...21 September 2012 Mike Hagerty Hagerty’s publishing 242 Publisher Lane Blue Springs, Mo, 64015 Dear Mr. Hagerty, As a proud citizen of my community, I believe that there are heroes amongst us all and they are just hiding behind their true self. The reason is that they are too scared to stand up for what they believe in or what they believe needs to be done, in order to create unity. And, that is why I am writing the publisher because I want to try and convince our community that heroes are all around the world and show their powers in different ways. Ohhh… and I’m not talking about NO ordinary superheroes that have all these magical powers; I’m talking about the heroes that simple just uses pure wisdom to influence the ones around them. This story will show the world that there are heroes out there in all different shapes and sizes. And, as far as the story goes, here are the ideas behind my story, so here we go: Way up high in the majestical forests, in the mountain of Emei, in China lives the Somaki people, who had the most inspirational/wise man that ever set foot on the lands called Mr. Morrison. For the people call their village the Spiritual Oracle because of Mr. Morrison; who takes on the form of a monk because of his vibrant white beard and bald head, the fact that he wears glasses and is as short (5’2 to be exact), his face looks as though it is wrinkled in certain areas giving him the effect of audacity allowing him to have the appearance of wisdom...
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...marketing strategies TOMS was founded in 2006 by Blake Mycoskie, inspired by a trip to Argentina where he saw extremepoverty and health conditions, as well as children walking without shoes. at’s when he recognized the tradi-tional Argentine alpargata shoe as a simple, yet revolutionary solution. e traditional shoe is normally a casual at, that usually have a canvas or cotton fabric upper and exible sole mad of rope or rubber material molded tolook like rope. Worn by Argentine farmers for hundreds of years, alpargatas were the inspiration for the classicstyle of TOMS. Mycoskie quickly set out to reinvent the alpargata for the U.S. market with a simple goal: to showhow together, we can create a better tomorrow by taking compassionate action today. Mycoskie considered sustainability when creating TOMS, in that by starting a business rather than acharity would help his impact last longer. In Mycoskie’s speech at the Second Annual Clinton Global Initiative,he recalled that children without shoes were not only susceptible to health risks, but were also not allowed toattend school. He noted one particular disease, Podoconiosis (also known as “Mossy Foot”), which is a soil-transmitted diseased caused by walking in silica-rich soil and a ects the lymphatic system of the lower legs. esimple solution of shoes, miniaturizes health risks such as this. According to the TOMS Shoes web page, thereare over one billion people at risk for soil-transmitted diseases around the world...
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... Throughout the movie “12 Angry Men”, different examples of influence techniques were portrayed through the various interactions and discussions among the jurors. As in many other cases in our daily lives, in this movie it was fascinating to see how powerful and influential one can be depending on the strategy one decides to implement, one’s attitude towards others, and the perception that others have of oneself. Throughout this analysis, I intend to explain and showcase with examples the many different techniques of influence that affect the day to day relations one could have with others. At the beginning of the movie all the jurors except for Juror 8 were ready to sentence the accused young man to death. Through the use of the inspiration influence technique, Juror 8 was able to inspire all the other man to reevaluate their decision by emphasizing the holes in the evidence and by reminding them that sentencing someone to death is a big responsibility. Juror 8, whose name was Davis, argued that a decision of this nature should not take only five minutes, especially when there was reasonable doubt. He was unsure if the young man was innocent or guilty, but one thing he was sure of was that all the jurors should discuss the matter elaborately through a meaningful exchange of ideas. Another example of the use of the inspirational influence technique in the movie was portrayed by Juror 5’s sharing of his background story. Some of the Jurors were convinced that people who...
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...reader with feelings of youthfulness and warmth. It goes to great lengths to give the reader an image of that time of year. “Canvas of Encouragement” centers around an artist without inspiration and out of time. The author of “Canvas of Encouragement” tries to give the reader a sense of helplessness. While different in tone, both of the poems are excellent in their execution of different techniques. The poem “Fall” by Ivy Tech Student Cynthia Long painted a very familiar picture of the fall. She makes the poem have a very warm feeling about it early on, mentioning the colors of the leaves golden-yellow, brown, and orange. Cynthia continues her playful imagery by telling us she jumped in the leaves and tells about her father raking them on top of their, suggesting a child-like innocence. Her explanation of stomping on leaves just to hear them crunch only strengthens her playful nature of the poem because almost every person has done this as a child.Also, the usage of the word “crunch” and describing the pile of leaves as “crisp” makes us almost hear the leaves crumbling. Another poem “Canvas of Encouragement” by Rebecca Hancock paints a much different picture, or doesn't. This poem is much more adult and serious, centered around a blank canvas and someone who is unable to find the inspiration to paint. The first line makes the reader feel very empty and hollow, using the words blank and empty, which describe the canvas. The second line mentions the painter hanging his head...
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...History, with which I would like to be a teacher. I developed an interest in history at a young age, as I found it interesting and directly related to my life. I have been fortunate to travel the world and through those travels have gained real life experience in world cultures and their stories. These real life activities directly effect my school work and the inspiration from travels can add extra spirit when I become a teacher. My love of history must be accredited with my humble beginnings as a child in love with understanding the immense world around me. I had always wanted to know more and my expression of that was in inquiring. My father is in the military and thus I moved around a lot. Each new locale gave me a increased appreciation for the new and unexplored. Living in great cities like Kansas City, Philadelphia, and San Diego created diversity. History was a subject which helped me understand my new surroundings. My love of history started with the classes I took even in elementary school , absorbing information so fast I couldn’t get enough. My school and early life was not the only source of inspiration in my wanting a history degree. My general love of humanity lends to my inclination of history. No where can this be better explored then in traveling the world and seeing it first hand. The experience of travel is exponential in creating memories of places and events. These memories add life when learning and eventually teaching history. A spark of being well-rounded...
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...How Elizabeth Gilbert talks “Your elusive creative genius” The author of Eat, Pray, Love gives an incredibly inspiring description of creativity by employing various kinds of storytelling techniques. In order to illustrate her point on creativity that instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius, she gives four short anecdotes in her speech: two of herself and two of others. She starts with the fact that her book Eat, Pray, Love has recently become so successful worldwide that people around her begin to treat her like she’s doomed. Then she brings out how uncomfortable she is with the assumption that creativity and suffering are somehow inherently linked and that artistry, in the end, will always ultimately lead to anguish. Therefore, Elizabeth points out the central question of her speech: how to create some sort of protective psychological construct to help the great minds live and to help herself continue writing. Next she talks about how ancient Greece and ancient Rome regarded creativity not as something born within certain human beings, but as some kind of elf who would come out and invisibly assist the artist with their work and would shape the outcome of that work. This is the Eureka moment for her seeking! Furthermore, to support her point, she gives 3 examples of how this thought can actually help improve the mental condition of writers during their creative process. Especially the one about the difficult situation she encountered when she...
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...Nathaniel Floyd Jr. THEO201_D24_201220 Short Essay #1 Short Essay on Inerrancy and Inspiration In 2nd Timothy 3:16 it says “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (KJV). It says all scripture is given by inspiration of GOD. According to the Biblical Argument we should believe in inerrancy because the Bible teaches it own inerrancy. We should accept the Bible’s claim about itself. So the Bible’s authority comes from the inspiration of GOD, because God is the author of the Bible. Biblical Authority must begin with God himself. For in him all authority is located. God is his own authority, for there is nothing outside of Him on which his authority was founded. So the Bible is GOD’s word and if there was nothing before GOD to base the Bible on then GOD is his own authority as well as His word. When it comes to the Bible inspiration is the guidance or influence of the Holy Spirit on human writers of Scripture so that GOD controlled them in such a way that what they wrote was exactly what GOD wanted to say without error. Whatever GOD wanted to say in the scripture, His Holy Spirit inspired the writer of the scripture to write exactly what GOD wanted, how GOD wanted it, and the way GOD wanted it written without error or human flaw. Isaiah 55:8 says “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.” This is why the Bible is without...
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...INTRODUCTION Biblical inspiration is the doctrine in Christian theology that the authors and editors of the Bible were led or influenced by God with the result that their writings may be designated in some sense the word of God. Etymology The word inspiration comes by way of Vulgate Latin and the King James English translations of the Greek word θεοπνευστος (theopneustos, literally, "God-breathed") found in 2 Timothy 3:16–3:17: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. Omnis Scriptura divinitus inspirata utilis est ad docendum, ad arguendum, ad corripiendum, et erudiendum in justitia : ut perfectus sit homo Dei, ad omne opus bonum instructus.[3] πᾶσα γραφὴ θεόπνευστος καὶ ὠφέλιμος πρὸς διδασκαλίαν, πρὸς ἐλεγμόν, πρὸς ἐπανόρθωσιν, πρὸς παιδείαν τὴν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ, ἵνα ἄρτιος ᾖ ὁ τοῦ θεοῦ ἄνθρωπος, πρὸς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἐξηρτισμένος.[4] When Jerome translated the Greek text of the Bible into the language of the common people of Latium (the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome is located), he translated the Greek theopneustos as divinitus inspirata ("divinely breathed into"). The word "inspiration" comes from the Latin noun inspiratio and from the verb inspirare. Inspirare is a compound term resulting from the Latin prefix in (inside, into) and the verb spirare (to breathe). Inspirare...
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...accepts this two-source hypothesis it would mean that the early Christians began to preserve the sayings and miracles of Jesus first in an oral form and then in written form. The authors of the synoptic gospels wrote decades after the crucifixion of Jesus and they pulled much of their material from the Q document and from other written or oral traditions. So when only Matthew and Luke include the miracle story of the Healing of the Centurion’s Servant (Matt 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10) or the Parable of the Talents (Matt 25:14-30; Luke 19:11-27) it demonstrates a common source, which is most likely unknown to Mark. What Does This Say About The Inspiration Of The Scriptures? If the two source hypotheses is correct it would destroy the belief of some in the plenary verbal inspiration of scripture, but not my belief in scriptural inspiration. Many ancient forms of literature had oral and or written sources from which they pulled their information. So, why should the gospels be any different? Prior to taking this class, I believed that the authors of the gospel were inspired by God to write their gospels, but I had not...
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...Short Essay on Inspiration and Inerrancy of the Bible The statement, “the Bible is the inspired inerrant Word of God”, is weighty and carries with it many ramifications. There have been numerous debates about the validity of this statement, all of which have produced many sides to this argument. As a Christian, it is essential to research and study for oneself in order to come to an educated conclusion that the Bible is, in fact, the inspired inerrant word of God. Everything starts with questioning the authority of the Bible. If the Bible has no authority over life, if it is nothing but empty words, how then can one rationally use it to be the foundational instruction in one’s life? Does it have authority and from where did this authority come from? “An approach to the subject of biblical authority must begin with God himself. For in him all authority is finally located…there is nothing outside him on which his authority is founded”. One of the strongest arguments from those with an opposing view on the authority of the Bible will “regard the bible as a fallible collection of religious writings…” However, “Revelation is therefore the key to God’s authority, so that the two, revelation and authority may be regarded as two sides of the same reality. In revelation God declares his authority”. “Over 3,000 times in Scripture the authors claim their message is from God”. “The phrase ‘Thus saith the LORD’” appears 1,700 times in Scripture. While these claims cannot...
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...Short Essay on Inerrancy and Inspiration There are many people in the world today who are uncertain whether they should believe in the Bible as an authoritative book or just another “good book” or “fairy tale.” Since my salvation, it has been a passion of mine to learn as much as I can about the Bible so I can help others see and understand the importance and the authoritative message in Scripture. There are a few things that I would address to help individuals see the big picture of Scripture when it comes to being the authoritative Word of God. We first need to understand when picking up the Bible that it is not an ordinary book, but a book claimed to be written by God through 44 men over a 1500-1600 year span. Then we must ask, is the Bible authoritative? Authority is the right and power to command, enforce laws, exact obedience, determine or judge (American Heritage Dictionary 1979, 89). The Scriptures speak many times about the Bible having authority. We can first look at Jesus who taught with authority that was bestowed upon Him. Matthew 21:23 says, and when He entered the temple the chief priest and the elders of the people came up to Him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” Also Jesus commands with “authority and power” to the unclean spirits, and they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and...
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...“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away,” implying that the word of God will never change. However, with the evolution of modern society and its amended laws of the land is it even remotely possible for God’s word to never change—can it still relevant? Is it truly without error? Bibliography Baum, Armin D. "IS NEW TESTAMENT INERRANCY A NEW TESTAMENT CONCEPT? A TRADITIONAL AND THEREFORE OPEN-MINDED ANSWER." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 57, no. 2 (06, 2014): 265-80, http://search.proquest.com/docview/1545898719?accountid=458. Carson, D. A., John Frame, and Witherington,Ben, I.,II. "PLENARY DISCUSSION ON BIBLICAL INERRANCY." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 57, no. 1 (03, 2014): 41-62, http://search.proquest.com/docview/1534298070?accountid=12085. Grisanti, Michael A. "Inspiration, Inerrancy, and the OT Canon: The Place of Textual Updating in an Inerrant View of Scripture." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 44, no. 4 (12, 2001): 577, http://search.proquest.com/docview/211197951?accountid=12085. Nicholls, Jason A. "Openness and Inerrancy: Can they be Compatible?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 45, no. 4 (12, 2002): 629, http://search.proquest.com/docview/211167081?accountid=12085. Satta, Ronald F. "THE CASE OF PROFESSOR CHARLES A. BRIGGS: INERRANCY AFFIRMED." Trinity Journal 26, no. 1 (Spring, 2005): 69-90, http://search.proquest.com/docview/212888322?accountid=12085. Seely, Paul...
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...Burrage, Jennifer Burrage 1 REL 211-01X: Position Paper 22 JAN 2014 Combination of religious & historical/critical There are many different approaches to the Old Testament. I believe that God is the author of the Old Testament through plenary verbal inspiration and by using people to write texts that are viewed to be sacred. I believe the Old Testament could be inspired by one’s personal testimonies or life experiences, which is passed down through oral tradition. As a child in Sunday school you are taught that the stories in the Bible are true, so one must believe that scriptures of a divine nature are without contradictions and discrepancies. In Genesis, it says, Long ago, before earth and all things in it, there was only God. I believe that God was the instigator of the process from the creation that led to other writings of the Old Testament. I believe that this is evidence that the Old Testament was written from the confessional/religious approach. I believe that God spiritually inspired people to write texts in the Old Testament. These people who wrote such sacred texts, God had been at work in their lives rather it be through a vision of God, a miracle performed by God, or a conversation with God. I believe that God spoke to their heart and showed them the way to write what was asked of them. Moses had a conversation...
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...www.ccsenet.org/ies International Education Studies Vol. 5, No. 2; April 2012 Group Dynamics and Peer-Tutoring a Pedagogical Tool for Learning in Higher Education Muhammad Azeem Qureshi Associate Professor School of Business Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway E-mail: muhammad-azeem.qureshi@hioa.no Even Stormyhr Senior Lecturer Department of Film and TV, School of Communication, WSoC University College of Communication, Oslo, Norway E-mail: even@westerdals.no Received: October 19, 2011 doi:10.5539/ies.v5n2p118 Accepted: November 3, 2011 Published: April 1, 2012 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ies.v5n2p118 Abstract The increasing diversity in students’ enrolment in higher education in Norway offers an opportunity to use collaborative learning and teamwork as a learning vehicle to exploit the synergy in the community to have formal and informal agoras. Theoretical and empirical observation of the value of team processes provides the framework to personify our understanding of learning and present a model for teaching in higher education in Norway. We consider learning as a holistic process and one must appreciate its dynamics and be flexible and responsive to it. Moreover, such a view of the entire process necessitates an active communication with all stakeholders of the system and to make an integrative and coordinated effort to ensure availability of the required institutional resources, equitable distribution...
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...I. The Scriptures (Bibliology) A. Inspiration - The Scriptures in the autographs are literally God-breathed (yeopneustov.) Holy men of God spoke and wrote as they were borne along (feromenoi) by the Spirit of God. 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21 B. Infallibility (Inerrancy) - The Scriptures, being inspired, are incapable of error. 2 Peter 1:21; Hebrews 6:18 C. Complete (Plenary) - The canon of the Scriptures (66 Books - the 39 of the Old Testament and 27 of the New Testament) was completed with the writing of the Book of the Revelation and there will be no further Scripture (written) revelation from God. Revelation 22:18 D. Preservation - God has promised to preserve His Word, and the Scriptures that we have today are the Words of God. Psalm 119:89; Matthew 24:35; 1 Peter 1:23 E. Authority - The Bible is the sole authority for faith and practice for the Believer. 2 Timothy 3:16; James 1:21-22; 1 Samuel 15:22 F. Translations - While not inspired, as are the autographs, a translation based upon, and accurate to the preserved copies of the autographs (those of the Hebrew Masoretic Text of the Old Testament and the Textus Receptus of the New Testament) is the Word of God and is, with consideration being given to typographical error, Infallible, Plenary, and Authoritative. II. The Godhead (Theology Proper) A. The Trinity - The Bible declares one God eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal in power and...
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