Gift

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 because I…

A gift has to come from the heart and have value. Not of how much it cost but, of how important is it to you. The theme of a story is a general statement that goes beyond the storyline. The theme of “ The Gift Of the Magi,” written by O. Henry is that love is the greatest gift of all. They show this theme by showing how much they do to make each other happy. Della cuts her hair to buy Jim a present for Christmas. She only had one dollar and eighty- seven cents. Della asked a lady in a store…

Relationships, social networking, social media, society, all terms that imply cooperation, and a willingness engage with other people. Several researchers across multiple disciplines have studied these interactions and proceedings. Some looking to gain insight into why social interactions take place, and why relationships exist. Others seeking to explain that only certain types of interactions have value and what those values are. However, no single discipline focuses solely on cooperation,…

1) The Austronesian languages are spoken throughout Southeast Asia, Madagascar and the islands of the Pacific Ocean. I believe the language started to spread in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia and the Philippians and made its way to Madagascar. Because most of these countries are islands the language would have distributed by traveling, trading, and immigrating 2) Participant observation has both its pros and cons. One of the strengths of this approach is that the researcher who does the…

A gift is one person to another, we have been granted and receiving gift since the beginning of time. America is the enjoyable gift anyone could receive. We have doctors, hospitals, policemen, fireman, jobs, education, clean air, food, and water, we have freedom and voting, shelter and cities of the immeasurable opportunities that we can go and do whatever we put our minds too. We don’t get distressed about being withdrawn out of our beds at night, we don’t have uncertainty about not knowing…

“The Gift of the Sea” is an oil painting made by Aoki Shigeru in 1904. The painting depicts a scene of nude fishermen walking along a shoreline with their captured haul saddled onto their shoulders. The composition of the work pushes the viewer’s vision to the left side as all figures face and walk towards that direction. This push to the left is also emphasized through the spears of the fishermen, which look like arrows directly informing the viewer to follow its trajectory. Aoki Shigeru…

Some stories are made based the meaning of life for some. That is the main reasoning in The Gift of the Magi and The Necklace. The Necklace tells us that sometimes things one wants to have may not be the things that one needs or has to have and The Gift of the Magi tells us that some people will give up their most prized things for the one they love and cherish. Though they have some similar attributes. The main characters Della and Mme. Loisel both have 2 very different outlooks on life. Both…

Sacrifice in “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Necklace” In “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry and in “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant the characters face poverty. “The Gift of the Magi” Della and Jim want to get each other something special for Christmas. They both sacrifice their most valuable possessions for each other. “The Necklace” Mathilde asks her husband for money because they are going to the Minister of Education, and she says that her clothes will make her look poor; she gets a…

Ten percent of Ghana’s population is made up of disabled people that is over two million people in Ghana that are disabled. Emmanuel’s Gift, directed by Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern, follows Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah as he overcomes his leg disability. Emmanuel was born without one of the bones in his right leg causing his leg to be deformed. Emmanuel fights through his disability and constant social rejection to strive for something more. This story abridges Emmanuel’s great accomplishments and…

The subject of Spiritual Gifts has been a much misunderstood topic even for Christians. It has unfortunately caused divisions among the church, especially when it comes to their definition and purpose; when they are received and how they are evidenced; and their use for today. In 1 Corinthians 12 , the apostle Paul gives us several truths about spiritual gifts: 1. given to believers, confess that Jesus is Lord 2. variety of gifts, but given by same Spirit 3. God empowers them in every…