Positions of authority

psychologist. The rabbi position is passed down from father to son, generation after generation. Danny realizes that he has to take the position because the people of his synagogue are counting on him. “‘It’s like a dynasty. If the son doesn’t take the father’s place, the dynasty falls apart. The people expect me to be their rabbi.’” (Potok 78). Because Danny wants to follow his dreams but he also doesn’t want to let anyone down, he wants to give his…

David Aikman summarizes Mother Teresa’s life in his book Great Souls. He tells of her childhood, her contemplation about sisterhood, and her journey of becoming a known figure for the poor. Aikman visited Calcutta in 1975 and interview Mother Teresa about her work with the poor. He was allotted a short time in India due to a political crisis that resulted in the censorship of journalists. During his time, Aikman met Mother Teresa. He comments on her appearance, a small woman with a deep…

Before discussing the system of justice. Here is a little back ground of the protagonist Catalina de Erauso. She was born in San Sebastian, Spain in the year 1585 and at four years old was placed in a convent by her parents. At the age of fifteen she was about to take her vows as a nun but instead escapes the convent and changed her appearance from female to male. She then goes by the name Francisco Loyola, after her encounter with her father who does not recognize her as a man she decides to…

You may only be at a ball park to witness a no-hitter once in your entire life, if ever. But to be on the team that is throwing one, an even rarer accomplishment. The possibility of being the pitcher to actually throw the no-hitter itself, almost the rarest feat in all of baseball. Excitement, adrenaline, rushed through me every time I threw the ball to home plate, and knowing that I was one pitch close to keeping the opposing team hitless. While playing some may think you feel the pressure of…

society, this is referred to as the argument from ‘the original position’ and is an integral…

Mother Teresa, the epitome of Catholic Charity and a beacon of hope to all of the suffering across the world. Since her teenage years, she was interested in charity work. When she was a teenager she went to Ireland to become part of a religious convent and start her journey as a nun [World Biography n.d.]. Her duteous suffering for Catholicism conveniently masks her greater disregard of the people that entrusted her with their lives. Mother Teresa garnered the blessing of the Church for her…

When teaching the skill of sweeping or brushing to novice curlers necessary to always remember the three basic fundamentals. These fundamentals are body weight, brush speed and footwork. Throughout the process of teaching our skill we will continue to highlight these fundamentals ensuring that our teens will remember them and hopefully demonstrate them as they continue to curl. During our teaching of the skill it is important to note that we will always be watching for unsafe practices on the…

When I grow up I want to be a MLB baseball player there are many reasons why I want to and what position I want to play. When I grow I want to play professional baseball. I always wanted to play baseball since I was about 5. I used to like the cubs. Then, when I turned about 9-11 years old don’t know when exactly, but I became a Yankee fan. When I was in the kindergarten, I used to watch the cubs play and learn so much. I am actually the only Yankee fan in R.O.W.V.A elementary school, not sure…

Imagine playing on a field with a sold out crowd, cheering and hollering for your team to win the game. Then you’re up to bat and you hit a walkoff home run, and the whole stadium goes wild just for you, because you won the game for your team. It’s always been a dream of mine to play softball in college. One thing I would like to accomplish in the future is to get a softball scholarship to the University of Michigan because; I love playing softball, I would like to be apart of the team, and…

Gone, 8-7. The day was beautiful, and you knew it was a baseball day. Two teams were going to go out there play their hardest until they had nothing left, especially me. I wanted to show everyone everyday what I was made of and what I had to show for it. Southwest Little League baseball field had such a nice field that it had felt like second home when it came to All Star games. I was so nervous that sweating so much it was like I was a cold glass of water sitting outside on a hot summer day.…