As Christians one must always remain centered on God and keep that as the pinnacle of importance. So then, is time wasted studying for a test when it could be used to further God’s kingdom? What about trivial hobbies like going for a run on a brisk day, is that meaningless? Certainly exercise can bring happiness and is endorsed by our society as good, but in the end what will be the point of small temporary happiness when our eternal destiny is on the line?…
The adventurer Meriwether Lewis explored the west Louisiana territory. He came back efficacious and became a national hero until he died under suspicious circumstances on October 11, 1809. The brave man died in his room at an Inn called Grinder’s Stand from a gunshot to the back of his skull and to his chest. The death was pegged as a suicide but, before his death Lewis was going through psychological and physical health problems, financial problems and bankruptcy. Meriwether Lewis’ untimely demise was considered a suicide for an extensive period of time, but what essentially occurred based off the evidence gathered is that the unidentified black man who was voyaging with Major Neely was employed by Nelly who was appointed by General James Wilkerson to assassinate Meriwether Lewis.…
Mary Edmonia Lewis Mary Edmonia Lewis known by Edmonia was the first professional African-American and Native-American sculptor, who earned praise for work that explored different themes from religious to classical. Her main focus was on all women who have struggled and suffered from her own personal experiences. She overcame many obstacles from a young child to an adult. She was born in1844 in New York and orphaned at a young age and was raised by her mother’s family. She attended Oberlin College which was a college that did a lot of work with the abolition of slavery which greatly influenced her work.…
Once upon a time, in a dark kingdom, there was a raging brutal war. The king of the old kingdom named Postfallia, sent for his son. When his son Richard J. Williams 14th walked into the room, their eyes met, and Richard Jr. instantly knew by his father's gaze, that he would soon be the recipient of bad news. Richard Sr. sat his son down and told him that with the death of his dearest general in the line of duty, he must call upon his son to take up arms and lead the kings army. The following weeks Richard Jr. spent all of his time training, and learning the tactics of battle, as well as the makings of great leaders.…
According to Neiman (1997) before he became President Thomas Jefferson’s personal secretary in 1801, he “joined the U.S. Army in 1794, serving six years in the Frontier Army and rising to the rank of captain in 1800, then serving as paymaster of the First Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army.” Lewis planned his journey west after Jefferson’s instructions. Congress approved the journey in 1803, they know it would achieve knowledge of continental geography and wildlife.…
Revered as the culmination of all his work, C.S. Lewis’ Till We Have Faces is the recipient of scholars’ praise and the author’s favoritism. Scholars praise Lewis for his ability to transform a narrow classical myth into a universally applicable story. While this universality owes itself to the fictitious nature of the novel, it is also rooted in the theme of love. In order to fully elucidate the concept of love as he understood it, Lewis published The Four Loves. He first distinguishes between two base forms of love: need-love and gift-love.…
“Judy Moody was in mood” is a book that has a lot of interesting story connect together. It writing about everything around a girl who name is Judy Moody. The book is writing about her grade 3 life. The main character in this book is Judy and people around her. The main character Judy has her own dream and this is made the character became more real in the story.…
John Lewis against segregation I believe there are key turning points for John Lewis in the book March by writers Lewis and Ayden book 1 and 2. In the book March John Lewis fights against segregation for equality. Initially, Lewis received a bible as a gift for his 4th Christmas. The trip he took with his Uncle Otis to Buffalo amplified his eagerness and interest for desegregation. Finally, his ambition to go to college which was ultimately denied by his parents, these events caused a change in Lewis and his determination for desegregation, this change also shaped his future for what was to come as SNCC Chairman.…
Unbroken In a distant past, where the many great countries of this wonderful planet were in a heated war. Where countless deaths were guaranteed. Where the young men of all nations were forcibly drafted into one of the largest combatant time period the world has ever seen. One American olympic runner must survive countless ordeals such as plane crashes, raft survival, and Japanese attacks, and even after doing so, he his not guaranteed he will live to see tomorrow or even freedom via rescue.…
C.S. Lewis’s book, An Experiment in Criticism is about the quality of the book depends on how it is read since a book does not have a goal of being “good” or “bad”. Lewis achieves this by defining the differences between a “good” and “bad” reader within each chapter of the book. Lewis claims that “bad work never is nor can be enjoyed by anyone” (Page 21). This contradiction undermines Lewis by stating that there are such things as “good and bad art”. Lewis is logical with his syllogism and arguments.…
During World War II, and the time surrounding it’s closing, many people worked to educate citizens about the dangers of fascism and propaganda. Others worked to prevent something like that from ever happening again. In a collection of lectures, C.S. Lewis one of these intellectuals, attempted to warn us of the dangers of avoiding emotion and lacking philosophical knowledge in future generations. Lewis states that it is these characteristics that allow people to be susceptible to fascist propaganda and emotionless violence, which lead to WWII and could, as Lewis describes, lead to “The Abolition of Man” as we know it. To persuade the people of the time Lewis uses Ethos, Logos, and Pathos to show his audience that these are problems that need…
Introduction Dean Oliver’s book Basketball on Paper (2004) analyzes the skills and tactics that go into winning a basketball game. Oliver mentions four different stats that he believes are the driving factor to win a basketball game. In his book, Oliver gave each of those stats a weight, the weight was how important he thought that particular statistic was. Therefore, using this information to follow his footsteps with our own tweak on it, instead of using advanced stats we are using stats that have been kept track of for a long time.…
Clive Staples Lewis (C.S. Lewis) was world renowned speaker, author, and christian theologian. C.S. Lewis was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1898. He was not born in the healthiest city. There was inadequate sewer system, shortage of food, and an overcrowded center. There was several types of diseases, such as yellow fever and tuberculosis that cut an average life expectancy in half at the time of his birth.…
Narnia, a household name for a book series written by C.S. Lewis. The book series includes seven books. I chose it for my book report because the story is intriguing and it can trick you into thinking that a world like that could be real. It takes places during world war two, in England. The siblings were moved to the uncle's house in the countryside.…
Nathan Lewis’s eyes were permanently glued to the back of someone’s head. His unkempt amber hair hid his glaring eyes from the world. He looked down on everyone, literally and figuratively. Not only was he extremely tall but he always wore black work boots, even though there was no need for them at the diner.…