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Councils, as well thousands of others began marching and demonstrating across the nation to demand relief from then President Hoover . However, it wasn 't until the election of 1933 that hope was given to the struggling. Franklin Roosevelt and his New Deal signified to the population that federal government was prepared to wield unprecedented power in order to provide relief for its citizens . Social and political progress was brought to America in the wake of this Depression, purporting our…

“Why is God so different in the Old Testament than He is in the New Testament?” A question that is asked by many who have the misconception that the God found in the Old Testament is a God of wrath while the New Testament portrays a God of love. At the root of this misconception is a misunderstanding of Scripture and the portrayal of God in both the Old and New Testaments. While the revelations found in actions of God in the Old and New Testaments may seem to contradict each other at face…

THE LAW OF LIBERTY Introduction The Law of Liberty is initially mentioned in James 1:25, “But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continue therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.” At this point, James is referring to the Gospel, even though it is termed a law, it is not, firmly speaking; a law is authorized and obligated. But, here it is an affirmation of uprightness and deliverance by Jesus Christ, a proposal…

The Lottery was written in 1948 by seasoned author, Shirley Jackson. The short story, originally published in The New Yorker, is about a small village of roughly three hundred citizens that gather in the village square. They are there to participate in the yearly lottery to see who will be stoned to death. Whole families are present to participate, even the children help by gathering the stones that will be used. The lottery consists of two sets of drawings; the first one to be done by the head…

In this passage, possibly the most important nature of Jesus, particularly in his relationship with the Law, is revealed: He is come to bring new order, while maintaining the old. He was the force of a change, and at the same time the protector of the tradition. As stated multiple times, the Law was here to stay, regardless of what Jesus do. The Law was not going to change, but the people were…

and disease between the Old World and New World following Christopher Columbus’s arrival to the New World in 1492. The Columbian Exchange was a revolutionary time period for both the Old World and the New World as it transformed each area in both positive and negative ways. Primarily, the main impacts of the exchange were transformations of the people, animals, plants, food, minerals and commerce in the two areas. Specifically, the Old Word introduced the New World to livestock such as cows,…

Beginning this new section of text Paul attracts attention to his own understanding of life and death, regardless of what others may believe about them. The first term used is ζωή and it has a variety of meanings but its classical usage in Greek is to describe “the physical vitality of organic beings, animals, men and also plants” (Kittle, 832). This profound word has no plural form and is expressed parallel to movement. Movement in its simplest terms is shallow but the comparison between ζωή…

the world’s point of view, and closely reflect today’s idea of Karma. Job’s friends believe in God, they just have a bleak misunderstanding of him. All in all, this is one of the best books I have ever read. I greatly enjoyed reading it and it gave new perspective to me on just how important and interesting the Old Testament is. I look forward to the completion of this course and the adventure of discovery on the…

There are so many variations of what is the truth. However, God tells us at the beginning of Revelation that he is the author. Therefore, God is the author, Jesus is the Revelation and John is the literal writer. It is amazing that all through the New Testament there are happenings that fulfill what was written in the Old Testament. No body can write history in advance and tell you exactly what is going to happen in advance but God. If a book written thousands of years ago can tell me what is…

Unfortunate Luck The odds of winning the lottery are about 1 in 176 million. Most people understand the improbable reality of winning, yet there are those who continue to cling to their slim-to-none chances with the hope of being the lucky winner (creative verb: cling). In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” a small village, with a population of 300 people, endures an annual lottery (diverse syntax). The chances of being the lucky winner are highly favorable with the odds being 1 in 300. Despite…