Essays on Belief Page 8

Why do we exist? What is the aim of the human kind? What is the meaning of life? Those are the questions every person thinks of at some point in its life. World religions try to give answers to these questions. Art and science give us some interpretations of the meaning of life as well….

Lucy Grealy’s “Mirrorings” is a story of a woman who experienced great physical and mental suffering for over twenty years of her life. Aged nine, Lucy was diagnosed as having facial bone cancer and surgeons removed most of the right side of her jaw. Later she had to undergo many surgeries and intensive chemotherapy and…

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “Purple Hibiscus” stands as a compelling testament to the intricacies of postcolonial Nigeria, juxtaposed with the microcosm of a family dealing with tyranny, faith, and liberation. Through the eyes of young Kambili, readers are invited to navigate the nuances of love, oppression, and rebellion, both within the confines of a family home…

            How did the scattered and hiding congregations of apostolic times become Catholic or universal Christianity? What made it possible? These questions can be answered and traced back to the conversion of Constantine itself. Many historians hail him as a good emperor because of his positive contributions to the Church. Before his reign, the church was…

The 11 Gordon functional health pattern was used to conduct my family health assessment. Marjorie Gordon’s functional health pattern serves as a comprehensive nursing data base guide. By utilizing the 11 categories, nurses are able to determine various aspects of health and human function (Gordon 1987). The 11 functional health patterns according to Gordon are…

Which he shed for me in obedience to your holy will. This is the basis on which I stand before you. In this faith I will live and die, fight, and do everything else. Dear Lord God the Father, preserve and strengthen this faith in me by your Spirit. Amen” (Luther and Schultz 135- 136)….

Apuleius’ Golden Ass, the only surviving novel of the Roman Empire, is a tale of aGreek nobleman devoting his life to the goddess Isis following his transformation to an ass and back. Although a work of fiction, the novel reveals a great deal about religion in Apuleius’ society. This information, however, must be viewed with…

Hindooism is a organic structure of spiritual and philosophical beliefs and cultural patterns from India. It is a faith with many beliefs and patterns. Hinduism is characterized by a belief in reincarnation. belief in a supreme being of many different signifiers. the position that opposing theories are facets of one ageless truth. and a desire…

The Crucible was a play written by the American playwright Arthur Miller in 1953. In the 17th century, there was a big fear of witchcraft. The play is about how in the town of Salem, several females claimed they were attacked by evil spirits and accused members of the community for sending them and afflicting…

What is the definition of “ category ” ? Burney expresses how category is viewed in the 18th century society through the fresh Evelina. In the novel, Burney exposes to the reader different categories of characters from the blue bloods to the merchandisers to the common mans and to the cocottes. Burney besides reveals how…