Paths of Glory

God’s Will is different for many, yet at the core, identical for all. I believe that God’s will for all of His sons and daughters is to give glory to the One True God and serve others with our lives. Yet beyond His overall purpose, I believe God created every man and woman unique and different than any other human. Personally, I believe that my meaning and purpose here on earth is to use my strengths…

express their respective viewpoints on warfare. In these stories, Auden and Bierce articulate that a desire for glory drives nations and individuals to war, demonstrate their pessimistic views of the world, and show that the biggest loser in war is humanity and our world as a whole. Auden and Bierce share a belief that men are driven to destroy one another in war in order to acquire greater glory and fame. The two writers believe this is caused by a contrast between what…

people. I think it is sad that so many heroes that made such a great impact have been forgotten. He is better known for the worst law school in the world, than his giant influence on religious toleration. He helped religious toleration on its path to glory. I bet that 90% of America's youth won’t…

the conscience and peer pressure of oneself. We determine who we want to be; if we want to be a good person or bad. We choose which dog to feed. Our conscience allows us to think about the decisions we are about to make and stirs us in the right path. However, we are able to ignore that nagging feeling that leans toward the right decision. The Holy Spirit is within us and helps us choose the right thing. God gave us the Holy Spirit for us to make the right choose and to let us become one…

But gamely enough they climb together over logs of rank decay that have fallen across the path. The mother waves a graceful hand in front of her as she leads the way, parting curtain after curtain of spiders’ webs. She appears to be conducting a symphony. Behind them the curtain closes.The spiders return to their killing ways. At the stream…

prolonged happiness and minimal pain and suffering. It’s the path chosen to realize the good life is where we differ in as human beings. We sometimes have to tweak or completely change our current path to ensure we continue our pursued of the good life. In Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha, Siddhartha quickly changes path as he recognizes the path may not be leading him to his ultimate goal of enlightenment. Siddhartha is fearless in redirecting his path within his journey. On the other hand, we have…

believe that God would never abandon anyone even if they are in the most difficult time in their life. Due to this attitude towards suffering, Christians have a great opportunity to have a testimony to share the world about God, thus bringing him Glory. For instance, Deanne Thompson suffered from a stage IV cancer that turned her two of vertebrates into dust. When a person enter stage IV of any form of cancer, usual treatments such as chemotherapy or medication; death is usually the only ending.…

Many countries thought the war saw it as national glory. France and Germany for example each had their own benefits for their countries. Some had vast armies and others had a very connected railroad system. There was a new weapon that would change the face of the war and many thought, that it was a quick victory and that was the machine gun that shot 600 bullets per minute and would annihilate anyone that came into its path. Another development in war was trench warfare. It was not a pleasant…

reasons, but probably his most impressive achievements are his academic accomplishments and abilities. John consistently challenges himself through honors and AP studies. He started taking AP classes as a sophomore and continued on this accelerated path in subsequent years opting for three AP level courses in his senior year. I asked John why he was putting so much pressure on himself in his senior year and he responded “Life is full of easy sometimes you need to challenge yourself and take some…

In the state of nature everyone is entitled to everything, therefore they would be allowed to break the peace whenever they wish out of their distrust, need for glory, or competition. “For as long as every man maintains his right to do anything he likes, all men are in the condition of war” (Chapter 15 p. 60). By following the first law, one gives up his/her right to break the peace. In return, they expect that…