If I, Paige Rodewald, were mayor of Council Bluffs I would make changes that would help Council Bluffs. I would do my best to make CB the best it can be. I would create a city, citizens would be proud to live in. The problems I would consider is are redesigning the mall of the bluffs, more sidewalks, and more communities activities. If I were mayor of CB, the first I would consider is to renovate the mall of the bluffs. Mall of the bluffs was once one of the most popular things in CB. If the…
Bodies fell like apples from a tree to the ground in deep prayer and the sound of it echoed through the sanctuary of the Church of St. Valentine. At dire times such as this, extreme measures had to be taken. The blood of a pure youth, a delectable sacrifice in the eyes of their savior, filled the room with a certain smell that made the mind alert and the heart pound. Her blood spilled on the altar, the lifeless body of Maylene Lagorio looked like a sleeping angel’s in the light of the midnight…
Ecumenical Councils, settling disputes regarding the Holy Trinity, the duality of Christ, the question of grace, and other heresies. The baselines of these principles have resulted in various schisms, some of which are still prevalent today. From the Council of Arles in 314 AD to the Fourth Ecumenical…
The Effects of the Third Ecumenical Council on the Representation of Marian Doctrine in the Fifth-Century Church According to Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (2014), an ecumenical council was “assembly convened to deliberate and decide on ecclesiastical doctrine and on other matters affecting the interests of the Christian church.” In the Early church, ecumenical councils were called to discuss and expound upon the doctrine being formed within the church. They centered around heresy and…
What National Identity Could Be National identity is what people identify as on a national level of any given country. Each country in the European Union has one on the individual level. The lack of having one as the European Union has become a factor in questioning what the purpose is of the union all these countries have with each other. Building a national identity can help to unify people, let alone countries, by giving them a purpose or a reason to be unified. The European Union’s case is…
to achieve a better representation of their citizens, and at the same time, keep guarantying a European sphere coordination. The European Union is a sum of its institutions: the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Council. In this institutional structure, there is hardly anything that can suggest the appearance of a single European State since, the authority remains in the governments and national administrations hands, although it has to be…
Mary P. Wood’s assessment of how European films need to be understood and analysed is indicative of not only contemporary European film scholarship trends but also the sheer importance of the role as financier/exhibitor that E.U. media programmes have played in recent decades. Supporting European filmmaking is a crucial undertaking for these E.U. organisations, serving to preserve and to produce a sense of European culture to varying degrees, while also stimulating its economy, much like…
The game of cricket, is one of the oldest sports in the world, can date its origins all the way to the 1500s where it was played in small villages in England. From those humble beginnings in small British villages now known as Sussex, the game of cricket now boasts an estimated fan base of around two and half billion fans according to a research report by topendsports.com. Now, cricket has become the second most popular sport in the world. People from all over the world play and follow cricket.…
denominations of Christian faith to worship together. The purpose of the Vatican II was to promote unity and understanding between all people and ‘To intensify the daily growth of Catholics in Christian living” Sacrosanctum Concilium The aim of the council was to “highlight the churches apostolic and pastoral mission and by making the truth of the Gospel shine forth to lead all popel to seek and receive Gods Love which surpasses all knowledge” Fidei…
form of injustice in people’s wellbeing that is needed to be understood. “The most challenging, pervasive and explosive problem of this century is that poverty exists everywhere” (Catholics Online) By the time the Church called the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) to update their teachings and socially reform, the issue was widespread with many people already being tormented by the plague of hunger and…