Way of St. James

determination, desire and their leadership qualities. The God given talent an athlete possesses is a key component to the amount of success they will achieve throughout their career. Talent is what separates a good player from a bench player. LeBron James can be considered as the best professional basketball player of recent years. He is a 3x NBA Champion along with 3 NBA Finals MVP awards, 4x Most Valuable Player, 12x NBA…

Our sixth president, John Quincy Adams was born on July 11 in the year 1767, in Braintree, Massachusetts now known as Quincy, Massachusetts. John never went to school; he was tutored by his cousin James Thax, and by fathers lawyer, Nathan Rice. Adams was named after his mothers’s grandfather, Colonel John Adams, after whom Quincy, Massachusetts, was also named. At the age 12, in 1779, John Quincy Adams started to write a diary, which he continued until just before he died in 1848. Most of his…

Given what you know about Socrates and his arguments about the rule of law (in both the Crito and the Apology) and what you know St. Thomas Aquinas’ theory of law, compare and contrast how each would analyze whether what she did was just St. Thomas Aquinas believed that we should “do good and avoid evil.” I think the first thing to address would be what is a law to St. Thomas Aquinas. A law is a dictate of reason from the ruler that is for the community of which he rules. A law is made…

about important people in the history of Georgia, one of the people that always comes to mind is James Oglethorpe. From small boy to trustee of Georgia, James Oglethorpe is one of the most important people to ever live. James Oglethorpe was born December 22, 1696 in London, England. James Oglethorpe lived a comfortable childhood with his father, Theophilus Oglethorpe, and mother, Eleanor Oglethorpe. James grew up with lots of land for playing with his other nine siblings which were born to…

The Being 314 Clipper was a flying boat commissioned to Pan American Airlines. Pan American went to Boeing and asked for a long-range, four-engine flying boat. Boeing catered to their needs creating the model 314, nicknamed the “Clipper” after oceanic ships. The Boeing 314 “Clipper” was a jumbo aircraft of it’s time and utilized a three tail-fin assembly allowing more control over the flying boat. The “Clipper” made its first scheduled trans-Atlantic flight on June 28th, 1939. The Boeing 314…

reconcile the controversial convictions presented by The Epistle of James. In particular, James 2:14-26 received the most attention as it has often been identified as a contradiction to the doctrine of Pauline Epistles that “justification is achieved by faith alone” . Martin Luther even scrutinized the canonicity of James and denounced it as “right strawy epistle”. Upon reading the verses, one can be easily deluded into thinking that James believe an individual can only be saved through faith…

Teresa of Jesus offers a preliminary way to analyze a religious experience’s authenticity: the religious experience must be compatible with the scripture, and the witness must not be changed for the worse because of it (St. Teresa, 1960). If a religious experience does not fulfill both of these qualities, then St. Teresa claims that it is deceptive and should not be accepted. This method of analysis is convenient as it gives…

Fort Frederica Fort Frederica is a well know fort located on St. Simons Island, and it offers a wondrous opportunity to experience an important part of Georgia’s history for no charge. This particular historical site offers many ways for you to be able to absorb what happened there. A movie is provided, along with various places that offer information for you to read about the history that occurred there. You may walk through independently if you please, and visit a gift shop that provides books…

into light.” Art, more generally known as creativity, is a tool that is used for many different reasons. Ellen DeGeneres has used creativity as a tool of expression and healing throughout her life. The way that she has integrated creativity into her daily life has fabricated who she is, shaped a way to heal, and ultimately allowed her to build a solid community of followers that see her to be a genius in our society. Ellen DeGeneres was born in New Orleans in 1958. Her parents divorced when…

birth to her in the charity ward of the hospital and Norma never knew her father (Marilyn Monroe International). Norma had a tough childhood, going from one foster home to another because of her mother’s mental instability. At age 16, she married James Dougherty who joined the U.S. Merchant Marine in 1943. There, a photographer had taken her photo for a magazine which began her legacy. Following this, Norma divorced Dougherty and headed to Hollywood to further her career. In 1946, Norma changed…