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Prenatal Development The day I found out that I was pregnant was a day of unmatchable joy for both my husband and I. Our joy was continued throughout the pregnancy until the doctor had offered us possible test to see if the baby had any problems. I didn’t want to know until the baby was born, but my husband insisted. The doctor conducted a maternal blood screening, as well as a noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (Santrock 2014, pg. 52). The tests came back positive for Down syndrome. At that point…

Frank Miller’s 300 is both a graphic novel and a film adaptation by Zach Snyder. Both serve as a story telling of the famed battle of the pass at Thermopylae previously told by Herodotus. It tells of the Spartan King Leonidas bravely leading 300 Spartan warriors against the very large Persian army. Frank Miller details the story of the strong but grossly outnumbered Spartans, the story’s obvious underdog. The Persian army according to history was in the recent business of acquiring land by force…

Sometimes I wonder where and how did Christianity originate and how did it become a universal religion rather than a local religion. Well, it all started in the Roman Empire, during this time period there was a lot of despair and there was a huge gap between the rich and the poor. The Roman Empire was also split into two parts, the Eastern part and the Western part. At first the Roman Empire tolerated all religions as long as they paid their taxes, respected their Roman gods, respected their…

my bedroom floor, I cried. It wasn’t one of those angry cries or stress cries, it was a cry that highlighted the hurt and pain that consumed me. I couldn’t comprehend what I did to deserve any of it, so I just cried. No one could hear me. Earlier that day in 2012, I woke up to my regular, everyday routine. From the kitchen, my mom yelled, “Wake up! It’s time to get ready for school!” Grumbling, I got out of my bed and started getting ready. It was a lovely spring morning, and I was almost…

Bigger Than I Really Am It was a normal summer afternoon when my mom called me into her bedroom. I had no ideas what to do for my 15th birthday on July 16th. I figured I would just see a movie, just like everyone normally does. I recently picked up an interest in Marvel movies and characters and my mom had actually taken notice. “Why don’t you go to this Wizard World thing? That Stan Lee guy you talk about is going to be there, and some Walking Dead characters.” Stan Lee is one of the original…

In AD 64, a large fire spread through Rome and nearly destroyed it, crippling its economy and forcing many citizens to flee. Nero, who is often accused of “fiddling while Rome burned,” irresponsibly stood by as much of Rome was consumed. Now in a difficult position, he blamed Christian arsonists. This led to a large, state-sanctioned killing of Christians that continued, on-and-off depending on various historical events and periods of peace, to AD 313, when Constantine ended it with the Edict…

most extensive empires in ancient history. It extended all over around the Mediterranean Sea. This empire began as a republic, and then after the civil war, became the Roman Empire. It had a lot of great emperors. One of this emperor was Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great. Constantine ruled during the early 4th century. He was most famous for giving permission to practice Christianity within the Roman Empire. Constantine also built a city called Constantinople that was located…

darkness, Martin was startled a loud ringing noise. I glanced at my phone that I had previously thrown onto the passenger seat of my car, curious to see who was calling me so late in the night. I was quite surprised to see my beloved wife’s name on the caller ID, as she was rarely ever awake at this time of night. Worried, I quickly pulled over and answered the phone. “Martin! Martin! Martin, can you hear me?” “Yes Ruth, I can hear you loud and clear,” I replied, “what is it?” “Martin, I’ve…

Constantine is one of the most powerful men in Rome, he became the emperor in 306. His conversion to Christianity had a huge impact on the Church and the religion itself. Constantine had a vision right before Milvian Bridge battle. He and his army saw a cross of light in the sky above the sun with words that are in Greek. The words were In hoc signo vinces, which translates to In this sign conquer. Later that night, Constantine had a dream, he saw Christ, who had a message for him. Christ told…

audience, so they don 't have to go learn it the hard way and figure it out themselves. His physical portrayal of his speech was very poor by just reading off of his transcript that he brought with him. These lessons are what stuck to me when hearing this. I bet it would stick with you as…