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Did you know that GOD has something in mind for us? Do you know that he will never leave us? Our personalities, attitudes towards our priorities in life and people who influence us in our daily life shape the way we live, and we can always choose whether we want a life that honors GOD or a life that is full of guilt and sorrow. God always has a plan for us. “Chariots of Fire” is an amazing movie that shows us the many differences between the runners Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams. It was…

Short stories are “an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot.” (Merriam – Webster) These can have many differences and similarities. These factors could be the setting, the plot, the characters, point of view, tone, symbolism, theme, language, narrated time, content and more. “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he…

There were many different elements in The Canterbury Tales that made Chaucer choose the stories he wanted to tell in the book. Originally in the book, there were many characters that decided to go to Canterbury to pray at a grave to ask for forgiveness or say thanks in some sort of way. On the way to Canterbury, the host of the pilgrims came up with a way to make the time pass by faster. He proposed that the pilgrims tell stories on the way, and the person with the best story, would get a prize…

I have selected the two works The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Bible. In both of these works we see some similarities and differences about the relationship between men and divines in a different way. In this paper I will analyze the relationship between men and divines described in these works The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Bible. I will focus on the differences and similarities which both of these works have regarding relationship between men and divine. The Epic of Gilgamesh depicts gods as…

Peasant life in a nutshell: Bulgaria; little is just The movie is like a small train journey through a small town on a sunny warm (but not hot) day in end of September. You don't know the place. You could be in Turkey, or in Croatia or in Hungary. You have anticipations, expectations, excitements, and a little fear. While watching the documentary I was establishing mixed feelings of joy and fear, relaxation and uneasiness. It's something close to a feeling of being an outsider on a journey;…

Today a great many people have put a lot of emphasis on what freedoms they have in face of those who have more power. How important are these freedoms to us and what if they were taken away? In Margaret Atwood's ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ a cautionary tale; It comes to show that when pressure groups gain power. People lose their essential freedoms, and it shows that when these freedoms are taken away. We are quick to realize what it means to have those freedoms. The way ‘The Handmaid’s tale’…

atmosphere for everyone and it almost makes Sammy look like a bad employee. Lengrel goes on to say somewhat offensive statements like “We want you decently dressed when you come in here” (199). Even though Lengel is doing his job, he is taking it to a new extent that can be taken offensively to the girls. This does backfire and makes the girls offended, so Queenie replies, “We are decent” (199). It is understandable that Lengel has to do his job and make sure everyone is following the store’s…

What's the matter? Is there something wrong?” My mother looked into my eyes and said these taunting words: “Honey, you need to pack your things. Your dad got a new job in Washington so we need to move there.” I looked at her full with doubt. “Why do we have to move? I love California and our…

God has created everything in best state of all but few of His creations leaves us wordless. But out of all His creations, the best of all are the humans whom he has blessed with senses and above all ability to talk. He created them with sense and ability to have their own opinion and debate over different matters. God has not just given them the ability to speak but also to use their brain and that human did and is doing till to date. They have done a lot of inventions and therefore improved…

A final reason is that, Abraham used honesty to face challenges. Firstly, Abraham Lincoln had a reputation of being honest. For example, Reference.com, online source, cites that Abraham Lincoln was commonly known as “Honest Abe” because he was not afraid to Abraham Lincoln’s Grit “You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong,” quote by Abraham Lincoln. Grit is using perseverance, passion and courage to face life’s difficult challenges. Abraham Lincoln was our 16th president of the…