Gratitude

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• From Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings (2018)

  ISBN: 978-1534846807 Other copyright: 1000 Verbs to Write was written by Alicia Dean Describing Death was written by D. Wallace Peach How Do I Look was compiled in part from a list found in MacMillan Dictionary . © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2009–2016. List of Common Synonyms was written by Lara Eakins Sensory Words were compiled by Cristina Malinn and shared by Sue Coletta Using smell was written by Rayne Hall Using smell examples by Christine Plouvier were taken from Christine Plouvier’s novel, The Irish Firebrands Walking and Moving (II) was compiled in part from a list found on WriteWorld Ways to Describe Crying was compiled in part from a list by Blooming Azaleas of QuoteTV Ways to Describe Snoring was written by Charles E. Yallowitz Ways to Describe Writing was written by Lucy Mitchell (aka Blondewritemore ) Words don’t come easy was compiled in part from a list found on writinghelpers Thank you for taking the time to read Emotional Beats ! If you enjoyed it, please tell your friends or post a short review . Word of mouth is an author’s best friend and much appreciated!

• From Amplified Holy Bible (2015)

  19 ‘Nevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son, who shall be born to you, it is he who shall build it for My Name [and My Presence].’ 20 “Now the LORD has fulfilled His word which He spoke; I have risen in the place of my father David and have taken my seat on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised, and have built the house (temple) for the Name of the LORD , the God of Israel. 21 “There I have made a place [in the Holy of Holies] for the ark, in which is the covenant (solemn agreement) of the LORD , which He made with our fathers when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.” [Ex 34:28 ] The Prayer of Dedication 22 Then Solomon stood [in the courtyard] before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven. 23 He said, “O LORD , the God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, who keeps the covenant and shows lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart; 24 You who have kept what You b promised to Your servant my father David. You have spoken with Your mouth and have fulfilled Your word with Your hand, as it is this day. 25 “Now therefore, O LORD , the God of Israel, keep for Your servant my father David that which You promised him when You said, ‘You shall not be without a man (descendant) to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way [of life] to walk before Me [according to my laws] as you have done.’ 26 “Now, O God of Israel, please let Your word which You have spoken to Your servant David my father be confirmed. 27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built! 28 “Yet graciously consider the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O LORD my God, to listen to the [loud] cry and to the prayer which Your servant prays before You today; 29 that Your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, toward the place of which You have said, ‘My Name (Presence) shall be there,’ that You may listen to the prayer which Your servant shall pray toward this place. 30 “Listen to the prayer of Your servant and of Your people Israel which they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven, Your dwelling place; hear and forgive.

• From Amplified Holy Bible (2015)

  26 “So now, my lord, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, since the LORD has prevented you from shedding blood, and from avenging yourself by your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord, be as [self-destructive as] Nabal. 27 “Now this gift, which your maidservant has brought my lord, let it be given to the young men who n accompany and follow my lord. 28 “Please forgive the transgression of your maidservant; for the LORD will certainly make my lord a secure and enduring house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the LORD , and evil will not be found in you all your days. 29 “Should anyone rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound in the [precious] bundle of the living with the LORD your God; but the lives of your enemies—those He will hurl out as from the center of a sling. 30 “And it will happen when the LORD does for my lord according to all the good that He has spoken (promised) concerning you, and appoints you ruler over Israel, 31 that this [incident] will not cause grief or [bring] a troubled conscience to my lord, both by having shed blood without cause and by my lord having avenged himself. When the LORD deals well with my lord, then remember [with favor] your maidservant.” 32 David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD , the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day. 33 “And blessed be your discretion and discernment, and blessed be you, who has kept me from bloodshed this day and from avenging myself by my own hand. 34 “Nevertheless, as the LORD the God of Israel lives, who has prevented me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, most certainly by the morning light there would not have been left to Nabal so much as one male.” 35 So David o accepted what she had brought to him and said to her, “Go up to your house in peace. See, I have listened to you and have p granted your request.” 36 Then Abigail came to Nabal, and he was holding a feast in his house [for the shearers], like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s q mood was joyous because he was very drunk; so she told him nothing at all until the morning light. 37 But in the morning, when r Nabal was sober, and his wife told him these things, his s heart died within him and he became [paralyzed and helpless] like a stone. 38 About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal and he died.

• From Amplified Holy Bible (2015)

  How much more then, when he has said to you, ‘Wash, and be clean?’ ” 14 So he went down and plunged himself into the Jordan seven times, just as the man of God had said; and his flesh was restored like that of a little child and he was clean. Gehazi’s Greed 15 Then Naaman returned to the man of God, he and all the people in his group, and stood before him. He said, “Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel; so now accept a blessing and gift from your servant.” 16 But Elisha said, “As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will accept nothing.” He urged him to take it, but Elisha refused. 17 Naaman said, “If not, then please, let your servant be given a load of d earth for a team of mules; for [from this day on] your servant will no longer offer a burnt offering nor a sacrifice to other gods, but only to the LORD , [the God of Israel]. 18 “In this matter may the LORD pardon your servant: when my master [the king] goes into the house of [his god] Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand and I bow in the house of Rimmon, when I bow down in the house of Rimmon, may the LORD pardon your servant in this matter [of attending the king when he worships].” 19 Elisha said to him, “Go in peace.” So Naaman departed and was a good distance away from him, 20 when Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “My master has spared this Naaman the Aramean (Syrian), by not accepting from him what he brought. As the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.” 21 So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and said, “Is all well?” 22 And he said, “All is well. My master has sent me to say, ‘Just now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a e talent of silver and two changes of clothes.’ ” 23 Naaman said, “Please take two talents.” And he urged him [to accept], and tied up two talents of silver in two bags with two changes of clothes and gave them to two of his servants; and they carried them in front of Gehazi. 24 When he came to the hill, he took them from their hand and put them in the house [for safekeeping]; and he sent the men away, and they left. 25 Then he went in and stood before his master. Elisha asked him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?” He said, “Your servant went nowhere.” 26 Elisha said to him, “Did my heart not go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you?

• From Unbought and Unbossed: Transgressive Black Women, Sexuality, and Representation (2014)

  I reserve my utmost heartfelt gratitude for my family, whose deep, unyielding love and indomitable support have sustained me throughout this endeavor. My parents, Sterling and Ramona, have never lost faith in my abilities to succeed triumphantly and have been unceasing in their encouragement, optimism, generosity of spirit, and selfless support. I am everything I am, entirely and indubitably, because of them, and words could never begin to express or encompass my profound love for and gratitude to them. My sisters Drs. Trina and Trichelle, by earning professional degrees in fields in which African American women are underrepresented, have defied odds, invalidated stereotypes, and served as both personal and professional models for me. I owe my success, in large part, to their exceptional examples. My younger sister, Trichlyn, has forever impressed me with her vibrance, resilience, intelligence, and professional drive; her fortitude, easy laughter, and professional success continue to inspire me. Furthermore, my existence and this project have been enriched tremendously by the likes and lives, fierce determination, and always welcome presence and good humor of Sepehr Saeedi and Alan Wise. Last, my nephews, Shuwn, Sterling Ramon, Aaron, Ian, Aidan, Caleb, Brody, and Owen have always provided warm, pleasant, loving, and welcome distractions from the tediousness and rigidity of writing; I love and thank them dearly, as well as await all that their promising futures hold. Last and certainly not least, my grandparents-living in this world and "up yonder"-never ever cease to inspire me; their love and impression on me are undeniable, and I hope I have to some extent, if even fractionally, made them proud.

• From Girls & Sex (2016)

  They acted out a few more passive, aggressive, and assertive scenarios, with Denison urging volunteers to state firmly “How you feel right now, what you think, what you want to have happen.” In the few minutes of class time that remained, she fielded several anonymous questions that students had submitted on index cards, then gave out the number for a cell phone she keeps specifically for their calls and texts. Some of her colleagues over the years have questioned Denison’s willingness to let kids intrude on her life at any hour of the day or night. “They say it’s a boundary issue,” she told me later, “but I disagree. I come here and encourage students to question themselves, to name a situation when it’s not going well, to acknowledge that it’s not going well, and reflect on it. I promise I will advocate for them. If after that I disappeared, if I bailed, I wouldn’t be doing my job.” Most of the messages she receives are queries about basic facts involving sex and drugs; sometimes they are about relationship dilemmas or the choice between dueling visions of “regret”; sometimes they are just notes of gratitude. Typically they are anonymous, sometimes from friends of friends of students she’s taught, kids she’ll never meet. Among the texts she had recently received: “My boyfriend won’t touch me after he comes. Is that valid?” “My girlfriend and I had a mishap with a condom and were wondering if we should get Plan B, but she is on a hormonal birth control pill. Would it be a bad idea to mix medication?” “I am talking to this guy and he told me (through text), ‘You act like you’re never gonna suck a dick. That’s, like, a girl’s job. . . .’ We’ve been ‘a thing’ for about two months, and I don’t know what to do because I want to make a decision on handling this that I won’t regret.” “I just took four busses and a train to follow a boy who called me a bitch a month ago and I need to know why I’m here.” “Charis: I so appreciate everything you do. You were such an incredible resource while I was in high school and have motivated me to start a sex ed radio show/podcast at my college!” Scrolling through the texts, Denison shakes her head in wonder. “If adults thought about their world and their choices as deeply as the teens who reach out to me do . . .” she said. “They’re so thoughtful. Thoughtful before they do something. Thoughtful after they do something. Thoughtful while they do something. It’s inspiring.” Going Dutch

• From Amplified Holy Bible (2015)

  7 “And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the b sheaves.’ So she came and has continued [gathering grain] from early morning until now, except when she sat [resting] for a little while in the [field] house.” 8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen carefully, my daughter. Do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but stay here close by my maids. 9 “Watch which field they reap, and follow behind them. I have commanded the servants not to touch you. And when you are thirsty, go to the [water] jars and drink from what the servants draw.” 10 Then she kneeled face downward, bowing to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes that you should notice me, when I am a foreigner?” 11 Boaz answered her, “I have been made fully aware of everything that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people that you did not know before. 12 “May the LORD repay you for your kindness, and may your reward be full from the LORD , the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.” 13 Then she said, “Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, for you have comforted me and have spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not as one of your maidservants.” 14 At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here and eat some bread and dip your bread in the vinegar.” So she sat beside the reapers; and he served her roasted grain, and she ate until she was satisfied and she had some left [for Naomi]. 15 When she got up to glean, Boaz ordered his servants, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not insult her. 16 “Also you shall purposely pull out for her some stalks [of grain] from the sheaves and leave them so that she may collect them, and do not rebuke her.” 17 So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an c ephah of barley. 18 She picked it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. Ruth also took out and gave to Naomi what she had saved after she [had eaten and] was satisfied. 19 Her mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you glean today? Where did you work?

• From Unbought and Unbossed: Transgressive Black Women, Sexuality, and Representation (2014)

  For healing conversations and restoring my mind, heart, and spirit, I offer my thanks to Kalpana Murthy, and especially Violet Bryan, Michele Levy, and Eloise Dixon, who have enlightened, supported, advised, and sustained me, as well as have served as exemplar professionals, humans, and now friends. Cecelia Cancellaro has not only provided impeccable feedback but unexpected and welcome support, and this book is better, in part, because of her. My deepest gratitude goes to Janet Francendese for her exceptional enthusiasm, editorial brilliance, constant support, and model editorship; to Sara Cohen for her expert work and always eager support; to Tim Roberts and Gary Kramer for unwavering dedication to this book; and to the three anonymous readers for Temple University Press, for their insightful feedback and intellectual generosity. An earlier version of the second chapter, "Toward an Aesthetic of Transgression: Ann Allen Shockley's Loving Her and the Politics of Same-Gender Loving," appeared in African American Review 42, nos. 2-3 (Fall/Winter 20o8); thanks go to AAR, especially to then editor Joycelyn Moody and managing editor Aileen Keenan, for publishing and providing an intellectual venue for my work. And, very many thanks go to D.M.Grant for his generosity in allowing me to use The Night, which celebrates black women's sexuality, encapsulating the very spirit and gorgeous cover of this book; and, certainly no lesser expression of gratitude goes to Karine Percheron-Daniels for her extremely timely support and generosity in allowing me use of her provocative artwork First Lady. I am blessed and highly favored. If there is Glory, as there most undoubtedly is, I know precisely to whom it belongs. [image file=img/page0016_0000.svg] [image file=img/page0018_0000.svg] Unbought and Unbossed: Transgressive Black Women, Sexuality, and Representation explores what exercises of sexual citizenship look like, particularly their manifestations through the trope of transgressive behavior, in post-196os black women's texts. The book's title is taken from Shirley Chisholm's 1968 congressional campaign slogan, "Unbought and Unbossed," and her eponymous 1970 autobiography. As the first black congresswoman and first black to campaign for United States president, Chisholm-in her position in the political arena and her progressive stance on abortion and the rights to the freedoms of citizenship-embodies a particular transgressive subjectivity. One grounded not solely in her political disposition but also in her very presence physically and ideologically within an almost exclusively white and male-dominated political terrain. At the time she wrote her autobiography, the House of Representatives had 435 members: 417 white men, 1o women, 9 blacks; and so, Chisholm herself, as black and a woman in Congress, "ma[d]e it add up right."'

• From Girls & Sex (2016)

  A number of the girls I met stayed in touch long after we spoke, e-mailing updates about new relationships or evolving beliefs. “I wanted to let you know that because of our conversation I’ve changed my major,” one wrote. “I’m going to study health with a focus on gender and sexuality.” Another, a high school junior, told me our discussion affected the questions she asked while touring college campuses. A third, a high school senior, confessed to her boyfriend that all her “orgasms” had been fake; yet another high-schooler told her boyfriend to stop pressuring her to climax; it was ruining sex. The interviews—with the young women themselves and with psychologists, sociologists, pediatricians, educators, journalists, and other experts—changed me, too, forced me to confront my biases, overcome discomfort, clarify my values. That, I believe, has made me a better parent, a better aunt, a better ally to all the young women, and the young men, in my life. I hope, after reading this book, you will feel the same way. CHAPTER 1Matilda Oh Is Not an Object—Except When She Wants to BeCamila Ortiz and Izzy Lang had heard it all before. They were seniors at a large California high school—with a campus of over 3,300 students—so this was their fourth September, their fourth “welcome back” assembly. They sat toward the rear of the auditorium, alternately daydreaming and chatting with friends as administrators droned on about the importance of attendance (“especially for you seniors”); the behaviors that could get you suspended; the warnings about cigarettes, alcohol, and weed. Then the dean of students addressed the girls in the crowd. “He was like, ‘Ladies, when you go out you need to dress to respect yourself and respect your family,’” recalled Izzy. Blond and blue-eyed, she had a dimple in one cheek that deepened as she spoke. “‘This isn’t the place for your short shorts or your tank tops or your crop tops. You need to ask yourself: if your grandmother looks at you, will she be happy with what you’re wearing?’” Camila, whose left nostril was pierced with a subtle crystal stud, jumped in, her index finger wagging. “‘You need to cover that up because you need to have respect for yourself.’ You need to respect yourself. You need to respect your family. That idea was just . . . repeated and repeated. And then he went from that immediately into the slides defining sexual harassment. Like there was a connection. Like maybe if you don’t ‘respect yourself’ by the way you dress you’re going to get harassed, and that’s your own fault because you wore the tank top.”

• From Amplified Holy Bible (2015)

  11 They found an Egyptian [who had collapsed] in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread and he ate, and they gave him water to drink, 12 and they gave him a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins; and when he had eaten, his b energy returned, for he had not eaten bread or had any water to drink for three days and three nights. 13 David said to him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” He said, “I am a young man from Egypt, a servant of an Amalekite; and my master abandoned me [as useless] when I fell sick three days ago. 14 “We made a raid on the Negev of the Cherethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.” 15 Then David said to him, “Will you take me down to this band [of raiders]?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or turn me over to the hand of my master, and I will bring you down to this band.” 16 When he brought David down, the Amalekites had disbanded and spread over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing because of all the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah. 17 Then David [and his men] struck them down [in battle] from twilight until the evening of the next day; and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode camels and fled. 18 So David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and rescued his two wives. 19 Nothing of theirs was missing whether small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything that had been taken; David recovered it all. 20 So David captured all the flocks and herds [which the enemy had], and [the people] drove those animals before him and said, “This is David’s spoil.” The Spoils Are Divided 21 David came to the two hundred men who were so exhausted that they could not follow him and had been left at the brook Besor [with the provisions]. They went out to meet David and the people with him, and when he approached the people, he greeted them. 22 Then all the wicked and worthless men among those who went with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will give them none of the spoil that we have recovered, except that each man may take his wife and children away and leave.” 23 David said, “You must not do so, my brothers, with what the LORD has given us. He has kept us safe and has handed over to us the band [of Amalekites] that came against us. 24 “And who will listen to you in regard to this matter?

• From Amplified Holy Bible (2015)

  15 And the LORD will utterly destroy The tongue of the d Sea of Egypt; And with His scorching wind He will wave His hand over the River; He will strike and divide it into seven channels And make [it possible for] people [to] walk over in sandals. 16 And there will be a highway from Assyria For the remnant of His people who will be left, Just as there was for Israel In the day when they came up out of the land of Egypt. Isaiah 12 Thanksgiving Expressed 1 A ND ON that day you will say, “I will give thanks to You, O LORD ; For though You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, And You comfort me. 2 “Behold, God, my salvation! I will trust and not be afraid, For the LORD GOD is my strength and song; Yes, He has become my salvation.” 3 Therefore with joy you will draw water From the springs of salvation. 4 And in that day you will say, “Give thanks to the LORD , call on His name [in prayer]. Make His deeds known among the peoples [of the earth]; Proclaim [to them] that His name is exalted!” 5 Sing praises to the LORD , for He has done excellent and glorious things; Let this be known throughout the earth. 6 Rejoice and shout for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 13 Prophecies about Babylon 1 T HE [MOURNFUL, inspired] oracle (a a burden to be carried) concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw [in a prophetic vision]: 2 Lift up a signal banner on the bare mountain, Summon them [the Medes and Persians] with a loud voice, Wave the [beckoning] hand so that they may enter the doorways of the [Babylonian] nobles. 3 I [the LORD ] have commanded My consecrated ones, I have even called My great warriors, My proudly exulting ones [the Medes and the Persians who triumph for My honor]— To execute My anger. 4 A sound of tumult on the mountains, Like that of many people! A sound of the uproar of the kingdoms, Of nations gathered together! The LORD of hosts is mustering an army for battle. 5 They are coming from a distant country, From the end of heaven [the farthest horizon]— The LORD and the weapons of His indignation— To destroy the whole land. [Ps 19:4–6 ; Is 5:26 ] Judgment on the Day of the LORD 6 Wail, for the day of the LORD is at hand! It will come as b destruction from the c Almighty (All Sufficient One—Invincible God)! [Gen 17:1 ] 7 Therefore d all hands will fall limp, And every man’s heart will melt. 8 They [of Babylon] will be shocked and terrified, Pains and anguish will grip them; They will be in pain like a woman in childbirth.

• From Amplified Holy Bible (2015)

  19 For He looked down from His holy height [of His sanctuary], From heaven the LORD gazed on the earth, 20 To hear the sighing of the prisoner, To set free those who were doomed to death, 21 So that people may declare the name of the LORD in Zion And His praise in Jerusalem, 22 When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD . 23 He has exhausted my strength [humbling me with sorrow] in the way; He has shortened my days. 24 I said, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are [eternal] throughout all generations. 25 “At the beginning You founded the earth; The heavens are the work of Your hands. 26 “Even they will perish, but You endure; Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them and they shall be changed. 27 “But You remain the same, And Your years will never end. [Heb 1:10–12 ] 28 “The children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You.” Psalm 103 Praise for the LORD ’s Mercies. A Psalm of David. 1 B less and affectionately praise the LORD , O my soul, And all that is [deep] within me, bless His holy name. 2 Bless and affectionately praise the LORD , O my soul, And do not forget any of His benefits; 3 Who forgives all your sins, Who heals all your diseases; 4 Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you [lavishly] with lovingkindness and tender mercy; 5 Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the [soaring] eagle. [Is 40:31 ] 6 The LORD executes righteousness And justice for all the oppressed. 7 He made known His ways [of righteousness and justice] to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel. 8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in compassion and lovingkindness. [James 5:11 ] 9 He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. 10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins [as we deserve], Nor rewarded us [with punishment] according to our wickedness. 11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence]. 12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. 13 Just as a father loves his children, So the LORD loves those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence]. 14 For He knows our [mortal] frame; He remembers that we are [merely] dust. 15 As for man, his days are like grass; Like a flower of the field, so he flourishes. 16 For the wind passes over it and it is no more, And its place knows it no longer.

• From History of the Christian Church: The Complete Set of Eight Volumes (1858)

  The Romansh literature was first cultivated during the Reformation.226 Gallicius, Campell, and Biveroni (Bifrun) are the founders of it. Campell prepared a metrical translation of the Psalter, with original hymns and a catechism (1562). Jacob Biveroni, a lawyer of Samaden, published a translation of Comander’s Catechism, which was printed at Poschiavo, 1552, and (with the aid of Gallicius and Campell) the entire New Testament, which appeared first in 1560 at Basel, and became the chief agency in promoting the evangelical faith in those regions. The people, who knew only the Romansh language, says a contemporary, "were amazed like the lsraelites of old at the sight of the manna." The result of the labors of the Reformers and their successors in Graubünden was the firm establishment of an evangelical church which numbered nearly two-thirds of the population; while one-third remained Roman Catholic. This numerical relation has substantially remained to this day with some change in favor of Rome, though not by conversion, but by emigration and immigration. The two churches live peacefully together. The question of religion was decided in each community by a majority vote, like any political or local question. The principle of economy often gave the decision either for the retention of the Roman priest, or the choice of a Reformed preacher.227 Some stingy congregations remained vacant to get rid of all obligations, or hired now a priest, now a preacher for a short season. Gallicius complained to Bullinger about this independence which favored license under the name of liberty. Not unfrequently congregations are deceived by foreign adventurers who impose themselves upon them as pastors. The democratic autonomy explains the curious phenomenon of the mixture of religion in the Grisons. The traveller may pass in a few hours through a succession of villages and churches of different creeds. At Coire the city itself is Reformed, and the Catholics with their bishop form a separate town on a hill, called the Court (of the bishop).

• From Amplified Holy Bible (2015)

  7 “You are the LORD God, Who chose Abram And brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, And gave him the name Abraham. 8 “You found his heart to be faithful d before You, And You e made a covenant with him To give him the land of the Canaanite, Of the Hittite, of the Amorite, Of the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite— To give it to his descendants. And You have fulfilled Your promise, For You are righteous and just. 9 “You saw our fathers’ affliction in Egypt, And You heard their cry by the Red Sea (Sea of Reeds). 10 “Then You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, Against all his servants and all the people of his land; For You knew that they behaved arrogantly toward them (the Israelites), And You made a name for Yourself, as it is to this day. 11 “You divided the sea before them, So that they passed through the midst of the sea on dry land; You hurled their pursuers into the depths, Like a stone into mighty and raging waters. 12 “And with a pillar of cloud You led them by day, And with a pillar of fire by night To light the way for them In which they were to go. 13 “Then You came down on Mount Sinai, And spoke with them from heaven; And You gave them fair ordinances and true laws, Good statutes and commandments. 14 “So You made known to them Your holy Sabbath, And gave them commandments, statutes, and law, f Through Your servant Moses. 15 “You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger, And brought water for them out of a rock for their thirst, And You told them to enter and take possession of The land that You g swore to give them. [John 6:31–34 ] 16 “But they, our fathers, acted arrogantly; They stiffened their necks and would not heed Your commandments. 17 “They refused to listen and obey, And did not remember Your wondrous acts which You had performed among them; So they stiffened their necks and [in their rebellion] appointed a leader in order to return them to slavery in Egypt. But You are a God of forgiveness, Gracious and merciful and compassionate, h Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness; And You did not abandon them. [Num 14:4 ] 18 “Even when they had made for themselves A i calf of cast metal And said, ‘This is your god Who brought you up from Egypt,’ And committed great [and contemptible] blasphemies, 19 You, in Your great mercy and compassion, Did not abandon them in the wilderness; The pillar of the cloud did not leave them by day, To lead them in the way, Nor the pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way they should go.

• From Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women (2017)

  And to all of the rest of the Pleasure Ninjas—Joan Morgan, Yaba Blay, Esther Armah, Kaila Story—this work has been delightful because I have had the sublime pleasure of doing it with you. Kristie Dotson, when I met you, I made sense to myself and my book made sense to me. Thank you for doctoring on it till it shines. Your deft hand and critical eye made all the difference. Special thanks also to Theri Pickens. Thank you to my Up North Crew of Down South Girls—Shatema Threadcraft (my Harriet) and Melanye Price (my road dog). Thank you to my Philly Crew, Pastor Leslie Callahan, Charisse Tucker, and Bella. Thank you to my Now-Jersey girls, Theresa Thames and Candice Benbow. Thanks to Tanisha Ford and Jessica Johnson (D.O.L.s). And thank you to Raydell Gomez. To my movement folks, nothing has been the same since August 9, 2014. To Monica Dennis, Teddy Reeves, Nakisha Lewis, Vivian Anderson, Arielle Newton and all the rest, I’d ride that terrible bus with all of you again in the cause of freedom. Joanne Smith, thank you for loving us. Akiba Solomon, thank you for putting eyes on this book in a critical moment. It made a difference. I grew up an only child but in Mychal Denzel Smith, Darnell Moore, and Kiese Laymon, I have found brothers, cheerleaders, kindred spirits, and fam. I am eternally grateful for all of your BlackBoyMagic. Melissa Harris-Perry, thank you for being a mentor and a model for how to do Black feminist and public scholarship with integrity. Michael Eric Dyson, thank you for looking out for a sister in tangible ways. Mark Anthony Neal, you give me hope for feminist brothers. Thank you for the quiet but insistent way that you prodded and encouraged me to “finish the book!”

• From Henry Miller on Writing (1964)

  No, I have no fear that those who read my works will become depraved or demoralized. Indeed, I possess thousands of letters from readers all over the world which tell the opposite story. Every day I receive letters from people of all ages, all classes of society, who thank me for opening their eyes, thank me for giving them the courage to lead their own lives, and so on. Perhaps it would not be out of order to ask what the defenders of morality do, for their part, to induce similar responses. The test of a man’s humanity lies in his acceptance of life, all aspects of life, not just those which correspond with his own limited viewpoint. As dear old sadly misunderstood Nietzsche said—“The Yea-sayers!” One last thing … In your letter you made reference to Knut Hamsun. Yes, I am happy to confess that this Norwegian writer, like his illustrious predecessor, Ibsen, exerted a great influence upon me in the formative years of my life. I know that to many of your countrymen his name is now anathema. In my eyes, nevertheless, he remains one of the half-dozen writers whom, as a novice, I tried to emulate. He gave me many, many hours of sheer joy; he opened my eyes to the beauties of nature; he revealed, in ways utterly magical, the souls of men and women caught in the throes of love, and the sorrows and sufferings of his figures had for me a poignant redemptive quality. I tried my best, naive as I then was, to copy him—but I never succeeded. None of our esteemed critics, to show you how obtuse these creatures can be, ever detected the influence, in style and approach, of this, my early, idol. Yet it is there for those who have eyes to see. Though he may have been a traitor to his country, I somehow do not believe that, had he read these questionable books of mine, he would have judged me harshly. Any more than he would have condemned any writer who endeavored to express himself freely and honestly. It was from your Knut Hamsun that I derived much of my love of life, love of nature, love of man. All I have done, or hope I have, in relating the distressing story of my life, is to increase that love of life, nature and all God’s creatures in those who read me. “Praise God from whom all blessings flow!” Most sincerely yours, Henry Miller Second Letter to Trygve Hirsch—The Henry Miller ReaderBig Sur, California February 27, 1959 Mr. Trygve Hirsch Oslo, Norway Dear Mr.

• From The Beautiful Room Is Empty (1988)

  And yet there was no cause for shame here, not even when I looked up for a kiss and got one. He didn’t desire me (what god would?), but he would let me stay in his arms until the end of this song or the next and that was more than I’d ever expected. Of course I felt foolish, a grown man wanting to be sheltered by another. Even the tenderest wedding between two men is always hooted at by their own overly active sense of the ludicrous. The freedom to dance with a man (I don’t say “another man” since he was the only person here who counted as a man) seemed remarkable enough to be a one-time-only privilege, but maybe parties like this one went on all the time. Was there a secret fraternity that linked homosexuals across the states, countries, centuries? Was I being rushed? Shame and gratitude, I said a moment ago, but surely gratitude was normal enough. Anyone who ever let me in his body or arms I still feel grateful to. That’s why so many of my friends are old lovers, I suppose. And that includes, these days, dying and dead friends as well, to whom the flesh, my flesh, still connects me. The smells of sweat and English Leather or Canoe aftershave and cigarettes and beer and, now, cooking popcorn in the kitchen all floated around me. “You gave him a hard-on,” William hissed in my ear. “I could see it in his pants. Not as big as it should be considering his height but acceptable; family size,” and he nodded sagely as though he were a grandfather whispering, “An acceptable dowry.” William was obsessed with size, and because I spent so much time with him I started checking out men’s crotches too. We’d be walking down the street and he’d say, “Catch this one. It’s not as huge as he’d like us to think. That’s all balls, the man has a beach ball for a scrotum. Now this one’s big—darling, don’t look in the zipper area for the bulge. The really big ones can’t wear jockey shorts, too binding, just like your mother’s love. No, they wear boxers and let it hang down their leg. Be on the lookout for baggy pants. Believe it or not, the really humongous dicks are embarrassed, they try to hide it in loose folds. Now Negroes are good bets, but not invariably. Italians are reliable, if you don’t mind fur-balls in your mouth, they’re so hairy, and if you go for pecorino.” “What’s that?” “Italian goat cheese. They’re all uncircumcised and on a hot summer day It—Can—Get—Pret—ty—Smel—ly—in there.” He shook his head and growled: “Love it.” A glance at my shock and he coolly added, “An acquired taste.”

• From Amplified Holy Bible (2015)

  34 They did not destroy the [pagan] peoples [in Canaan], As the LORD commanded them, 35 But they mingled with the [idolatrous] nations And learned their ways, 36 And served their idols, Which became a [dreadful] snare to them. 37 They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons [Deut 32:17 ; 2 Kin 16:3 ] 38 And shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with their blood. 39 In this way they became unclean in their practices; They played the prostitute in their own deeds [by giving their worship, which belongs to God alone, to other “gods”]. 40 Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against His people And He detested His own d inheritance. [Deut 32:17 ] 41 He gave them into the hands of the nations, And those who hated them ruled over them. 42 Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were subdued under the [powerful] hand of their enemies. 43 Many times He rescued them; But they were rebellious in their counsel, And sank down in their wickedness. 44 Nevertheless He looked [sympathetically] at their distress When He heard their cry; 45 And He remembered His covenant for their sake, And relented [rescinding their sentence] according to the greatness of His lovingkindness [when they cried out to Him], 46 He also made them objects of compassion Among those who had carried them away captive. [2 Kin 25:27–30 ] 47 Save us, O LORD our God, And gather us from among the nations, That we may give thanks to Your holy name And glory in praising You. 48 Blessed be the LORD , the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise the LORD ! (Hallelujah!) [1 Chr 16:35 , 36 ] BOOK FIVE Psalm 107 The LORD Rescues People from Many Troubles. 1 O give thanks to the LORD , for He is good; For His compassion and lovingkindness endure forever! 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary, 3 And gathered them from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the a south. 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a [solitary] desert region; And did not find a way to an inhabited city. 5 Hungry and thirsty, They fainted. 6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He rescued them from their distresses. 7 He led them by the straight way, To an inhabited city [where they could establish their homes]. 8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonderful acts to the children of men! 9 For He satisfies the parched throat, And fills the hungry appetite with what is good.

• From Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women (2017)

  Title : Beyond Respectability (Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History) Author: Cooper, Brittney C. Beyond RespectabilityWOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY IN AMERICAN HISTORY Editorial Advisors: Susan K. Cahn Wanda A. Hendricks Deborah Gray White Anne Firor Scott, Founding Editor Emerita A list of books in the series appears at the end of this book. Beyond Respectability The Intellectual Thought of Race Women BRITTNEY C. COOPER [image "icon" file=image_rsrc2RE.jpg] © 2017 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved 1 2 3 4 5 C P 5 4 3 2 1 [image "icon" file=image_rsrc2RF.jpg] This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Cooper, Brittney C., 1980– author. Title: Beyond respectability : the intellectual thought of race women / Brittney C. Cooper. Other titles: Intellectual thought of race women Description: Urbana, IL : University of Illinois Press, [2017] | Series: Women, gender, and sexuality in American history | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Identifiers: LCCN 2017003605 (print) | LCCN 2017013221 (ebook) | ISBN 9780252099540 (ebook) | ISBN 9780252040993 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780252082481 (pbk. : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: African American women—Intellectual life—19th century. | African American women—Intellectual life—20th century. | National Association of Colored Women (U.S.) | Terrell, Mary Church, 1863-1954. | Murray, Pauli, 1910–1985. | African American women—Biography. | African American intellectuals—Biography. Classification: LCC E185.89.I56 (ebook) | LCC E185.89.I56 C66 2017 (print) | DDC 305.48/896073—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017003605 For my mother, Debbie Cooper Hicks, whose innumerable sacrifices made this work possible. ContentsAcknowledgments PROLOGUE INTRODUCTION The Duty of the True Race Woman CHAPTER 1 Organized Anxiety: The National Association of Colored Women and the Creation of the Black Public Sphere CHAPTER 2 “Proper, Dignified Agitation”: The Evolution of Mary Church Terrell CHAPTER 3 Queering Jane Crow: Pauli Murray’s Quest for an Unhyphenated Identity CHAPTER 4 The Problems and Possibilities of the Negro Woman Intellectual EPILOGUE Notes Selected Bibliography Index AcknowledgmentsThis book began as a conversation with the late Dr. Rudolph P. Byrd, when he stopped to talk to me one day on the Emory Quadrangle about the ways that I could blend my interests in Black women writers and Black political theory. Invigorated by that conversation, I embarked on a quest to discover race women—who they are, what makes them tick, laugh, cry, and fight for better days. I did not know then that I would be living with these women in one form or another for the better part of a decade. But what I have learned is never to let respectable race ladies fool you—they have taken me on one wild ride!

• From Amplified Holy Bible (2015)

  13 Your name, O LORD , endures forever, Your fame and remembrance, O LORD , [endures] throughout all generations. 14 For the LORD will judge His people And He will have compassion on His servants [revealing His mercy]. [Heb 10:30 ] 15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands. 16 They have mouths, but they do not speak; They have eyes, but they do not see; 17 They have ears, but they do not hear, Nor is there any breath in their mouths. 18 Those who make idols are like them [absolutely worthless—spiritually blind, deaf, and powerless]; So is everyone who trusts in and relies on them. [Ps 115:4–8 ] 19 O house of Israel, bless and praise the LORD [with gratitude]; O house of Aaron, bless the LORD ; 20 O house of Levi, bless the LORD ; You who fear the LORD [and worship Him with obedience], bless the LORD [with grateful praise]! [Deut 6:5 ; Ps 31:23 ] 21 Blessed be the LORD from Zion, Who dwells [with us] at Jerusalem. Praise the LORD ! (Hallelujah!) Psalm 136 Thanks for the LORD ’s Goodness to Israel. 1 a G IVE THANKS to the LORD , for He is good; For His lovingkindness (graciousness, mercy, compassion) endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods, For His lovingkindness endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, For His lovingkindness endures forever.