The New School

Insights Discussions This week’s reading authored by James White expresses the importance of public prayer as worship by interceding on behalf of others. Mr. Smith references the scripture Luke 11:1 to make his case of daily public prayer being a school master for teaching how to pray. It is here that Jesus teaches His disciples what is known as the “Lord’s Prayer.” It is in this prayer that Jesus teaches them the basic components of prayer; adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and…

Texas was annexed Mexico did not follow through with the threat. There was a dispute of where the border of Texas was. Polk sent in Congressman John Slidell to negotiate the purchase of the disputed area. With the failure of the negotiation, Polk used news of skirmishes to get congressional approval of war on Mexico. United States won and got the land that was rightfully to Texas. The convention of 1845 was held to approve the offer of annexation, the set on to make the constitution of 1845. The…

the mud, why is that acceptable? Had you said something derogatory, about a homosexual, or used the N word, I guarantee, head's would have been rolling right now, you would have been blasted all over social media, and who knows? Possibly even the news might have gotten involved! Why should the examples I just laid out for you be unacceptable and talking crap about the Bible and my Jesus acceptable?…

many deals that benefited to the citizens of American. For example, there was the Civilian Conservation Corps deal, Works Progress Administration, and the Social Security Act. The Civilian Conservation Corps act was one of the most popular of all the new deals. This was because it provided unskilled manual labor jobs to 3 million men who might have gotten involved with crime activity. In outdoor government camps the CCC worked in conservation and development of land resources owned by federal,…

An Analysis of Three Upside-Down features by Jesus Christ Jesus reveals the kingdom of God in a new direction that appears upside-down in the lessons of love, social interactions, and social ladder from chapters nine, ten, and eleven in The Upside-Down Kingdom, by Donald Kraybill. The idea of the upside-down kingdom derived from a student of Kraybill, who reacted enthusiastically to Jesus’ teachings as, “Everything here is so upside down!” (Kraybill, 2011, p. 9). This statement stimulated…

music was inflected with the ragtime rhythms that had been popular for some time. In 1922 he formed his own band, which was resident first at Club Alabam, then at the Roseland Ballroom, and quickly became known as the best African-American band in New York. In the 1920s, he did not do very many band arrangements. By late 1923 and into 1924, the arrangements by Don Redman were featuring more solo work, but when Louis Armstrong joined his orchestra in 1924 (for only a year), Henderson realized…

New Orleans has been voted the number one location for creative professionals to thrive. As an aspiring writer, I was immediately drawn to this. The city is a hub for diversity–a potpourri of different societies, including influences from French, Spanish, African, Vietnamese, and Indian culture. A blend of Renaissance-era architecture and Romanesque semi-circular arches, Tulane's campus buildings themselves serve as a representation of the surrounding area's diverse history. The campus'…

West Hills, Long Island, New York, approximately 50 miles east of New York City. He was the second of eight children. Whitman’s father was of English descent, and his mother’s family, the Van Velsor, were Dutch. In early 1822, when Walt was two years old, the Whitman family moved to Brooklyn, which was still a small town. Whitman would spend most of the next 40 years of his life in Brooklyn, which grew into a thriving city during his residence. After attending a public school in Brooklyn,…

The New Deal was intended to relieve the poor and the unemployed, recover the sluggish economy, and reform the financial and agricultural system. The policies of the New Deal relieved the economic crisis and social contradictions. However, not all people approved of the New Deal. Some common people and politicians were against the policies and some put forward some policies to replace the New Deal. Martha Gellhorn, Huey Long, and Herbert Hoover are three people who held a negative attitude…

construct a new method to keep nonviolent criminals out of prison without the risk of endangering the society. By analyzing a large volume of historical data about crime and recidivism, Richard Kern, the commission’s director and his team concluded that people with certain features or preferences could possibly commit new offenses after being released from a prison. For example, a single, unemployed, young man is more likely to be arrested again than a married, employed, woman. Based on this new…