First Communion

“If the golden carp was a god, who was the man on the cross? The Virgin? Was my mother praying to the wrong God?” (Anaya 81). Growing up, Antonio learns that he is supposed to be monotheistic. When he learns about the Golden Carp, he is tasting the forbidden fruit that is polytheism. Antonio feels like his whole world is crashing down on him because he is turning his back on the church, his family, and his beliefs. Antonio witnessing the death of Lupito causes another rift in the mind of the young boy. Olmos suggests, "Despite attempts to sway the group, the men kill Lupito and thereby rouse Antonio's first doubts of conscience. Issues of right and wrong, guilt and innocence, the concept of God and justice are thoughts that assail his young, impressionable mind". Antonio's mind is easy to sway because of his age. Although being bright for his age, Antonio is still a child that is learning from everyone in his surroundings. Olmos writes, "As in most novels of the coming-of-age genre, a significant element of the young narrator's development is his or her relationship with peers. School and a social network form a crucial component of the type of knowledge a young child will require to survive and flourish beyond the family orbit. Antonio is successful at making friends who introduce him to a…

There are several reasons as to why the Irish Catholic Church might have made Frank’s childhood a misery, to start; his religion was forced on him. Growing up, Frank attended both the Catholic Church and school and during those times, since the clergy had such immense power of the society, they worked together hand-in-hand. Because the church is in control of the school, it is also in control of the students and can decide what they should learn and not and it is in the schools that the children…

At my First Communion, I was welcomed to receive the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Each mass that I attended I received the body and blood of Christ, it was one the most sacred parts of the mass as we are worshiping Jesus Christ as he saved us from sin. During mass, they would always read a passage from the Bible. Each passage that was read I would attentively listen to what was being said. The stories that would be told through the Bible were eye opening and would make me wonder about how…

I am part of an amazing community of faith, knowledge, and service. I started off in a small, half-day classroom, where I met many of my great friends. In kindergarten, I remember reading and talking about how Jesus died on the cross for us and learning numerous prayers that we use today. Over the next couple years, my faith grew. In Mrs. Smith’s second grade class, she taught and prepared me for First Communion. I then was beginning to realize what I believed in, and what qualities I have…

the 14th of January 1881. At some point during the early 1900s, Jessie married a man by the name of John Carmichael Dunning. Born in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire in Scotland in 1882 to parents William and Janet (née Carmichael) Dunning, John was a telegraphist like Jessie’s father. Few reasons would have given Jessie reason to leave Heart’s Content, much less Newfoundland, while she was still unmarried. For this reason, I believe she probably met John locally. They may have been married and…

In 1374, he received the crown living of Lutterworth in Leicestershire, which he retained until his death. Wycliffe received his early education close to his home. It is not known when he first came to Oxford, with which he was so closely connected until the end of his life, but he is known to have been at Oxford around 1345. Thomas Bradwardine was the archbishop of Canterbury, and his book On the Cause of God against the Pelagians, a bold recovery of the Pauline-Augustine doctrine of grace,…

Tips That Will Vastly Improve Your Time Management Skills 1. First things first - before you do anything else, you need to compile a list of all the things that you have to do, otherwise all you have is mass of ideas flying around your head, some of which you will remember to do and some you won 't. Nobody will be very impressed by that! If you work for yourself, bad management will soon show up in your bank balance, so you won 't be very impressed with yourself either! 2. Use a spreadsheet -…

Put First Things First and Think Win-Win Covey’s habit 3 and 4 are First Things First which is about the practice of priorities in time management in a private victory and habit 4 is Think Win-Win which is about a public victory balancing courage and empathic in relationships. Habit 3 reminds me of putting God first. He is my center and sound principle. Habit 4 is reaching out to my neighbor that is a win-win. I am reminded to love my neighbor as myself. In addition win-win is a excellent way…

1. According to The Seven Habits of Highly Effective people the first paradigm of human interaction is Win/Win. The Win/Win paradigm of human interaction is a frame of mind that constantly seeks mutual benefits in all human interactions. According to Stephen Covey’s Book the second paradigm of human Interaction is Win/Lose. The Win/Lose is these people are prone to use position, power, credential possessive, or personality to get their ways. According to Covey’s book the third paradigm of human…

upcoming problems in my life, and planning ahead. Reading this book, I have become a greater person. You could overall learn how to get through your teenage years without being stressed out. First, you learn about Being proactive habit 1, taking charge of your life. Learning this habit and being able to implement it into your life is very important. You learn to do things earlier rather than later. For instance,…