The Ultimate Gift

In everyone’s life they will be faced with a challenge that will have to be overcome, For Marcus Luttrell and his squad Mathew Axelson, Daniel Healy, James Suh, Eric Patton, and Michael Murphy, the men of SEAL Team 10 are put through the ultimate challenge of being overwhelmed by Taliban forces with no help after Luttrell loses each one of his squad mate/friends. How would you react to this challenge? Would you hide and try to survive? Would you fight to protect your squad mates till the end?…

scarf meant for Norah is for her. This is a revelation point for Reta as she realizes that an appropriate scarf for her daughter can be appropriate for someone else as well. The narration of the story allows readers to understand Reta’s intention and ultimate yearning to please others. The descriptive imagery of the scarf and the journey to finding behind it exhibits Reta’s agreeable character. The protagonist, Reta, desires any opportunity to please everyone. She finds solace in shopping for…

to say, very often they remove themselves from the very essence of the message they are supposed to be delivering. Half the time they strike me as a bunch of brown-nosers trying to impress the teacher (in their case God), in hopes of receiving the ultimate pat of approval on the head instead of properly ministering to their flock in accordance with God's wisdom." - Doreen Elizabeth Wells There exists two distinct ways of understanding the role of presider in the Liturgy: "in persona Christi" (in…

around them. They are trying to create a relationship between two parties who may be at odds. Ambassadors are active and working not just for someone but alongside them. Ambassadors are also chosen specifically for that position based on their personal gifts and talents and what goal is. God…

In this story, Naomi feel like she has lost everything: home, husband, sons, and livelihood, and has now been placed on the same level of the poor and widowed. In spite of all of the hurt and despair she may feel, God saves Naomi and brings her the gift of Ruth. Though Naomi seemed hopeless and considered herself cursed by God, Ruth embodied what Naomi truly needed to see in spite of her childless and widow state, something…

Wiesel loved teaching, in fact, this is evident in his literary works. The ultimate goal of Wiesel’s works of literature is to share his knowledge, as well as experiences with the world ( “Elie Wiesel” 1). Wiesel’s memoirs and novels revolve around the Holocaust. Wiesel uses vivid and descriptive language to describe the Holocaust—his…

lands and peoples, thus increasing the host’s kleos. Thus, a host aspired to possess good attributes simply for his own gain. Throughout the Odyssey, Homer shows that a truly good host must give a guest three things: good food and entertainment, good gifts, and the decision of when to leave; the host who does so gains kleos as the fame of his hosting spreads. Throughout the Odyssey there are several hosts who serve good food. At every stop along his journey, Odysseus and his men search for…

learning experience. The education of children with disabilities must go beyond the concern of making employees for supermarket stores. Instead, their education should develop their minds with wisdom, virtue, and eloquence (54). Formative education is a gift from God for all the children of the world, even the most struggling students. It aims for children to discern, to thrive, to serve, to know, and to live as good citizens of the Kingdom of God. Formative education for children with special…

Religion is a major part of many people’s lives today, and as of today, 19 major religions exist around the world, with Christianity and Islam being the largest. Religion is where most people learn what they believe to be right and wrong; however, with so many different religious beliefs, not everybody will always agree. Many members of these religions feel the need to prove that their religious view is the one that everyone should believe. For people to force their religious beliefs onto others…

After reading and studying F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great mark on American literature, The Great Gatsby, I have concluded that Jay Gatsby’s failure arose from his deluded and futile dream of Daisy. I found two critics’ perspectives on Great Gatsby in relation to my hypothesis. The two critics I studied were McLennan (2014) and Islam (2014). McLennan (2014) states, “Gatsby’s love is not truly for another human being, but only for the image of her inside his own head.”(McLennan, 2014). Gatsby was…