Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Westminster, Colorado, my parents Craig and Michelle Habben sat in Westminster Lutheran Church. Lyndsay, who was my cousin, was getting confirmed; my parents, along with the rest of my dad’s side of the family, sat and supported her. My mom Michelle had been experiencing some pain and discomfort all day, therefore, she didn’t get any sleep the night before. Once my mom noticed that she was having contractions five minutes apart, she knew for sure she was in labor with her second child. So, after my cousin’s confirmation concluded, my parents drove 30 minutes to Littleton, Colorado, to Littleton Hospital; they arrived around 4 P.M. After about four hours of labor, my mom gave birth at 8:12 P.M., on May 2, 1999, to a blue-eyed baby girl. I weighed eight pounds and three…

For whom is 1982’s “Conan the Barbarian” a guilty pleasure? There are some that wouldn’t openly admit to having it in their movie collection, as it’s a none-too-serious, sword and sandal action flick. I’ve watched this movie perhaps a dozen times since the mid 80’s and I think it holds up well despite its age. After another viewing, I became curious what other people thought of it, and read a number of reviews from around the time of its original screening, and more recent ones to compare. The…

A born politician, Padmé Amidala was born on Naboo and became it’s queen at age 14. At 24, she became her home planet’s senator before she reunited and later married longtime friend Jedi Padawan Anakin Skywalker. For three years, Padmé was forced to keep her marriage to Anakin a secret from everyone, including her closest allies, which happened to include Anakin’s former mentor and best friend, Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano. As the Clone Wars wore on, Padmé fought for justice in…

What is Jediism? Jedi Religion, or Jediism, continues to be an incredibly decentralized system of belief. Jediism attracted public attention in 2001, when a number of people recorder their religion as jedi. This religion is inspired by elements of Star Wars. Jedi follow the moral and spiritual codes demonstrated by by the fictional Jedi. Jedis have a hard time becoming an official religion. Jediism has a strong following do to its history, beliefs, and its ability to overcome troubles. First,…

There is no physical church or place where Jediists meet together. However, there are two websites that are considered as the main communities of Jediism. The first website is, “The Jedi Church (or Church of Jediism, http://www.churchofjediism.org.uk/ ) which is often referred as the first digital church, and they believe that technology can push us to great things.” The other main website is, https://www.templeofthejediorder.org/, that is called Temple Of The Jedi Order: First International…

use. Recently, some of the things that we only see in the movie actualize around us. If I argue some examples, the world of science fiction is a modern genre. Authors study science to get knowledge, to write their articles. I have watched some science fiction such as ‘Avatar, ' ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Star Wars. ' One of the movies that I will mention is ‘Star Wars.’ The SF movie, firstly, was released in 1977 and has physics, space technology. “I’m your father.” The dialogue that is from ‘Star Wars…

writing the prequels), they are more like brothers due to being closer in age and having spent much time together. As the Jedi continue toward their ship, they are interrupted by a man screaming for them to wait. Anakin and Obi-Wan turn around to see a pilot running toward them. The pilot asks if the Jedi are escorting the ship to Alderaan. When the Jedi confirm his suspicions, the pilot introduces himself as Owen Lars and says that he will be piloting the ship. Ah, Owen Lars—Luke’s Uncle and…

imagine. Those both inside the church and outside the church may have doubts on whether the Jedi Order is a true religion or not. More importantly than if a religion feels like a religion, Yinger gave a functional definition for what constitutes a religion. Yinger pushed that a religion “can be defined as a system of beliefs and practices by means of which a group of people struggles with these ultimate problems of human life” (Roberts, 6). These problems Yinger alludes to come from Tillich’s…

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There are two very popular sci-fi stories that have been a part of our lives for years. They are very similar in a lot of ways. They are very different in a lot of ways. The name of these stories are Doctor Who and Star Wars. Doctor Who is a Sci-Fi TV show and Star Wars is a series of movies, but they are both stories. I will be comparing these stories and I also be contrasting these stories. As I said before, Doctor Who is a Sci-Fi TV show. The TV show first aired on November 23rd, 1963. It…