Essays on God Page 12

            The existence of God had always been a controversial and debatable topic.  It was established that God’s existence can never be proven.  First, God is a figure of faith and all that falls under the category of faith cannot be proven.  Also, God’s existence cannot be demonstrated; that which cannot be demonstrated cannot be…

In life, every one of us has been given gifts by God. Not everyone will be rich and powerful, but we all have the tools to succeed. Some are made to be leaders, some followers, some rich, some poor, but all are made exactly how God wanted. Two of Israel’s greatest kings, David and Solomon,…

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”In one of the most famous sermons ever preached, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, preacher, Jonathan Edwards, tries to persuade the ‘sinful’ people to realize that God is real and that they have to live ‘purely’, as in to live as a true Christian who…

In Gwen Wilde’s essay, “Why the Pledge Should be Revised,” Wilde strongly believes that the Pledge of Allegiance should only be used for the sole purpose of patriotism. Included in her essay were many facts of the original pledge. She states that the first “original” pledge, which was issued in 1892, read as such, “I…

John Smith and William Bradford were two extremely different people who both established colonies in the new world. However, both men were similar in certain aspects. They were similar in their faith, biases, and position. They were different in their personality, treatment of others, and purpose. One thing that Smith and Bradford had in common…

Greece presents Zeus, a fresh addition to the Greek pantheon of gods, who enjoys worldwide renown. Of all the deities worshipped by the Greeks, Zeus held unparalleled importance. Referred to as “The father of gods and men,” Zeus commanded great respect and was regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. As the…

Enlightenment is a product of the Scientific Revolution which began in the sixteenth centuries. The scientific revolution changed medieval beliefs held on for centuries; through the use of reason and scientific method, it had made people look at the universe differently.  By the 17th century, thinkers hoped to apply the scientific and systematic ways of…

Zora Neale Hurston has come to be regarded as an experienced writer in both African American literature and women’s literature, for her use of literary elements such as symbolism, motifs and imagery. One of Hurston’s most celebrated novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, in which she uses many examples of symbolism such as the…

Iris Chicas Flannery O’Connor Essay 19 April 2013 Gray is more Black than White An analysis of evil and the anti-Christ figure of Mr. Paradise in “The River” In Flannery O’Connor’s story “The River”, the color gray is associated with the idea of evil. This evil is represented in the character of Mr. Paradise, who…

The first movie we viewed in Sociology with Professor Erbes is “The New Eve”. The New Eve is a video study about finding our beginning, and saying where we as a people came from as far as where we first began. After viewing this video it has made it even harder to believe what one…