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Jonathan Edwards: A Great Shepherd of Early Colonial Theology and Revivalism Jonathan Edwards (1703-1759) played a historical part in American Christianity as we know it today. He was a notorious religious figure during a time when Congregationalists were determined to adhere to the religious styles of old. His intellectual and theological reason, along with his fervent zeal fueled by the Holy Spirit, makes him one of the greatest evangelistic preachers and apologists of all time. His life,…

When joining an organization of some sort, everyone in that particular organization shares the same knowledge or interest. Many people assume you join an organization because you already have knowledge of what the organization is about, but I believe even if you don’t have the knowledge before joining doesn’t mean you can’t join. For me, I had trouble fitting in at the Engineering Club at my High School. I didn’t have any knowledge about engineering before joining the club, but that didn’t stop…

warm breath that lands so softly on the cheek from the face to face eye gazing, these are the beginnings of erotic moments that can lead to a lifetime of love. In the epic of “Gilgamesh” translated by Foster and the biblical story of David and Jonathan in “The Men of Color Study Bible”, we learn about their first encounter, their ongoing relationships and their tragic ending. While both works are well known to many readers, their relationships within each…

Connell is giving his pre-performance speech as I look around the Pursuit of Excellence stadium in Marshall, Minnesota. All I can focus on is the huge crowd that seems like it expands every time I look back at it. We line up to walk onto the field—it’s our turn to preform our show for the judges. I walk onto the field anxiously feeling the first break of nervous sweat drip down my face. I scan the field- there are judges everywhere, I become very aware of what’s happening. The announcer comes…

The coach utilises the command, submissive and co-operative coaching styles across the three sporting levels, 10-11 year old children, U20s local club team and NZ Olympic athletes. The command style is strongly focused on coaches who like to “make all the decisions” and the “role of the athlete is to respond to the coach’s commands” (Martens, 2004, p. 30). With this coaching style it is portrayed to be one sided, the coach tells the athlete what to do, where to be, and how to do it so there’s no…

The thought entered my mind and it was at that moment I knew I had to do it. I was just so mad at him, no one can treat my friends like that. I was not even sure if I could pressure myself into doing this, but somehow I knew what I had to do. About a year ago a new kid joined my baseball team. His name was Blake. Within a few weeks Blake and I became great friends. We would hang out after games and go bike riding after school, we did a lot together. A few weeks later we were doing drills. Coach…

I am a leader in many areas of life whether that's the classroom, clubs, or at home but the place where I show the most leadership is the sports field. Of the two sports seasons so far this year I have been on Junior Varsity and Varsity for both of them and during Track in the spring there is only Junior Varsity and Varsity, no Freshman teams. During the final day of volleyball tryouts we had a "conditioning day" where we would rotate through stations with a different exercise routine at each…

Survival Uses for Cheesecloth Cheesecloth is available in a number of grades ranging from open to extra-fine weave. Grades are distinguished by the number of threads per inch in each direction. The grades range from #10 to #90 with 10 being the loose grade and 90 being a tight weave. The # 10 grade, for example, has 20 vertical and 12 horizontal threads per inch, while, #90 has 44 vertical and 36 horizontal threads per inch. The other grades fall somewhere in between. The uses are only limited…

Bill Belichick has stated that building a championship team and players is based not only on value and principles, but having a passion for participation and eagerness to perform (Hughes). This example proves that surrounding each other in a comfortable scenario and environment that you will constantly be in will better increase your will to play and your involvement on the team. Coaches play one of the biggest roles in your experience in sports, whether you are in club or school sport, or even…

The movie The Prestige follows an intricate and remarkable story about the rivalry between the two 20th century magicians, Robert Angier and Alfred Borden. Directed by Christopher Nolan, this movie’s story grows from simple acquaintances to taking drastic measures just to one-up each other, and be the better magician. The movie contains many plot twists, the largest of which was that Borden and his ingénieur Fallon were actually twins in disguise. This and some of the other plot twists were…