Jude the Apostle

This blogs discusses the journey of a Lebanese immigrant who helped found St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Danny Thomas was born on January 6, 1912 in Michigan, USA. His parents were immigrants from Lebanon. Danny’s dream was to become a famous actor in the entertainment business. (St.Jude Children's Research Hospital, 2010) Danny was a charitable and religious man. At one time during prayer, he donated his last 7 $ for charity. However, Danny had bills to pay but no money, so he…

In Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, the men in Tess Durbeyfield’s life objectify her, trying to make her into a woman who would benefit themselves. In doing so, they shape Tess into the woman that they want her to be, who commits murder and is put to death. Tess’ father objectifies Tess by trying to use their name and Tess’ looks to “claim kin” with the d’Urbervilles and eventually become rich. Alec d’Urberville, the man whom Tess’ parents expect her to marry, objectifies Tess by…

For centuries, men were viewed as the superior sex. Both men and women accepted the status which came with the masculine gender, doing little to change what had been set as the norm. Women’s lack of control and rights can be seen in several works of literature, such as Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles, which gives audiences a glimpse into a young woman’s life in the late nineteenth century. Tess Durbeyfield is a simple country girl of the lower class whose life takes a different turn…

Two of literature’s greatest tragedies, Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles and Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman follow the lives of two memorable characters. Hardy’s Tess Durbeyfield is a young, beautiful peasant. Miller’s Willy Loman is an old, worn-out salesman. Although on the surface it does not seem so, Tess and Willy’s stories follow similar formats. They both have singular moments that drive the rest of their lives. Tess’s being when she was raped and Willy’s his extramarital…

The incessant, ear-piercing screams of the fans echo through the arena. The music pours out of the speakers with a beat that shakes the stadium. A socio-cultural revolution is underway, and it has a soundtrack. Records fly left and right off the shelves, and the band skyrockets to the top of the charts. However, fame, fortune, and stress soon engulf them as they orchestrate seventeen hit singles and sell an estimated 600 million records worldwide. This legendary band entered the world at a time…

The apostle Paul, in Hebrews chapter 12 verses 1 and 2, uses Jesus as the example of how we should live our lives. He admonishes the reader to run with perseverance the race set before them. Looking deeper into the thoughts of this particular phrase one can surmise that not every race is identical. Each runner with have a different course and be expected to run it at a different pace. Further, some runners will be long distance runners, some will be sprinters, and some will be a combination of…

priest. Among his academic interest is a focus on Pauline Chronology and Theology which gives him a more or less avid grasp of the input and contribution of Paul into Christianity and Theology.1 Paul being one of the most researched and documented apostles is as a result of his contribution to Christianity being noteworthy and him being an interesting to influence Christianity. Michael Bird has written before about understanding the different perspectives of Paul in some earlier works; The…

Bruno Pelletier Bruno Pelletier. Pop singer, songwriter, born Charlesbourg, Que. 7 Aug 1962. Early Career Bruno Pelletier had a passion for music and sports, and early on combined the two in his career choices. He was self-taught, began playing the drums when he was thirteen, and learned the guitar at age sixteen. Singing soon followed suit. Ambivalent about a career in music at first, he pursued his collegial studies in the humanities. He opened a martial arts school in the 1980s, performing…

The Fault in Our Blighted Stars: A Fallen Woman’s Destiny Coincidences are relatively abundant throughout literature. Whether in the form of characters mysteriously appearing or storms occurring at the worst possible time, the stars always align in order to secure a tragic downfall. In Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles, some readers have scrutinized the events that transpire throughout the novel. They argue that the circumstances of Tess’s life were too “far-fetched” or improbable.…

form was seen in the year 390; when a letter was sent by the Synod of Milan to Pope Siricius. (Kelly, 1972, pp1). Although Kelly’s argument is informative, she fails to provide any context during the time the Apostles Creed was being created. However where Kelly lacks, Harvey argues, the Apostles felt the need to create a Creed because the scripture of the New Testament was still being canonised. Further developing this, by arguing, Christians at the time did not have accessibility to the New…