Righteousness

Please use a different style or colored (readable) font for your responses. Double-space your responses. Semester I Exam Part I: Extended Response Questions: Respond to the first question, and then choose two more questions from the list. Use as many details as possible in your response. Use a different font, or boldface to type each response underneath the question. 4 points 1. How did Judaism influence the rise of Christianity and Islam? In the Jewish diaspora the Jewish community was…

the Salem dungeon. Reverend Hale truly believes this, and when talking to Elizabeth Proctor, he explains how if John Proctor’s life is taken, “I [will] count myself his murderer” (Miller 131). Unfortunately, despite all of his effort to sustain righteousness and justification in the Salem trials, John Proctor refuses to publicly confess his sins, and Elizabeth Proctor refuses to plead with him, which leads to his hanging, the guilt of his death resting heavily on the conscious of Reverend…

He feels like “every man is born with sin, every man must choose his way.” (The Confrontation) Which in this case, he feels like he has chosen the path of righteousness, to defeat the evil that he was born into. It’s a choice that everyone makes, to be good or bad. Since he has clearly chosen the “right” path, he goes after those who continue down the road of sins. Being that he is a police officer, he wants to…

4.) Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia and the conqueror of the Persian Empire. Following the conquest of the Persian Empire, Alexander pursued a policy of introducing Greek thought, language and culture into the conquered territories. From the tactical stance of the conquering Alexander, this approach is ideal as the more the conquered identify with the Greek nation the less they will fight against it and simply become part of the empire. Hellenisation slowly eroded Jewish culture.…

In the Christian faith, salvation can only be achieved through righteousness by relationship with Jesus. The issue lies within the fact that humans are inherently marred and thus cannot be perfect, for if something even has the ability to be corrupted then it cannot be perfect. For the Jews of the Old Testament, righteousness was, contrary to popular belief, not brought upon by obeying the laws and statutes of God through prayer, sacrifice, and…

enabled him to publicize the idea that no one could be judged, whether it be because there are too many things going on that onlookers would not understand, or simply that judges could be gazing in a mirror. The people needed reminding: there is no righteousness or depravity, just humanity. Stephen Crane, instead of working to make clearer the line between right and wrong, blurred…

government and the laws in place. Justifying actions is more complicated than Thucydides displayed. There are many opinions on what is just and unjust so when one person or one group of people sets out to do something just, it seems more like self-righteousness than justice. Still, in the majority of political decisions, justice is vital to consider and sometimes agreements must be made, though not solely because it is the just answer, with justice in mind. All of the situations written about by…

Lady Liberty, or commonly known as the Statue of Liberty, was given to the United States from France in 1886. Being the most potent of American symbols, her best well-known depiction is a woman with white European features. Going against the common norm, an article titled “Lady Liberty Will Be a Black Woman on a U.S. Coin”, published by the New York Times on January 13 of 2017, announced that the United States Mint will release a commemorative gold coin in April of 2017 that depicts Lady Liberty…

This week’s reading assignment was focused on the importance of understanding the nature and purpose of the church, so that one can effectively operate in transformational leadership and managing churches. Transformational leadership is an approach that aims to cause transformation in individuals. It is essential to understand the nature and purpose of the church. There are various views and opinions as to who the church is, what the purpose of the church is, and what the mission of the church…

African Americans were discriminated against. They fought long and hard to be free of segregation. At no point in time was freedom given to them. "No, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream" (King). Martin Luther King, Jr. addresses the fact that white people took away freedom from other people. It wasn't until negroes demanded freedom, however, that they received what they deserved. Men and women fight…