Prayer beads

Learning about Asian cultures has always been fascinating to me. Growing up, I did not have much exposure to Eastern cultures, religions, even food! As I have gotten older, I keep getting pulled East with where I would like to travel and explore traditions. India is particularly interesting to me, but I do not know a lot about the country. If you asked me a few weeks ago, I would associate India with bright colors, elephants and a love of cows. That’s it. Throughout the past few weeks, I have…

community improvements? Do you personally ensure that the money reaches the right people in a timely manner? Three keys to a productive, fruitful life (DAILY FEAT BEAT BEAD): (DAILY habits: Positive FEATs, BEAT Negatives, BEAD of actions) Reside & abide in God throughout the day. Esp. first 15 minutes of your day spend in prayer, meditation, self talk, read scriptures, attitude of gratitude. BELIEF. FAITH. Receive knowledge from positive books, CDs, tapes, and positive people. Convert knowledge…

The myth of Tantalus is one of many that deals with the punishments received by the gods. Many were punished because of their behavior or crimes they committed. Tantalus was someone that the gods and Zeus favored, he was frequently invited to Olympus to dine with them. Although the gods trusted Tantalus, he did not prove to them he was worthy enough to stand beside them. Tantalus started to commit crimes against the Gods and Zeus. The gods had invited Tantalus to a rich dinner in Mount Olympus,…

Finally, social media were used for the government’s propaganda through humor. The citizens demanding their rights framed the concept of Gezi through various ways such as posters, banners, graffitis, and caricatures. Nevertheless, political humor was the powerful weapon and the useful tool to form a political presence in the country during the Gezi. Nancy K. Baym argues that humor can be very significant to create social meaning in the online environment. In her work “The Performance of Humor in…

The poems “Ex-Basketball Player” and “Anthem for Doomed Youth” are two very different poems; in setting, the way they are written, and how they portray heroism. The poem “Ex-Basketball Player” is written third person and focuses on a man who was once great at basketball, but is stuck in his fame of high school. “Anthem for Doomed Youth” is written in third person talking about WWI, how gruesome the war was and how the soldiers do not receive the honourable death they deserve. “Ex-Basketball…

Cultural Competent Nursing Care Sharon Colton South University Cultural Competent Nursing Care Cultural competent nursing care is the expectation in today’s society. As nurses, we need to be mindful of different cultures and their healthcare beliefs. We need to be able to adapt to our patient’s cultural needs in order to provide holistic care to our patients and their families. “Health-care providers must recognize, respect, and integrate clients ' cultural beliefs and practices into…

The whole room was spinning, while bile rose from her throat onto the hardwood floor where she landed with a thud. Quickly, my dad reached for his phone calling the therapist while I went to my mother to make sure she hadn’t hurt herself. Her eyes, evident with exhaustion, fluttered open with unshed tears. I gently smoothed her hair and murmured soothing words while my dad spoke to the doctor. My mom with shaky arms started pulling herself up with my help. On another day, one cloudy and…

Certainly, the prologue of the Prioress’s Tale considered as a prayer itself. The Prioress’s preface, which already incorporates parts of Psalms, contains great amounts of piety and devotion, extoling God as a devout leader and asking and petitioning the Virgin Mary for her grace before proceeding to tell her tale.…

outside a house while Mary Magdalene and an angel sit inside. Joseph is working in his carpenter’s shop on the third panel. The couple outside the house kneel in devotion while watching the miraculous event take place before their eyes. The wife’s prayer beads are a symbol of her faith and spirituality. Her and her husband’s clothes are another sign of piety. Mary and the angel in the home also hold indicators of their faith, the holy bible, while the white lilies on the table represent…

Tutankhamen, and fragments of statues and reliefs. There were small sculptures and objects of daily life, such as plates, glass objects, and model palettes. There were different types of jewelry such as faience rings, jasper, amulets, stones, faience beads. The interesting part was that the objects bear royal names. I saw a Canopic Jar whose lid represents one of the royal women in Amarna, Egypt. I also saw letters in Cuneiform which I learned in one of my classes that it was one of the earliest…