Captain Cota is enthusiastically recommended for the award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious service while serving as the Marine Raider Regiment Surgeon and Force Surgeon of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) from July 2011 to June 2015. His performance of these duties has been consistently marked by exemplary leadership, efficient management, exceptional professional expertise, and dedication to duty that epitomizes the highest standards of the…
A Christian chaplain for Congress should be offend the First Amendment because people can choose to be any religion, someone may believe in a different form of a God. Another one that offends the non-establishment clause is the sessions of Congress opening with a prayer in Jesus name. Not everyone believes I Jesus. If not everyone believes in Jesus, then why is he being brought up. Jesus can be totally subjective to me or to anyone else. The Chaplains in each branch of the U.S. military…
Summary In The Outsider by Albert Camus is a work fiction; it contains two parts and it is divided into two equal sections: part one with six chapters, and part two with five chapters. The novel begins with the protagonist Meursault receiving a letter informing him of his mother’s death. He asks his boss for two days leave in order to attend the funeral. After coming back from the funeral, Meursault conveys on life as if nothing tragic has happened. He goes to the beach with his…
1. In describing social behavior, a “context” is a group activity. What were some of the “contexts” in which the Vice Lords were engaged? A “context” in a group is described as a group activity that they do together. The Vice Lords were engaged in some of the “contexts” such as meeting held by the City Lord. Also, they had “pulling jive” that was drinking alcohol and it was mostly wine. “Shooting craps” was also an activity that they had and it was street life cuts across other inclusive…
God Calling IV How does one retire when there is no biblical precedent for retirement? Some of the most faithful work recorded in Holy Scripture was undertaken by people called by God in their senior years, not to mention the conception of babies for God’s special purposes! Shirley says she has no sense of calling for a Sarah experience! Together we have eighty-four years of pastoral experience with complementing gifts that have allowed us to share in a wide range of ministries. Each parish has…
as a pastor and hospice, law enforcement, correctional, hospital, and Veteran’s Administration chaplain has exposed me to differing cultures, religions,…
Should not students in ENG3U have novel studies that actually challenge and emphasize the develop of critical thinking and communication necessary for everyday life? Catch-22 is an enticing war novel written by Joseph Heller set in World War II. American author Joseph Heller was born on( May 1, 1923- December 12,1999) in Brooklyn, New York. In the second world war, Heller was a bombardier who flew 60 combat missions. The protagonist of his page-turner novel is based on Heller’s time serving in…
In Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange, the concept of morality can be analyzed by examining three aspects of Alex’s life that contribute to choice: environmental pressures, the notion of religious morality as seen through the Chaplain, and biological destiny, all which will reveal the absolute imperativeness of the ability to make choices in order to retain the essence of what it means to be human. “What’s it going to be then, eh?” Alex chooses to commit acts of violence against innocent…
On December 7, 1941, Daniel Inouye knew his life had changed. He explained that he was getting ready for church like any other Sunday until he heard an announcement on the radio announcing the attack on Pearl Harbor. Looking towards Pearl Harbor, huge amounts of smoke could be seen and three Japanese aircrafts soared above him. About a month after the attack, the United States government designated all Japanese Americans as 4C, enemy alien. “So here I was, 17 years old, who considered himself…
All over the world people often find themselves thinking about what the purpose of life is. Repeatedly people occupy themselves with finding their true purpose, but even when they find their purpose they find themselves wanting more. Some believe that believing in a higher power may help seal the void, however, many philosophers argue that people can only achieve happiness if they accept that life has no true purpose. One philosophical system that is studied by many philosophers if called…