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(12-28-2011 12:12 PM)Lynne Wrote: [ -> ]We were watching a movie a few nights ago and a character said something like, "We always hurt the ones we love, for some reason. Maybe if I read more Russian novels I'd know why." I cringed and guiltily thought, I've got two on the go at the moment and haven't picked them up lately. Took me awhile to realize I'm not in school anymore and they're not homework. But, I do like them. They're just sort of dense and heavy. I wish I had a professor to light the way.

There's always Cliff's Notes! Don't laugh; they gave me some real help in understanding Eliot. They're good supplements to use; but they get a bad rap because high school and college students substitute them for the texts themselves.

(12-28-2011 12:22 PM)William Wrote: [ -> ]

(12-28-2011 12:12 PM)Lynne Wrote: [ -> ]We were watching a movie a few nights ago and a character said something like, "We always hurt the ones we love, for some reason. Maybe if I read more Russian novels I'd know why." I cringed and guiltily thought, I've got two on the go at the moment and haven't picked them up lately. Took me awhile to realize I'm not in school anymore and they're not homework. But, I do like them. They're just sort of dense and heavy. I wish I had a professor to light the way.

There's always Cliff's Notes! Don't laugh; they gave me some real help in understanding Eliot. They're good supplements to use; but they get a bad rap because high school and college students substitute them for the texts themselves.

I loved Cliff's notes! I haven't seen them for sale in years. Do they still publish them? I've just been using the internet as a gigantic Cliff's notes, but it's not as focused and succinct. I know, I'll google Cliff's notes!

Woo! They have a website!

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/l...m-523.html

(12-28-2011 01:25 PM)Lynne Wrote: [ -> ]Woo! They have a website!

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/l...m-523.html

Well, there you go! Monarch Notes aren't bad, but Cliff's are better. I'll use anything that helps me understand something. I've seen tracts that explained Eternal Security better than long theological essays. Earlier in my Christian life, I'd waste so much time with the theological stuff ... but it just detracted from learning the Bible itself. It was a big help when I learned the difference between "theology" and "doctrine." Doctrine is just Biblical truth, maybe systematized in a certain way; theology is, for the most part, the study of man's thoughts about God, not the study of God, as it claims to be.

Wow! What a derail! Sorry about that.

Alrighty! I think I've got them straight. Keep in mind I'm listening to War and Peace while doing complex counted needlework. With the help of the movie and Cliff's Notes I now know who is who: she's Audrey Hepburn, he's Jeremy Brett, he's Mel Ferrar, he's Henry Fonda! Whatever works. I don't know why but all those multisyllabic two, three, and four part Russian names, not counting their various nicknames and titles, throw me for a loop. I'll just keep thinking, she's Audrey Hepburn, she's Audrey Hepburn.

My point:

Mihail Ilarionovitch Kutuzov = 11 or 12 syllables (I don't even know)

Lynne = 1 syllable

Now which is easier to remember?

Lynne is easier to remember!

I know what you mean about all the different names for one person! While reading English history, I have discovered that someone might be named John Smith, but he's also called 'Count' or they refer to him by his land holding "Windsor". When a son or cousin has the same name as the main character, it gets really confusing!!!!

(12-28-2011 03:48 PM)Here Am I Wrote: [ -> ]Lynne is easier to remember!

I know what you mean about all the different names for one person! While reading English history, I have discovered that someone might be named John Smith, but he's also called 'Count' or they refer to him by his land holding "Windsor". When a son or cousin has the same name as the main character, it gets really confusing!!!!

Yes!

It's little nuggets like this that make me love Cliff's Notes:

Quote:Analysis

While Pierre gives way to his profane desires and marries Ellen, Princess Marya is able to resist profane temptations. Through these parallel incidents we can compare the pattern of Pierre's search for truth with that of Marya. Pierre's weak, undefined nature compels him to go through life's experiences in order to learn from them, while Marya's deep morality and religious strength allow her to bypass negative encounters.

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/l...um-85.html

I think y'all would like Tolstoy. He was a really strong Christian.

(12-28-2011 04:09 PM)Lynne Wrote: [ -> ]It's little nuggets like this that make me love Cliff's Notes:

Quote:Analysis

While Pierre gives way to his profane desires and marries Ellen, Princess Marya is able to resist profane temptations. Through these parallel incidents we can compare the pattern of Pierre's search for truth with that of Marya. Pierre's weak, undefined nature compels him to go through life's experiences in order to learn from them, while Marya's deep morality and religious strength allow her to bypass negative encounters.

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/l...um-85.html

I think y'all would like Tolstoy. He was a really strong Christian.

Yes, Cliff's Notes has good little insights.

I knew Tolstoy was a Christian. He wrote a long essay, often printed in book form, called "What Men Live By." It's available online if you Google it.

So, I'll enjoy his fellowship in Heaven. But I don't have to read his books.

I'm finishing up the biography of Ben-Gurion that Shimon Peres wrote. Then, through the generosity of a friend, I'lll start this:


Webster has always fascinated me, but I know very little about him, so this will be great.