The New Colossus

Christians today understand the New Testament as a central part of their religion. Many of the writings, besides the Gospels, are attributed to Paul. Romans, one of Paul’s epistles, stands out because of its length, detail and writing style. The letter to Romans outlines Paul’s personal theology and details the nature of God’s love and justification. While Paul highlights several points about a myriad of topics, in Romans 8:31-39, he focuses on the cornerstone of his faith. As Paul explains, the…

INTRODUCTION God is not the author of confusion, the Bible is clear in revealing not only the reality of miraculous events in the Book of Acts but also their purpose. One of the main purposes of the miracles in the Book of Acts was to create a platform for preaching and evangelism for the Apostles. The miracles in the book of Acts were not for the direct benefit of those performing the miracles or for material purposes. They were for the purpose of authenticating the message about Jesus.…

In a nation dominated by Patriarchal Christian discourse, the role of women was highly problematizes as a source of weakness. In order to counteract decline and promote positive reproduction, women were pushed into traditionally Victorian roles of motherhood and passivity. Katrina Trask wrote in her 1895 article entitled “Motherhood and Citizenship: Woman’s Wisest Policy” that woman should bear children with “the mission of the perpetration of the race” and a woman engaging in sexual acts with…

Puritan values impacted the New England colonies’ development from the 1630s to 1660s severely. The intertwinement of the Puritan church and New England government spurred the creation of Rhode Island and Connecticut, the emphasis on family led to the creation of the small family farm as a central facet to both New England society and economy, the twin ideals of hard work and simplicity made excessive profiteering something to be frowned upon and solidified New England’s purpose as first and…

tremendous. There was an intense job competition for low wages. Since times were so desperate, the women took the lower paying jobs while the men worked the higher paying jobs. This was causing a great deal of discrimination as well. During the Second New Deal in 1935, an executive order, 7046, was issued to prohibit discrimination in hiring and wages in the Works Progress Administration in bases on gender. Following the Works Progress Administration (WPA), came the Social Security Act. This…

largely by people of English origin; Thus, one would think that, as a whole, the colonies would develop similar cultures and ways of life. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Despite having people of the same origin, the colonies in the New England region and the Chesapeake region developed radically differently from each other. By 1700, the two colonial regions had developed into two distinct societies; each had its own values, appearances, and economies. The difference in…

who settled Massachusetts Bay, Virginia, and their surrounding colonies all emigrated from the same country. This difference in overall development occurred due to the contrasting motives of the colonists departing for New England and the Chesapeake. The people who would become New Englanders were motivated by the potential for a better life and the freedom to practice their religion which caused the formation of a peaceable and family-oriented culture. In comparison, the people who would…

jobs. With the loss of jobs and lost hope of acquiring any land, the British set their sights on the New World. Many journeyed across the Atlantic to populate a variety of areas, ranging from the West Indies to Virginia and Massachusetts’s Bay. Although both the Chesapeake and New England regions were settled by the white English, by 1700 both evolved into distinct societies due to economic,…

The textual evidence is greater for both the Old and New Testaments than any other historically reliable ancient document. For example, the New Testament was written in the first century A.D. and had around two thousand manuscripts, and was copied a hundred years after the original. A hundred years after the original does seem like an extremely large…

explored through the usage of technology. In particular, television has been an essential aspect of entertainment to many Americans since its popularization in the 1950’s. Since then, it has taken the world by storm and become an integral source of news, connection, and enjoyment for people all over the world. Television has facilitated the spread of mass media through major broadcasting networks such as NBC, CBS, and ABC. However, despite its entertaining merit, television is an unsubstantial…