Paragraph 1, sentence 6: When he wrote that “he [the Father] has given birth to him in my soul” is one of many instances in which Eckhart spoke or wrote of himself as being a part of God, or even as being one with Him.  You should rewrite this sentence. I'd insert "this" or "it" after the quote.

Paragraph 2, sentences 8,9: Then as now, though, women were not allowed to be priests.  They could attend mass, but the masses were said in Latin, which women usually did not learn, and not in their vernacular tongue.  Take out the first comma before "though" in the first sentence. Women were not encouraged to read, and they were sometimes expressly forbidden from doing so, so they could not read the Bible at home, either (Lantzen 38).  To cut down on the comma use in the second sentence, take out the comma after read and the take away "they." Also, take away the comma before either. You don't need it.

Paragraph 6, sentence 13, 14: He pled that his logic may have been faulty and, ultimately, whatever the Church said on the matter was correct.  Take out the first comma. While specific things he said may have been wrong, he was ready to renounce them, but he refused to accept that he himself was a heretic. There should be a comma between "he" and "himself." I would actually remove the first comma and insert an "and" there, and remove the "but."

Paragraph 7, sentence 1, 2, 7: In a way no elite member of the Catholic Church would consider, Meister Eckhart chose to describe God in both masculine and feminine terms.  Add a comma after "in a way." Metaphorically, Eckhart claimed that the first person of the Holy Trinity, the Father, acts as only a woman can, and gives birth to the Son, the second person in the Trinity.  I would either take out the comma after "can" or if you want to keep it, take out "and" and change "gives" to giving. Other patristic authors from like the fifth century’s Origen to St. Augustine “all describe Christ as mother” (Bynum 126).  I think "from" should not be here.

I wish that I had more time to proof your essay, but I have to leave for work in 15 minutes. I'll still be at work when you turn this in today. I didn't get to read the whole thing, but most of the things I pointed out above are not necessarily errors, just suggestions. The thing I saw most in your essay was comma usage. You might just want to go through and look for places where you can remove them. I think too many commas can make a sentence very choppy. There were some instances where you didn't need a comma at all, and others where a few grammatical changes would make it uneccessary. I had a really type A poetry teacher in college who made us learn all the "rules" of comma usage. I think she was a nutter, but I've never forgotten what she drilled into our brains. heh

I'm on duty helping my roommate with her final papers for the semester. KAK Prometheus Unbound.  I dodged reading that one when I was in college, but now I had to do it with my roommate to help her.

I must be nuts lol

Dear Emily,

We receive gifts from the "bosses" every year, and they don't expect gifts in return. I usually give something to the "old man" (our 85 year old CEO) that I think he will enjoy. Last year I gave him a CD of big band classics. This year I'm giving him a DVD of "Flags of Our Fathers" (He's a WWII vet.)

If you return a boss's gift, make sure it's going to be special to them, and not just something anyone would come up with (like the ubiquitous tie, unless it's got reindeers on it so he'll wear it next year in honor of you!)

I'm a bit down on those "gift cards" they sell everywhere these days that look like credit cards with store's names on them.

Happy Holidays to you and yours!

Michael F. Nyiri, poet, philosopher, fool

I wish I could've helped on your paper. I've been swamped.  Good luck with the last bit of semester!

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