John Deacon

Being involved in the community will change ones life. It was my senior year in high school until I realized what happens when one gets involved in their community. Being involved in the Miracle League not only helped the kids, it helped me as a person. I still remember the first time I went to the Miracle League. It was a tradition of my baseball team to go to the Miracle League once a year. I was nervous, and did not know what to expect. It was a steaming hot Saturday morning the day we went. I could feel the joy in the air as I walked in the park. I walked up to the front desk and received my name tag. There I was told that volunteering at the Miracle League was a huge contribution to the community. I did not fully understand what she meant until later that game. We walked to the dugout and were greeted by crowds of kids wanting to be our "buddy." The joy on their face made me realize what hanging out and playing baseball with them really meant. I was choosing to be Jacks "buddy" I said, "Jack your up, hit a homerun!!" He looked back at me with a face that showed pure happiness. The crack of the bat sounded, and we ran. He would only run the bases if I held his hand, so we sprinted around and scored. As the game ended and we left, Jack was upset because he had so much fun, and now it was over. At this moment, I understood what being involved with this program did for the community. I felt a responsibility to become a…

during advent, Lent, and the Easter Season” (“Catholic Funeral Traditions”). Catholics have very strict requirement when it comes to their beliefs with the dead, more stricken then what us at Shipman Funeral Home are used to. Second, Catholics believe in having a vigil service before the funeral mass. This vigil service is what we are used to as a visitation service. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany explains that family and friends come to the vigil service and pray over the deceased’s and…

purpose, history, and symbolism behind them. I was a little nervous, but I was determined to receive something from the Lord in a new way. Upon entering the church, I was welcomed by a greeter team. This seemed very familiar to every other church I had been in before, however, the greetings that I received were a little more formal and “churchy”, for lack of better words, than what I was used to. Nevertheless, the joy of the Lord and sincerity was evident in everyone I encountered. Rather…

Orthodox Church celebrates Philip's feast day on 14 November. One of the Gnostic codices discovered in the Nag Hammadi library in 1945 bears Philip's name in its title, on the bottom line. St. Philip, by Peter Paul Rubens, from his Twelve Apostles series (c. 1611), at the Museo del Prado, Madrid. The Synoptic Gospels list Philip as one of the apostles. The Gospel of John describes Philip's calling as a disciple of Jesus. Philip is described as a disciple from the city of Bethsaida, and connects…

John Adams was born, October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts and also had two siblings, Peter Adams and Elihu Adams. John Adams grew up in a religious home with his father serving as a church deacon. He attended a private school in Braintree and he would eventually graduate from Harvard, at age 20, and receive a B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) and M.A. (Master of Arts). He married Abigail Smith on October 25, 1764 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. John Adams had been married to her for 54 years and…

Keaton Knippel Professor Henkel AMH 2010 15 October 2015 John Adams: One of the Greatest Founding Fathers Many people look back on the Founding of the United States of America, and they remember the Founding fathers, the men who fought and died, and the American Dream. It took a lot of effort to create a nation from the ground up, and some of the credit can be given to the Founding Fathers. Specifically, as the second president of the United States, John Adams had a big part in the Founding of…

From the bloodline of Joseph Adams and Susanna Boylston, John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in an area just outside Boston known as Mount Wollaston in Braintree. Prior to his birth, there had been a wave of emigration in Massachusetts better referenced by the Bay Colony. In 1630, a large number of Puritans, roughly 1,000 of whom were refugees, fled England in hopes of seeking religious freedom. John Winthrop, a Puritan lawyer and instrumental figure in the establishment of the Massachusetts…

John Adams was a smart man and grew up to become a very, very important and popular man in U.S. history. It all started when Susanna Boylston and John Adams Sr. , his parents, decided to have a kid and named him John Adams. He was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. The day was October 30, 1735. John Adams was a very respectful and polite kid. He was Homeschool and taught how to read by his parents Sometimes you go to the neighbor's house to learn and he soon started to attend classes at a…

The Founding Fathers of America, people such as John Adams, greatly influenced events before and during the Revolution that would lead to drastic changes and great events in America’s history. Adams was a patriot from a very early time before the Revolution, and pushed American independence to fully split from tyranny. Adams was involved in many political issues and positions, and would use these positions to foster the fledgling nation towards glory. John Adams was the eldest of three…

That is true. That is what makes the sacrifice of one’s life so special. It is an ultimate act of selflessness. However, not anything is worth dying for. Because life is such a precious gift, it should only be given up when appropriate. It is a rare occurrence when there is a situation in which we find ourselves given the choice to live or die. In fact, most of us will never be faced with this choice. I feel that if there was ever a situation in which dying would be the best choice for others,…