World Methodist Council

of the many Holocaust heroes is the cyclist Gino Bartali. According to BBC Magazine article, “Gino Bartali: The cyclist who saved Jews in wartime Italy” by Peter Crutchley, Bartali was an Italian cyclist who had won in many big world races but his real secret during World War II was a carrier of information and forged document, that would be hidden in his bike, to protect and rescue Jews. This shows that Bartali was a hero since he risked his life for jews even though he was a devout Catholic.…

Hi, I’m Marilyn Monroe. I have the ‘dream life’, I’m a famous model and wealthy yet I’m slowly dying inside. All I do is smile for pretty pictures and put on a show for everyone. They don’t know what has been going on. It feels like I’m drowning with each click on the camera for photos. On a daily basis, people come up to me saying how blessed I am and how they wish they were me. Actually, they don’t want to be mentally disturbed, depressed, and not be able to show it. Fame is not all people say…

Until the early 1900s, countries were separated by prodigious geopolitical barriers, such as mountains, deserts, and oceans. To travel from country to country for trade, or even village to city, meant using ground or water transportation—which could take from a few weeks to a few months to do. However, the invention of the airplane allows people to now take a trip in a few hours which previously would have taken a few weeks. Now, people all around the globe are more interconnected than ever…

Marcelo Sandoval, a seventeen year old boy, has a cognitive disorder and ends up working at his father's law firm after he suggests that he needs “real world” experience. In Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco x. Stork, Marcelo has to overcome multiple personal struggles. To begin, one of the first internal conflicts that Marcelo had to go through was when he had to decide if he wanted to keep Wendell’s friendship. Wendell states, “I’ll take care of her feelings. There are ways to create…

Soccer, the most popular sport around the entire world, is one that not only takes a lot of skill, but a lot of time and hard work to get good at. My favorite sport is Soccer, I have played it since I turned two. I got inspired to play it because of my brother. At that age you really do look up to anyone older than you and an example of that is my brother. I thought he was so cool able to run down the field with the ball gliding next to his foot and I wanted to do that too. The whole community…

Do you like sports? Are you confused between kinds of sports, and which one is better? Many people like to spend their time with each other, and sports are the best thing to do with some benefits and enjoyment. Sports have many kinds like swimming, vollyball and football. There are two famous sports among people soccer and basketball. Millions of people like to watch and play soccer and basketball. Although these two kinds of sports are very famous and have a lot of similarities, they have many…

Heroes Are Needed The meaning of a hero to me is someone who can be looked up to and can do the right thing to lead others. I think heroes are very much needed by everyone. Scott T. Allison states “Heroes bring light into a dark world” (Scott Allison 10 Reasons Why We Need Heroes pp.2.2.6). Heroes are needed because we need people who can lead us in the right direction, give us a sense of safety, and give us hope. Primarily, heroes are examples of role models, they guide us into…

“ however neither dystopia nor utopia is our destination. Rather technology is taking us to a protopia more accurately we have already arrived in protopia” (pg.13). This quote appeals to the emotional response of the readers because it talks about world we all live in together. A protopia is about moving forward slowly improving over time and technology is the key. For logos in the text it states, “ In three decades since then, this technological convergence between communication and computation…

If all were right in the world, we would be at peace. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Everyone has struggles to face such as, racism, judgement, conflict with understanding society, etc. Those who don’t understand the concept of this because they don’t view the world with so much judgement, but instead with the hope of everyone being good. Our innocence can blind us from seeing how people really are. Many people, mainly children, are blind to what the world is really like. Jem Finch is…

A hero doesn't have to be real or fake what matters is what they signify to you. At this point in my life, I would consider the show “One Tree Hill” to be my “hero”. To begin with the show follows the life of two half brothers and their friends. It’s taught me about life and growing up but, what I like the most is how realistic and well developed the characters are. And how they’ve affected me and how I see things. One Tree Hill by Mark Schwahn is set in North Carolina and follows two half…