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Set in 1948 and published in The New Yorker, the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson describes an annual ritual, in a small village that leads to death for an unlucky winner. Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” follows the genre conventions of a classic dystopian short story through the use of symbolism and connection between specific themes from the story to many common, yet profound and complex characteristics of dystopian literature in order to implicitly and thoughtfully convince the…

five tells us that in the early stages of his ministry, Jesus prepared for a Sermon on the Mount. His disciples traveled alongside him as he healed and preached and healed more and more. People would flock to him, out of both curiosity and loyalty, as news of his healing spread. As amazing as that was, physical healing was not the only reason Jesus came. He knew people needed a cure from sin that reached deep into their soul and that kind of freedom began with him. And so he climbed to Mount…

disasters as a means for God to punish sinners and for those that need help they look to God as a comfort and as a way to cope. In the chapter, Dyson discusses how several Christian role models made similar statements about how New Orleans is a hub of sin and that the citizens of New Orleans snarl in the face of God until they need help;…

advanced ways. The Eastern hemisphere used horses and camels to establish trade networks throughout the EuroAsian region and encountered new areas, cultures, and most…

which is the Good News that we as His follower 's need to share with other people (New International Version, Matthew 5:14-16). These books were written as eyewitness narratives of Jesus ' miracles and teachings so they are accurate historical records of Jesus ' life and sayings as a man here on earth. The epistles contain parts of theology and instructions for the Church to live as the body of Christ. There are some similarities and differences in how to interpret each of these New Testament…

Paul’s letter to the church in Roman is quite a fascinating document especially when you take into consideration the continuity of the text. It is easy to forget that when the letter was first written, it was not written in chapter/verse format. It was written as a letter to a group of individuals with the intent of expressing a series of thoughts that were interconnected. In particular, the first 8 chapters help us to understand the “what’s” and “why’s” of justification by faith. As such, I…

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…

Roosevelt, the First New Deal, a product of the Depression, was focused on the recovery of the economy while the Second New Deal focused on economic security. The goal of the First New Deal was “…to reconcile democracy, individual liberty, and economic recovery and development” (Foner 802), with the hopes of pulling the United States out of the pit named…

discourse material in which Jesus or the narrator/evangelist is teaching about God rather than speaking to God. While father language is used in many other places for God, the Forth Gospel uses paternal language for God more frequently than any other New Testament text and refers to God as father approximately 118 times. As in the other gospels, this language functions as a theological window opening to reveal an aspect of God’s essential personhood through the parental metaphor. Lee…

Although Capote’s book is non-fiction, there are many places where controversy takes place. Truman Capote wrote a non-fiction novel; he called his style of writing “new journalism”. He added elements of fiction such as dialogue to a nonfiction story but make the general public believe that his novel is 100% true. Capote achieves this with the help of friend and fellow author, Harper Lee, by documentary authenticity “by his extensive use of special kinds of “official records,” of these include:…