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5. “Chapter 4” “One of those spirit babies, alela, as the country people say. My mind, my heart, my soul in the clouds. It took some doing and undoing to bring me down to earth” (Alvarez 44). The asyndeton is in place because Alvarez wanted Patria’s mind, heart and soul to be considered equally to show they are of importance to Patria. Usually when someone thinks of the human bodies upmost importance, it is the heart, but to Patria they are all key parts of her. And because she had her faith…

Jesus’ Disciple, Thomas, who had to ‘see to believe.’ Sure, I prayed regularly. Sometimes those prayers were answered, and other times they were clearly neglected. But when those prayers were answered, did I sincerely accept that it was the work of the almighty God himself? Were divine trials and celestial miracles simply a synthetic artistry created by man to explain a much greater enigma? Answered prayers set into angelic action; that is where the Doubting Thomas came into play. Yes, of course…

Why do people’s stories matter? Why is it important to know people’s stories? People‘s stories matter because their stories tell who they are and what type of person they are, and it tells people how different things can affect one’s story. It is important to know someone’s story because their story can influence people and could give people a different perspective. I am that person who tries their best to work hard in school, to be polite, and to be helpful. I am a nice, helpful, and…

Attending deaf events as a hearing person might be seen as scary or intimidating. Due to the lack of knowledge of the typical hearings person's perspective of the deaf community. I personally did not know what to expect when attending deaf church. I honestly thought it might be a little boring go sit in a room and watch other people sign. But I shortly learn after attending my first event that I was wrong there's much more to the culture of the deaf community. I feared that I would be perceived…

Foster discusses that in prayer people begin to think God’s thoughts after Him, follow His desires, love what He loves, and to will the things He wills (Foster, 1998). Foster discusses real prayer and explains that real prayer does involve a learning process. The first thing Foster points out is that when he was researching prayer in the Bible, Jesus never once mentioned “if it be thy will” when He was praying for others. There…

The Yemeni Culture The first time I went to Yemen, was when I was 15 years old. Living in America my whole life, Yemen was a new world to me. Even though it was my first time there, I felt at home, like its where I belong. But the kids there didn’t agree with me because I was a little different to them. I was American. I was American raised. I was compared to that one spoiled brat from school, even though I wasn’t any different from them, they still resented me. My first week was hard. I was…

There were few things I despised more than indecision. That uncomfortable feeling of self-doubt coupled with the weakness of passivity had rattled me into a self-assured soul. For instance, I’m sure everyone has had a teacher or perhaps a run-in with an online poll which asked your opinion on a book character or your favorite Kardashian. Now the idea of whether Macbeth is a hero or a villain, while be it a puzzling question surely it deserves a solid answer; and while the Kardashians are not…

an eye. Growing up until now,I have a habit of drinking a glass of milk before I go to bed. Unfortunately, I ran pretty low on milk one night: we decided to go to the gas station across the street. Before we started to go, my dad would give us a prayer like he always does before going anywhere. He reminded me to always pray before I go anywhere. We arrived at the gas station to fill up the gas tank and got milk. Then, as we left the gas station and blasted off on a green light, and before we…

My participation in patriotic endeavors. I remember my first participation in a run for cancer called sherry’s run. I did this run for my history teacher Mr. Pruitt because his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. I remember how sad he would be and i even saw him cry once and he is really big scary man. I remember my whole class buying t shirts to help fund some medical bills and then all going to support him at Sherry’s run. Doing something like this and helping someone out made me feel so…

With nothing left to lose, the veterans make a point to try and repeat The Lord’s Prayer. However, their prayer is incomplete as it comes out as more of a stammer: “For Thine is / Life is / For Thine is the” (94-96). Eliot applies a liturgical stutter in his poem to maintain the idea behind a faithless society. The Lord’s Prayer is not only well-known within the church but it also is one of the first objectives a church goer learns while becoming a member…