The Sapphires Essay

The biblical reading that I selected is from the book of Acts, Chapter 5: 1-11, which is the story of Ananias and Sapphira. My reason for choosing this story is personal. While living in Italy, we were in Rome with some of our seminarian friends. We were waiting to go on the Scavi tour and had some free time. One of the seminarians asked if we had ever seen the sacristy in St. Peter’s. We had not, so he took us in for a tour. After the tour of the sacristy, we walked out into the Basilica.…

Precious is an American drama film that was directed by Lee Daniels in United state, and it was produced in 2009. The film running time is 110 minutes. And it is based on a novel called Push by Sapphire. Precious’s screenwriter is Geoffrey Fletcher, and the starring were Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd and Lenny Kravitz. The movie has won so many awards, such as the Audience Award, the Grand Jury Prize for best drama and Special Jury Prize for supporting…

of Capri takes you to the Amalfi Coast and its turquoise waters bathed in beauty and tranquillity. Meanwhile, the island of Sardinia boasts of beautiful beaches and picturesque towns. 5. Greece Have a Greek honeymoon and be awed by Santorini’s sapphire waters and amazing cuisine. A honeymoon in Greece will not be complete without a Greek island cruise sailing in the clear waters of Caldera where Atlantis is believed to lie. You may also visit Rhodes, Crete or Cyprus for an exotic…

I ambled around my family's spacious property, the same property I had traipsed around almost every day in my life. I had walked this property feeling elated, dejected, and even puzzled, but today I was feeling as aggravated as I feel when a teacher gives out homework on a sunny day. I would have much rather been inside my comforting house, eating a delectable dinner, as delicious to me as any five star restaurant, with my family, than looking for my annoying brother. Through our dense treeline…

Evil looms all over the dreadful underworld like a dark tunnel. The tragedy of the underworld reeked. Kara wore a chalky tank top, with sapphire ripped jeans. Burning lava seared Kara’s chestnut flip flops. Kara and her atrocious little brother Jayden, scurried to go find the only hope for New York. Aunt Barbara. Kara did not feel certain about the choices she made to rescue, Aunt Barbara. With her voice dripping in tears, she spoke, “Jayden what if Aunt Barbara doesn’t remember us? Or what will…

going to use the current model of the Apple iPhone 6 and the Samsung Galaxy S6. When it comes to the design of the two phones, they both have the same amount of thickness. The Samsung Galaxy S6 has various colors you can choose from such as Black Sapphire and Gold Platinum just to name a few. The iPhone 6 too has different colors to choose from such as Space Grey, Silver, Gold, and anodized aluminum black. Both these phones are over 120g (Sawh, 2015). Both the iPhone 6 and the Samsung S6…

commanding officer entered through the wardroom’s hatch. He seemed civil at first, almost pleasant. As pleasant as a salty sailor with 20 years at sea could be, that is. While he was examining his new junior officer, me, his eyes locked onto the ring’s sapphire. Immediately vivid, his eyes turned to daggers that aimed straight for my eye. He snarked, “Oh, you’re another one of those. Your ring doesn’t mean shit Ensign Su—n-g, is it Song?” Blood coursing through my veins, I respond, “Excuse…

No Deal slots game, which is based on the reality TV show. Tiki Island is another unique game specific to JackpotJoy and is very popular with its stunning images. There is also a Stone Age game called Winstones. Apart from these, Double Bubble and Sapphire are also popular slot games on the…

cabinets. I feel a stab of anger, however I cannot be mad at such a cute girl. I stop to admire her one last time before I leave. Her ebony hair falls in waves down her petite shoulders and adorns her porcelain skin. Her long lashes sit upon her sapphire eyes, complimented by her button nose and full lips. If she were to smile the world would stop to take it in. If she were to laugh the world would laugh with her. "Why are you just standing there," she asked sounding amused.…

A study of moissanite jewellery industry and its global market Moissanite is used as an alternative to diamond jewellery. It is regarded at par with diamond when compared on the basis of quality and physical properties. Moreover, moissanite glitter more than diamond due to a higher refractive index and is as hard as diamond. A layman may barely distinguish between the two and mostly a distinction can be drawn through a laboratory test. However, the moissanite jewellery is cheaper in comparison…