Have you ever heard anyone talk about a neighborhood and speak awfully about it? Or even spoken to someone and they begin to talk and say bad things or not true about the neighborhood or the neighborhoods you hang around in. This can easily be, because they have just heard the awful things from the neighborhood and never have really been to that neighborhood and just see how people act from that neighborhood. Here I will show that people can say wrong things about neighborhoods but yet may not…
Lobotomy. It is a scary word. It has a medical sound to it, with Greek origins. On hearing this word, a strange image conjures. A thin bespectacled man dressed in white, patiently drilling a hole in my skull with surgical precision. I do not fear the man in the white. He does not look scary. I don’t fear surgeries. They are useful, and often necessary. What terrifies me is the possibility of losing a part of my brain, consequently my self. Descartes could delude, or comfort, himself with the…
.As I continue along this journey of life there are many things that have shaped my faith and allowed me to create my own Christian philosophy of storytelling. The three major points that have developed me into who I am are the background that has got me to where I am today, the most important things in my life that can help the world in ways, and the way people need to stay connected and be able to forgive others no matter what the situation might be. I hope that other people can start to…
events throughout history, such as the Bible or Winston Churchill vs Adolf Hitler, use the idea of a perpetual battle of good vs evil, where the two sides are in a constant power struggle to the end. In Lord of the Flies, the protagonist, Ralph, if given the chance to lead for an extended period of time on the island, would be a superior and more successful leader, in comparison to his rival, Jack. Both of these boys are very resourceful, have a exceptional sense of initiative, and possess a…
and ponders events in front of God. The word “everything” in 3:11 continues the thought of “everything” in 3:1. The point of 3:11 is that God makes everything, even events that occur through human activity, happen in its proper time. This is similar to Jeremiah’s prayer, “Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.” (Jeremiah 10:23) Yet the tension of this verse is that human don’t always understand God’s purposes. All morally perfect acts must…
that really poke at you when they play. They touch your heart or emotions in one way or another. Maybe it is a motivational song that helps get you pumped up for a workout. Or maybe it is a slow song that was played at a loved one’s funeral and every time you hear it you are swept away with memories of that person. Whatever the song or the reason we can all find a song that will remind us of our past, present, and future. This would be a good conversation piece for most groups if you were to…
Doctor Who tells the story of an alien humanoid who goes by the name of the Doctor. The Doctor is a Time Lord and possess the power to travel through space and time with a machine called TARDIS and the show goes through his adventures traveling through space and time. The interesting part of the show is that the Doctor has died 11 times, but is reincarnated each time with a different personality, yet retains all the memories of the previous versions. Despite having a different personality and…
T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” and Lowell’s “The Chambered Nautilus” have a recurring theme revolving around time, time passing or suddenly fleeting away without any sense of remorse or warning. In “The Chambered Nautilus” from the first stanza starts a beginning of life, a new embarking ship discovering adventures. “Where the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair,” is a quote at the end of the first stanza that foreshadows the heavens, an allusion to how everything…
to controversies and threats. Many people travel long distances to take part in this breath taking and tiring pilgrimage by some times even risking their lives. This yatra leads finally to a shrine which is in a cave in the Himalayas near the city of Pahalgam. Amarnath shrine is Hindu shrine located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. This shrine is dedicated to lord Shiva who is here referred to as Shri Amarnathji or Shri Barfaani Babaji. The shrine is opened for only fourty five days…
Time is the ultimate test for the workings of man; time can destroy what is stone and obscure what is memory. Time affects all men, no matter how great the distance between their lands or how vast the expanse between their cultures. No matter the people, no matter the ideals, the wonder at creation is driven by curiosity; stories of creation exist in every culture you find, and even though each story varies greatly in characters and settings, they all revolve around an indescribable reason for…