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| Alaundo |
Posted - 05 Oct 2007 : 17:17:58
Well met
This is a Book Club thread for The Orc King (Book 1 of Transitions), by R.A. Salvatore. Please discuss chapters 19 - 24 herein. |
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| Paul123 |
Posted - 08 Jan 2019 : 02:57:02
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| Artemas Entreri |
Posted - 11 Mar 2015 : 13:11:16
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Originally posted by catsclaw
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Reagan is famous for using the term "shining city on a hill" (to describe the U.S.), although of course he may not have coined the term.
Reagan did coin the phrase, although it hearkens back to John Winthrop's sermon in 1630, "For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us ...", which itself echoes the Sermon on the Mount: "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid."
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| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 07 Nov 2007 : 02:09:09
quote:
Originally posted by catsclaw
quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Reagan is famous for using the term "shining city on a hill" (to describe the U.S.), although of course he may not have coined the term.
Reagan did coin the phrase, although it hearkens back to John Winthrop's sermon in 1630, "For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us ...", which itself echoes the Sermon on the Mount: "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid."
Wow, I didn't know that--thank you for the information. |
| catsclaw |
Posted - 06 Nov 2007 : 18:42:04
quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Reagan is famous for using the term "shining city on a hill" (to describe the U.S.), although of course he may not have coined the term.
Reagan did coin the phrase, although it hearkens back to John Winthrop's sermon in 1630, "For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us ...", which itself echoes the Sermon on the Mount: "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid." |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 05 Nov 2007 : 18:29:36
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Originally posted by HawkinstheDM
To be honest, I think it had more to do with WotC's "points of light" concept than Ronald Regan.
Reagan is famous for using the term "shining city on a hill" (to describe the U.S.), although of course he may not have coined the term.
The Orc King definitely has a lot to do with the points of light concept, I just found it humorous to read Drizzt musing about the orc kingdom and/or Mithral Hall and/or the Silver Marches becoming "the shining city on a hill". |
| Hawkins |
Posted - 05 Nov 2007 : 16:17:21
To be honest, I think it had more to do with WotC's "points of light" concept than Ronald Regan. |
| The Red Walker |
Posted - 05 Nov 2007 : 13:27:24
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Hmm, was Drizzt reading Ronald Reagan's speeches? I was kind of amused when he used the term "shining city on the hill" in Journal Entry #4.
Yes, I as well was surprised as heck to find out Drizzt ( Bob Salvatore) was a closeted conservative
Actually associating that in any wayto an orc kingdom could be offensive.
Should have been "a stinking pile of refuse on a knoll." |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 30 Oct 2007 : 18:01:14
Hmm, was Drizzt reading Ronald Reagan's speeches? I was kind of amused when he used the term "shining city on the hill" in Journal Entry #4. |
