A story similar in character, and obviously older in date, is the one alluded to in 2 Maccabees 1: 18 et seq according to which the relighting of the altar fire by Nehemiah was due to a miracle which occurred on the 25th of Kislev, and which appears to be given as the reason for the selection of the same date for the rededication of the altar by Judah Maccabee.

Although his name and history were taken from his early life with his adoptive Earth parents, everything about Clark was staged for the benefit of his alternate identity: as a reporter for the Daily Planet, he receives late-breaking news before the general public, has a plausible reason to be present at crime scenes, and need not strictly account for his whereabouts as long as he makes his story deadlines.

* Another reason given in the 1987 story " The Secret Revealed " was the public simply does not know that Superman has a secret identity, considering he does not wear a mask, which implies to most that he has nothing to hide.

According to Coppola, the studio's objection stemmed from the belief that audiences would be reluctant to see a film with such a title, as the audience would supposedly believe that, having already seen The Godfather, there was little reason to see an addition to the original story.

It was harshly panned by both contemporary and later literary critics, with even kinder critics regarding the work as " a long-winded sob story " which many have found to be " simply unreadable ," and this negative response has been speculated to be the reason Salinger decided to quit publishing.

For this reason, the Jewish commentators interpret many elements of his story as being symbolic of the future difficulties and struggles the Jewish people would undergo.

In Samuel Richardson's 1740 novel Pamela, Mr. B. cites the story of Lucretia as a reason why Pamela ought not fear for her reputation, should he rape her.

This story is an allegory ; the android was primitive scholasticism, which was broken by the Summa of St Thomas, the daring innovator who first substituted the absolute law of reason for arbitrary divinity, by formulating that axiom which we cannot repeat too often, since it comes from such a master: " A thing is not just because God wills it, but God wills it because it is just.

The Histories capture the varied elements of the story of human behavior: nationalism, xenophobia, duplicitous politics, war, brutality, loyalty, valour, intelligence, reason, and resourcefulness.

A lengthy shaggy dog story derives its humour from the fact that the joke-teller held the attention of the listeners for a long time ( such jokes can take five minutes or more to tell ) for no reason at all, as the story ends with a meaningless anticlimax.

However, the framing story is that these letters were actual documents given to the narrator by his guardian angel one night in 1728 ; for this reason, Paul Alkon suggests in his book Origins of Futuristic Fiction that " the first time-traveler in English literature is a guardian angel who returns with state documents from 1998 to the year 1728 ", although the book does not explicitly show how the angel obtained these documents.

* Herman Melville's classic short story Bartleby, the Scrivener is subtitled A Story of Wall Street and provides an excellent portrayal of a kind and wealthy lawyer's struggle to reason with that which is unreasonable as he is pushed beyond his comfort zone to " feel " something real for humanity.

* Something fake used in a cover-up, untrue explanation for a situation or untrue reason for an action, to hide what is really going on or is the real motive, possibly including real actions and objects related to the story to make it plausible

Another reason is that the characters and their emotions are more reminiscent of the lives of real people than those in most Egyptian myths, making the story more appealing to the general populace.

Hope assumes a metanarrative, a story that serves as a promise or reason for expecting a better future.

Imam Fakhr al-Din al-Razi commenting on Surah 22: 52 in his Tafsir al-Kabir stated that the “ people of verification ” declared the story as an outright fabrication, citing supporting arguments from the Qur ’ an, Sunnah and reason.

Winkles later denied the story, stating that he didn't know the reason why Jackson wasn't drafted by the Mets.

Filmmakers Ralph Bakshi and Peter Jackson stated that the reason the characters were omitted from their films was because, in their view, he ( Bombadil ) does little to advance the story, and would make their films unnecessarily long.

According to two reports in the original short story, their bodies consist of a form of matter that does not occur naturally on Earth ; for this reason, they do not register on ordinary photographic film.

The reason for the change was purportedly to make the show more episodic and open to casual viewing since Wolfe's version — although episodic — had many continuing plotlines and story arcs.

One suggested reason for this tradition is a story that tells that initially this was a white carnation that was kept in a red inkpot between exams, so by the last exam it was fully red.

Gardner Fox is referenced in the story, it is claimed by Barry Allen that the reason there were comics about the old Flash in his world was due to a psychic link between worlds.

The story of Danaus and his daughters, and the reason for their flight from marriage, provided the theme of Aeschylus ' The Supplicants.

However, Barwood thought the idea was substandard, having been declined for a reason, and requested to create an original story for the game instead.

* Amazing Grace: The story behind the song and its connection to Lough Swilly

Long before this, scholars had speculated that Nabonidus ' exile in Teima lay behind the story of Nebuchadnezzar's banishment and madness in Daniel chapter four.

This story is narrated in the Gospel of Nicodemus and may be the meaning behind 1 Peter 3: 18-22.

The story behind Aronow's development of go-fast boats is documented in Thunder Man: The Don Aronow Story ( 2009 ).

* A Sign in Space — The idea that the galaxy slowly revolves becomes a story about a being who is desperate to leave behind some unique sign of his existence.

" In January 2006, MacLean reflected on the science behind the story:

* Red Tail Reborn ( 2007 ), the story behind the restoration of a flying memorial plane.

According to Clark, again posting on the TrekBBS, dissatisfaction over the finale episode is the driving factor behind the continuation novels / relaunch including a story arc that suggests that Trip's death in the finale was not as it seemed.

Entries included an essay about the name, the story behind it and why it was appropriate for a NASA shuttle, and the project that supported the name.

Official White House portrait by John Singer Sargent Click on painting for the story behind the portrait.

* Radio piece detailing the story behind the Yellow Kid, particularly his role in commercial advertising

The performance featured The Residents performing behind a burlap screen, occasionally wearing disguises ( such as their iconic eyeball masks ), while dancers and actors appeared in front of painted backdrops used to help illustrate the story.

The story deals with the discovery of an artifact on Earth's Moon left behind eons ago by ancient aliens.

* Nov. 2009 NY Times story about the book behind the " alligators in sewers " legend

This includes a detailed episode guide for the first two seasons, a look behind the scenes, the story of the origin of the show, biographies of cast and crew, and trivia about the show.

The supposed " story " behind Iron Chef is recounted at the beginning of every episode.

One example he uses to indicate his meaning behind symbol misuse is the story of a man who, when told a particular food item was whale blubber, could barely keep from throwing it up.

Broad, Teller ’ s war: the top-secret story behind the Star Wars deception ( Simon & Schuster, 1992 ).

Using his trademark extreme slow motion, Viola's pieces used actors to portray the metaphorical story behind Wagner's story, seeing for example the first act as an extended ritual of purification in which the characters disrobe and wash themselves before finally plunging headlong into water together ( in Wagner's story, the two characters maintain the facade of being indifferent to each other ( necessary because Isolde is betrothed to Tristan's uncle ) before, mistakenly believing they are going to die anyway, and reveal their true feelings ).

The end of the story has been slightly altered: the wolf is not cooked but instead burns his behind and runs away howling.

The book and the movie tell the story of the Wakatsuki family and their experiences behind the barbed wire through young Jeanne's eyes.

Stanley appears as a character in Simon Gray's 1978 play The Rear Column, which tells the story of the men left behind to wait for Tippu Tib while Stanley went on to relieve Emin Pasha.

Many versions of the story behind how " Rock Around the Clock " was chosen for Blackboard Jungle circulated over the years.