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of the ships and planes that have passed through are said to have encountered strange occurrences or severe weather. Most ships and planes that disappear in the triangle are never found. (History) Flight 19 is one of the most mysterious disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle. The name Flight 19 was given to Five Avenger bomber planes that took off from a Naval base in Florida and never returned. When the U.S.…

Verses 18-19 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect (NIV). To begin, in 1 Peter chapter one, “you” refers to “God’s elect exiles”, mentioned as the audience in verse one. “Elect”, from the Greek word eklektos means “chosen”. Looking at the Greek, parepidēmos, “exiles” means “strangers”. This…

specials continuing the examination of the challenges of life for a large family followed. TLC began hosting a weekly show featuring the Duggar family in 2008; it began as “17 Kids & Counting,” progressed “18 Kids & Counting” in 2009, and has aired as “19 Kids & Counting” since 2010. Throughout the specials and the weekly programming, the focus is on the ins and outs of raising a large family, addressing such topics as finances and laundry, grocery shopping and education, chores and caring for…

Josh Duggar is one of the nineteen children of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar. The Duggar family chose to homeschool all the children because they are conservative Christians with old fashion values. They wanted to limit the outside world for their children. Michelle and Jim Bob had been sheltering their children from so much, that they couldn’t really date, they had to go through a courtship. While having someone in their family chaperoning them, their parents have to make sure they like the guy…

Juneteenth is a holiday in Texas that commemorates the celebration of the abolition of slavery in the United States. It was on June 19, 1865, that General Gordon Granger leading the Union soldiers, arrived in Galveston, Texas and announced the end of the war and the freedom of all slaves. This event happened two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation by the president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. There have been several versions of stories to explain the two and half years’…

Protagonists Isolation in “Yellow Wallpaper” and “Room19” In the short stories To Room 19 by Doris Lessing and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the protagonists, Susan Rawlings and The Yellow Wallpaper’s narrator become increasingly isolated. What are the causes of this isolation? How do Susan and the narrator cope with their crisis and what is the ultimate outcome of their isolation? In To Room 19, Susan Rawlings becomes emotionally and physically isolated from her family after…

In 2 Enoch 19, the author uses a similar idea to 1 Enoch 100:10; although in this text, angels record and study the movements of the heavenly bodies for “evil activity,” working to “harmonize all existence, heavenly and earthly” (19:3). The author also expands Gen 1:14, reminiscent of Jubilees (see next subsection) connecting newborns and horoscopes with cosmological authority: And I appointed the sun over the illumination of the day, but the moon and stars over the illumination of the night.…

perfect life. However, many find themselves struck with disillusionment including characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and the beings in W.D. Auden’s “19”. Both The Great Gatsby and “19” convey disillusionment through a variety of symbols and examples, three of which are life, religion, and the colour green. Firstly, in “19” Auden frequently uses two different locations- the valleys, where all regular beings reside; and the islands, where few have ever been; and Gods inhabit. By…

The latest Duggar family news has fans shocked that the former cast members of “19 Kids and Counting” are thinking they would have a corner on the clothing market. Fans of fashion will pay big money for Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and even Christian Dior, but $20 for a Duggar t-shirt with the family namesake is definitely not a big sale. According to the Inquistr on Saturday, the family has started a company called the Duggar Studio and there are shirts for fans to buy. This is the latest way…

Part One: Summary On May 21, 2015 In Touch Weekly reported Jim Bob and Michelle Duggars decision to contact the police regarding their son Josh Duggar’s sexual molestation of five underage girls after statute of limitations expired. The story contained the police report and confirmation of Josh’s involvement. Allegedly, Josh had fondled the breasts and genitalia of five underage girls, including four of his sisters. The story described the consequences Josh faced at home with no legal…