Desmond Doss

Repentance Makes Forgiveness Possible To understand the magnitude of the German soldier’s war crime one needs to examine the soldier’s graphic description of it and to enter into it with one’s own imagination. “…Behind the windows of the second floor, I saw a man with a small child in his arms. His clothes were alight. By his side stood a woman, doubtless the mother of the child. With his free hand the man covered the child’s eyes…then he jumped into the street. Seconds later the mother followed…

Bishop Tutu’s Noble Peace Prize Lecture literally screams of the Social Justice Tradition. He begins by proclaiming that because there is no justice in S. Africa, there is turmoil; there is no peace. Like Amos, Bishop Tutu’s war cry is “justice for all! And, like Amos, Bishop Tutu’s words are direct, pointed, and forceful to demonstrate “how much God cares about justice” This excerpt demonstrates the horizontal movement of loving thy neighbor. Foster describes neighbor as simply someone in need…

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Desmond Tutu hold different beliefs on how to achieve justice for all. In his letter, “Letter From A Birmingham Jail”, Martin Luther King, Jr. implies that the nonviolent method is the ideal strategy to gain justice for all. On the other hand, Desmond Tutu, in the excerpt, No Future without Forgiveness, claims that forgiveness is the way to achieve justice for all because it helps create a better future. While both methods are uniquely effective, Dr. King’s…

Through this term, newly elected President Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu encouraged people to embrace all races and backgrounds of people. Nevertheless, they recognized these distinguishing features as a unique and rare opportunity for unity. Mandela’s vision to live in a society where one’s ethnicity and nationality…

Desmond Tutu was a freedom fighter with a big goal at the end of the apartheid era; to reconcile the country through the influence of Ubuntu. This topic was selected because today black South Africans are still facing the horrors of apartheid, despite its ending in the 1990s. Desmond Tutu is a freedom fighter who still living, he has recently worked to bring equality to South Africa. Tutu 's efforts to reconcile the country are relevant today, since he uncovered the truth behind the injustice…

Desmond Tutu, a South African Anglican cleric who went on to become one of the world’s most foremost spiritual leaders, was born on October 7th, 1931, of mixed Xhosa and Motswana heritage in Klerksdorp, South Africa. While Tutu was growing up, South Africa was thoroughly segregated. Black Africans were denied the right to vote and had to live in specific areas, whereas white Africans could do as they pleased. Despite this, Desmond Tutu managed to have a happy childhood, as he loved to read and…

While the game is presented through protagonist Desmond Miles, the bulk of the game is played as Desmond experiences the memories of his ancestors through an advanced device called the Animus. This provides a means of a diegetic interface, showing Desmond's ancestor's health, equipment, goals, and other features as part of the Animus interface. The Animus is based on the player controlling the assassin to maintain the synchronization between Desmond and his ancestor's memories. Performing…

Terry Turrell is a self-taught artist who is known for his various sculptures, paintings, and assemblages. He was born in Spokane, Washington on November 4, 1946, and he also spent his youth living in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. From Turrell's personal accounts, he said that him, his 4 brothers, and his parents used to move back and forth between Idaho and Washington. In terms of Turrell's art inspirations, he gives credits to his family and the time when he contracted a mild case of Polio at age 8.…

The Dave Brubeck Quartet, comprised of Brubeck on the piano, Paul Desmond on the alto saxophone, Eugene Wright on the bass, and Joe Morello on the drums, released the album Time Out in 1959 (Time Out). Even on the first listen, one can see how revolutionary this work would soon become. Opening with “Blue Rondo A La Turk,” Brubeck’s Quartet immediately presents a rhythmic, swingin’ tune featuring 9/8 time. “Kathy’s Waltz” explores polyrhythm and “Take Five,” arguably the band’s “titular” work…

The life of King TuTu and the Asante kingdom may be interesting to you but then again it may not be. It all depends on what you’re interested in. Osei Tutu was the king of the Asante kingdom, which was a pre-colonial West African state that emerged in the 17th century. Today it is called Ghana. Asante Kingdom wasn’t very good at first until King Tutu came along and made some trades for weapons and other things to help make the Asante kingdom great. Osei TuTu’s main objectives for building the…