Essays on Religion Page 47

I wasn’t raised as a homeschooler, but was blessed with the opportunity to have my mother provide my high school education. I was always raised in a Christian environment. I had always known God was there, that He was the Way, the Truth, and the Light. I said my prayers, I sang the Bible songs…

As a slave Sojourner Truth went through a lot of masters and all gave her varying degrees of agency. She was born into the employ of the Hardenbergh’s but he died before she every truly had to work. During her stay with her family on the Hardenbergh estate her family suffered great loss in the…

In 1963 Martin Luther King wrote a letter from Birmingham jail which was addressed to all people to speak out about getting equality between blacks and whites. He appeals to his audience through many perspectives such as clergyman, a black man, and a civil rights activist. He gives an in depth position of the urgency…

Question 1: In order to understand the difference between Descriptive and Normative Statements, it is important to grasp the distinction between Descriptive and Normative Ethics. Descriptive ethics focuses on explaining individuals’ moral beliefs, statements, and behavior, and is primarily studied by psychologists, sociologists, and anthropologists. On the other hand, Normative ethics aims to determine which…

On the 29th of December, Jose Rizal had allegedly written a retraction document. Fr. Balaguer had claimed that Rizal had written this document in front him and Fr. Villaclara had witnessed this also along with another Jesuit priest. The document goes like this: “I declare myself a Catholic and in this religion is I retract…

Acknowledgement, to some it may mean nothing, but to others it may mean the world to a lot of people. Being acknowledged means so much to people because it shows them that people are actually listening to their ideas. Being acknowledged is a very important thing to experience, but yet there are some people in…

It is a vital function of our memory systems. It also helps people to connect and relate with each other. However, stereotyping can also be based on assumptions and presumptions about people which leads to sentimentalism and can result in a bypass of the counselor’s capacity for empathy. As such, it is highly relevant to…

Apolinario Mabini was a Filipino political mind and designer of the Philippine rebellion. He expressed the doctrines of a democratic popular disposal. giving the past battles of the Filipino people with a consistent ideological orientation. He was doubtless the most profound mind and political philosopher that the Filipino race of all time produced. Someday. when…

“Ask not what your country can do for you 7 ask what you can do for your country,” is a famous quote from John F. Kennedy’s inauguration speech that would motivate the United States, affect future generations and would be expressed throughout the ideas of Barack Obama. Even though solutions may not be immediate, John…

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…