Jerome

“There were two types of earliest work that Gutenberg produced and they were: indulgences, calendars, vocabularies, and the other work was the 42-line bible.” (Füssel, 18) Stephen Füssel says: “Gutenberg chose for this the Vulgate of St Jerome, the definitive textual basis for all theological work and religious instruction during the Middle Ages.” (Füssel, 18) After copies of the Bible were printed out, many people bought a Bible to keep in their homes, use in their churches and, spread…

Issues Twenty-one, almost half, of Durham Public Schools received failing grades according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instructions. Corrective action calls for the twenty-one schools to submit school improvement plans that include targeted interventions and time lines. Students who are not grade level ready have negative consequences, not just the schools but the entire community, the state, and the nation. Back Ground Information/Program Description On October 20, 2015,…

John and Ruth Blomquist, the author’s paternal grandparents and central subjects of this segment of our family’s history, called Almelund, of east central Minnesota their home. Swedish immigrants came to the area in the late 1800s to farm the rich land west of the St. Croix River. Too distant from the established river town of Taylors Falls, ten miles to the southeast, and the farm communities in the Chisago Lakes Area, eight to twelve miles to the south and southwest, the village of Almelund…

There have been many times that myself and others have been treated unfairly but one of the more recent times for myself is heavily on my heart. Senior year is suppose to be the best time of your life am I right? Well, for me it has been everything but that. My friends have betrayed me and others have began to despise me. Now I am not going to lie like I am the best person in the world and everyone should get along with me, I have my moments as well. But when your friends or who you thought were…

In Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, we follow the trial of Bertram Cates; a man accused of violating a law that states that evolution cannot be taught in school. Cates is defended by Henry Drummond and the prosecuting attorney is Matthew Harrison Brady. This work can be compared to the real life trial of John Thomas Scopes in 1925, where Scopes was accused of the same crime. This play has many underlying themes, but only one principle theme. The principle theme appears to…

Rough Copy Aumio Islam The play Inherit the Wind is a fictionalized account of the 1925 “Scopes Monkey Trial”. Inherit the Wind was written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee and premiered in 1955. In the play, Matthew Harrison Brady, the prosecuting attorney, has three characteristics that negatively influence his conduct during the play. These three character traits are intolerance, conceit, and ignorance. The first of the three traits that…

The songwriting team of songwriter Eubie Blake and Lyricist Noble Sissle were the ones who found success with shuffle along. Blake was born and raised in Baltimore. Blake had a religious mother but a drunken father. Blake began by performing hymns in church to later preforming at clubs and later Blake joined Sissle as a “Hell fighter member. Later the pair began performing in Vaudeville acts where they created the act Shuffle Along. Shuffle along was a huge success both colored and the white…

¨Soon, life insurance companies, health insurance companies, employers and the government will have the tools to predict our future health. Is this too much information for them to have? Is there a way to stop it?¨ (question #8) ¨Let's see here, yes I foresee a life of pain. Many, many medical conditions. You shall not live over, perhaps forty¨. Although these words might seem they belong to an old sketchy women in a carnival tent peering into her gleaming glass globe, the world is not far…

What is the role of the preacher in delivering God’s Word? Paul had this to say in 1 Corinthians chapter 1, “For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe” 1 Corinthians 1:21 (NASB) Given Paul’s statements concerning the preacher in 1 Corinthians 1-2, is it appropriate for the preacher to consider sermonic style and substance and seek to improve their skills of…

out the characteristics of it, but it was Down that figured it was an entire condition of its own. As history advanced, scientists went into deeper research of this condition. And in the 1950’s, it was recognized as a chromosomal condition. It was Jérôme Lejeune that found 47 chromosomes instead of 46. Down syndrome is not hard to diagnose, doctors realize physical characteristics of those with Down syndrome in the delivery room, or they perform tests. Down syndrome is diagnosed by 2 different…