A New Beginning

is mostly Christologically centered. A classic example is The sacrifice of The Passover Lamb. The New Testament verifies typology as a legitimate form of biblical interpretation. (see 1 Cor. 5:7; John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:19) But what of typology in the Old Testament not officially sanctioned by the New Testament writers? Many types of Christ found in the Old Testament are not specifically cited in the New Testament. Joseph, son of Jacob, is a classic example. Any internet search of Joseph/typology…

the most innovational and modern tool to teach elements of moral character. When using biblical text to teach good morality and justice, examples demonstrating acts of goodness and purity are more commonly used. The texts that are mainly used are the New Testament and the Koran. Dershowitz explains that parents can give their child these texts and “feel confident they will learn by example of how to live a just and noble life” (1). Dershowitz later reveals that using books from the Old Testament…

culture and historic significance of the Town of Mashpee, on Cape Cod. Although the Vikings are often mentioned as the earliest Europeans to make contact on Cape Cod, official accounts places Englishman Bartholomew Gosnold in Provincetown at the beginning of the 1600s, sailing from Falmouth, England, to seek out trade opportunities along the coast. French explorer Samuel de Champlain followed suit and encountered the Wampanoag tribe in the Chatham. However, it was the Pilgrims who were…

Hope was brought to the American people with his election. In his inauguration speech, he addressed the depression by telling the nation that, “I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.” Roosevelt and his administration passed a series of law known as the New Deal, the New…

The New Deal Essay Acts associating with Workers and Seniors in Roosevelt’s new deal were very successful in assisting the recovery of the economy during the great depression. For example The Civilian Conservation Corporation which provided jobs for young men (18-25 years of age) on conservation projects. The program was a major player with the decrease in unemployment due to the depression, after the addition of new deal acts that provided jobs like the CCC the percentage of unemployment of…

three "R's" of the New Deal: relief, recovery and reform. The first “R” was relief, this was done by the immediate action taken to halt the economy's deterioration. The following “R” was recovery, which instated temporary programs to restart the flow of consumer demand. The final “R,” reform, enforced permanent programs to avoid another depression and insure citizens against economic disasters. Collectively, the New Deal changed the role of government entirely. Before the New Deal, the…

The 1930’s began with a natural recession in the economic cycle, however, due an unfortunate series of events, this recession slid further into a depression. Multiple European banks failed, leaving the U.S. out of hundreds of millions of dollars, new technology and international competition led to overproduction in multiple industries, and eighty percent of the population had no life savings due to many buying stocks on margin. Five percent of the population accounting for a third of all total…

movies would move from DVD to online streaming rather rapidly (Cohan, 2013). In 2007, with 6.3 million registered members they began offering online streaming, today they boast 74 million subscribers in over 50 countries (See what’s next, n.d.). As new technologies and services emerge it will become increasingly difficult for Netflix to retain a dominant share of the marketplace. Other streaming services have made significant inroads already. Competition has risen significantly in the past few…

Roosevelt (FDR) was elected into office and immediately implemented “The New Deal.” The New Deal was FDR’s “try anything plan” to get the economy back on its feet. It consisted of many small administrations being set up in order to provide relief to struggling citizens and to reform and stimulate the failing economy. While some may argue that the New Deal failed to reach its original goals, I believe that the New Deal was a…

Mathias The Kingdom of Mathias was written by Paul E. Johnson and Sean Waters. The book takes place in 19th Century America and tells the story of Matthias, the Prophet and how he got people to follow him. People from all over became interested in the new religion that was started and began participating. The book seeks to explain the family life, economics, and sexual norms, and social class in Matthias’s Kingdom. The book, The Kingdom of Mathias, starts out explaining the nature of its…