December

of words being written and spoken among a group of people. In this religion, they have something called Evangelical Faith Community, which is theological conversation that serves an over all purpose related to the the good message of Jesus. (2006, December 8th, 2015) They use this conversation to deliver free expression of the gospel in life. (Francisco, 2007, p. 287) Members of the congregation that participate in these conversations are spreading the goodness of the Gospel. More specifically,…

and shelter for those made homeless (“Manchester”). October 22, 1941 while conducting over exercise; the Arizona was struck on the port side. A V-shaped hole; four feet wide by twelve feet long. The Arizona was sent to Pearl Harbor to respire it. December 7, 1941 Japanese aircraft appeared in the air over Pearl Harbor just before 8:00 am on Sunday morning. Arizona was under attack almost immediately. A 800-kilogram bomb hit the Arizona. Within a few seconds power magazines exploded, gutting the…

be some time before people learned the full scope of the damage, within days a once-distant war in Europe and the Pacific became a central part of life in the United States, affecting politics, business, media, and entertainment. In his new book, December 1941: 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World, Craig Shirley offers a day-by-day chronicle of the full month and recounts Pearl Harbor's political, economic, and cultural implications as they happen. Shirley, the…

that had suggested the idea of this boycott many months before Rosa Parks arrest on December 1st, 1955 (The). The long planned protest was led by E. D. Nixon and Jo Ann Robinson, the leader of the Women's Political Council, Rosa Park’s arrest was part of this protest. Rosa Park’s arrest outraged E. D. Nixon to organize this one day boycott (Armistad). The boycott ended up lasting from December 5, 1955 to December 20, 1956, an long 381 days of a “large scale demonstration against segregation” in…

spaces for blacks, which were separated from the whites. Segregation as well as racism was getting more and more inhumane as time went by. The colored citizens among Montgomery, Alabama decided that it was time to stop this once and for all. On December 1, 1955, Ms. Rosa Parks, a 40 year old seamstress at the time, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a grown, white male on the city’s public bus. On behalf of her arrest, she commented “... the only tired I was, was tired of giving…

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien meets these criteria and since being published in 1954, it has entertained thousands of readers all over the world (Friesen). Indeed, The Lord of the Rings is arguably the best book of all time and its author, J.R.R. Tolkien may be the best author of all time. Others may think that another book is the best book, but those people probably haven’t read The Lord of the Rings. While there are many other fantastic books out there, they do not quite match up…

The recount was in progress on December 9 when the United States Supreme Court granted Bush's emergency plea for a stay of the Florida Supreme Court recount ruling, which stopped the recount making it incomplete. The Supreme Court also ruled that when the state of Florida's court ordered…

The book Newtown by Matthew Lysiak tells the story of the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. What happened on the day of December 14, 2012, in which so many lives were lost? The morning of December 14, 2012 started out like any other day. Families said goodbye then headed off to work or school. The only difference on that day was that another person left their house, with killing on the mind. Adam Lanza, age 20, left his house that morning equipped with a shotgun and 70 rounds, a rifle…

but the opportunities and chances given to them. In the story, Gladwell talks about how the age limit in sports like hockey, affects one's overall success in that sport. The age limit is December 31, of that year. For example, a boy could be born Jan 12, 2000 and play on the same team as a boy who was born December 27, 2000. The older boy in hockey will automatically have an advantage over the younger boy. He was born almost 12 months earlier,…

back. It was her belief that black people, like all people, were humans and deserved to be free and treated with respect. The city of Montgomery, Alabama had a law that required black people to sit in the back of city busses. On December 1, 1955, an african american woman named Rosa Parks was asked to move to the back of the bus, but she refused. Rosa Parks is quoted as saying, “As far back as I can remember, I knew there was something wrong with our way of life when people…