Essays about Culture Page 237

First, let us examine the word Character. Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary defines character as “The attributes and features that make up and distinguish the individual,” “The mental and ethical traits marking and often individualizing a person or group,” and “notable and conspicuous traits of a person.” In other words, Character has to do with the…

The gifts of the Holy Spirit contain a big role in the spiritual life of the believer. There are said to be seven gifts to around eighteen gifts of the Spirit to be brought upon those who believe in God. Each denomination has a certain gift that they focus on more then others. As Pentecostals…

The Voice of Bob Marley’s Fussing and Fighting America Today “Swaddled in abstract ideas, convinced of their own righteousness, incapable of self-criticism, indifferent to accountability, they turned a difficult undertaking into a needlessly deadly one. When things went wrong, they found other people to blame.” –George Packer Every society and community, starting from the post-egalitarian…

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “self-reliance” as trust on one’s ain attempts. and abilities ; Personal independency. Synonyms in the synonym finder include aptitude and ability to refer independency. Yet autonomy is so much more than it’s definition or equivalent word ; It doesn’t precisely intend what the word itself states “Reliance on oneself. ” It…

The narrative of Mary Crow Dog can be seen from two angles: as an account of her fight for racial equality and religious freedom, or as a personal story showcasing Mary’s journey of self-discovery. At the outset, Mary presents herself as an uninformed child who found solace in her ignorance about the extent of the…

Moses seems as though at the beginning of his service to God that he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. It seems as though he really doesn’t want the job as The Lord’s messenger. He tries to get out of it any way he can think of. He just doesn’t want…

It is a affair of argument whether my deficiency of belief in the being of an Omnipresent. Omniscient God is due to my chesty pride and amour propre. It ne’er occurred to me that sometime in the hereafter I would be involved in polemics of this sort. As a consequence of some treatments with my…

Alienation, Marginalization and Assimilation in Sandra Cisneros’ My Lucy Friend Who Smells like Corn and Barbie-Q             Mexican-American poet and short story writer Sandra Cisneros (b. 1954) is well-known for her frank exposition of the plight of poor and marginalized Mexican and Mexican-American women. Critics often argue that the characters in Cisneros’ works were drawn…

Throughout history, the Vikings have been depicted as the savage and somewhat barbaric pirates from Scandinavia. Conducting frequent, vicious raids upon countries across Europe, their reputation has always been, more or less, ruthless. Though this may be partially true, historical evidence also suggests the Vikings as being more than what we generally presume… —What were…

On my second visit to a mosque, I had the opportunity to explore the Islamic Center of Des Moines at 6201 Franklin Avenue in Des Moines. This mosque differed from the one I previously visited during a government class in high school, especially in terms of its appearance. To make sure that I attended the…