1. I think stellar time in which our life consists of intermingling scenarios that affect our daily lives can definetly be seen on Twitter. I had set up a twitter account before this class and I would go on it once in a while, just to see other people tweeting. It was interesting to see what other people post but it does not really affect my every day life. I think people use twitter to show other people what they are doing every minute of the day, and in some cases I think its unnecessary. Being on twitter I was most interested in what celebrites and sports players are doing, because I think its cool that they are sharing their daily lives with people before we can read about it in a magazine or hear it on tv.
2. The Tale of the Bull and the Ass is definetly a story with in a story. A farmer is given a gift from Allah that he can hear animals talk and he is able to speak back to them as well. However if he discloses to people that he knows what animals are saying he will die a horrible death. Then there is a small story about how the bull and the ass become friends. One day the farmer is with his wife and he over hears the bull and ass talking and he laughs. His wife got really upset and begged him to tell her why he was laughing. He decided that becuase he loves his wife he will tell her about his gift and sacrafice himself and die. He gathers his family and friends, but before that he speaks to a dog and the dog gives him advice, but then as he is going to tell his wife the truth she realizes that he does love her and she does not need to know his secret. This is like a Teleological time as well becuase there is a cause-->effect, beginning leads to end. Him keeping a secret from his wife caused to him show his love for her and he was willing to die, but in reality becuase she loved him she decided that he doesn't need to tell her and they love happily ever after together.
The Tale of Three Apples has stellar time becuase it starts by the discovery of a box under the Tigris river, and in it is a fair girl in 19 pieces. It has nothing to do with 3 Apples, but if at all, just one Apple. This apple, a object of desire of the girl, passed hands from the Caliph's garden to her husbands hand to her son and to a black slave, in which she is slain in the process without her knowledge. All of these scenarios are intermingled with eachother which all leads up to one conclusion.
3. The Bull and the Ass shows the love for aminals in Islamics culture. It is stated in the Koran that Allah loves animals, and therefore in this tale he is showing that animals can communicate with eachother, and animals have feelings just like humans do. In Islam there is always a postive attitude toward animals and animlas should be treated fairly.
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I agree with you on what you said. Islam says that we have to treat animals in a justly way. For example, you can not hunt just for fun. If you go hunting you have to eat what you hunt. You can not kill the game and throw it away. That is against Islam and you are committing a sin if you do that.
I feel that in the Tale of the Bull and the Ass has both teleological and steller. As you said, teleological because of the cause and effect. But stellar because of the end where the lady was transported in to the King's bedroom. She is affected by the farmer and his wife because she hears of the stories. She doesn'y obey her father and marries the king.
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