The Way of a Pilgrim

What makes a Christian school a Christian school? Bruce Heckman, in his article, “Schools as Communities of Grace” argues that “Christian schools should be known as communities of grace-places where visitors clearly see God at work in the way relationships are conducted.” If it is the case, what are the things that the Christian school should be doing to reflect that view? Many Christian schools today are not very different from public schools. Some of the problems found in Christian schools…

1. Introduction a. Throughout the centuries there have been many defining events, that have shaped our world and the way that we live our everyday lives. Certain events may not have had notable repercussions across the centuries, but the majority of them have left their mark in history. One of the most important moments for mankind were the Crusades. b. Thesis: The Crusades were led by the Christian church, more specifically by the Pope who wanted to go to war against the Muslims to free the…

Control is the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events. Many people believe that control is necessary to bring law and order to people and situations that wouldn't ordinary have it. Excessive use of control and propaganda has a negative effect on those it's being enforced upon. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kessy, has a recurring theme of control over people's lives. Nurse Ratched uses oppressive rules and consistent manipulation, to always get the…

Pardoner’s Character Analysis Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales to satirize the corruption he noticed within the church. The tales used a small group of pilgrims to show how the English society was during the Middle Ages. Chaucer used the Pardoner, a character from the tales, to show the reality of what it was like inside the church. A pardoner’s job was to sell pardons and help people repent their sins, but this pardoner did not care about getting into heaven, he was just out for…

Is Anne Bradstreet rebelling against traditional Puritan/Pilgrim values? Anne Bradstreet was a premiere poet in young America and paved the way for both past and modern day poets to express themselves with limited fear of the consequences. Despite living in a community that was not too tolerant of anything outside the social norms, she composed elegant poetry that often challenged the minds, and sometimes broke taboo. Her versatility and ability to produce elegant and relatable poetry…

power can also be seen as Spaniards in New Mexico overpowered the Pueblo Indians, yet could not force them to give up their native religion. As time passed, many generations of cross cultural exchange allowed the Native Americans to adapt to colonial ways. However, this adaptation was not enough. The first decades of the 19th century marked the start of an anti Indian sentiment, which meant removal without regards to the lives that were destroyed. The presidency of…

Though it teeters on the edge of loving its style far more than its substance, Edgar Wright's exhilarating Baby Driver is a film that takes the getaway driver/crime story and turns it on its ear. Almost Literally. Through the use of a near constant, 30-plus song soundtrack that keeps the music pulsing and shifting gears like the transmissions our titular character pushes to the limits in all the cars he commandeers and drives in and around a busy few weeks in Atlanta. Known as Baby, our…

when it comes to love. He observes that “love is a smoke rais’d with the fume of sighs” (1.1 Loc. 170). He has a long conversation with Benvolio about the love that he has encountered, and how he has been struck by Cupid’s arrow. In addition, another way Romeo is known is how he is really in-depth when it comes to…

“father” of English poetry, along with this work being considered his masterpiece. The work tells about the pilgrimage of different pilgrims on their way from their home town known as Southwark to Canterbury. In this time Saint Thomas was murdered at the Canterbury Cathedral, and it established a major landmark for the pilgrims to visit the shrine. Each on their way told a tale to help pass time as they traveled. Although Chaucer died before completing each tale, he made a huge impression on how…

One of the great things of being a human is the ability to make your own decisions. Throughout the novel Slaughterhouse-Five we as the reader are able to take a glimpse of what life would be like without the ability to make any decisions. Billy Pilgrim, the main character, begins life not being able to make any decisions. His father made all of his decisions and never allowed Billy to be himself. This is just the start of Billy’s path. He is then drafted into the Army and has once again been…