Hope College Essays Samples For Students

The essay “Mimis in the Middle” describes the life of American Mexicans in their most vulnerable period of life. The fact that the Mimis are teenagers raised in a Mexican family is difficult and can be truly painful for the majority of teenagers, but the Mimis found a way to escape from that gloom reality and become the popular blondes whom everyone like. The virtual reality that the Mimis have created helped the whole family to feel better about them and gave hope for everyone that maybe they can feel as true Americans.

For a poor working class Mexican family the ...

I know you have bug dreams for yourselves and that you look forward to a successful life in the future. Many of you think that is only possible in America because it is a much more developed country than ours. But I am here writing you a letter just so you know what it is like living here. I did not easily know these things myself, but with the help of the book Myths America Lives By written by Richard Hughes I now know better. Hughes talks about the common beliefs held by the American people but I doubt they are even ...

Leadership in nursing is usually defined differently by various people. Personally, I believe that leadership entails influencing and engaging people in a shared vision. It is oriented towards the achievement of goals and has close relations to team process and groups dynamics. Leadership as a key skill is required in almost all levels of nursing (Sofarelli & Brown, 1998). The skill enables nurses as well as the nursing staff to lead via example, develop themselves and generally influence care that is not only an open but that is also responsive to the individual needs of patients (Sellgren et al., 2006). A nurse ...

Introduction

Throughout my education, I have noticed that writing has become my passion. Books developed my desire for analysis, discussion and collision of arguments. However, the difficulty to shape my thoughts and reflections lead me to enroll in a rhetoric course. This course offers learning of the skills to analyze and find the gist of the read material. Apart for that, the rhetoric course increases the level of vocabulary, structured writing, and usage of proper citation.

One of the most difficult things is defining and structuring the paper. There are so many ideas, and I find it difficult to separate them ...

Several years ago while on my fifth grade tour of the local food processing facility, I had an opportunity to interact with one of the administrators of the facility. He seemed to have an aura on significance about himself. While he seemed not to get himself involved in the main activity of working on specific stations along the conveyor belt, he virtually knew the entire operation. As we were guided through the diverse sections of the facility, he still kept up with all the plethora information from these sections. He explained to us the entire process of getting French ...

Communication: Letter of Request for Refund

222 Brumaelia Dock

Boardwalk Place

Miami 220778 FLA 202 Whitehall Crescent

Trevenion Housing Complex

Everglades Whitesand FLA Dear Mr. Bower We are in receipt of your letter of April 15, 2014, and your concern has been duly noted. However, your request for a refund of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the equipment that you bought from this store cannot be granted. A review of the company’s policy at this time to facilitate your request would be impossible. When a customer makes a purchase the terms of agreement in the document are read and discussed and upon agreement, is signed. As soon ...

The observations were conducted in Jemmerson coffee shop where the waiter and the conversed while they were taking their coffee and tea as it was in the morning hours. The people in the conversation came into the coffee shop to take tea and coffee while there waited for their friends, family member or business partners. The examples are indicated below between the waiter and the customer.

Example I

1. Waitress: Did I get your order right? 2. Customer: Yeah. How have you been I have been coming in, but I have not seen you for some time now 3. ...

"Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"

Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day?Were you in the yard with your wife and children?Or working on some stage in L.A.?Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smokeRisin' against that blue sky?Did you shout out in anger, in fear for your neighbor?Or did you just sit down and cry?Did you weep for the children who lost their dear loved ones?And pray for the ones who don't know?Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble?And sob for the ones left below?Did you burst out with pride ...

Dear Future Me,

I guess now you are a skilled researcher. I am proud of you. Now you know how to write high quality research paper how to conduct a good research. In this letter, I want to remind you how everything started. In the beginning was the book. I have read the book The curious researcher. It helped me a lot, indeed. In the book, the author explained step by step how to write a research. Besides, he gave several useful tips that helped me in the nearest future. Believe me, I know what I am talking about. The tips I have learned from ...

Introduction

When children are at the terminal phase of illness, their siblings are very concerned about them, their health, and progress. Subsequently, this finding reveals that there is need for health care professionals to interact, console, and give these children hope. I chose this topic because it is very much connected to children and their psychological connection to their siblings. A sibling who is psychologically prepared for any stage in the illness of their sibling is able to cope better compared to the one who is not psychologically prepared. Therefore, there is a distinct perception of children in the hospital setting ...

An epistle to Romans, i.e. the Christian Church in Rome, was written by Paul and addressed to a community of people, in contrast to some personal letters he used to write during his mission as well. It has some signs of hope as well as some challenges. The main topic of the first eight chapters of the text is on understanding the Christian faith and giving practical implications for Christians in this particular community. In this essay I will present Paul’s message to Romans and its possible meaning including my interpretation on it. Basically, Paul presents two main ...

Letters, in the past, do more than just share a message. These written words often carry the being along with the message; as if presenting one’s self to the one for whom the message is intended to be given. In this activity, a letter from Helen Keller dedicated to those who might like to donate for the cause of helping out deaf-and-blind individuals like herself shall be given particular attention to. Determining the response to the questions, what does this letter tell about Helen Keller? What result could a letter like this specifically bring about in relation to the goal that ...

Compare and Contrast: When Deo Met Nancy and Charlie Wolf

For people who have a defined place in the society, good or bad - people who have jobs of any kind, or live with their families, or part of a cause - which is most probably most people, it would be hard to imagine what it is like to be displaced from a society and be flung into a place that does not know or need you. In a "normal" situation, we take for granted the relationships we have, even the slightest connections to old schoolmates or neighbors or even childhood acquaintances. We do not realize how much these relationships contribute to our sense ...

The Puritans, who are known to extreme separatists, made a great shift in the Christianity’s history. Being not fully satisfied with the results of the reformation in the Church of England, this group of devout Christian men and women endeavored to completely do away with the heresies of Roman Catholicism. These Puritans are also deemed great writers of various forms of literature, whereby their culture and belief are also presented. In her work, Verses upon the Burning of our House, Puritan Anne Bradstreet contemplates on the sovereignty of God in all things, the view on and response of man ...

William Faulkner once said that “the human heart in conflict with itself” is the only subject that is truly worth writing about. There are many authors who have applied this advice to their characters throughout literature. From the complicated Nineteen Eighty-Four’s Winston Smith to the simplistic Sam I Am’s Sam, there are too many characters to name who spend the pages of their novel feeling in conflict with their own hearts. Two more examples of such characters are Bernard Marx, from Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Louise from Kate Chopin’s The Story of an ...

On one hand, human life seems pegged on the hope that tomorrow is going to be better than today, and every bad experience will be erased by good experiences in the near future. On the other hand, life can be complex and without meaning, leading to a sense of hopelessness. As a result, life is a battle between hope and hopelessness. Nothing brings out this reality better than Waiting for Godot. In the play, Waiting for Godot, there is a thin line between hope and hopelessness, and the characters appear diametrically opposed to each other. At the beginning of the play, scene ...

The story of Louse Mallard, who dies of a heart condition from the surprise showing up of her presumed dead husband suggests a succesful conspiracy to cover up major issues in their marriage. The fact that Louise died concealing the abusive nature of her husband reveals the dreadful reality of women surviving in abusive relationships and opt to conceal the truth. This paper seeks to analyze Allen Stein's Women and Autonomy in Kate Chopin's short Fiction and Joseph Rossenblum's The story of an hour. Allen supports Kate Chopin efforts in revealing the reality of difficulties that women encounter in the ...

Questions for Invention Writing

1- For my Research assignment, I plan to write about: The critical reception of popular films based on ‘tactical realism,’ and the increasing popularity of that school of film criticism in popular culture and media. 2- some specific aspects of this topic I hope to explore are: I want to talk about specific films, such as Prometheus, The Dark Knight Rises, and many other works of popular culture and how they are often viewed through a tactical realist lens. I hope to explore the kind of subculture (particularly online) breeds this school of criticism, and the thought processes ...

Essay

The Martian Chronicles, a science fiction short story collection is dated by 1950 year, was written by a famous fiction-writer, Ray Bradbury. This story collection tells about the colonization of Mars by humans, running from their troubled and devastated Earth; about the conflict between the aboriginal creatures of this planet and the newcomers, resulted in annihilation both Earth and Martian races. But, The Martian Chronicles isn’t only the science fiction story collection at all, but it can be a version of mythology, made by Ray Bradbury with involving a lot of sci-fi techniques as rocket ships and space travels. The author ...

I believe in butterflies. They always give people the hope for transformation. Butterflies are living examples that moving from one step to another is possible. Before a butterfly blooms to a beautiful and colourful creature, it was once a caterpillar. It moved from a not so pleasant creature to a wonderful and hopeful butterfly. Its powerful transformation gives women hope that gender justice will come soon. I was born in a society where women are disempowered. During my childhood years, I thought it was normal for women to stay at home, care for the children, cook food for the family and do the laundry. ...

There are more than 6 billion people on the planet, and all of them possess unique merits, virtues and talents. However, no matter how many people I meet, for me the most admirable person always remains my mother. She is the smartest, the most eloquent, and the most helpful person that I have ever seen. In my opinion her beauty is nearly divine. Her brown eyes radiate a special light that illuminates my day and reflect the confidence that is inherent in her character. Her smile masks all the sorrows she might be going through, and nobody can tell when ...

The critical lens aspect in the most basic sense gives the human beings and society an avenue to view and gauge the behavior of others using the set philosophical aspects. It categorizes another human being using already established rules, spheres and fronts. It is to say and imply that the human beings have the impetus and insight to gauge human character and behavior on one of the most common principles of human existence. For the purpose of this essay, I will use the existential philosophy and critique to give insights on the subject. Given the existential aspects and philosophical ...

Essay

The Martian Chronicles, a science fiction short story collection is dated by 1950 year, was written by a famous fiction-writer, Ray Bradbury. This story collection tells about the colonization of Mars by humans, running from their troubled and devastated Earth; about the conflict between the aboriginal creatures of this planet and the newcomers, resulted in annihilation both Earth and Martian races. But, The Martian Chronicles isn’t only the science fiction story collection at all, but it can be a version of mythology, made by Ray Bradbury with involving a lot of sci-fi techniques as rocket ships and space travels. The author ...

Brief Background

New Hope for Women is an organization that aims to end domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in order to create a safer and healthier tomorrow. Other than helping the individuals -- mostly the youth – who suffer from these abuses, it also extends help to LGBT members, elders, and animals. It provides educational resources, trainings, and awareness forums to assist our communities in creating a safer and healthier future. Its operations currently reach the Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and Waldo counties (New Hope for Women, 2012). The core belief of the organization is that power must not be used to demean ...

Every person has its own concept of a good life. It is individual for everybody. In America, there is a notion ‘the American dream’. According to Mark Robert Rank, “it is a road map for the way we often envision the course of our lives” (Rank 1). According to this idea, every American has opportunities to achieve success. The essence of the American dream is that each person has the ability and energy to succeed in life in an honest way. In my opinion, the desire to succeed is one of the main drivers of the good life. In my opinion, ...

Volunteer Firefighters

According to the title, volunteer fighters, a crew member of the fire-fighters squad is addressing his fellow staff. These fire-fighters are not paid or appreciated for their risky live saving efforts. Instead, they are all volunteers. Out of frustration and desperation, he inquires to find assurance of their course and motive in working so tirelessly for ungrateful people and without pay. The fire-fighter's fainting heart desires encouragement to continue with the tireless job. He is concerned that the people disregard their efforts even when their work demands risky options such as using dangerous routes to evade fires. After surviving, ...

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Attn: To the Academic Review Committee

Re: Appeal to Reconsider Academic Dismissal Dear Sirs/Mesdames: I am hereby appealing to the members of the Academic Review Committee to reconsider the academic dismissal imposed on me. I admit that the poor academic performance was due to my inability to holistically focus on my studies. I hope that I would be accorded another chance. The past semester had been tedious in terms of meeting both job responsibilities and academic requirements. I worked full time to support all our daily needs, including financial obligations ...

Dear Venessa,

Hi Venessa, I hope you are doing great together with your family and friends. I am fine and thanking you for your last letter. I am happy to hear of the progress that you are making in your academics and general physical wellness. I also hope that all your friends are okay and that the relationships that you have are healthy and doing well. I have come to appreciate interpersonal relationships and the role they play in making life worthwhile. It does not matter the closeness of the persons involved but rather what they share in terms of characteristics ...

The novel opens with a story from Dick-and-Jane primer that presents a contrast between the said narrative and the circumstances of the characters in the novel’s story. This stark contrast between the two sets of characters at first appears to tell the reader that the middle-class family of Dick and Jane, who are presumably whites, are in a far better condition than the main characters of the story. The tone of the novel is one that portrays an emotion of pessimism and loss of hope, through a situational irony. Situational irony “refers to the chasm between what we hope for or ...

I think that the article by Colson Whitehead had a lot of interesting things to say. In this article, he gives some good advice about how to be a better writer. He includes eleven different rules that are really fun to read to read and not boring. There are two rules that really stood out to me that I think will help me to become a better writer. The first one is rule #1 where he talks about how writing should be like “show and tell.” The reason I think this rule would be helpful to remember is that I think ...

The article Prison Yoga: Freedom Behind Bars provides a glimpse of a yoga program that is different from the typical audience of yoga. The yoga industry, as mentioned in the article continuously grow up to date, its increase popularity has spread across different states in the United States. Yoga is now being considered as a million-dollar industry. However, the topic showcases another side of yoga. Lu DiGrazia, a yoga teacher, brought another use to the popular meditation medium. It is inspiring to read about people creating effort to reach out to the people behind bars. The program helps people inside the prison and ...

Dear daughter,

I am writing this letter to you to introduce you to the interesting stage of life that is waiting for you ahead, which, unfortunately, I will not have a chance to witness. Still, I believe that with the knowledge and experience that you have already received in life with my help, you are sure to cope with all the future challenges and problems perfectly. In this letter, I want to show you how fascinating, it is to move along your path in adolescence and how much is waiting for you before you become an adult. First of all, I ...

Spirituality has been embraced in disciplines such as sociology, philosophy, literature and health care. However, nursing profession has historically neglected the dimension of spirituality regardless of its significance in the healing process. Currently, medical institutions offer courses in spirituality. In addition, many medical centers have incorporated holistic health care and spirituality into their programs. In essence, trends towards embracing spirituality in nursing care include situations where patients demand that their spiritual requirements be addressed. Interestingly, patients desire that their mental, emotional or physical should be accompanied with spiritual concerns. Spiritual care identifies and considers the needs of people ...

How have you been? Has the weather been kind to you this season, my delicate being, to which I devote my heart and soul? I do hope you are feeling well and that you are happily strolling on the city’s streets and that your tongue has the joy of tasting sweet, delicious delicacies, which, by no means, have the same warmth, sweetness and gentle features you hold. I hope your loving existence in this world and the reception of your kind words may bring some moments of peace to this tortured soul of mine. I’m writing ...

Introduction:

Dante’s Divine Comedy is probably one of the greatest literary works ever written. Combining an incredible imagination with an exact and descriptive state of affairs with regards to historical and social commentary, the work has inspired many to create their own vision of Hell and to throw the relative people into it. A 21st century Inferno is a topical discussion and lends itself to considerable imagination since there is no shortage of evil around us with pride and avaraice being among the main sins practised with impunity.

The beginnings of Dante’s Inferno

Dante’s Inferno begins on Maundy Thursday in 1300 with the narrator ...

Salvation is one of the key elements in religious teachings. Perhaps, it is considered the ultimate objective of believers, despite the type and nature of their religion. Generally, salvation is described as being protected or caved from harm. It also means being delivered from terrible circumstances. However, in the religious context, salvation is described as the saving of the soul from sins as well as its repercussions. In religious studies, studying salvation is described as soteriology. Particularly, that study is associated with relative study of how various religious practices regard salvation as well as how they consider it is ...

Wealth. Abundance. Prosperity. Treasure. That is what most people see in the movie directed by Baz Luhrmann and based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby. World first saw the adaptation in 2013 and it received different reviews. Some people view the film as an interesting story with lots of parties, nice special effects and stunning costumes. However, there are other opinions – opinions of people who find the movie to be a true piece of art. The movie is about Jay Gatsby – a person who is the most hopeful man among all people Nick Carraway has ever ...

The play by Heimbuch is a fictional comic play based to show the superiority of one character in times of need: Shakespeare. The play has an ancient setting with the author incorporating characters such as Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth. However, the setting of the novel had an aim of generating a feeling of the superiority of the human race. The author displays with a lot of regard the human race and their abilities to withstand any significant society change if they stick together. It was at this point the author introduced the feeling of hope and survival. At the start of ...

Martin Luther King Jr. is certainly an obvious choice if you want to write about and analyze the speech of a good speaker. I have always found great diction in King’s speeches and the way he expresses warrant is commendable. “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” is one such speech by King, in which he presented a dream and long-term mission for the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Back then, Martin’s was fighting for racial equality, especially for African-Americans. I believe his statement “I'm delighted to see each of you here tonight” is the pathos of his speech, which he ...

“The Hollow Men” by T.S. Eliot So I read through the poem a few more times, and slowly it started to become more and more apparent what this poem is actually about. I feel that this poem has a very pessimistic tone, as if the concise underlying allusion of the poem is that humanity has no future. However, principles of intellect seem to control the despair, in the way experience is consciously surveyed in the poem in abstract terms and how contrasting states of being have been distinguished. Lines 1 and 2 are probably depicting how corruption can inevitably make ...

Introduction

There are many differences and similarities to be extracted from the events in “All summer in a day” a short story and “I am a legend” the movie. This paper will evaluate the stylist devices and how the writers use the characters in each plot. It will further analyze the artistic work from each story to determine their effectiveness.

The theme of struggle is evident in both stories. Nevil in ‘I am a legend’ struggles with isolation while staying alone almost all the time. The character also struggles to cope with the loneliness by watching pornography. In the other case, Margot and the ...

Thomas no longer listens to music with passion, as he was used to before the content in the music changed. Initially, music was gentle, beautiful, harmonious, and resolved. Currently, this is not the case because the music is dissonant, complex, unresolved, and is full of tension. Two different tones are eminent, the former kind representing hope and peace, and the latter representing hopelessness and anguish. The thesis can be expressed without any reference to music since the variation in tone is an exact replication of the problems facing humanity. Thomas’s response and experience to music has changed. ...

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Fort Myers, FL 33919

Greetings of ardency in the pursuit of academic excellence! The midterm examination was scheduled last (supply the date and the venue of the midterm examination). The heavy rain came and I had to fetch my mother from the hospital because she was sick. The incident happened before the day of the examination. Moreover, because I went to the hospital, I have been exposed by communicative diseases such as fever and colds which catalyze by heavy downpour that led me into sick. When I went home, my feeling became bad and my head has been ...

Personal statement on faith-based curriculum

Religion and spirituality are often contentious issues because they are held so closely to people’s hearts. I grew up in an extremely open but spiritually-rich environment, and I have seen firsthand the ways that religion and spirituality can be positive experiences in people’s lives. As I have progressed along my academic and personal journey, I have come to acknowledge that both religion and spirituality have an incredibly important place in my life, and I hope to attend an institution that places the same value on religion and spirituality that I do. Academically, I have found that ...

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210 Lester Way

Rochester, NY 14623

Dear Mrs. Faniglia: We have received your letter dated February 23, 2013. Firstly, we would like to thank you for your feedback, and for having notified us of your concerns. We understand the issues you are facing with our product ‘I CAN SPEAK!’, and hope that this letter answers all your questions/concerns. Secondly, we understand that you are not happy with the exactness of the facial expressions of our product. I would like to point out to you that we have already worked on that aspect, and the result is the ...

Dear Sisters,

Thank you for opening this email, please put aside the text books stacked against your keyboards because what I want to say, while not easy for me and might make some of you feel bad, I hope this will be ultimately constructive. Our sorority is thought of, in case you were not aware, as the sorority of socially awkward girls. The reason we have a week to socialize with Sigma Nu is to socialize with Sigma Nu. If the majority of sisters are just going to talk to each other during this week, then why even have it in ...

A comparison

The works “The Pomegranate” and the “bamboo leaf boats” are examples of Japanese literature that seeks to communicate a message. Each author approaches their work with a sense of abstract wonder, the ability to assess the value of each method will aid in reaching the next level of literary understanding. Both stories relate an intimate tale of loneliness and longing, the ability to discern the intent and evaluate the context will aid in the capacity to build on the foundation. This study will examine if the experiences of the primary characters credibly translate into experience for the reader.

“bamboo leaf boats”

“bamboo leaf boats” ...

Uncle Vanya is a play written by Anton Chekhov. It is set on a typical Russian estate in the late 19th century. After Alexander and his new wife relocate back to the estate, life for the estate inhabitants changes dramatically. There are a couple of misunderstandings that are a bit comical which help develop the play. Considering the historical context, the play is set prior to the Russian revolution, an era that was characteristic of people giving up on everything outside family and dedicating themselves for the glory of their families. This is a role that Vanya plays so well. But at the ...

1984 by George Orwell In this book, Orwell brings it out clearly that the structure of politics has its basis on a lie. It is evident that the human thought is always suppressed and tormented by the injustice associated with corrupt political systems (Orwell 11). No matter how one may strongly rise to see to the defeat of this vice, he ends up completely defeated. The story mainly revolves around Winston Smith who is employed in the ministry of truth in as a records editor. The events take place in Oceania state in 1984 in the month of April on a ...

We all wish to change and save the world, but somewhere along the way most of us long our energy and vigor to actually make a change. None of us are too small to make a difference; at times all we need is a little inspiration to go that extra mile. For many of us, there is always that one person who sets an example and shows us that change is possible. They do not tell us how they want us to change. They do not nag us to do something in a certain way. Instead, they set a stage where we get to ...

Introduction

Poetry is a work of art that uses different interpretations, or is intended also to evoke emotions among the people; poetry employs various devices such as rhythm, alliteration, and assonance. Poetry can have wider meanings and uses stylistic devices as well to have a wider range of interpretation. Ginsberg is a poet who has written several poets in America, he enjoys a greater culture during the world war 11; his earlier life was marked by her mother psychological troubles such as a series of breakdown in her nervous. He had various issues in college because he had stored stolen goods, he plead instantly ...

Hope may be defined as a belief that there is a better future a head. This is a feeling that keeps a person on track as they hold on to the principles they hold dear. With hope there is a reason to belief but when hope dies, a person lives a meaningless life. Focusing on three novels, Children of Men, Handmaids Tale, and Never let me go; we learn that hope played a pivotal role in helping the characters through their blink situations. These are men and women who were faced with various challenges yet chose to hold onto hope. Thesis: hope is a virtue that keeps a person going ...

According to Bible, we human will be accountable for our each and every word of speech on the Day of Judgment. It is the human nature to be afraid of an inevitable doom when he knows that he is wrong in his deeds. The human nature is to seek pleasures, and for this, he can go to any extent, even to the extent of destructing his own surrounding nature. The same nature that gives him a sense of euphoria in his childhood when he see the first rainbow in the sky, collect the conch shells from the sea shore and ...

‘A Litany for Survival’ is an eloquent, hope-filled poem by an award winning Black, Lesbian poet Audre Lorde. She pens down her thoughts rather artistically and though the language of the poem is extremely simple, its beauty lies in the placement of her thoughts and their elegancy. She offers hope, loads and loads and hope. She asks people to let go off their fears and try, for there is nothing to loose. The poem is very close to my heart. It inspires me like nothing else does. It gives me hope when I am shattered and a reason to ...

How important is setting to the central theme of the story? Explain using at least three different examples from the novel to support your thesis. ‘A Lesson Before Dying’ demonstrates that life for the black man in a small and nondescript Deep South town is fraught with danger and lacks opportunity. The setting in the story is very important as it assists us to feel the situation as if we are part of the settings and the actual surroundings. Blacks are kept ‘in their place’ in this town according to Gaine’s evocative descriptions especially the manner in which ...

Question 1

According to Susser, the internationally gender conservative moral agenda promotion has in fact emerged partly from PEPFAR actual regulations as outlined earlier. For the poor nations receiving PEPFAR there are various more implications than immediate moral imperatives concerning the sexual abstinence (Susser 1977). With wall destruction between state and church, Susser argues that relaxing rules against the funding of the religious practices and failing a multipronged prevention approach has made new AIDS funding by President Bush to precipitate an increase in the faith based funding abroad. In the African context, the category of people who benefited from this approach advance ...

Introduction

‘Night’ is a novel by Elie Wiesel that documents the spiritual journey of Eliezer amidst cruel treatment from the Nazis. The Jews are going through what may be termed as a persecution that has a great taste on their faith. After trusting and hoping in a God they knew was all-powerful and omnipresent, they reached a point where they could do nothing but question the reality of the God they had served for all this time. Eliezer, together with the other Jews turn from being spiritual beings to facing the realties that faced them. It became clear that it was not just a matter of ...

Actually, some of the verses of Isaiah have been mentioned to be one of the difficult Messianic prophecies. As a matter of fact, it is one of the most studied texts and chapters in the biblical scholarship. Isaiah is in one way or another the present the context of the Messianic hope, especially when it is interpreted in the conical context. In the biblical context, there are occasions whereby people had lost hope due to the occurrence. Isaiah has a dimension of fulfillment of hope in various ways. The prophecy of Isaiah is addressed to the house of David and Ahaz ...

Introduction

Saint Thomas Aquinas is one of the people accredited for having brought theology into the limelight. However, though theology existed long before the emergence of philosophers and fathers if the church, individualistic drives such as those of Aquinas brought a deeper understanding into the mysteries of theology. Modern day theology would not have gotten any bearing without the impact of philosophers and scholars who simplified the understanding of theological concepts. While it cannot be independently verified what the motivation was behind the interest in theology, it is clear that theology is what it is because of the input of the ...

Cormac McCarthy was born in 1936 and has enjoyed some critical and popular acclaim for his fiction, but his reputation soared with the publication of The Road in 2006. In 2007 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and in 2008 the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction, a highly prestigious UK book award. Greenwood (120) comments, “While McCarthy’s work has been understood as quintessentially American, there is something transcendent about The Road.” However, judged against McCarthy’s other fiction there seems to be an overwhelmingly bleak nihilism and paucity of hope in the post-apocalyptic world that ...