Their Eyes Were Watching God

a single element called Chaos, it was found throughout the land until the gods created light and order. With the new earth came the creation of plants, animals, and the human race. However, the gods soon realized the ruin that came with each human. The gods summoned the great flood, which was a fresh start for the earth and its inhabitants. The gods spared all the animals and two humans to repopulate the earth. Animals were seen as neither good nor evil, they simply survived. Throughout the…

present day. Roughly, “The Great Gatsby” revolves around a group of character who try to strive for their dreams in the weirdest ways. Settled in 1925 in a fictional town of New York, the story depicts the life of a man named Jay Gatsby through the eyes of the narrator, Nick Carraway. Gatsby’s main dilemma throughout the story is to show off his “well-earned” riches and to get the girl of his dreams back, hence completing the “American Dream”. Despite the fact that some readers might regard F.…

every year more than once. Benjamin Banneker, the son of former slaves, was a farmer, astronomer, mathematician, surveyor and author. In 1971 he wrote to Thomas Jefferson. He wanted to let Jefferson know how it felt to be struggling, to let him know God made all men equal. Banneker makes numerous religious appeals that attack Jefferson’s Pro-Slavery Standpoint. Banneker says writes to Jefferson “This sir, was a time in which you clearly saw into the injustice of a state of slavery and in which…

writings with the events of the cross and the resurrection, as “everything else in the letter must be understood in light of these”. Just as Jesus is the central point of history, so our love for Him and intimate relationship with Him, should put God at the central point of our lives, flowing over into every aspect of what we do, say, and think. Affecting how we live, the gospel which has transformed our own lives, thus affects those around us, through us, as their eternal destiny is part of…

The Nature of Life With eyes closed; water flows vertically from streams to rivers. Mountain peaks steeper than any hills ever seen. The sky beautifully soft and warm. Forests under the sun providing nutritious food and shelter. Migration of birds in unison. Those were my responses to the beginning of the movie Baraka, created by Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson. The visuals were suspenseful yet peaceful and comforting as the monkey seen in the first couples of scenes. Slowly my body swayed to…

at the same passage, but from different versions. The Coming of the Kingdom of God is only found in the gospel of Luke and some biblical versions like to translate key words differently to give some different thoughts of words said by either the Pharisees or Jesus. This passage says a lot in few words. The New American Bible says that “God is among you.” The New International Version says that “the kingdom of God is in your midst.” Both versions can imply different outcomes. However, the New…

shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bodies I saw transformed into smoke under a silent sky” (Wiesel 34). Eliezer has already seen children be cremated and turned into ash, and he has only been in the camp for one night. The trauma of watching multiple children be murdered and not knowing whether you might be next is…

time; the lights go on first, then the ornaments, and lastly the tree topper. Each part of the Christmas tree has a bigger meaning behind it than what meets the eye. The tree in general represents the eternal life. As the process of decorating the tree begins, the lights are strung on the tree first. Back in the 17th century, the trees were decorated with candles, which caused a fire hazard and forced individuals to decorate the night of December twenty-fourth. Over time, the tradition has…

immediately. We were in that cold room for almost 8 hours, and not one nurse came by to check on her. I went to find her a warm blanket to cover her up with, and ice chips to wet her incredibly dry mouth. She looked at me that day with such appreciation in her eyes, and I lost her to the vicious battle of ovarian cancer one week later.…

Her novels were highly fictional, folkloric, that explored the major themes of identity, gender roles/subjugation, and effects of poverty. Her most famous novels Mules of Men and Their Eyes were Watching God are still considered today as very important and influential pieces of literature. In 1948, Hurston was charged with ‘improper relations’ with a 10-year-old…