...Allen Session 1 Journal Colorado Christian University, I feel, will have a major influence in my academic work and goals because of its Christian foundation. Upon searching schools for ministry, I found Colorado Christian University (CCU). I became interested in being able to obtain a degree from a college with a spiritual background. I have been spiritually driven in the past few years with seeking Christ, although I ran into some rough patches, I chose to stay on track. It was a long journey to what I call recovery. It was not until I decided to change where and how I lived that my relationship with Christ was strengthened. I prayed and asked God to remove me from my current situation so I relocated from Iowa to Alabama in pursuit of a life...
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...Group conducted a nationwide survey in which they were able to conclude that only a rough 4 percent of Americans had a “biblical” worldview. This is both startling and unsettling given the fact that 83 percent of Americans identify themselves as Christians. When Barna conducted his survey, he also correlated a person’s worldview with their moral beliefs and actions. The Bible is the most owned book in America yet many Americans only understand a very small percentage of what’s inside, nor do they understand how the Bible correlates to their life and the meaning. The author of Understanding the Times, David Noebel, defined what exactly a worldview is when he said, “It’s any ideology, philosophy, theology, movement or religion that provides an overarching approach to understanding God, the world and man’s relations to God and the world.” Whether knowingly or unknowingly, every person young and old has a worldview. From the young toddler who believes they are the center of the universe, to the Muslim extremist who believes by dying in the name of Allah will earn them many virgins in their afterlife. As a Christian, our worldview should be that our primary existence on this Earth is to share and serve our creator. A Christians biblical worldview is based on the flawless Word of God. The foundation of every action you do and don’t do all falls back on believing the Bible in whole. As a Christian, your worldview can consist of many things, but most importantly it should consist...
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...what you are going to do next and why? copyright2006.All rights reserved artcoursework.com This glossary is produced to give you some technical terms that will help you to express your ideas and to understand the work of artists. Remember using technical terms will get you extra marks! Composition (A work of art and it’s pieces) Foreground front Backgroun back Midground middle Perspective smaller in distance Distorted changed/unusual Ground painting surface Harmonious feel calm Discord not calm Rythmn musical Abstract non figurative Landscape sideways / outside Portrait upright / faces Still life objects / fruit bowl Simple not much in it Confused too much in it Figurative human form / objects Golden section measured / balanced Elements parts of pictures Juxtaposition next to each other Triptych three pictures in a row Diptych two pictures in a row Religious Christian, Islamic etc. Line (Lines in a work of art) Convoluting twisting Converging coming together Interwoven under & over Broken bits Chevron tractor tracks Spiral helter-skelter Helix helter-skelter Hatched short...
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...of Roxane, Christian, and Cyrano. Rostand shows that Roxane is a woman who cares more about outside appearance than getting to know what is on the inside. When Roxane confesses her love for Christian she is hit with the words, “you, who only words, wit, the grand manner-why for all you know, the man may be a savage, or a fool” (Rostand 64), yet she doesn’t care because “people talk about people; and she hears things.... and she knows” (64) that she is truly in love with this “proud-noble-young-brave-beautiful”(63) man. She has not spoken to this young man but is convinced she is in love due to the fact she is merely lusting over him. She does not realize that she is actually in love with Cyrano for the reason that he has never came off as appealing to her until he confesses the letters were his and it hits her that she has “never loved but one man in” her “life”(193) and that man is Cyrano. Furthermore, Christian comes off as being the man who falls easily by a quick sighting. When he witnesses Roxane’s for the first time “he forgets everything, and stands spellbound, gazing towards” (15) her while encompassing her beauty. This is what he believes as being love at first sight, making him want to do anything to gain her love. Christian knows that “once” he “writes, that ruins all”(84), yet Cyrano offers him his own poetry that he will write personally for Roxane. Christian is doubtful about accepting the letters because he knows “Roxane-how sensitive-one rough word, and the...
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...influences in his life leading up to his career in the world of professional football. Due to his extremely rough childhood, not all influences were positive. On the opposite end of the spectrum, however, some were crucial to his development into an all-star athlete and even his graduating high school. This list of influences included his parents, Michael Jerome Williams, Sr., and Denise Oher; Big Tony Henderson; Hugh Freeze and Tim Long; and Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy. While Michael Jerome Williams, Sr., and Denise Oher were all but perfect parents, they did have quite the effect on Michael Oher’s early childhood. His mother was addicted to crack cocaine and an alcoholic; and, according to article two, “[His father] was frequently in prison.” Although Denise was a loving mother when she was sober, she was not sober often, and could not provide for Michael and his eleven other siblings. As a result, they lived in many slums and projects, including Hyde Park and Hurt Village. Due to his upbringing, Michael received little attention and discipline during childhood. Eventually, the children were taken by Child Protective Services and placed into foster care....
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...this poem reflects on how evil has taken over the minds of good Christians, and the world has turned into chaos. It is apparent that Yeats believes that a Second Coming is at hand, and he spends the last half of the poem discussing what that Second Coming could look like. Turning and turning in the widening gyre (line 1) Yeats imagines the world in a cyclical sphere known a gyre (shape of a cone). In Yeats' note on the text, he states that "the end of an age, which always receives the revelation of the character of the next age, is represented by the coming of one gyre to its place of greatest expansion and of the other to that of its greatest contraction" (2036). Yeats believes that the two thousand years of Christianity will be coming to an end, and after a violent reversal a new age will take its place. The widening part of the gyre is supposed to connote anarchy, evil, and the loss of innocence. The falcon cannot hear the falconer; (2) The falconer in this analogy is most likely God (or Jesus), and the falcon is the follower (or devotee). Humanity can no longer hear the word of God, because it is drowned out by all of chaos of the widening gyre. A wild falcon can symbolize an unconverted Gentile; someone who has sinful thoughts, and does sinful things. A tame falcon (one who listens to the word of God) is a Christian convert. In the Egyptian culture, the falcon is used to represent sky deities (or in Christian terms, God). Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere...
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...Final Examination Question How has religion shaped the experience of life and the perceptions of religious practitioners? Religion has shaped the experience of life and the perceptions of religious practitioners in many ways. Christianity and Islam are two religions that truly affect the daily life of their practitioners. In this section of the paper I will explain the daily, weekly, and monthly rituals of the Christians and the Muslims and how it shapes them as people. Starting off with Christianity, Christians focus on Christ. Christian use daily gospel reading and prayer to learn and to communicate with Christ. Christians do prayer alone and also in groups. Most Christians pray when they wake, before meals, and at bedtime. The prayer revolves around thanking God, asking for something, or praying for the ill. The Gospel of Matthew contains one prayer called “The Lord’s Prayer”. The prayer tells Christians how to pray and what to pray for. It is known as the most influential prayer in Christianity. The Christians most sacred book is the Holy Bible which is composed of an old and New Testament. Also, Christians used to follow a strict practice of going to mass every day, but this has phased out a bit in recent times due to modern society. Christians also go to mass on Sunday which is the Sabbath. On a yearly basis there are many sacred holidays or holy days that require Christians to do or refrain from certain acts. An example of one of the holidays is Christmas and Easter...
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...because of how excited people were to hear a man with such an influential story. Lee Strobel talks about his journey through life by starting off at the beginning as an atheist and how he looked upon the Bible and God. Lee Strobel as an atheist lived the life of selfishness and searched to please only himself because that was the only life he thought there was. Lee Strobel’s wife became a Christian. At first this scared him but being curious about Christianity and wanting to relate with his wife he decided to look into the belief/religion. Lee Strobel began to study the word of God and as he did Christianity really started to grasp his attention. Lee Strobel came up with the four “E’s” in his research, the four “E’s” are what put the puzzle pieces together for Strobel. The four “E’s” were execution, early, eyewitness, and empty. Each one of the “E’s” stood for facts and evidence proving what the Bible says is correct. The first “E” stood for the execution of Christ on the cross, the second “E” was early facts showing that Jesus arose, the third “E” was the many eyewitness reports about Jesus, and the last “E” was empty which stood for Jesus’s tomb that he was buried in was empty. Lee Strobel eventually became so amazed by God he became a believer of faith. Not only did becoming a Christian help him become one with Christ but it also helped fix rough patches in his marriage and within himself. Lee Strobel’s story reached out and touched many in that chapel. Strobel’s story...
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...| The Forgotten Group Member | Mohammad Nai | | Devry University | | The Forgotten Group Member Identifying stages of group development: Based on the text "the five stages of team development are forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning" (Text), so the first stage here is the forming. At this stage each individual would wonder If he would be accepted, and usually teams would discuss how to arrange and coordinate together based on the similarities and differences of their routines, and the leader is supposed to direct the team based on their characters and also their daily life routines, and this is important to avoid conflict and this stage that is known of lower productivity. At this stage, it is important for the leader to discuss each person's responsibilities and duties to ensure the work would be organized. * Professor Sandra Thiel had elected Christine to become a “Team Coordinator”, and the first group meeting at the group meeting. This happened when the team coordinator suggested meeting up before 8:30, and mike reaction was funny but showed rejection when he started joking about it by saying he will miss "Happy Harry". The second stage as mentioned above, is the storming stage, and its where the" team development is a period of high emotionality and tension among the group members"(Text). At this stage, team would address issues and challenges, such as what problems they must solve and how they will function together as a...
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...Worldview Assignment Every day is a gift and one we should never take for granted. The way we perceive the world around us takes critical thinking and a strong and faithful framework to help guide us through life. The world we live in gets harder and harder and moral responsibility is constantly being challenged. Having a worldview based on structure and faith is crucial to one’s everyday life. In their book, Consider, Dr. Lew Weider and Dr. Ben Gutierrez explain that a worldview is a person’s philosophy of life, a framework a person brings to decision-making, and a filter or lens which a person uses to interpret life and the world around them. Every one person has a worldview. This can be molded by people who surround us from the time we are born to adults. There are multiple groups of people from different cultural and religious backgrounds craving your attention in hopes to share their worldview with you and persuade you. You have to fully desire to understand the teachings of the Bible and be able to spread the gospel starting from the beginning to end. Everything has an origin from which it is created. Having a Christian Worldview I know there is only creator and that is God. I can remember my worldview being shaped as early as three years old. I remember the days of my youth going to church with my family like it was yesterday. From a biblical worldview you can find truth and meaning in the scriptures Genesis 1:1 and Psalm 139:13-26. We know God created...
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...Worldview Assignment Every day is a gift and one we should never take for granted. The way we perceive the world around us takes critical thinking and a strong and faithful framework to help guide us through life. The world we live in gets harder and harder and moral responsibility is constantly being challenged. Having a worldview based on structure and faith is crucial to one’s everyday life. In their book, Consider, Dr. Lew Weider and Dr. Ben Gutierrez explain that a worldview is a person’s philosophy of life, a framework a person brings to decision-making, and a filter or lens which a person uses to interpret life and the world around them. Every one person has a worldview. This can be molded by people who surround us from the time we are born to adults. There are multiple groups of people from different cultural and religious backgrounds craving your attention in hopes to share their worldview with you and persuade you. You have to fully desire to understand the teachings of the Bible and be able to spread the gospel starting from the beginning to end. Everything has an origin from which it is created. Having a Christian Worldview I know there is only creator and that is God. I can remember my worldview being shaped as early as three years old. I remember the days of my youth going to church with my family like it was yesterday. From a biblical worldview you can find truth and meaning in the scriptures Genesis 1:1 and Psalm 139:13-26. We know God created...
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...English 102 – Intro. to Literature – SYLLABUS Campbell University –RTP Campus Prerequisites: English 101 Instructor: Susan Doody Term: Spring II March 13- May1 Phone: 919.661-8414 Evenings: Tuesday (BLENDED) Time: 5:15-7:30 pm E-mail: doodys@campbell.edu OR lovetoteach48@yahoo.com COURSE REQUIREMENTS Course Description: A course designed to enhance reading, writing, research, and critical thinking skills directed toward literary analysis. Prerequisite: English 101. Required Texts: • Backpack Literature: An Intro to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia, eds., 4th ed. • Aaron, Jane E. LB Brief. 4th ed., Boston: Longman, 2010. Learning Outcomes: Goals: English 102 is designed to “enhance writing, research, and reading skills directed toward literary analysis.” Therefore, the student will learn to read carefully and critically by analyzing the elements of literature—plot, theme, characterization, etc. through class discussion, short papers and research. Since analysis is key to this course, class participation is imperative. Expectations of Students: Students are expected to participate in all phases of the class, including discussions, both in class and on the Bd discussion board. Required readings must be completed before class. Homework and other assignments are due on the dates noted in the "Assignments" of Blackboard. Specific pages and due dates will be posted...
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...God is Alive in Everyone Natalie R. Crawford Grand Canyon University: UNV 303 01/19/2014 GOD IS ALIVE IN EVERYONE What would happen if God were to be completely eradicated from our lives? Possibly the world would go on and continue in the way it has been. A recent study shows, “There are 2.18 billion Christians around the world” (Pewresearch, 2013). Imagine if those people started infecting everyone with negative attitudes and thoughts. Fortunately for all, this can never happen. God lives in those who have accepted his Son as their Savior. And through the believers, He continues to live. It’s crucial for not only those who have already accepted God into their lives, but also for those without faith that he remains a part of everyday life. Proof that God is alive is seen in the pages of the bible, the constancy of his love for all, and the ever reaching faith that is spread through those who believe. Many people tend to think that the only questions God can answer are those that are tied to faith. The truth is that God is in everything; therefore all questions can be answered by or tied to Him. The gift of testament through the verses included in the bible is just one of many examples of the answers God has given. Through the words written in the 66 books of the bible, the answers to many of the dilemmas of our day can be found and explained. One way is stated, “As we read the bible, one of our first startling discoveries is that though the people in the story...
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...Jesus was raised in the small rural town of Nazareth, where His adoptive father, Joseph, taught him to use the tools of a carpenter. It was hard work, work requiring much manual labor, skill, an eye for construction and body that could bear up to hours of sweating in the hot sun. It produced hands made coarse from touching rough wood. For many years Jesus worked in the trade of being a carpenter. ("Who Is This Man Jesus?") When Jesus was age 30 he went out to find John the Baptist, John refused to baptize Jesus saying he was unworthy to touch the Son of God. In his thirties, Jesus began his public teaching and display of recorded miracles, yet still never travelled more than 200 miles from his birthplace. Over a three year period, despite his efforts to keep a low profile, Jesus' reputation spread nationwide. The Roman governors and rulers of Israel's provinces and the leaders of the Jewish people (the religious counsels) took note of him. (Jesus Central, 2009) On a Thursday night Jesus met with his twelve disciples in Jerusalem for the Passover meal (The Last Supper). Jesus told his disciples that he must die soon because it was Gods will that he give his life for his friends. Later that night while Jesus was praying he was arrested and sent to trail on tramped up charges he was beaten spitted on and humiliated. The next morning they brought Jesus to the Governor of Judea after hearing the case he couldn’t no charges against him but the Jews wanted him dead. Sometime that Friday...
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...I. Introduction ` Religion is one of the most influential topics in today’s society. When focusing on three different types of topics that necessary to me and my life, I decided to choose the three that The topics I chose to write on are: Did Jesus need to be born of a virgin, 0 Why are personal testimonies important in sharing the gospel, and If a person is a Christian, or does it matter how they live their lives? Yes, in order for Jesus to die for our sins He had to go through the birth canal so that He could be of temptation and human flesh and overcome it without sin. I think that personal testimonies are important in sharing the gospel because who better to show or tell you what God can do, than someone who has experienced it themselves. Yes they are. When a person is a Christian, they have to have a normal attitude about themselves, that they are loving and caring people who are God loving. I. Section One Did Jesus need to be born of a virgin? Yes, in order for Jesus to die for our sins, He had to go through the birth canal so that He could be of temptation and human flesh and overcome it without sin. From the day He was born until the day He died, Jesus was without sin to be a perfect sacrifice. Since, we are born into the world as sinners, a miraculous entrance into the world was required, and that’s why the virgin birth occurred. “For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do: by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and to...
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