We Shall Overcome

Fredrick Douglass says, “You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man” (163). Douglass lives during the period in history during which blacks are harshly enslaved. He explains how one can become enslaved and lose his humanity, but eventually he will shed that bondage by overcoming that which is constricting him and regain his status in the human race. Douglas’s statement is figurative; it is portrayed in The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, by…

nothing compared to what being in the presence of God will be like. God is pure, loving, and faithful. In heaven there will be no sin because God cannot stand sin. The Glory of the Lord will be so overwhelming that we will fall to our knees. While being in the presence of God for eternity, we will be filled with never-ending joy. Revelation 21:10-11 describes the glory of God saying, “And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem,…

He eventually is overcome by his will to be young forever, and falls into dark magic that gives him what he wants. Little does Dorian know this decision will eat him alive form the inside. Once Dorian falls into the trap of playing against nature and God he suffers. While…

Some individuals believed the Japanese were inferior compared to them and used that excuse to be rude and disrespectful to even the youngest of children. “We were sitting on the bus stop bench in Long Beach, when an old embittered woman stopped and said, “Why don’t all you dirty Japs go back to Japan!” She spit at us and passed on” (Page 134). Following the end of the war, the Japanese children and their…

Islam calls for suicide attacks. While in reality, Islam refuses the killing of any innocent person:”If anyone kills a human being-unless it be [in punishment] for murder or for spreading corruption on earth-it shall be as though he had killed all mankind; whereas, if anyone saves a life, it shall be as though he had saved the lives of all mankind”(Quran 5:32). Moreover, media channels represented Muslim scholars who spread irrational ideas in order to relate their ideas to Islam. In addition,…

Have humans evolved throughout time, changing their thoughts, beliefs and writing? Has it come to a point where we no longer have the same feelings and entertainment as our ancestors? Has our views on human ethics changed throughout time that now we believe that our ancestors did horrible things? In the early 1600’s there were groups of Europeans came to the North America’s looking for a new blank slate. A group called the Puritans came to America from England because they felt religious…

Is the Fourth Amendment violated by police action of remotely accessing a GPS or a vehicle’s tracking capabilities without a warrant or the probable cause necessary for the acquiring thereof, therefore necessitating Senator Snowy’s support of Taylor Thomas’s bill; and what would be the implications on the future of Fourth Amendment law if Senator Snowy declined to support the bill and thusly permitted the dubious practices to persist indefinitely? SHORT ANSWER Notwithstanding the current…

better ways to overcome challenges and gain confidence, which later profited him once he established his consulting firm. “When God allows us to be reduced, we have to trust that it is for our own good” (Moorer, 48). Even though friends ridiculed him, he still pushed forward during the harsh times. Dr. Cleamon moved from the “off track” to the “tenure track” rather swiftly as he gained experience educationally and spiritually. For example,…

laws have huge constitutional hitches. In most states, drivers are required to submit a breathalyzer or chemical test if an officer wants to administer one, including Pennsylvania. This is a huge objection of the Fifth Amendment which states “…. nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself,” (Staff LLII). The forceful use of chemical BAC tests is against individual’s rights…

Kennedy vs. Roosevelt's views on freedom What is freedom? Some may say it's the ability to do whatever you want to do, but what does that really intitle? Many people think that freedom is our ability to choose how we navigate through life and overcome obstacles. Others believe that it is the ability to make your own choices in life, and neither of these thoughts are wrong. Freedom, by definition, “is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint, and the…