The War Prayer

witnessing the horrors that took place in the war, the veterans realized that falling for one’s country was not a glamorous gesture. Instead, it left the veterans in a helpless and agnostic state. No longer having God to turn to in their hours of need the veterans “whisper together” although it is “quiet and meaningless”. Here, Eliot conveys…

years, there has been a lot of disagreement surrounding the issue of prayers in public school systems. The disagreement is not so much about whether or not school officials should be allowed to lead prayer. Public school officials and employees cannot offer prayer before a sporting event, and they may not invite a guest to offer prayer before a sporting event. This started back in 1962 after the Engel v. Vitale case which banned prayer in all public school systems. “The Establishment Clause of…

I learned was the Holy Spirit prayer. The Holy Spirit prayer is a pray that we said in the beginning of each class. As a Pentecostal I was taught that repeating a prayer was less effective than praying to God directly the ability to pray through the bible. I learned that this prayer means a lot. The Holy Spirit prayer ask the Holy Spirit to joins us in the class. This prayer gives us a chance to pray with the Holy Spirit as our instructor. I enjoyed the opening prayer, because it showed the…

disorder on Nick after he is wounded in the war. Nick suffers from some form of panic as his mind creates a severe terror after he is bombed in the night. Unable to sleep because he is afraid of dying, Nick instead chooses a form of self-care which relies heavily on his own memory of scenes from his life before the war, his religion and his favorite pre-war pastime. While it seems that Nick is coping with his newfound fear of death via remembering life before the war, he is actually reverting to…

Spiritual Reflection This assignment felt like an answered prayer. Just last night I asked God to help me be more open in this course because I struggle with writing about other faiths and doubts of my belief. My spiritual journey has made me the person I am today. I have always believed in God. I was born the daughter of Baptist minister and a Sunday School teaching mother. After turning one years old, my mother and father split. This event only strengthened my mom’s spiritual education in…

My cohort and I left for New Orleans a couple of days early due to a booking error, however we had planned on going on an excursion anyway so it worked out just fine. It was amazing to hear the history behind some of the plantations and to walk the same halls that these people walked in 170 plus years ago. The view from Oak Alley was breath taking a symbol that still stands as a testament to the South’s golden age. The trees were planted a 100 years before the land was purchased and a home was…

were if the fixing didn’t involve her doing? In “War Room, Prayer Is a Powerful Weapon” by Chris Fabry, Elizabeth Jordan, a Realestate agent, sees and feels her marriage falling apart. After all she’s tried, she then makes a decision to take Godly advice from a client of hers, named Miss Clara. My intention for this paper is to provide understanding and reasoning of this piece through my gestures and the context that I perform. In “War Room, Prayer Is a Powerful Weapon” a third-person narrator…

On the evening of October 13th, 2016, I attended my first Alcoholic Anonymous meeting. It was on the second floor of the Fayetteville VA, in the auditorium. As I ran upstairs, I bumped into a person who looked familiar, and told them so. “I was thinking the same thing,” they told me. We spoke briefly and discovered we did not know each other. Inside the auditorium, a large square of tables was surrounded by chairs, most of which were occupied. Behind the tables was a single row of freestanding…

I wanted to marry soon because I wanted children. I wanted my aunt to teach my children. Maybe I was like my father. He hid behind his behind alcohol and music. His feeling of insanity was a force behind his anger. Nobody knew he suffered from his war experiences like I suffered from mine. Yet, he was able to marry. I wondered could I find a woman if anytime I thought about anything I thought about Nam. I remember the red light district of Saigon. I remember going to those houses, but mostly I…

The Realism movement began in the 19th century after the World War1, in order to report the real impact of the war Instead of romanticizing it. The authors portrayed life in its truest form of how it occurred, they did not misrepresent an account in order to Romanize it, to appeal more favorable to his or her readers. The authors used dialects in their texts to reveal the harsh reality of war, which might not be not be acceptable to use among some of their audience. Modernism period late 1900th…