Archangel

People often reject the unique, they look with a quirked eyebrow and a disfavouring eye on those who are different. In an unspoken agreement, the majority decided to don a negative attitude to the minority. Perhaps one of the most finespun, subtle discriminations in the world we live in today is that against the left; so inconspicuous is it, that most never realise its existence. Most would sneer, “how can there be discrimination against left? It’s just a direction, a handedness, an adjective,”,…

Zakat, the third, is synonymous with modern day almsgiving, calling upon practicing Muslims to annually donate money, belongings, and/or time to charities, following the lead of Muhammad’s alms practices. Out of observance to the month in which the Archangel Gabriel revealed the Qur’an to Muhammad, Sawm, the fourth pillar, enforces fasting during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, forbidding Muslims from eating or drinking between sunrise and sunset all throughout the month of Ramadan.…

The three earliest letters of Paul combined present an in depth view of life after death and resurrection of Christ. This essay will aim to uncover texts of particular relevance through 1 Thessalonians 4 and 1 Corinthians 15. Paul titles his teachings “the gospel I preached you” (1 Corr 15:1), which is strong indication of the emphasis and passion he puts forth in issues of such particular nature. He is aware of his following within the community and understands that his teaching has a crucial…

THE KINGDOM OF GOD[You need a title page. In addition, the title should be in the header.] God has created a kingdom for us and it’s called heaven. In the beginning,there was nothing absolutely nothing but God with the power of his word spoke light and all the living things through his word[This sentence needs to be punctuated properly] (John 1:1-5). Before I used to wonder where I would go after I died.The kingdom of heaven was created by God for his people that they might have peace with God…

History is the story of human existence, therefore we can learn how to be better human beings than the human beings that have come before us. We can learn more about ourselves and what makes us human by analyzing historical figures. At the beginning of this semester I thought that I had some great answers for the question about why it is important to study world civilizations. I now find that I only scratched the surface in my first essay. I had some very cliche reasons for studying or teaching…

Luna Smith sat down on her black leather couch with a cup of raspberry ice tea in hand. She turned to her right and picked up the TV remote from a glass side table. She then pushed the on button to turn on the flat screen TV after a long day at the courthouse of Virginia as a lawyer. She then pushed the rubber keys five and seven to turn on the CW since it was 8:55 (which is a channel made by the CBS and Warner Bros) to watch the new episode of Supernatural. (Supernatural is a show where two…

A prevalent image in art throughout the ages, the portrait of the Madonna and Child is a depiction of Mary holding the infant Christ. Incredibly popular to portray, artists throughout the centuries show a great deal of variety in their depiction of the iconic duo. Found in the National Gallery of Ireland in the early Italian Renaissance gallery, The Virgin and Child, Saint John the Baptist and Prophets by an unknown artist and The Virgin and Child by Paolo Uccello reflect the drastic transition…

In 1927 a man by the name of Marcus Garvey created the People’s Political Party, the first political party on the island of Jamaica (Hill, p.23). Garvey was running for an seat with the assembly but due to his explicit racial based platform, Garvey failed to win a seat. During the 1920-1930s, many unions cam about to represent the black middle class. The most significant was the Jamaican Workers and Tradesmen Union, upon which Alexander Bustamante rose to fame. The purpose of these organizations…

The supernatural beliefs of the universal world religions related to spiritual beings, while violence was viewed negatively. The supernatural beliefs of Christianity and Islam were angels, such as the Archangel Gabriel who visited Muhammad (610 CE), and did not condone violence; however, Islam’s practice of Jihad allowed violence when it was for the religion. Supernatural beliefs in Buddhism were bodhisattvas, enlightened demigods, and the faith practiced…

turning point in history because he begun an important movement towards the religion of Islam. The Qur’an, meaning “recitation,” is broken up into different parts, called the suras; each part is believed to be God’s revelations as told to Muhammad by archangel Gabriel. The religion of Islam, meaning “submission to God”, is practiced by Muslims which means “those who submit to Islam.” For Muslims, the Qur’an the legal and moral law code by which men and women should live. Muhammad saw himself…