Dickens not only reveals character through gesture, he makes hands a crucial element of the plot, a means of clarifying the structure of the novel by helping to define the hero's relations with all the major characters, and a device for ordering such diverse themes as guilt, pursuit, crime, greed, education, materialism, enslavement ( by both people and institutions ), friendship, romantic love, forgiveness, and redemption.

* Georgia on My Mind is a novelette by Charles Sheffield which involves two major themes: being widowed and the quest for a legendary Babbage computer.

His major themes of social justice, God's omnipotence, and divine judgment became staples of prophecy.

One of the major themes of the novel is the difficulty of soldiers to revert to civilian life after having experienced extreme combat situations.

The D major trio features themes found in the second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 2.

( God's speech foreshadows major themes of the book: the crossing of the Jordan and conquest of the land, its distribution, and the imperative need for obedience to the Law ; Joshua's own immediate obedience is seen in his speeches to the Israelite commanders and to the Transjordanian tribes, and the Transjordanians ' affirmation of Joshua's leadership echoes Yahweh's assurances of victory ).

Attempts have been made to organize the entire book of Daniel with a chiastic structure despite the major break between Daniel 6 and 7, even though there are parallel themes across that break.

One of the major themes of the book is Yahweh's sovereignty and the importance of being loyal to Him and His laws above all other gods and sovereigns.

The major themes of Kings are God's promise, the recurrent apostasy of the kings, and the judgement this brings on Israel:

Outside the Italian Renaissance, yet another major current of esotericism was initiated by Paracelsus, who combined alchemical and astrological themes ( among others ) into a complex body of doctrines.

Only when he had mastered Latin did he begin to express himself on major contemporary themes in literature and religion.

The religious and mythical themes in Star Wars were inspired by Lucas ' interest in the writings of mythologist Joseph Campbell, and he would eventually come to identify strongly with the Eastern religious philosophies he studied and incorporated into his films, which were a major inspiration for " the Force.

Many major Scottish post-war novelists, such as Muriel Spark, with The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ( 1961 ) spent much or most of their lives outside Scotland, but often dealt with Scottish themes.

While each of these works focuses on one particular philosophical theme, Dewey included his major themes in most of what he published.

Love in its various forms acts as a major facilitator of interpersonal relationships and, owing to its central psychological importance, is one of the most common themes in the creative arts.

Thus three major themes in 19th century mathematics were combined by Lie in creating his new theory: the idea of symmetry, as exemplified by Galois through the algebraic notion of a group ; geometric theory and the explicit solutions of differential equations of mechanics, worked out by Poisson and Jacobi ; and the new understanding of geometry that emerged in the works of Plücker, Möbius, Grassmann and others, and culminated in Riemann's revolutionary vision of the subject.

There is some disagreement concerning how best to describe the unifying themes, if there are any, that can be found in Machiavelli's works, especially in the two major political works, The Prince and Discourses.

Speculative poetry, also known as fantastic poetry, ( of which weird or macabre poetry is a major subclassification ), is a poetic genre which deals thematically with subjects which are ' beyond reality ', whether via extrapolation as in science fiction or via weird and horrific themes as in horror fiction.

Tolkien, however, is not simply skimming historical sources for effect: linguistic styles, especially the relationship between the modern and ancient, has been seen to be one of the major themes explored by the story.

Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways.

Paine's creed encapsulates many of the major themes of the rest of his text: a firm belief in a creator-God ; a skepticism regarding most supernatural claims ( here the afterlife, later in the text, miracles ); a conviction that virtues should be derived from a consideration for others rather than oneself ; an animus against corrupt religious institutions ; and an emphasis on the individual's right of conscience.

Issues around the Royal succession ( including marriage and the succession rights of women ) became major political themes during the Tudor era.

The social and cultural impact of the arrival of Ekumen envoys ( known as " mobiles ") on remote planets, and the culture shock that the envoys experience, constitute major themes of The Left Hand of Darkness.

Willkie centered his presidential campaign around three major themes: the alleged inefficiency and corruption of Roosevelt's New Deal programs, Roosevelt's attempt to win an unprecedented third term as President, and the government's alleged lack of military preparedness.

These advances have led to the current use of ensemble forecasting in most major forecasting centers, to take into account uncertainty arising from the chaotic nature of the atmosphere.

The three major subcategories include intrinsic ( i. e., arising from within the body ), extrinsic ( secondary to environmental conditions or various pathologic conditions ), and disturbances of circadian rhythm.

As his queen consort from 1910, she supported her husband through the First World War, his ill-health and major political changes arising from the aftermath of the war and the rise of socialism and nationalism.

Yersinia seems not to be a major cause of this disease, although it may contribute to the development of thyroid autoimmunity arising for other reasons in genetically susceptible individuals.

The major waterway of Hocking County is the Hocking River, which flows roughly from WNW to ESE, arising in Fairfield County and flowing from Hocking County into Athens County.

Cleveland has a significant industrial heritage arising from its central role in the 19th century iron boom that led to Middlesbrough growing from a hamlet into a major industrial town in only a few decades.

The two publishers have used the multiverse concept to fix problems arising from integrating characters from other publishers into their own canon, and from having major serial protagonists having continuous histories lasting, as in the case of Superman, over 70 years.

Triple plays, even of the unassisted variety, are not extraordinarily difficult for major league fielders to achieve ; their rarity is due to their dependence on specific circumstances arising in a game.

In the American Dad episode " May the Best Stan Win ", a major subplot concerns the marital conflict arising from title character Stan Smith having visited Hersheypark without his wife, Francine.

Butyrate is a major metabolite in colonic lumen arising from bacterial fermentation of dietary fiber and has been shown to be a critical mediator of the colonic inflammatory response.

While the Hirogen are initially a major threat to Voyager, the Starfleet crew eventually help the Hirogen to solve problems arising from their way of life, leading to a de-facto truce.

He describes the major dangers for human freedom and dignity arising from unrestrained capitalism and totalitarian communism.

One of the major initiatives arising from the collaboration of MIT and Cambridge has been the development of silent aircraft technologies.

In 1977 he edited Labor and the Constitution 1972 – 75, a collection of essays on constitutional issues arising during the life of the Whitlam Government, and later co-authored Australia ’ s Constitution, arguing for major constitutional reforms.

A major task of the latter office was to oversee rationing in the United Kingdom arising out of World War II.

In 1967 Dearing had responsibility for two major issues arising from the 1966 Aberfan Disaster, in which a huge coal waste tip collapsed onto the town of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people including 116 school children.

After the Russian scare had subsided, Tryon continued to assist with the development of land fortifications for major towns, emphasising the importance of preparedness in advance of any military situation arising, and of giving the impression of a united defence even if this had not in reality been entirely achieved.

These two decades were no less fraught with major international problems: the rise of and the consequences for the European order arising out of the Franco-Prussian War ; the Eastern Question ; the French invasion of Tunisia and the start of French colonial expansion ; and the Egyptian question.

Zerhouni also led major efforts to revise aspects of the NIH peer review system and implement public access to publications arising from NIH funded research.

It is a broad sheet arising from the fascia covering the upper parts of the pectoralis major and deltoid ; its fibers cross the clavicle, and proceed obliquely upward and medially along the side of the neck.

Servius ' virginal slave mother-to-be is impregnated by a phallus-apparition arising from the hearth, or some other divine being held to be a major deity or ancestor-hero by some, a Lar by others: the latter seems to have been a strong popular tradition.

The revised contracts provided, in particular, for 100 million dollars ' compensation for the Mauritanian state, as well as new environmental measures to protect against the major risks arising from oil production.