include, what not to do as a pastor or church member. Shame stops a person and/or the organization from growing into the person/group God has called him/her/them to be. I have named shame in the church as a huge part of my faith development. Though, I love the church and have dedicated my life to serving within the church, I also hate parts of the church. Shame is something I hate, and shame became something…
Unbroken Analysis Throughout childhood, Louie Zamperini was seen by most as troublesome and a nuisance. Very few people ever saw his soft, caring, and helpful side that was common around his immediate family. The community of Torrance, California, where he grew up, often witnessed his wild, rebellious, and reckless side. Louie’s Italian heritage also made him a target for bullies to pick on in addition to his size and build for his age. According to Hillenbrand, Louie’s neighbors, “petitioned…
others. She wanted to stress that one does truly achieve true beauty until they appreciate and like who they are. In laymen terms “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” Racism is the belief that one race is superior over all others because of certain attributes that is poised, whoever inhabit or come close to it is considered more desirable, and for those who do not, is reckoned inferior. Racism and colorism…
Your huddled mases yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” (Lazarus). Many people recall this poem by Emma Lazarus when deciding the United States’ position towards immigration, but does this perspective reflect the recent sentiments of the White House under our current president? This was a heated topic for debate during Obama’s term as president, which brought to light many…
In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare uses the Roman era to depict human emotions and their drive to specific actions. In the story, the plot focuses on Marcus Brutus, a noble Roman that is loved by the people and considered very honorable. However, Brutus is depicted as a tragic hero, despite the name of the play, but the idea is an important factor of Shakespeare’s tragedies. As the play moves forwards through its five acts, the audience experiences the multiple factors of a…
I interviewed my coworker Harris Siddiqui, who is 30 years old. He is a Pakistan Muslim American who was born in New York City. He visits him Pakistan country and has Dual citizenship to his heritage country. He speaks two fluent languages, which are English and Urdu. He is a religious Islamic male, who feels that he has a Hybrid blend culture. He was born August 17, 1986 in Queens, New York; where he lives all his life. He attended two Elementary school named Eastern Elmhurst Queens until…
history. Do you know what it took to get the art form to what it is today. Then again, maybe you didn’t know that the pointe shoe didn’t always look like what it is now. Did you know that for almost every ballet company you have to meet certain bodily attributes in order to be a part of the company? Ballet and just dance in general is the way that humans first shared our stories and to teach lessons. Take the well known ballet Swan Lake, one of the things that we are supposed to take from this…
D. Setting Native Son takes place in Chicago, during the post-Depression years, approximately in the 1930s. The opening scene of the novel takes place in a dusty, dark, and cramped apartment where Bigger and his mother and two siblings live. In a stark contrast, the Dalton family lives in a lavish household with multiple rooms and floors, and, upon entering, this makes Bigger uncomfortable. This prompts Bigger to say to one of his friends, "Goddamnit, look! We live here and they live there. We…
Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man, depicts the life and coming of age of a young Southern black man looking to reap success and find himself in a completely white washed society. Throughout the book, Ellison examines what it means to be a black citizen in America and how that affects the struggle to find one’s individuality in an ever increasingly conformative society. Ellison, through his unnamed protagonist, shows that one cannot achieve both individual and societal identity, and that one must be…
manifested itself in his willingness to obey God when all reason would repudiate his actions. This faith is seen as fruit of works of his previous faith which is unto salvation. Salvation by grace alone through faith is a broad and crucial topic; my next book will focus on this…