Mark 11:22; II Cor 5:17-19. The word doubt- Two opinions about one decision Proverb 3:5 BELIEF- Excepting as a fact what I can not verify with my five senses. FAITH- Willing to speak it (the WORD) and act upon it with no other factual evidence all you have is what God says. 1. Prayerfully seek out the will of God, faith begins where the will of God is known.
The Interesting Narrative reveals this influence through the book’s radical arguments in favor of individual equality and its opposition to slavery as a cruel and inhumane practice contrary to enlightened society. Early on, Equiano describes the relatively benign conditions of slavery in his native region of Africa, wherein slaves lived much like any other people, even sometimes owning slaves of their own (pp. 39-40). Upon being initially enslaved, his main hardships were those of separation from his family and “the mortifying circumstance of
There have been many instances in real life where this theme has been a major aspect of our society, Martin Luther King Jr. had many speeches, writings, and readings that include the same theme that when faced with adversity the best thing to do is to persevere and good things will come of it. The Book of Negroes is an inspirational book in which the author—Lawrence Hill, illustrates the theme of perseverance in the face of adversity through the character Aminata Diallo. At the tender age of eleven, Aminata was abducted from her village of Bayo in West Africa. From then on, she was forced to work as a slave to her different captors. During her travels over-seas, Aminata witnessed severe brutality and what would now be considered crimes against humanity.
He gave a powerful speech on the fourth of July addressing his fellow African Americans called ‘What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July.’ He portrays how all of America celebrates Independence Day with their political freedom. “May he not hope that high lessons of wisdom, of justice and of truth, will yet give direction to her destiny? Were the nation older, the patriot’s heart might be sadder and the reformer’s brow heavier. Its future might be shrouded in gloom in the hope of it prophets go out in sorrow. There is consolation in the thought that America is young” (Douglas, 1852).
Misled Faith It is not hard to see how there is a connection between O’Connor’s fictional characters and O’Connor herself. Wood has shown through her biography that O’Connor is a devout Christian but her racial attitudes root deep down, contradicting her image as revealed through her personal letters. Wood reveals that in O’Connor’s letter, she was deeply out of sympathy for the Civil rights crusade and she uses the word “nigger”. Wood also shows that in O’Connor’s lifetime, she never gave a public voice to her racial opinions: discloses that she must have doubt about them. The grandmother in A Good Man Is Hard to find and Mrs. Turpin in Revelation shares some common characteristics.
She is also not afraid to lay on sarcasm, as when she writes, of the rare slaveholder who is good Christian, “Her religion was not a garb put on for Sunday, and laid aside till Sunday returned again” (48). Basically, this seems to be a narrator who cannot make up her mind whether she wants to lecture her readers or make them cry. It could be that this uneven tone helps explain why Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl was not immediately popular. Moreover, Jacobs’s simple language can make varied readers fully understand what is going on in her story. She is not big on metaphors or symbolism and gets her meaning across through anecdotes and dialogue.
My favorite verse from that section was Exodus 21:22-25. I had never heard of the premature fine or retaliation and it is very interesting because it does paint a perfect picture that even in biblical times it was not okay to abort. My favorite part from the philosophical section was when they talked about quality of life as a reason for abortion. I liked the example the article gave of May, Jesus’s mother. She was poor and had a baby that was not her husbands, yet she decided to keep it and it was the savior of the world.
Reflection Reading the story of Charity Anderson was a real privilege because it showed me how your entire life can reflect upon your morals. The major moral shown by Charity was respectfulness and manners; this was lifestyle and what she believed in. One major part that played in this belief was her master being very kind. This was important because it did not ruin herself of esteem, like it did to most of the slave during the time. This made her story really special because it showed how she didn’t regret or hate having been in that time.
Stack does and excellent job of linking a great human story with the “larger economic and social analysis of migration, families and poverty”. “Call to Home” offers a unusual view of African American communities coming together, determined to make it happen in todays America. Through interviewing as well as extensive research she uncovers the reason for the African American return to the south. She proposes that the reason for the African American reverse migration is “ the nostalgia for home” and connection to family” To understand the nostalgia for home we must first get a sense as to why the African American migrated north. More commonly called the “Great Migration” of the twentieth century.
Pearl is also described to one day be a "blessed soul in Heaven" which reinforces Puritan religious values. Although Hester has sinned, her child can still be pure and go to Heaven. This shows that Puritans have some mercy, even though Pearl was a product of sin. Hester was still held with "apprehension" about all of these thoughts and ideas jumbling in her head. She was surprised Pearl "would be for good," since her sin "had been evil."