Miller foreshadows the Witch Hunts to come. He uses Reverend Parris as an example of the whole town’s feelings and actions towards children as he is the one the community looks up too. They see him act this way so they act this way too because he is a part of the Church and if they go against him, then go against their religion. This thinking is something that most of the community shares, “There is a narrow window at the left,” (Miller 3). Describing a bedroom in the home of the Reverend is another way that Miller foreshadows the things to come.
The question posed for the assignment asked students to reflect on the question, “Why God?” Specifically, the question is related to the general understanding of the biblical God and how God is perceived in your personal experience, church, and community. In what way(s) did you resonate with the authors’ research and conclusions? I have come to the conclusion that I am still new to Christianity and learning the various levels in which God plays, as well as those levels in which I react to Him. I researched the book a little more and came across the website by the authors for the book, www.thearda.com. The information was broken a little easier for me to understand and apply.
How one man learned how to be a great leader, by making mistakes and learning from the mistakes of the former king? Sir Gawain and the Green Knight were about honor, truth and respect, and what can happen when you abandon those things. The Canterbury Tales was a Great story about several people that went on a pilgrimage to basically find themselves, and each had a story to tell. We learned how to take each part of life and how to learn from the experiences of life, and how we look at each other. We learn that life has many different paths, and we each must learn how to deal with life and the horrors in your life.
I believed one of the reasons why I chose to run from church at an older age was because of the parenting styles of my parents. However, knowing the Bible says to train up a child in the way they should go, and when they are older they will not depart from it. It is true, I am now at a place where I love the Word of Christ and cannot put the Bible down. Now that I am in a place in my life where I seek God daily through prayer and Scripture, I try to understand more connotations to Scripture. Keith Ferrin’s book, Falling in Love with God’s Word, in a very short time, has made me open my eyes for a better connotation with scripture.
Twain imparts a powerful message for the reader to obtain their own moral education so they too can judge the values of their society. Huck is initially taken in the home of Widow Douglas and her sister Miss Watson so they can “sivilize” him. He has to wear new clothes and is taught to pray before eating and to use proper table manners. They read the Bible together and teach Huck to sit up straight and behave properly, and they forgive him when he gets his clothes dirty or acts poorly. He goes to school and learns to read and write.
How Being a Christian Equips Me to Help Others through Counseling There are various reason how being a Christian can equip me to help others through counseling. God calls us all in to the ministry for and gives us special gifts, which all help us in counseling. By following the biblical values and morals that we learn and the education we gain from secular sources we are fully able to help those who come to us. The Bible tells us in Proverbs 9:9-11 says: Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning. "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
1) What can you learn from Sources A and B about changing attitudes to crimes involving religious beliefs? Source A shows how during the middle ages how strongly society believed that your religion should be dictated and if you did not believe in the religion that they told you to then there would be severe consequences. However Source B shows that the changes to crimes involving religious beliefs have now become un-acceptable and society has become more equal over periods of time. 2) Transportation as an alternative to execution, c1660. Transportation was introduced because the authorities believed that it was a cheap and easy way to eliminate criminals from the country.
It was not uncommon for parents to employ whips or belts to discipline children. Source four demonstrates what happens to a child if they disobey their father or mother. Source ten shows the duty of children toward their parents. Children, likewise, were to honor their parents and obey without question. As the years go on Puritan families start to raise their children different that is evident between source six (1690) and source nine (1719), both sources practice Christianity.
Social control is the attempt by society for people to regulate people’s thoughts and behavior (Macionis, 2017). An noted before, our community has a strong Apostolic presence. It is very common for parents and church elders to encourage and persuade the youth to repent and join the church. Sometimes they use the fear of going to hell to persuade them. Technology is the knowledge that people use to make a way of life in their surroundings (Macionis, 2017).
There are also significant costs to society to cover the expenses associated with lifetime imprisonment. The death penalty benefits society because it instills fear into a person, thereby acting as a deterrent to crime. Laws are developed in the United States to deter people from committing crimes. Criminals know that if they decide to break the law, there will be consequences for their actions. Statistics reveal that states with the death penalty have fewer murders per capita.