Betsie ten Boom

Jason a man of dreams and hope for everyone. Jason went to Africa not looking really for anything, but that all changed when he went to Uganda. Jason went to Uganda and he lived with the kids and he saw what they going through and he wanted to help. He wanted to help find a voice to the kids who didn't seem to have one. He wanted to help some kids come out of a war that was going on in uganda. This war was lead by a man named Joseph Kony and he is believed to be a terrible man. Joseph Kony…

Halperin’s Out of the Cloister Literati Perspectives on Buddhism in Sung China has a nice classification and analysis of literati’s opinions on Buddhism. It shows us how the Song dynasty’s highly educated viewed Buddhism and Buddhist institutions such as temples, and how the opinions and critiques of Buddhism went far beyond the “Buddhist cloister”. In fact, he argues that different people have different ideas of Buddhism during the Tang-Song transition and illustrates a community of inscription…

Aristotle’s view of a tragic hero is not very different from today’s tragic protagonist. The themes are still similar in that there is always a fatal flaw of the hero. Elizabeth Keen is a tragic hero in the show, Blacklist, because of her past, job that revolves around Raymond Reddington, and for her always forgiving Reddington. If either of those elements were different, she would most likely not be a tragic hero. Elizabeth Keen, known as Liz, had an unusual childhood, and her upbringing…

The Hiding Place, an inspiring nonfiction novel written by Cornelia “Corrie” ten Boom with the help of John and Elizabeth Sherrill, describes Corrie’s personal experience as a prisoner during World War II. Over two million copies of The Hiding Place have been sold, and countless readers—myself included—have been inspired by this true story. This book tells of the trials and tests the God-fearing ten Boom family faced, and how they continued to do what they felt led by God to do despite their…

Would you endanger your own life to save a group of people. Corrie Ten Boom was faced with this very decision. Everyone agrees that Corrie and her family hid the Jews, but some believe that they should not have hidden the Jews and some believe they should not have. The Ten Booms should not have hidden the Jews for three reasons: there were severe consequences, high risks and it was against there morals. The first reason the ten Booms should not have hidden the Jews in there house was that…

Corrie ten-Boom. She talked about the trials her family, the ten-Boom family, went through during World War ll. The ten-Booms live in Haarlem, Holland in a house known as the Beje. The book begins with the ten Boom family celebrating the 100th anniversary of the watch shop. In the next few chapters, Corrie talks about her childhood and glad-hearted mother, and the three aunts who once lived in the Beje. After the deaths of Corrie's mother and aunts, it was only Corrie, her sister Betsie, and…

Corrie Ten Boom. Her memoir brings that reader through meaningful touchstone moments in her life: from her childhood, in Haarlem Netherlands, her life leading up to WWII, how she helped Jews and others being persecuted during WWII, and her time spent imprisoned. In these touchstone moments, she shows her reader both the joyful and sorrowful moments that build up who she is. When reflecting on her touchstone moments in all stages of her life, especially those she had through her father, Ten Boom…

different confinements. Of course, some characters in Corrie ten Boom’s wonderful novel go through physical imprisonments. To give a bit of background, Corrie is unjustly thrown into prison because she refuses to step down from her morally correct position on the discrimination of Jews. She then learns of the life of a person restricted to the dull prison walls. Corrie expresses this…

hopeless and anxious regarding the election of our 45th president Donald Trump. Similarly, the Ten Booms and many other people were nervous and uncertain about the sudden invasion of Holland by stringent German forces. While many people cowered or hid, the Ten Booms developed a sense of security amidst a growing state of unrest by praying to the Lord and fully trusting Him to guide them. This is exhibited when Betsie tries to ease an alarmed Corrie after she dreams of her family being taken away…

God Provides, The Hiding Place Corrie Ten Boom was a lady who was in a concentration camp and was released due to a clerical error. She continued on to spread her story and prove that God works miracles even today. She even wrote a book which the 7th grade class at Mile High Adventist Academy read over the past few months. The name of the book is the Hiding Place. The book explains her story and relates it to how we should always trust in God even in the darkest of times, which is a message I…