One of the most common forms of punishment slaves had to suffer through was whipping, such as the one Douglass witnessed, where his aunt, Esther, was cruelly flogged. This was one of the first major events that made him question why things were the way they were. Following the flogging of Esther, he starts to see it more often, like in the cases of Nelly and Denby, where extreme force and cruelty were used. This brutality makes him question why more is not being…
subjects of density, and foul play, particularly as connected to oppress or everyman heroes. John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. He was the second of four children. He had three sisters named Mary, Esther, and Elizabeth. Named after his father, John Steinbeck, who was the treasurer of Monterey County, and his mother, Olive Hamilton…
Racism is not a new concept. It’s been around for hundreds of years, and essentially became a part of society during the African Slave Trade when Europeans believed that they were superior to Africans due to their fair complexion. Over time, racism has evolved and has been used as a tactic to control people’s thoughts. After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government…
Paper “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free….” We all grew up with these famous lines. Emma Lazarus was born in Manhattan, New York on July 22, 1849. She is one of seven children born to Mr. Moses and Esther Nathan Lazarus. The Lazarus family were Sephardic Jews who had lived in Portugal. They came to America in the times of the Mr. Lazarus was known to be a “banker because of his many dealings with the banks” despite him being an industrialist and…
Hi! I’m Taylor Jaden Chung. I was born on the 13th of March 2003 in Hong Kong at The Peak in the Matilda International Hospital to my parents Paul Chung (Father) and Esther Yau Chung (Mother). I also have a younger brother with the name Tobin Isaiah Chung. I’m a 14 Year old male American with Chinese Heritage. Currently, I reside in Hong Kong and go to Renaissance College Hong Kong. As a Hong Kong resident, I speak English and am learning Traditional Mandarin Chinese as well as Cantonese the…
As a future nurse and registered nurse, it is very important to gain professional experience in a nursing field, which begins with the empathy. Empathy can be defined as “the act of identifying, understanding, experiencing, and responding to the emotional state and ideas of another person.” The empathy reflects on client’s core values, dignity, respect everyone’s unique situation and feeling, strengths and weaknesses. Establishing and maintaining, an empathic relationship has a higher…
Using Music to Bridge the Gap Using music to bridge a learning gap is absolutely possible. It is scientifically proven that music, especially making music, helps bridge the learning gap in young students. Using scientific methods studies have been carried out which showed after just two years of musical instruction the brains of young students learned language skills in ways that music improved. Using neural probes proof was seen that the musical instruction changed young students brains in…
Some tribes gave sacrifice of young men at one point. The Priestess would lay with a young man and she carried a leaf shaped knife to take the mans life, it was suppose to ensure the transference of his essence. In the Bible the Queen Esther her being a Goddess or a priestess of a Goddess her husband had to prove that he had the right to lay down with her. The Great Rite is the Hieros Gamos The Sacred Marriage, or Holy Matrimony, dating back to neolithic periods. The Ancient kings had…
In Guinness book Rising to the Call he defines what it means to be called but mainly focuses on primary and secondary calling. He depicts what those look like by giving examples through different famous evangelist, poets, and musicians. These days many see college merely has a gateway they must pass through to get to “life” and to get a “real job”. Few recognize though that despite having required classes or not being able to begin their career of choice they can still glorify God through their…
PART ONE? What are your spiritual gifts? Do you agree with the results? Why are why not? We often wonder why we were created here on earth, what is our purpose. Jeremiah 1:5 says, “I chose you before you were born I selected you to be a prophet to the nation.” Therefore we didn’t choose our gifts God had already equipped us with our gift. After exploring the Spiritual Gifts Analysis my results shows that my spiritual gifts are showing mercy and evangelism. I agree that I have the gift of mercy…