Bethlehem

in the Middle East especially with turkey. The cause for this war was due to religion the Russians wanted control of access to the religious holy sites which caused tension between catholic France and orthodox Russian. Then began the rioting of Bethlehem which was in 1853 a number of orthodox monks were killed during a fight against French monks. The general of Russia Tsar blamed the Turks for these deaths. Then Russia started war with turkey the Russian army crossed the river Pruth into…

“Often we lose our identity trying to please or placate others” by Mary Manin Morrissey therefore, my personal experiences and languages has shaped my identity. We often try to fit in with others that we forget our identity and where we come from. We shouldn't be ashamed of our roots, we should be proud because that it is what shapes us and our identity. Where we come from shouldn't get anyone mad because we all come from different backgrounds and cultures, so no one should hide who they are…

We were assigned to read the book Case for Christ for this class and write a five page paper about it. I wasn’t very enthusiastic about reading as I don’t read books at all even books I might be interested in. This book however got me rethinking a few books. This book makes you think and grabs your attention with a few major points. The book also gets you to think more about Christ and makes you want to connect more with Him. This book was written by Lee Strobel. Strobel is an ex-investigative…

for him. By 1393 Huss had earned a bachelor’s degree from Prague. Then in just three years he had earned his master’s degree while still being at Prague. Then in 1401, John Huss was ordained as a priest. Then in 1402 he became the preacher at Bethlehem Chapel and the rector of the University of Prague. 1403 the 45 theses of Wycliffe were forbidden to be taught by universities. Two years after this Huss was put in charge of investigating “the holy blood of Wylsnack (Schaff 1915).”…

Throughout the countless centuries war has ravaged, destroyed, and devastated the many people and countries involved. The Crimean war began in October 1853 and ended in February 1856. The war was between the Russians, British, French, and Ottoman Turkish with the help of the Sardinia-Piedmont army. The war was fought mainly on the Crimean Peninsula. The Crimean Peninsula is located in southern Ukraine, in Eastern Europe. The Crimean War was an important event of the history of Europe, its…

1. Describe the Spanish American War including how the United States became involved. What was gained by the United States a result of the war? The Spanish-American War (1898) was a battle between the United States and the Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and brought about United States acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. The war started in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain, which started in February of 1895. The Cuban clash…

Mark’s Syrian Orthodox Monastery showed the Dead Sea Scrolls to Eleazar Lup Sukenik. Sukenik was a professor of Archeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. After Sukenik seen pieces of fragments of the scrolls, he personally took a trip to Bethlehem to see the cave, where the fragments were originally discovered. Sukenik wrote in a diary entry December 1, 1947 stating, “I read a little more in the ‘parchments.’ I’m afraid of going too far in thinking about them. It may be that this is one…

The Interpretation of Old Testament Prophecy in the New Testament Ever since the beginning of Christianity, there has been the age-old debate between some Christian scholars concerning the interpretation of the Old Testament (OT) prophecy in the New Testament (NT), and whether or not such interpretation is valid. Perhaps, such disagreement might be the reason for the various sects of Christianity and why some of the Jewish faith still holds true to the OT belief system. Notwithstanding, one fact…

Entrapment Entrapment is a hot topic in hard to decide cases, dealing with an opinion can be a difficult idea when the law is involved as well. Entrapment is a process whereby a law enforcement agent induces a person to commit a criminal offense that the person would have otherwise been unlikely to commit. In simpler words it’s putting a person in a situation that makes it easy to break the law, and then going about coaxing them into it. Common examples are selling or buying drugs, and…

Matawah Deberry Ms. Chris Dove HUM 110 Nov.3.2015 “Amusing Ourselves to Death” - Neil Postman The first book I chose was “Amusing Ourselves to Death” by Neil Postman. The book begins with Postman setting up his main purpose for writing the book, which is certain aspects of our lives has transformed into some form of entertainment. He first states that some American cities were metaphors for what the U.S stood for at that time in history. For example, Boston was the center for a political…