rebels held the east of the country and pockets of the west, before making their push towards the capital at the weekend.
Nato air strikes have been targeting Col Gaddafi's forces, acting on a UN mandate to protect civilians.

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JWST price tag now put at over $8bn


JWST (Nasa) The telescope and its instruments will be shaded by a structure the size of a tennis court
Nasa says it will now cost $8.7bn to launch the James Webb Space Telescope in 2018 and operate it for five years.
The assessment - some $2bn higher than previous estimates - has emerged from documents sent to the US Congress.
James Webb is regarded as the successor to Hubble and will carry technologies capable of detecting the light from the first stars to shine in the Universe.
But delays and cost overruns have dogged the project, and now some politicians want JWST cancelled.
The House Appropriations Committee put forward a draft 2012 budget for the US space agency last month that would terminate funding for the observatory.
The equivalent Senate body has yet to have its say, however.
Nasa itself has fiercely defended the telescope, with senior officials describing JWST as one of their top priorities.
The observatory is supposed to be the next great undertaking in space astronomy, incorporating the biggest mirror ever sent into orbit. Its near-infrared detectors promise a swathe of remarkable discoveries about the early cosmos.
But getting the observatory ready for flight has proved to be a major technological challenge.
An independent assessment last year suggested the telescope's total cost had ballooned from $3.5bn to $5bn, and that continued delays would inflate the final bill well beyond $6bn.
In parallel with the price escalation, the probable launch date has slipped deeper and deeper into the decade with some commentators wondering whether JWST might not even be ready to fly this side of 2020.
Nasa responded to the all criticism by making management changes and ordering a "bottoms-up review" of the project.
It is this review that has now established the $8.7bn figure as the new baseline price tag for JWST, a Nasa spokesman told BBC News. It is the full life-cycle cost - to build, launch and operate the observatory.
The agency would explain how to fund the revised baseline in the US President's 2013 budget request to Congress made at the beginning of next year, the spokesman added.
One complicating factor for US politicians as they move to decide the future of JWST is the international fall-out that would result from cancellation.
JWST is being prepared in partnership with Europe and Canada. Europe, for example, is providing two of the telescope's four instruments and the rocket to put it in orbit. This commitment would guarantee its astronomers 15% of the observing time on the observatory.

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Watford Co-Operative bank worker jailed for bomb hoax

Muhammed Qasim Salam, Faizan Rehman and Imran Khalifa Salam persuaded his friends Rehman and Khalifa to become his accomplices, the court heard


A bank worker who strapped a fake bomb to his leg so accomplices could steal £161,000 from his branch of the Co-Op bank has been jailed for six years.
Muhammed Qasim Salam, 23, of Bracknell Close, Luton, caused a terrorist alert and a three-hour stand off with armed police in Watford on 2 June.
Imran Khalifa and Faizan Rehman, both 23 and of Luton, were jailed for five years each.
All three admitted conspiracy to steal and conspiracy to commit a bomb hoax.
'Inspired by Hollywood' The court heard Rehman entered the bank as a customer and while a colleague was distracted by a bogus 18-minute complaint call from Khalifa, Salam led him to the bank's safe.
Salam had earlier ensured a male colleague was out of the bank by giving him a fake appointment in Rickmansworth, and had slashed the bank manager's car tyres so he was delayed in getting to work.
While Rehman made his getaway with Khalifa, Salam strapped the fake bomb to his leg and called 999 in a plan inspired by Hollywood films, the court heard.
He claimed the device had been attached by a man with a gun who threatened to detonate it if the theft was broadcast on radio.
Police sealed off the town centre and laid siege at the bank in Market Street while the bomb squad and trained negotiators were called up.
Money in bush They became suspicious when he was seen walking around the bank, despite the "bomb" on his leg, the court heard.
He finally gave himself up and took police to Luton where a bag containing the money, a plastic gun and clothing was found in a bush.
Rehman, of Havelock Road, and Khalifa, of Maidenhead Road, both in Luton, were arrested later.
Timothy Clark, for Salam, said he was of previous good character but "obsessively viewed Hollywood films".
Mozammel Hossain, defending Rehman, said the university graduate had followed Salam's instructions, describing the crime as "an amateurish operation".
Matthew Sherratt, for Khalifa, said the graduate had wanted to use the proceeds to start his own business.
Judge Andrew Bright QC said: "The bomb hoax struck hearts and minds of bank employees and members of the public alike.
"Police numbers had to be mobilised to deal with the hoax. The cost has to have been many tens of thousands of pounds."
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England riots: 1,400 suspects have appeared in court


Two police officers stand outside Westminster Magistrates Court, pictured 15 August 2011 Courts have been sitting at weekends to cope with the volume of suspects facing prosecution



England riots


More than 1,400 people have appeared in court in connection with the riots that spread across England's towns and cities two weeks ago, new figures show.
The latest data from the Ministry of Justice show that, of these, 157 have been convicted, 327 bailed and almost 800 remanded in custody.
This rate of 62% being held in custody compares with the usual rate of 10% of those appearing before a magistrate.
During the riots, shops were looted, buildings burned and five people died.
The new figures come as the Metropolitan Police have been defending themselves against reports that officers were told to hold everyone arrested in custody and bail no-one.
The Guardian has published a leaked document, called Operation Withern: Prisoner Processing Strategy, which was circulated among Met officers investigating the disturbances at their height.
It suggested using certain phrases to help secure a charge, including: "A strategic decision has been made by the MPS [the Met] that, in all cases, an application will be made for remand in custody both at the police station, and later in court."
Another suggested line was that cautions and other means of judicial disposal were not considered appropriate in these cases.
The courts decide whether to grant bail, but the document suggests the strategy had been to ask for it to be refused in all riot cases resulting in charges in order to prevent further disorder.
It also appears to show police had been using their powers to charge suspects before gathering all the evidence because of the time required to examine CCTV footage.
The Met has denied guidance for officers suggested that everyone arrested should be held in custody or that cautions or other similar penalties were inappropriate.
A spokesman for the London force cited newly-released figures showing 623 people were bailed to return pending further inquiries, 17 were cautioned and 10 were given a youth reprimand, cannabis warning or fixed penalty notice.
'Unlawful policy' Lawyers are, however, planning to challenge the Met's custody procedures in a judicial review.
Solicitor Edward Kirton-Darling, of Hodge, Jones and Allen, said: "Applying a blanket policy is unlawful as it fetters the discretion of the custody sergeant."
His client, a young unnamed mother, was refused bail despite having no previous convictions.
She was arrested for handling £2,500 worth of stolen goods during riots in south London.
The Met's lawyers have two weeks to respond to the solicitor's letter, the first step before judicial review proceedings can begin.
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Autism sucks 

when your son has this disease, is it a disease? well I feel it is. It has put a major strain on our lives. Also when you have a bipolar is the house it makes it that much worse. 

you see I work full time, and; I go to school full time.  It seems as if she dont really care, but I know she does. Things that need to be done in the house are never done, and because she lets our son run around the house he destroys everything. 

Ok lets say this a simple thing like putting tape on his diaper around his waist so he dont pull his diaper off and smear crap all over that walls. This never gets done. how hard is it to put tape on a diaper to give your self a little bit of assurance knowing that there wont be crap on the walls when you check on him. 

Well I dont help her clean the crap off the walls any more because if he does it its her fault it happened . Another thing is when he eats, our son is almost three now and still eats with his hands, OK fine he dont want to use a fork or a spoon thats fine, but if you dont sit with him while he eats he spits and throws his food every where, and of course she dont clean it so when I get home I have to leave my shoes on or I have to walk on rice and loads of other crap all over the floor. 

How hard is it to just sit with him while he eats to insure that he dont throw his food or spit his milk or what ever it is that he drinks? Its not hard at all if you ask me so again its her fault there is a mess so why n the hell should I have to clean it? 

When I take care of him if she goes out with her friends I stay with him while he drinks and wow no mess what a concept. I'm telling you it has to be the bipolar making her not give a shit. 

Anyway living with a child with bipolar sucks, it sucks even worse knowing that he is the one having to live the life. Yes we got it bad but hell he has to live through it. 

I love my son but a freakin hate the autism. Will he pay football?  probably not baseball most likley not? Just play catch with his dad maybe not. All I ever wanted in life was a son. and at 42 the lord gave me one but he is screwed up with freakin autism grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. sorry Im pissed off. and so would you be if you were in my shoes. 

He most likley never going to live a normal live. We will have to take care of him until we die and then what? the state takes over and the rest of his life sucks ya the state they can kiss my A$$.