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The House of God is a 1978 satirical novel by Samuel Shem (a pseudonym used by psychiatrist Stephen Bergman). The novel follows a group of medical interns at a fictionalized version of Beth Israel Hospital over the course of a year in the early 1970s, focusing on the psychological harm and dehumanization caused by their residency training .
Parable of the drowning man. The parable of the drowning man, also known as Two Boats and a Helicopter, is a short story, often told as a joke, most often about a devoutly Christian man, frequently a minister, who refuses several rescue attempts in the face of approaching floodwaters, each time telling the would-be rescuers that God will save him.
Despite this, "may God have mercy on your soul" has been used as a closing statement in modern times by American judges when passing a sentence of death. Sometimes as it is mandated by state law, other times as a result of legal tradition. [4] [19] A version of the phrase was used by a Florida judge when Aileen Wuornos was sentenced to death ...
In Fire & Blood, the injured Aegon remains king in name—and does eventually “rise from his bed”—but Aemond takes up the mantle as Protector of the Realm and Prince Regent, with Cole ...
The next day Kyoko tries to tell her mother that she needs to go back to Maison Ikkoku, but her mother won't let her, so she comes up with a story about needing a special pillow or she won't be able to sleep. Mrs. Chigusa calls up Maison Ikkoku and requests the pillow. Godai arrives wearing a suit and delivers Kyoko's pillow.
Allies of Aegon are quietly killed in King’s Landing, though the court keeps about their business. Next thing we know, Aegon, just after enjoying a glass of wine in his carriage, is discovered ...
"Dylan Carlson is the 'D' from 'Blues for D,' a song about absent friends, like on Seattle's first hill, and the hard times we shared there." "'Leaving New River Blues' was recorded with a four-track machine in a hotel room on the Gold Coast of Australia and on the surface is about the disintegration of my brief, ill-fated first marriage, but ...
St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall, England. You'll recognize it as: Driftmark, home of House Velaryon. St. Michael's Mount is a tidal island in Mount's Bay, featuring a medieval church and castle.