I Decided

that. When I first knew my sister she was serious and separate from me. My parents had divorced and I fitted perfectly into the family my mother constructed with her boyfriend. She felt discarded, too old, too bitter a bad fit for this new situation. I remember being slapped and teased and her doing everything that she could do to make me feel her pain. And then, with puberty, I felt her pain too. But she felt pain that was deeper, a remote cousin to the darkest depths of mine. She stole…

‘Sometimes I think I 'm crazy because I 'm different from everyone else.’ with this quote constantly running through my mind, I personally understood what Madrid meant when he said that the Other”results in us feeling excluded, or even disdained and scorned.” As a child I always felt as if I played the role of the other. I was different in ways such as loving to learn, and being an overly outgoing person with different points of view, and as a result; I found that other children…

The movie Agora depicts the escalating conflict between Christians and pagans in Roman Alexandria in the late fourth century under the emperor Theodosius I. Agora’s attempt to describe the dynamic of the conflict between Christianity and pagan Neoplatonism, especially the violence employed and shifting power, falls short of the true historical complexity by simplifying and distorting the historical narrative. Agora’s portrayal of the Christian faction known as the parabalani and their…

and ruled sometime within the century for more than 20 years. She died in early 1458. Daughter of Thutmose I and Ahmose and the favorite among their 3 children, Queen Hatshepsut is credited with the creation of the enormous memorial temple at Deir el-Bahri, and today this temple is recognized as one of the most impressive architectures of ancient Egypt. The…

The dawning of the early second to seventh century C.E. is when the universal form of religion originated; these two beliefs, Buddhism and Christianity, captured a worldwide code of ethics and followers due to many mediums. Both beliefs grew with vast similarities and differences while possessing extraordinary advantages like writing and influential people like the Roman Emperor Constantine and the great Ashoka. Their similarities begin with the minor basis of religion and main purpose: being…

Through the rise Monasticism, both secular and religious advancements were made. After the fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth century, Monasticism rose out of a desire to leave civilization, which had been overtaken by the brutal Germanic Tribes, and devote oneself entirely to prayer and asceticism, in order to imitate Christ. Though the Monastic life of prayer and asceticism gave a new life to the faith and also evangelized the Germanic Tribes. Because of this rapid conversion of the…

Mongkut’s Modern Mission “Getting to know you…” Many people might know this famous song from Rodger and Hammerstein’s Tony award winning Broadway musical The King and I. This musical follows Anna Leonowens, a Western school teacher, to Bangkok, Siam, modern day Thailand. She becomes the governess to King Rama IV of Bangkok’s, more commonly known as King Mongkut,children. She was hired to teach his multitude of children in the Western way and also advised the king on trades and other affairs with…

leaders delayed baptizing such men until just before death,” (3). I personally believe Constantine knew he would continue to commit sinful actions and did not want to be held back because of a commitment to a religion through baptism. If Constantine knew he would continue to sin, there would be no reason for him to get baptized. Religiously speaking, Baptism was meant to wash away any sins committed, the start of a new life. Also, I believe Constantine might have gotten baptized after his death…

Who am I as a learner and global citizen is as follows, This will also link to my goals as a learner. One of my Goals is to truly be myself, and not listen when people judge me and all the stuff that they just throw in my face, but you can just ignore it and put it down. Which is why one of my heroes is Eminem, as a result, that’s exactly what he does, and he still goes the same path that he’s chosen, and he’s still great. One of my school goals is to try not to chop into so much trouble,…

Pliny was a civil servant of the governor of Bithynia from 111.113 A.D. This letter from Pliny to Trajan is one of the most famous letter in the history of Christianity, written around 112 A.D., which he wrote when he met Christians for the first time in his district and didn’t know how to deal with them. At first, he did few things but, then he thought to write a letter to the Emperor of Trajan describing what he had done so far and asking for the guidance for the coming days. This famous…