Dead Sea scrolls

In 1951, Ernest Hemingway wrote one of his last famous works, The Old Man and the Sea. As it is noted by the title, the main setting of the novel is the sea. Hemingway uses this setting throughout the novel to exemplify the natural relationship between man and nature. During Santiago’s journey he encounters other creatures, like the marlin, to support the claim of nature and man working against and with each other. This novel, not only is a captivating story of man’s ongoing battle with the…

Bethesda’s role-playing games give the player the power of choice in a huge open world. Bethesda’s two most successful franchises, Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, are also the two most popular role-playing franchises in the world. Bethesda’s two most successful games, which happen to come from their two most popular franchises, are Fallout 4 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Both games are beautifully made and are incredibly fun to play, but which game is the greatest role-playing game in the…

I Am The Dragonborn “ When the truth dawns, it dawns in fire” says Esbern, Nord, and one of the last remaining blades. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a game released November 11, 2011 by Bethesda softworks with the intention of continuing their popular “The Elder Scrolls” series. The promotional commercial begins with pictures carved in dark stone with the dragonborn theme song beginning to play softly in the background. The Narrator's voice comes up and begins to tell lor from the game as the…

who listen to him. In regards to life after death, Paul is certain that an afterlife exists for believers of Jesus Christ. Paul argues in (1 Corr 15:12) that “if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?” In support of this argument, Paul mentions that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is legitimate and unquestionable without any doubt because hundreds at the time also…

Traces of the Spirit, by Robin Sylan, New York: New York University Press 2001. 221 pages. Reviewed by Taylor S. Towers. Traces of the Spirit was chosen for review due to how it’s study of religion in modern western cultural music relates to our classes study of other culture’s music and how religion strongly influences them. Throughout the course many of the articles we read discussed how music in other cultures, such as Balinese or African, differs from western music in the fact that in…

hun soul will come back home to take a final look. The living people would prepare a meal and lighting up incense for the hun soul before the hun it came, and then tried to sleep or hide under the quilt to make sure the dead could not see his family members. Otherwise, the dead would worry about living people which impedes his rebirth. When the incense was finished, it represents the po soul is leaving and entering to the “yellow spring”. After that, living…

By Christology standards and ideals, Jesus is more of an idea, a way of life than an actual human being. To explain further, all I simply mean is that the reason Christianity is followed is not because of the mythology behind it. It is because of the message it spreads, the positivity it spreads around the globe. It’s a way of life, therefore many people can interpret this way of life through their own perspective. Thier own experiences, which if you have faith, you can say that these…

the Day of the Dead, is a Mexican celebration where Mexicans celebrate, remember, and prepare special foods in honor of those who have departed into the afterlife. This is not a time for suffering, but a time to honor and remember those who have passed. This holiday is celebrated on November 1, and even though it can be celebrated in many places, it is usually celebrated where it originated from, which is Mexico. Those who celebrate the Day of the Dead were positive that the dead would be…

The Day of the Dead is a holiday that is celebrated by people all around the world. Most people celebrate this holiday out of love and commitment to their loved ones. Mexico is the number one country that celebrates this particular holiday. One major mural in this holiday is a sugar skull. A sugar skull is a representation of a departed soul. The first day of this celebration celebrates both life and death. You can find sugar skulls on the streets made by people to sell. You give sugar skulls to…

Imagine waking up eight o’clock on a Saturday morning, but instead you were waking up to the sound of your commander's voice telling you to get ready for war. The movie Ender’s Game and the book Ender’s Game written by Orson Scott Card has its similarities and has its differences. Ender Wiggin, the protagonist of the book and movie shows with his wins and his defeats that he can only fight people or buggers that he understands. In each of the paragraphs, you will learn about why the book is…