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divided on the subject of slavery especially in Alton where Illinois was a free state, but St. Louis, Missouri across the river, was considered a slave state. The year is 1837 and the slavery movement is well underway. Many people condone slavery because it will make their life easier. It will cost the owner a lot less to by 2 slaves at $1,500 each, (CITE THIS) than to pay for someone to work their land every year or pay for a maid to clean their house that will cost them thousands of thousands of dollars. While there were thousands of people who were pro slavery, there were some who thought it was inhuman and unethical to treat a person with that little respect. Elijah Parish Lovejoy was one of those who thought it was not. Abolitionist Elijah Parish Lovejoy, his church the Upper Alton Presbyterian Church,…

In the academic library that I chose to examine, finding the reference desk is no easy task for the unfamiliar patron. With three major entrances and six floors to navigate, this library is an epitome of what most libraries would strive to have: boundless space for patrons and a vast, growing collection. The patron, however, could easily take one glance at this gargantuan building and easily become overwhelmed, despite the services that this one building contains, such as being combined with…

movement in Davison & Milbank’s For the Parish (2010). For The Parish [FTP] by Andrew Davison and Alison Milbank (2010) is a literary paradox. It has the power at times to be resoundingly insightful, gracious and well considered, and yet can also be misleading and discourteous. Its theological critique oscillates between rich, penetrating scholarship and poorly executed exegesis. As a critique of fresh expressions it is largely successful at exposing error and tempering sensationalist…

Assessing and assessment reports within the church are a crucial and essential part of creating organization and order within the church administration and staff. You have got to know where you are before you can make a plan toward where you sense God is leading. Without assessments and reporting in the church; acquiring higher quality servant leaders would be difficult to attain. In this active culture of today it’s necessary to have just as much of an active church administration. Robert…

Bruton Parish Church has existed for 357 years, the longest standing structure in Colonial Williamsburg. It has connections dating back to Anglo-Saxon times, fully enveloping the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s mission statement “That the future may learn from the past”.Yet it gains no recognition. While the Magazine sparked the revolution, it had no impact past the first year of the war. But Bruton Parish Church has an amazing impact even after the Revolutionary war. This building definitely…

For my final assignment, I chose to attend Sacred Heart Parish which is a Catholic Church located in Bridgeport, PA. I made the decision to attend Sacred Heart at the recommendation of a close family member, who is an active member of said church. Prior to attending this religious service, it had been approximately 8 years since the last time I had visited a religious institution. The first thing that I noticed upon my arrival was the appearance of the structure. Sacred Heart Parish exhibited…

that cycle of inequality by providing equal learning opportunities that benefit children living in poverty and minorities. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “If you can 't fly then run, if you can 't run then walk, if you can 't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” These words of a visionary is what our community must do to ensure academic success for future generations. Based on legislation, Louisiana politicians are not advocates for education. With more…

For the field trip we went to three places; the first of these being the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Forensic Investigation Unit. While we were there, the sheriffs on duty demonstrated to us how they dust for fingerprints, likewise the products they use to do so. Generally, they only use black dust to catch the print, but the dust comes in almost every color, as well as magnetic for easy clean up. Our second stop was the Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office, where we were shown a presentation on…

controversial, and brilliant writer that in this modern day has relatively been forgotten. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1851 to French-Creole descendant Eliza Faris and Irish immigrant Thomas O’Flaherty. It was during her early childhood that she gained her inspiration for writing from her great-grandmother Victoria Verdon Charleville. Chopin also experienced a lot of death during her childhood, her great-grandmother and half brother dying when she was eleven and her father dying after…

three, again offers more insightful information in chapter twelve by looking at the subject of “Parish Planning.” In this section of the book, Lundholm-Eades explores how good parish planning is structured around communio (i.e. communion) and missio (i.e. mission). When communio and missio come together in a parish, the pastor and the parishioners are better enabled to read “the signs of the times, deciding what is important at this time, when to do what for how long, and how to know when…