Essays on Revelation

The novel The Rector of Veilbye is told from the point of view of Erik Sorensen. Sorensen played the role of both the judge and sheriff in the community. The amount of responsibilities placed on his shoulders caused many emotional turmoil and conflict for Sorensen. He was set to marry Mette who was the daughter of Soren Qvist, a man accused of murdering his servant Niels Bruus. The conflict was that Erik wanted to marry Mette and clear her father’s name from the murder. However, more witnesses offered testimonies that further pushed Soren Qvist as the suspect to ...

The doctrine of the Trinity is unique to Christianity. It underpins Christian theology and is the most important doctrine of Christian faith and practice. The Trinity is difficult to explain and fully understand, as is to expected since we are human and can never truly understand the infinity and omnipotence of God. Yet, the Trinity is vital to Christian faith as it represents the nature of God, and it affirms the existence of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. According to Exodus 3:14 and Philippians 1:2, the Father is God, in John 8: 58 and Titus 2:13, we are told ...

Foing-nova is an IT company located in Varaždin, Croatia, which provides software for users of the state budget. However, Foing-nova remains a small business despite recently changing its location and expanding its headquarters. After consulting RajkoTomiek, who is the CEO of Foing-nova, it was clearly understood that the most suitable method of company’s expansion would be to increase their market share. Although, Foing-nova is expected to gain new customers by entering a new market and thus become more profitable. However, a strategy must be put in place to ease the diversification of the company and to ensure ...

Of late, whistleblowing is something that has come to be one of the major occurrences that are successful in stirring the entire society with the sheer impetus of shocking revelation that are of primary importance. With time, people have come to be more aware about the ethical conflicts that are encountered at workplaces. It needs to be reckoned that whistleblowers go on to sound the alarm from within an organization in which they function, only to highlight the abuses or neglect that come to threaten the interest of the people in general. Very high stakes are involved in whistleblowing. ...

This essay is an analysis to Richard Ford’s “Under the Radar”. Ford’s story, despite short, conveys a deep and textured plot and along with perplexing characters. The story revolves around the theme of early marriage, infidelity among professionals and the consequences in the revelation of these actions. There is not a hint of happiness or closure at the end and it leaves the reader free to think up of the ending on their own, with the lingering opinions on mistrust and deception. “Under the Radar” starts off with a young couple, Marjorie Reeves and her husband, Steven ...

Book Review of “The Politics of Air Pollution” By George Gonzalez

The Politics of Air Pollution by George Gonzalez Introduction Background George Gonzalez is a renowned assistant professor based in the Department of Political Science at the University of Miami. He has been an avid advocate of the inner political workings of the environmental policy in the United States. The book entitled the politics of air pollution delves into the establishment of policies that govern emission standards with a specialization on California as a key study. The book generally describes California as one the leading states in the promotion of automobile emission standards. As such, the book focuses on highlighting ...

The Book of Revelation, particularly, its chapters two and three, contains the letters written by John the Apostle to the Seven Churches in the Asia Minor (situated not in the whole territory of the continent, but just in its Roman territory).  These letters were created by Jesus and had to be sent by John. The writings are believed to be appropriate in any time (Barnett, 2004). During the whole period of studying the Holy Script, there were many attempts to analyze the letters from different point of view. Generally, researchers agree that these writings were written for Christian `churches` ...

Faith, being an intangible concept, is almost indefinable. But there are theologians, like Soren Kierkegaard and Paul Tillich, who dared to define faith and its role in everyday life. There are similarities and differences between the interpretation of Kierkegaard and Tillich of faith, and some critics are not contented with or opposed to their ideas, particularly as regards the subject-object division. This paper argues that a thorough, critical analysis of the ideas of Kierkegaard and Tillich regarding faith will demonstrate both theologians remaining devoted to the conflict between the finite world and the infinite, unbounded realm. Kierkegaard often emphasizes ...

Importance of ethos in Pastoral Ministry

Pastoral ministerial ethos involve the accepted code of conduct by the pastors in their daily devotion to the work of God. These are the qualities that are morally and spiritually upright that distinguish the pastors from mere men. Every pastor must engage this ministerial ethos so that the gospel be effective. Ministerial ethos are so important because they help a pastor to conduct every function following a spiritual blueprint that offers guidelines that the minister of the Gospel ought to follow (Gula, 2010). Ministerial ethos like total obedience to the word of God will help the servant of God ...

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Background

Western States Electric Components Group, a subsidiary of Consolidated Electrical Company, mistakenly misrepresented its sales income for the past four years. Western has been selling about 55% of its connolator generators to various ConsoE’s divisions at lower internal retail prices. The different divisions resold these connolators acquired from Western to outside companies. Unfortunately, the financial department has been recording these activities as two separate earnings, hence double booking. Upon the revision of the accounts for the four years, profits for the following financial year will come out as big loses hence affecting the prices and ...

The Beautiful Soul of Don Damian reveals the theme of the fact that people are not always what they claim to be or appear. Bosch explains the story in the setting and the theme that appears relevant to many people’s lives. The first sequel reveals the true intentions and feelings of the people around Don Damian’s life. The sequel reveals to Don Damian about how ugly his soul had been in the past and feels the intention to change his ways (Bosch, 3). The second sequel would have the theme of changing the old ways upon the ...

Introduction

A book written around A.D. 95, according to theological historians, the book Revelations of John is written by the same Apostle John who knew Jesus when He was a man on the earth, serving as one of His disciples and working fervently in His ministry. Understanding that the various apostles such as, Stephen and Paul, Bartholomew and Silas, were martyrs for the sake of the Church of Jesus Christ and the eminency of His ascendency, John lived to become an old man. John declared and proclaimed that he loved Jesus more than any of his brothers of the discipleship. ...

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The worldview of a person is their view and understanding of their entire existence, including the world they live in. Religious beliefs reflectcolor a person’s worldview very strongly. In a comparative look, Christianity and Sikhism have some commonality as monotheistic approaches to the world, in the necessity for moral and ethical behavior that is good, in seeking truth, and in serving an all-knowing God Wwho imparts some of that knowledge to mankind. However, there are noticeable differences in beliefs about death and afterlife, human definition, and the meaning of human history. These beliefs structure their worldviews ...

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The Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is a popular, interesting and entertaining science fiction film. Its popularity even to this day can be attributed to how the makers of the film portrayed the mythic characters, especially of Luke Skywalker who is the main hero in the epic story. For one, the Star Wars (1977) was considered as a groundbreaking movie, and much of its success can be credited to how George Lucas introduced Luke, his family background and ultimately the events that leads him to take the central role in the story. Just like most movie heroes, ...

There can be no denial of the fact that the novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by the famous author, Mark Haddon, is one of the best literary works to be adapted in the cinematic form of expression. Indeed, the story in context has enormous scope of quintessential and aesthetic portrayal of the events, emotions, frictions, and mystery. The young teenager of the narrative, Christopher, is the hero of this story in context. The way he is portrayed in the literary narrative truly impresses the readers, and it provides ample scope for catapulting the affective ...

The Grass Dancer, a book written by Susan Power, who descends from the Native American Sioux people, fascinates the reader with the elaborateness of the plot, complex kinship and thematic saturation. Power weaves a complex story of life and relationships of a young Sioux Harley Wind Soldier living in a reservation in Dakota and struggling to regain his identity. However, the far from being one-sided or hackneyed: the author deploys various techniques to portray the story of the entire Sioux Nation through the array of interrelated characters. However, the main peculiarity of the book lies in Power’s careful ...

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is one of the most famous novels by the American romantic writer. While the novel is well-known for its depiction of the relationships between the characters, and the romantic plots and subplots, the novel also has great value as a historical study of the Puritan period. Puritan society was a highly gendered society, with strict gender roles for men and women, and a well-established patriarchal society. Explorations of the novel, and of the depiction of Hester’s character, her punishment, and her actions in the novel can help reveal whether Hawthorne was realistically ...

I. INTRODUCTION The current use of the North-South divide in demarcating global Christian religion is not new. It originated as an economic and political convention to distinguish the First World and the Second World in the North and the Third World in the South. Thus, the churches in the North include the churches in North America, Western Europe, and the developed part of East Asia; while the churches in the South comprise the churches in Africa, South America, and the rest of Asia, including the Middle East. However, the demarcation line can arbitrary depending on the institution that creates ...

According to David Eagleman’s Descent of Species, every individual has the chance to ask for specific conditions he wishes to be under in the afterlife. Animals too have the given choice. Consequently, one might choose to become royalty or possess specific knowledge in a field of study, a wave of a wand will make it so (Eagleman 10). For those who wish for a complete change, they could opt for an animal, and it would be so. Now, what happens when people forget their past lives as they go into the new one? Eagleman reckons that the “moment ...

Major Achievements in Biology

Researchers and scientists are always intrigued by biological processes and activities, and strive to utilize them for benefit of mankind. Antibiotics, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines and several therapeutic agents, high yielding as well as disease tolerant plants and animals are all results of extensive research in the fields of cell and molecular biology, immunology, biotechnology and genetic engineering. Treatment to several diseases, even genetic disorders are available today only due to breakthrough discoveries in biology. Three such important discoveries are revelation of structure of ribosomes through X-ray crystallography, identification of tumor specific antigens (TSA) expressed on the surface of cancer ...

How did Thomas Hobbes Understand The Connection Between Religion And Politics?

Introduction Thomas Hobbes was born in 1588 in England; he was an English Philosopher of the 17th century who was best known for the work done in the fields of political and moral philosophies. He wrote a book named as Leviathan (1651) in which he shared his political views. The early life of Thomes Hobbes was spent free of anxiety as he attained education from the finest institutions where he interacted with the most intellectual people and prominent personalities who were expert in their fields. His work struggled a lot to gain society acceptance. His books are the depiction ...

Introduction

What is music and worship Music and worship according to Christianity is a form of prayer and thanks giving to God. Music is a form of how Christians reach God, a way of expressing thanks or prayers. The book of Psalms in the bible is a great example of how music is used to talk to God. Music was as a form of inviting God to bless ceremonies from the Biblical times. Music and worship has enormous power to engage the Christian community emotions and praise to God through music.

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It was not long after the social websites like facebook and Instagram were introduced that people are starting posting their personal information and pictures quite freely for their friends and acquaintances to see. To be fair, the motive of these platforms was to find a way to socialize with friends through the use of the internet and for the longest time; these sites also took care of that particular wish of ours. We also have to consider here that after these websites had come out, in the beginning, the better part of us had more faith that the parties ...

In Jan Beatty’s “My Father Teaches Me to Dream”, the overriding theme is that a strong will to devote one’s life to work is more important than any other distractions, such as dreaming. Similarly, Georgia Douglas Johnson’s “Calling Dreams” stresses the value of a work ethic, and the wastefulness of spending one’s life dreaming. For example, Johnson states, “The right to make my dreams come true/I ask, nay, I demand of life,” (Johnson, 1-2). Here, the poetess makes her will clear, that she has just cause to pursue her dreams, and make them come true. ...

Religion is an integral component of human history at different stages of its development. The Muslim Reformation fundamentally different from the Catholic Reformation. “As religious regimes both, Catholicism and Islam, preceded and are likely to outlast the modern world system of nation-states” (Casanova 2). The difference lies in fact that these processes occur at different times and in various specific historical conditions. The Muslim Reformation expressed primarily in the revision (or attempt to revise) religious motivations of the various aspects of social life and only marginally affected the proper theological questions. In Islam church and clergy similar to a ...

The Quran and the Bible have some similarities as well as differences. However, in the recent years, believers of the two religions have focused on the differences more than the similarities. These differences have brought about enmity and misunderstanding among believers of the two religions. The rivalry between Christians and Muslims began during the Crusader Era (1095-1291). This was a period when the Crusaders were trying to free their “Holy Land” from the yoke of Islam (Trautman and Peterson). To understand the genesis of these differences, which have highly been exaggerated in the contemporary society, it is important to ...

PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN NATURE

Summa theological is a theological summary that seeks to explain the relationship between God and man. The theological text explains how the reconciliation of the divine and man is made possible through Christ. The book by Aquinas cites proof for existence of the Almighty creator of the universe and outlines the activities that make the nature of the Almighty God. Then the next part, almost one half of the theological summary looks at the nature and existence purpose of the humankind. St. Aquinas writes as a philosopher who is intellectually interested in the truth. The saint writes as a ...

As we know about many Southerners, the social class segregation was intense and those who believed that they were in a more prominent social position in the society treated the minority groups with unhuman nor respect. Flannery O’Connor is one of the numerous writers who have influenced the treatment of the minority groups in her society. In addition, O’Connor brings to life the way people continue to abuse religion as a tool for show the negative treatment of “others” in the society. Mrs. Turpin like many other white privileged persons in the old South, reveal hasher contempt ...

The early fiction of Capote usually descends into a subconscious and explores a world of blurred realities and uncertainty whose inhabitants are trapped in unbearable isolation. The short story “Miriam” was first published in 1945 and depicts the psychological deterioration of the protagonist, Mrs. Miller. The sense of captivity and fear overshadow this short story and results from the individual’s inability to respond and accept the reality. Mrs. Miller is given an opportunity to accept someone disturbing and strange and push back the frontier of darkness in the soul and the surrounding world. More essentially, it means that ...

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The central claim of supersessionism, an ancient Christian mindset that can be traced way back to the first century, is the forfeiture of God’s covenant with Jews due to their collective guilt over the death of Jesus (Cunningham 1). This ancient thinking could very well be found before the Second Vatican Council. It even found expression from Pope Pius X in a personal message to Theodor Herzl in 1904 – that the Jewish faith was the foundation of Christianity – but was replaced by the teachings of Christ (Cunningham 2). However, in the same verse in his epistle to the ...

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Abstract In Emerson’s essay, ‘’Nature’’, we can see how important religion is to him. Each of his essays leads us to an understanding on how to attain a perfect relationship with God through nature. The goal of science here is discover the purpose of nature. But is it necessary to reconcile both science and religion? This essay will be arguing that there is no need for reconciling science and religion since both are independent from each other. The possible solutions are to grasp knowledge of both without the need of differentiating the two and to respect both facts. ...

Whether by force of stereotypical perception or the prevalence of such interpretation I the political discourse, people have always perceived racism through the prism of economic and legal mistreatment of black people. However, people can maltreat their own fellow countrymen with skin color other than white by disposing of hazardous toxic waste in immediate proximity to their area of residence. It is disturbing how Americans exploit their own endangering their physical wellbeing. Since coming to surface in the 1980s, the notion of environmental racism has not lost its relevance for what is now 3.5 decades. While some US locations ...

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A New Relationship between Christians and Jews

The central claim of supersessionism, an ancient Christian mindset that can be traced way back to the first century, is the forfeiture of God’s covenant with the Jews due to their collective guilt over the death of Jesus (Cunningham 1). This ancient thinking can still be found before Vatican Council II and even found expression from Pope Pius X in a personal message to Theodor Herzl in 1904: “The Jewish faith was the foundation of our own, but it has been superseded by the teachings of Christ” (Cunningham 2). Saint Paul wrote ...

There are those who would justify the enslavement of humans by pointing to the enormous amount of wealth generated through that enslavement and that that enslavement was a sacrifice to which blacks willingly, though unwittingly, took part. If that were a valid assessment of the enslavement of so many for the benefit of so few, then its validity would sit on the testimony of those who were enslaved. However, that testimony, as found in Fredrick Douglas’ Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglas does not support such an outlandish premise. On the contrary, Douglas’ Narrative witnesses the atrocity that ...

I. INTRODUCTION Each day, a person reveals his worldview simply in the way he speaks, decides, and acts. Philip Graham Ryken observed that “wherever we bump into the world, our worldview comes spilling out”. The conflict between creationists and evolutionists is such a bumping of worldviews. Can the universe be known? According to John Henry Newman, the universe must be knowable if religious truth is “a condition of general knowledge” instead of a portion thereof. Moreover, if a part of reality is phenomenal (called imminent reality), then that reality it can be known because the human mind contains the ...

The Age of Enlightenment is also commonly referred to as the Age of Reason. It lasted from 1650 to 1800. Many agree that the cause of Enlightenment was the Thirty Year War (1618-1648) though it was only an outcrop of many underlying issues that faced Europe at the time (Broner, 122). It came to an end during the French revolution. It is such wars that motivated German philosophers and authors to criticize the idea of nationalism and wars to protect nationhood. The German authors included Hugo Grotius and John Cornenius, who were the pioneers of the ideas that formed ...

One of the introductory visions in the Book of Revelation is written in chapters 4 and 5 that the Lord Almighty is the one seated on the heavenly throne. The vital theme of chapters 4 and 5 is the own vivid and personal experience of the prophet. It implies that the statement has the element of truth and it has the substance of apocalyptic declaration that is totally associated with the life of the visionary individuals to the present generation of believers. However, at some point, the visionary process separates from the conscious or subconscious imagery of human thinking. ...

Literature Review

ABSTRACT Communication privacy management model compacts with the degree of exposure of people's personal information and their confidentiality during communications. It concentrates on people relationship management which separates the public information from confidential information about themselves. Communication Privacy Management is a practical model that suggests an appreciation of the way people reach judgments and how often to disclose and when to mask confidential data. The argument assumes that privacy together with the disclosure are entangled in a dialectical pull, and therefore, decisions individuals make are on the complementary level of every individual. Through the use of a metaphorical margin, ...

Short stories are some of the literature read mostly by people because they are interesting and considered more educative to young and old generation (Gioia 7). Many scholars wrote short stories in the twentieth century, and one of them was Shirley Jackson, who wrote The Lottery. The Lottery is among the most favorite short stories in the History of American Literature. As narrated by Cummings (3) he explains that the function took place between 10 am and noon on June 27th in a small village with a population of only three hundred villagers. The event took place on a ...

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Page One Response The Qur’an describes the manner and circumstances of the revelation to Prophet Muhammad in the cave called Hira, which is situated on a mountain near Mecca. Prophet Muhammad was surprised and forced to read what was written, despite his explaining to the angel that he could not read. The Prophet goes home to his wife Khadija and shares with her the frightening experience he has. He has a second encounter of revelation, except this time it is only the voice of the angel that communicates with the Prophet. Once again the Prophet returns home frightened, ...

BUSINESS LAW

Chanel Inc. v. Banks In the case before the court, the plaintiff deems it appropriate to file charges against Banks who runs a website selling counterfeit products bearing the trademarks that are identical to Chanel’s trademarks. However, being in a foreign region, Banks is not bound by the laws of the other region. However, by running an interactive website, she is liable to trial.

It is a multiplicity of factors that are put together to define a course of action. The test takes consideration of the nature of the website and the level of activity. The nature of ...

Nowadays, it is extremely important for people to read books like the one by Fazlur Rahman called “Major themes of the Quran.” Surrounded by the anti-Islamic propaganda and Islamophobia, people should try to get as much educated as possible in order to understand that Islamic culture is very close to the Christian and thus, cannot be judged based on the actions of extremist groups. “Major themes of the Quran” gives the readers a great insight into the sacred book of Islam and explains its main concepts. It is divided into several parts, and each part is responsible for a ...

Introduction

The World Bewitched (1965) was written by Bekker to outline theological and philosophical viewpoints that challenged the notion that ghosts, devils, and angels had an influence on historical events, as well as nature.The story was written at a time when Christianity was being perfected in England and the rest of Europe. During this time, The World Bewitched (1965) was written, Bekker served as a minister in Amsterdam. Protestants needed a philosophical and theological approach to accentuate the assumption that God was the ruler of the world. The need to project God as the authority while discrediting the influence of ...

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Introduction A fifty-seventh quadrennial presidential election of the year 2012 refers to the United States presidential election and it was conducted on November 6, 2012. The independent candidates Barack Obama along with his succession partner Joe Biden were considered for another term. However, a big challenge for Barack Obama and Joe Biden was their significant contestants as Mitt Romney along with his succession partner Paul Ryan. All of the stated individuals had performed the duties of the executive public positions. Even though numerous chief media establishments declared that the ...

The set of doctrines surrounding the consideration of the end of time, particularly with regard to the fate of humanity and the resolution of human history, is the subject known as eschatology. Within the Christian consideration of these concepts, theologians and believers tend to emphasize heaven, hell, death, resurrection and the return of Jesus Christ to this plane. Indeed, such subjects as the rapture of the believers and the last judgment receive considerable attention (Jorgenson 115). Three facets of eschatology --- the Second Coming, the Rapture and the Judgment – come under consideration in this paper, as do the perspectives ...

Horror through Imagination: How do Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, and Shirley Jackson create suspense in their stories “Harvey’s Dream,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “The Lottery”

Introduction

Suspense is a literary style that is adopted by most authors to invoke the creative minds of the audience. Therefore, the authors intentionally fail to draw a conclusion to an event in a story, but instead live it upon the audience to think. On the other hand, mystery is an occurrence that is beyond human understanding, and in most cases it is associated with murder. This essay is anchored on these ...

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The controversies surrounding Mother Teresa of Calcutta became evident through her letters which revealed a huge discrepancy between her inner state and the public demeanor (Van Biema 38). In the public, Teresa had displayed the image of a woman in perfect union with God. However, the letters reveal the doubts that engulfed daughter of Calcutta for nearly six decades. It follows that most of the life of Mother Teresa was filled with doubt about the existence of God. The absence of God in the life of Mother Teresa sharply contradicted her vision and passion regarding the art of giving. ...

TERROR, SECURITY AND INTERNET: ISSUES OF ENCRYPTION AND PRIVACY

Terror, Security and Internet: Issues of Encryption and Privacy Introduction Security is indeed of immense importance to every nation of the world. This is why nations of the world do their best to fight against terrorism. With the advancement of the technology, terror and security issues are made more pronounced over the internet. The internet is obviously the greatest wonder the world has ever known. Its relevance is obvious in every aspect of life, and it has gone a long way in making the twenty-first-century life very easy. However, the security and privacy issues posed by the internet make ...

One needs to reckon that the literary work, The Plague, is surely among the most significant works of art in the history of literature. The author of this literary work, Albert Camus, goes on to exude his aesthetic quintessence and literary appeal so as to leave the readers of the work with the echo of the emotions even after they have finished reading the work. Camus is extremely successful in hogging the attention of his readers and engaging them to the text so as to catapult the affective appeal and charm of his writing. It needs to be noted ...

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The most captivating image at the De Young Museum is Doré Vase; which is a bronze monumental cast in 1882. This image speaks a resounding theme to my imagination, and in so far as my experience with the arts gallery is concerned I find it well framed to answer my virtual beliefs about the origin of certain portfolios. In this big bronze cast, I am able to see unique images of men, women and children who are either half nude or fully nude (Frost 80). Their positioning in the bronze cast is haphazard, failing to exhibit a uniform pattern. ...

The history of the close relations between Judaism and Islam started with the emergence of the latter. The activity of Judaic communities in the area of the origination and foundation of Islam appeared quite high. In the Arabia on the 6-7th centuries, Judaism had mostly a proselytizing character, and the Judaic communities in Hijaz and Yemen included ethic Arabian people that were converted to Judaism. After the year of 622, in the city of Medina, many Judaic and Islamic communities were merged with each other to establish a united faithful society (Aharoni, Aḥituv 136-138). Mohammed hoped for the ...

Lord, Save Me!

Psalms 6:4 David is praying urgently to God to forgive his sins and heal him so that he will be able to live a more empowered, abundant, righteous life. He shows recognition of the fact that he is currently powerless to live a life that is pleasing to God due to the fact that he is weak both spiritually and physically, and this is causing grief to every aspect of his being. So he is pleading with God to have mercy on him and promises that he will show God a great degree of gratitude if God does deliver ...

The Fellowship of the Ring is the first book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. This is itself something of a retcon because all three books were originally conceived and written as one novel, but the author split it into three on the advice of his publisher. It is a story set in one of the latter ages of Tolkien’s sprawling mythological history of Middle-Earth. The villain, Sauron, is a former lieutenant of the world’s devil figure who survived his vastly more powerful master’s failed wars against the divine powers who created the universe. Long ...

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Come “When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”” (John 11:43) This passage is the demonstration of the true God, who have power to take people from the arms of death. True man and true God who was crying after Lazarus “When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. “Where have you laid him?” he asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they replied. Jesus wept” (John 11:32-35) he is also crying when someone is falling to the eternal ...

Lineage, birth and childhood

Muhammad was son of Abdullah who was ultimately a descendant of Adam. While his mother Amina was pregnant she came across a divine message which said that she was bearing God’s messenger and was supposed to name him Muhammad. Muhammad’s father died shortly after his birth and he was brought up under the guidance of his grandfather, Abd-Muttalib who roped in foster mothers for the child. The boy Muhammad was then nurtured via humans who found him deserving enough for the futuristic role (Peters, 45). Muhhamad told about himself that his heart was deprecated of any black ...

The Book of Revelation has yielded different interpretive possibilities for just about as long as there have been theologians around to read and explain it. This is a book that is filled with mysteries, whether it is the identity of the four apocalyptic horsemen who are supposed to usher in the judgment of God, the timing of the rising of people from the dead for that judgment, and whether Jesus Christ returns before the tribulation of the believers or after -- or whether the 1,000-year reign that the book discusses is literal or figurative in nature. After all, ...

During Watergate Scandal

<<Author>> <<Date>> During Watergate Scandal Step1. The two editorial articles about President Nixon and the Watergate scandal are really contradictory. The Washington Post article is a more scathing account and revelation of the corruption that occurred during the scandal. It is highly critical of the Presidency and almost implicates Nixon in the scandal and doubts his actions to build credibility in his government (Washington Post, 1973). The article doubts the intentions of the President and is accusative, in terms of the way the President seeks to turn over the investigation to the courts, ...

While the bulk collection of phone record has been over, its restoration is the most optimal decision since there are no software program adequately replacing the wiretapping system, which is what makes the solution so important minimizing the vulnerability of the United States. Of course, there are ethical concerns; however, a saved human life is the best argument to consider ethicality a conventionality avoided for a greater good. Financially, the country is on the winning side, as are its citizens. The economic weight and irreplaceability of the USA is unlikely to damage the finances due to wiretapping concerns. Wiretapping ...

The Book of Amos

Introduction The Book of Amos is part of the group of twelve Minor Prophets in the Old Testament. The twelve Minor Prophets were not less significant than the Major Prophets. Their expressions of prophecies were just shorter than the longer and more detailed prophecies of the Major Prophecies (Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel) (Keathley, III, 2016, n.p). One could call Amos a pastoral prophet, since he was not in the courts of the kings and of priestly lineage (such as Jeremiah). He was a herdsman, and spent time caring for the sycamore trees as well (Amos 7:14). It is important ...

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“‘Paintingshould be, Monsieur, a faithful copy of beautiful nature.’” –Jean-Georges Noverre in Letters on Dancing and Ballet quoted in “The Choreographic Imagination in Renaissance Art” by Olivia Powell (p. xvii). The above quotation made by a dancer, critic, and ballet master of the Paris Opera (albeit for a short period of time) indicates how the paintings and other forms of visual art during the Renaissance Period did their best to imitate life. In fact, the Renaissance Period played a significant role in developing techniques in art (specifically painting) that were true to the object or ...