#Metaphor

Saqib Hussain

mufaysir

A thread from my doctoral thesis on the verse in the Qur’an that apparently indicates that wine is permissible: Q 16:67 reads “And from the fruit of the date palm

Eric Boehm

EricBoehm87

I think I would honestly prefer to be mugged on a dark street than go through the process of doing my taxes Because tax is theft, get it I guess

Anand Giridharadas

AnandWrites

The Postal Service, in addition to being the ultimate essential workforce, is a metaphor for the commons we have created.We fail to value so much of our commons not because

ZUBY:

ZubyMusic

Mask wearing is more about feeling like you're saving lives, than it is about actually saving lives.It's a great metaphor for modern culture. Feelings over facts. Virtue signaling over virtue.I'm

Syd’s writing her MFA thesis during this pandemic

sydneywritehere

(2019-2020 school year thread)Back to School Basics:create takehold space. #amteaching #perspectivematters there’s always music playing in my class so here’s a playlist I am starting year 17 with ... go

Steph

thedailyhunch

When we say things like “tonight’s Taurus New Moon is extremely fertile and rich with potential,” we’re not always conjuring a serene, untroubled gardening metaphor. Sometimes strife and frustration create

Dr Emma Southon

NuclearTeeth

Deep into Marriage at First Sight Australia and physical repulsion has set in for one of the wives and I might cringe myself right out of my body. One of

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izzychao

i went on a big tirade abt this with trevor the other day but like. ive become super frustrated with the yt media critic community's reliance on 'explaining' things, bc

Almos the dreamer

TheAlmos

I Squint My Eyeshttps://alarmingangels.wordpress.com/2020/11/08/i-squint-my-eyes/ I Squint My EyesI squint my eyesto look at lifefor a kind of –kinder truth-telling(slant-telling)A sort of –Sneaking up –To catch itUnaware –Or sleep

Patrick Skinner

SkinnerPm

Please stop framing this as a political or partisan issue. Police misconduct & the militarization of local police is a bi-partisan & very-much all-American disgrace. It’s generational & widespread. We

Red

Redpainter1

You know who wouldn't have left thousands of supporters out in the dark freezing cold after his rally as he flew away on his taxpayer funded plane?Joe Biden. Joe Biden

Randy

egg_report

here's the basic idea:sexual excitement and orgasm is a tension of body, followed by an intense sense of relief, from relieving the muscle tension and the following hormonal cocktail. human

Faith Salie

Faith_Salie

So there are a few things you should know before you decide to introduce your kindergartener & 2nd grader to Sondheim in Mom School. The first is that Into the

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

In 1994, I was part of a protest group trying to stop the building of a dual carriagewayOne day we were accosted by an old gent. "Go away, you're spoiling

The Midnight Society

midnight_pals

Jason Blair: alright today we’re playing Little FearsBlair: it’s the RPG where children dieBlair: NIGHTMARE EDITIONBlair: which you would think from the name would be the more edgy, hardcore editionBlair:

Adrián Olivas 🇪🇸

adrianolivas__

I love this verse in the Bible because of the obvious horse/rider metaphor that you can use to understand something really cool.Proverbs 21:31The horse is prepared against the day of