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Truth Matters: Confident Faith in a Confusing World (by Andreas Köstenberger, Darrel Bock, and Josh Chatraw) is a guide to students on how to support and defend their Christian faith against attacks from people like Bart Ehrman. Compared to the film God's Not Dead (directed by Harold Cronk) which is about Josh Wheaton a college student who's philosophy professor Radisson challenged him to prove that God was not dead as the professor had previously stated. While both of this works have many…

“Big and small differences matter” Selena Quintanilla once said while explaining to kids that anybody can make a difference. Selena grew up hearing female singers were worth nothing. But she wanted to change that so with the help of her family she did. They started writing music and performing. At first not many people liked it, but as new people joined and worked together they got better and better until they got invited to perform at shows. Soon the invitations turned into their own concerts…

exposed in the media and it has become a huge problem for the people of the United States. For this reason, the Black Lives Matter Movement was started and is expanding in popularity as each day goes by. The Black Lives Matter movement is about bringing justice to those who have been wrongfully done, unifying a community, and raising awareness across the country. Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a movement that got its roots after a man named George Zimmerman, shot…

intentions in an interview with NFL media after the preseason loss to Green Bay, "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” He took his opportunity to communicate a “Black Lives Matters” message in the largest way he saw possible, “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."…

Jerrald Bryan T. Dogoc Ms. Maghirang Core English 11 25 November 2015 Our Reputation Matters “There is news, sir, that the court—the court must reckon with. My niece, sir, my niece – I believe she has vanished,” Parris says to Danforth that his niece Abigail has vanished! .One common characteristic of throughout history is the fear of unknown. Humans by nature are tired of that which is different, and the actions of Puritans¬¬¬ during the events that happened in the Crucible by Arthur Miller’s…

When individually speaking about Black Lives Matter phrase are ourselves immediately discussing race or the institutionalized thought that racism is nonexistent. So what is this ideology of Black Lives Matter? Where did it derive from and why is it so significant? Well it did not just fall out the sky. As the saying insinuates for every action there is a reaction and it is not necessarily a negative reaction. “Black Lives Matter” phrase derived from a Facebook post written by Alicia Garza,…

Every year society makes more advancements in technology. In the essay “Why Place Matters,” by Wilfred M. McClay and Ted V. McAllister they inform readers of why it is important to have physical connections to places. The authors’ message emphasizes how globalization is now possible thanks to technology. They also believe that due to globalization people are losing touch of their physical connection with places and people. We can now communicate with other parts of the world in seconds, however…

As I flipped through the latest “Seventeen” magazine, my eyes centralized solely on the teenage models dressed in tight fitting clothes with the headline saying, “How to Look Hot”. I carefully read the tips on diets and fitness routines that could help me lose weight. My goal was to look as skinny as those girls in the magazine. If I didn’t look like them, I wouldn’t be attractive. I mentally prompted myself to stay clear of carbs and to only eat three meals a day with only snacks with less than…

In Bodies that Matter Judith Butler replies to the criticism of her earlier book Gender Trouble. She argues with the feminist thinkers who see the body as matter--a material body with a sexual specification. According to her the body does not exist beyond a cultural construction. It serves as a site for the feminist theory independently of such a pre-discursive definition. In her introduction she explains: For surely bodies live and die; eat and sleep; feel pain, pleasure; endure illness and…

Paper #5 • Ch. 21: Food Matters: Why do Americans continue to spend billions of dollars a year on fast foods when they know the health risks? Fast Food: Its Fast and Cheap Do you know what you’re eating, and if it’s good and healthy for your body? Fast food restaurants have an image of fast, cheap, yummy, and fun for children… so why wouldn’t you take your kids to eat at these places? The obvious and hidden dangers of fast food are something we should all be open to learning more about.…