Imagine

study medicine, but then became involved in a nationally known Christian group for college students. He told Lennon that is was God’s calling for him. Tomlin then went on to tell Lennon that since God gave him to gift to sing and play music, and he then now gives all of his success back to Him. Tomlin says to Lennon, “When I write songs, I try to write in a way to reach as many people as I can, to be a lighthouse versus a flashlight.” Tomlin uses the gift that God gave him to witness to millions of people, through his music. Tomlin is quite the opposite of Lennon in how he persuaded his fans beliefs. Tomlin’s music suggests how much God loves us, while Lennon wrote songs having to do nothing with God. In one of Lennon’s songs he says, “Imagine there’s no heaven. It’s easy if you try. No hell below us, above us only the sky.” From parts of Lennon Tomlin’s conversation we can see that they have many disagreements but then again they do share some qualities. This conversation is quite common between a profound Christian and someone who is not. Christians should strive to live life where people can see God through them. Tomlin has done just that. When the opportunity came for him to witness to Lennon he jumped right on that. For some Christians it is hard to witness to strangers, and even their own family members, but it is what the Bible tells us to do. Each Christian is given a different gift to help them witness to others and to praise God. Tomlin uses his on a daily basis…

The question is, would you forgive? Imagine it’s your family member who didn’t come home from one day, you’re sitting there waiting for them to walk in that door whether it’s your mother, father, brother, or sister but they just never return. Imagine that it was your fault that they didn’t come home. If knowing it was my fault in a way, I would forgive. In the short story “The Seventh Man” by Haruki Murakami, there are two young boys who are best friends,inseparable, always together doing…

Django sat in his dressing room, combing his abnormally large afro. He knew people were onto him. You see, Django was a secret member of a band, not just any band though, The Beatles. Django was the real guitarist of the group, but due to race issues the band members decided to keep it a secret and have John Lennon pretend to be the one on the guitar. Tonight shouldn’t be any different, except it was. There was this reporter, John Didion, who has been on Django’s case for months now, determined…

professes superiority over others (Norenzayan 21). However, amidst are people who dare to dream of a world without these systems of beliefs. Questions about whether the planet would be better-off or worse-off without religion attract significant debate. Examples of the contests are reflected in popular music and writing. For instance, the article “Imagine no heaven” by Salman Rushdie and the song “Imagine” by John Lennon are some of the efforts of supporting the case that the world would be…

Salman Rushdie's “Imagine There Is No Heaven” is a letter to the six billionth child. The content of this letter makes no sense with regards to the reality that people live in this world. It can only make sense from an academic point of view, and that is why it has hit a raw nerve with me. The writer is intent on influencing the life of the six billionth inhabitant of the world first of all by encouraging that infant to reject and oppose religion to attain supposed freedom. The truth is,…

In most families, the role of a parent depends solely upon the relationship that they have with their children. In Alan McMonagle short story entitled Liar Liar, the author portrays the main character of the story—the father— as the epitome of a great man, in the eyes of his naive son. The main theme of Alan McMonagle’s short story Liar Liar is relationships. In the story, the father uses the gangster western films to communicate with his son in order to fulfill the desires of escaping his…

Imagine that the town is all talking about a man that was just shot dead. No one knows who it was or who shot the man. Your dad left the night before to go get food a few towns over. He is traveling by horse and he will be back in a few hours. You think to yourself, “The man can’t be my dad. He is just getting our surplus of food for the season. Hours pass and he still hasn’t returned. They have identified the body of the victim and it is your dad. This same thing happened to Mattie Ross, the…

than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you.” As a buddhist, we tend to imagine a beautiful world filled with peace and tranquility. John Lennon, the king who stands out amongst the most emotion filled tunes who makes his audience think, feel, and believe. In memory, a hero who attempted his best to accomplish world peace; Especially with his famous tune, “Imagine.” His heart filling tunes till this day, still keeps on summoning emotions from…

Interpersonal Communication in Songs: Believer by Imagine Dragon In my essay, I have chosen Believer by Imagine Dragon to be my song of choice. Imagine Dragon is a rock that consist of Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben Mckee, and Daniel Platzman. This band is known for their hit song Radioactive and their contribution to Sucker for Pain. The reason I have chosen this song is because of the deep meaning that is being told in the song and exposing the communication that is being told through the…

What would you do if you were the only person in your class who was not allowed to wear overalls? You’re the odd ball and the classic bandwagon argument of “everyone else is wearing them!” does not work, and your mother just does not seem like she’s going to change her mind anytime soon. Then your mother comes back with the famous “You’re not everyone else” or “I’m raising you to a higher standard”. You say “why not?” she says, “because I said so” and that’s yet again another argument you have…