Ministry of Truth

The House of Cards Steven White Eastern New Mexico University Abstract This essay examines the relationship between the Netflix hit show House of Cards and the lies and deceit found within politics. The truth behind some of the behavior that this show portrays makes one ponder the validity that it is trying to share with the audience. To truly understand the issues that plague the U.S. government, it is important to understand the definition of political deception, why politicians lie…

Live Without God?, has won a Gold Medallion Book Award in the theology and doctrine category. His best sellers include Light in the Shadow of Jihad and The Grand Weaver. He is the founder and chairman of the board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, host of the radio programs Let My People Think and Just Thinking. Regularly visiting Ridley Hall, Zacharias continues his studies of moralist philosophers and literature of the Romantic era, and has had six honorary doctoral degrees that…

considering them. They could not have considered that the new findings could bring them closer to an understanding of God and His creation. We must not fall into the same trap. We should not let our own dogma get in the way of scientific advancement. The truth will prevail. Let us not reject something we refuse to understand. It may do us good to recognize that the Bible, while it often confirms and encourages science, speaks very little about science. The Bible makes very few claims regarding…

That this is not a theory or reason in the happening, it is actual truth from the beginning. The creation is the beginning and you have to believe it to be or not at all. This was what took place in the creation from the very first beginning. The biblical scripture is where the hard task of converting those of disbelief to the truth of the matter. This is where the real teacher of the story will come into play to soften the heart of all those who disbelief…

Demitri continued, “But what we are looking for was not in his blood either. A Demon could never possess a miracle gene that can cure any disease.” “What?” Montague half-laughed. “You think Rayne is a Demon?” “He is certainly no Angel.” Again, Montague was befuddled. He didn’t know what to believe. Demitri, the Nekrums’ Host, could tell him anything and sound convincing. “Until this planet is cleansed of humanity we aren’t going anywhere. Then, we will colonize this world.…

Introduction The passage from Mark 4:35-41 tells a story about one of Jesus’s extraordinary miracles. The miracle of the calming of a storm at sea. The story of the storm begins with departure in a boat. The storm comes next, then rousing of Jesus from sleep, his stilling the storm, and his asking the disciples why they are scared rather than trustful. The story closes on the note of the disciple’s awestruck fear at Jesus, for the storm no longer threatens (Gundry 1993). The theme of this…

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Synopsis J.K. Rowling (2014) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the story of an eleven-year-old boy learns that he is a wizard and is inviting to study at Hogwarts, where is hiding the mystical stone and there is someone planning to steal it. After Lord Voldemort, the wicked wizard defeats and disappears, Harry Potter lives with the Dursley family for 10 years. He grows up in the cupboard under the stairs and eats leftover food from the Dursleys.…

“We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.” J.K Rowling stated in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. This powerful and inspiring quote establishes on how all humans make mistakes and they are not always perfect. It illustrates that the decisions one makes will help decide what kind of future will they face. In addition, this excerpt typifies the key to any situation by showing when times get tough, people need to…

Everyone in Inman, Kansas said that the house on Maple Street was haunted. Nobody really knew that for sure though, until one day a boy named Noah decided that he wanted to be the first one to explore the house. That’s where it all began…. Of course, his friends, Sam and Thomas, told him it was a bad move. They made him promise not to do it. But of course on the way home from school he thought to himself: Who doesn't want to explore a haunted house? So he took a little detour down Maple Street.…

The Harry Potter series has been a cultural and critical phenomenon since the first book was released in 1997, catapulting the author J.K. Rowling into the spotlight. The series, consisting of seven books and eight movies based upon those books, has garnered millions of readers and viewers, along with its fair share of criticism. The books tell the story of a young wizard named Harry Potter in his time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, an institution of magic. Due to the subject…