...The genre of Joshua is narrative. The two major themes in Joshua are the possession of the land and the covenant. Key Events: The major events of the book of Joshua are essentially separated into three different parts, including: the conquest of the land, the division of the land, and the farewells. During the “conquest of the land,” God orders Joshua to take possession of the land and warns him to keep faith with the Covenant. After crossing the Jordan by God’s divine intervention, the Israelites begin conquering the land by first taking Jericho, and then Ai. After some mishap with the Gibeonites in the south, the Israelites overtake Hazor in the north with “Yahweh’s” help. The second division of the book of Joshua was “the division of the land.” The division of the land essentially put people in literal possession of the land. The land divisions consisted of land east and west of the Jordan River, and also cities of refuge and the cities of the Levites. Lastly, in Joshua’s “farewells,” Joshua tells the Israelite leaders that they need to remain faithful to the covenant and to Yahweh. He also tells reminds the whole land of Israel of God’s great works. Joshua then performs the last covenant ceremony and sends the people to their land. The book of Joshua emphasized how important it is to be faithful to the covenant. Key characters: God, Joshua, Rahab, Achan, Eleazar, Phinehas, and Caleb. Leviticus The genre of Leviticus is law. The major theme...
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...Integration of Faith and Learning 2 Natalie Collins Liberty University Abstract The book of Joshua details when God commanded Joshua to lead the Israelites into Jericho, and other cities. The position Joshua had to take can be compared to those that take place in marketing management. Marketing management takes place when an individual takes the necessary steps to achieve desired responses from others in business. Marketing is not only about selling but more importantly it is about knowing your customers so the service you are offering them sells itself. This paper will analyze the scripture Joshua 1:9, as well as the book in comparison to marketing management. We can compare the story when Joshua led the Israelites to the Promised Land to the concept of marketing management. In Joshua 1:9 God says, “"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Within the context of marketing management this scripture tells us God wanted Joshua to be strong, and have courage in all that he did and wherever he went. In order to be a good leader in business, or in this case war, a person should hold these characteristics. Joshua had to be strong not just physically but also mentally so he would be able to tackle any challenge that he was faced with the help of God. To have courage requires mental and moral strength to help you make the right decisions. Challenging yourself and...
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...Fields of Glory Joshua was a young boy born into a Christian family. He grew up in the state of Pennsylvania and would proceed to fight in the Civil War for his home state. His mother's name was Elizabeth, and he also had a father named Robert. Joshua grew up in a home much against slavery which was very important at this time period. Proceeding forward, Joshua enlisted into the Civil War for the Union Army being raised with the idea that all men were born equal. The Union has been in the middle of a great war against the Southern states of America. Joshua and the other noble men of the Union army are currently marching into the battle of Gettysburg. Joshua has other boys in his regiment that he grew up with, all of them were too young to...
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...the killer drove off with the body. Later on during the day they get a tip saying that they found a abandoned car in flames but nothing was to be found just a identification by the name of Joseph Greene. Detectives search into their data base and find his address and send a warrant to go and arrest him . When questioning him , they find that Joseph Greene also has a twin by the name of Joshua Greene . making this two suspects toward the crime scene . Joseph has not had any sort of communication with Joshua since a week when they got in a argument about Joshuas’ sexual oriention since they have always had dated woman their whole life. Police went out to search for Joshua at his residence where he was not found but what they discover is something gruesome, they found a trail of blood leading from the back yard all the way to his room . Therefore, he had around 5 decapitated heads all victims which were females in a table that had a stand to them but all had no hair just wigs. He had decapitated their heads with a chain saw which was also found in the crime scene. Body parts where found in Joshuas’ fridge were he saved them as “trophies”. He was never to be heard of but people never thought of Mr. Greene as having a “double life” turning into a...
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...Auto biography Jessie Joy Durrant P-3 Do you know me do you really know me? Well if not Hello I’m Jessie Joy Durrant. Yeah real interesting name huh? Most kids are like hate my name I hate well, I’m not one of those children I absloutly 100% love my name, see my parents didn’t exactly agree on my name at first. My mother wanted Elizabeth joy and my dad said no, because Elizabeth is such a proper name, and he knew I was not going to be proper given the fact that I am thee only girl on my dad’s side, so in turn he named me after a song called “Jessie” by Joshua Kadison. I was born on August 4th, 1997 at exactly 1:30ish, it was your regular old C section; I was kind of a stubborn baby on the fact that my head wasn’t in thee exact position. I have lived my entire live in Utah, Plain City to exact, don’t wrong it’s not a terrible I just feel my family exactly your typical Utahan. Let’s see where have I traveled to hmm, well my family and I travel to Yellowstone National Park every year since I was born so that’s always fun and it’s not just my immediately family it’s pretty much my whole family. I have also traveled to Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Missouri, Nebraska hmm that’s actually all I can remember right now. Family is a big part of my life no matter what my family is always there for me and I wouldn’t want it any other way. Hobbies of mine soccer, hanging with friends, let me just say friends are a HUGE part of my life I am always there for my friends and...
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...[pic] “Did the development of a middle-class ‘public sphere’ significantly alter artistic practice during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?” In The Structural transformation of the Public Sphere[1], Jürgen Habermas describes how this area in social life, both separated from the “private sphere” and the “sphere of public authority”, where people can get together and freely discuss and identify societal problems and trough that even influence political action, has not always existed. Its creation was part of a long process that had its peak at the turn of the eighteenth century. He also explains how, although this phenomenon concerns the whole of the European society, the British case stands out. The genesis of the public sphere is first of all associated to an economical factor. As a result from the modernization of the economy, based upon a systematic use of public credit and the free circulation of goods and capital, it is especially the city of London that expanded at a remarkable speed with the sudden and fast development of merchant banking and insurance, as well as warehousing and trading. This new horizon of possibilities on terms of wealth and independence unfolds simultaneously to important shifts in the political arena. After years of blood spill trough civil war, which ended with the execution of King Charles I, a constitutional monarchy was finally established. The idea of a freer, more horizontal conception of social relations started...
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...Joshua – Courageous Faith DB1 Upon reading our assigned text I was encouraged at the descriptions of the lives of these Old Testament Heroes. While evaluating their lives I found that I can relate to Joshua's life the closest. Like Joshua I have seen too many people begin to serve God and only come back with a negative report in life of what He can do. I have watched families that once believed God turn from the way and live a life of defeat. I have also seen how God can be for us, and if we'll just take Him at His word then the victory can be ours. As I studied out the life of Joshua I was so moved by the fact that it was not only his faith, but his willingness to not turn back. His heart was settled, and he even challenged those around him to be held accountable. So I also ask myself many times, what other options do we have in life as a believer, to turn back to the life we had before we were born again only to go on living in bondage, a slave to the world, unhappy in all circumstances? No, I like Joshua have seen the greatness of God in action, to tear down the biggest obstacles of life and take care of the battle. The hardest thing for me was not necessarily the step of faith; it was the putting of God first for many years. My Ai's have turned to Jericho's all because of our wonderful God who said "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous." Joshua 1:9. After I had learned to allow God to have first priority in life no matter the circumstance, or how foolish...
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...Joshua Files - Ice Shock 5/9/08 12:20 Page i Joshua Files - Ice Shock 5/9/08 12:20 Page ii Also by M.G. Harris The Joshua Files: Invisible City Joshua Files - Ice Shock 5/9/08 12:20 Page iii Ice Shock (((a/w lettering))) M. G. H A R R I S Joshua Files - Ice Shock 5/9/08 12:20 Page iv First published in the UK in 2009 by Scholastic Children’s Books An imprint of Scholastic Ltd Euston House, 24 Eversholt Street London, NW1 1DB, UK Registered office: Westfield Road, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 0RA SCHOLASTIC and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc. Text copyright © M.G. Harris, 2009 The right of M.G. Harris to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her. ISBN 978 1407 10403 4 A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. All rights reserved. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, hired out or otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of Scholastic Limited. Printed in the UK by CPI Bookmarque, Croydon, Surrey Papers used by Scholastic Children’s Books are made from wood grown in sustainable forests...
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...It is a true story; a young man is standing alone on the bank of East River in the one of most cold winters of New York City. Who is that person? That is me, and I just enjoy the wind. Call me Fatty, because I look fatty so everybody likes to call me Fatty. Absolutely, it is not my real name, but what is real or important, nobody cares. Beside looking fatty, I am also short, only around five feet three inches. I am about 16 years old, and I live in the downtown Manhattan, being more accurately, the bridge opening of the Manhattan Bridge at Cherry Street. In this way, you may feel curious and ask me where my parents are or does anyone take care of me? I have no idea about who they are, and I take care of myself on my own. I don’t remember things happened before I have; all I knew about my parents are which I was created by the combination of a man’s sperm and a woman’s egg in their sexual behaviors. I don’t have any memories about my parents or any relatives, of course, I don’t have memory of what do they look like. I don’t care who they are and I don’t want to know who they are, because they probably just did not like me and abandon me. Anything I have can relate to my parent is a necklace which I have worn since I started to recognize things. I can live well without these ruthless people. I remember before I was fourteen years old, I always wake up in different and strange rooms. Having breakfasts with those unfamiliar people was the most boring things in my life...
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...Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Defends Little Round Top Case Study Chapter 5 Arooj Javiad Zia March 24, 2013 University of Maryland University College Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was in command of the 20th Maine Regiment of Infantry, under the Maine Volunteer Corps. During the third year of the Civil War, as part of the Union Army, Chamberlain’s troops were ordered by Strong Vincent to anchor of the extreme left of the Union line on Little Round Top. In order to get to the front lines, the leadership skills used by Chamberlain with the mutineers have to be honored for its effective assimilation. The story about the successful leadership is illustrated in The Leadership Moment by the author Micheal Useem. The way Chamberlain defended the Union Army during the day at Little Round Top is unique for being a great example of a great leader. Although a commander leader from Maine in the Union Army, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was not a graduate from Universities like his other colonels; in fact he was a professor of religious studies at Bowdoin College. Even when he decided to become part of the Union Army, his college faculty was not granting him the leave at first since he did not even have any military training experience. Once he was accepted in the Army, his placement consisted of being a commander for 20th Maine Regiment by taking place of the higher officer who was promoted elsewhere. Chamberlain was given the good news that he would have to train troops...
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...Who was the man who, wounded during the Civil War still unimaginably but miraculously survived it? The man, leading the famous charge against the terrible foes at the Battle Gettysburg, and drove them back? This Man was Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain born on September 8th 1828, in a beautiful and quaint town Called Brewer in Maine. He was the oldest. Raised on good family values Lawrence and his four siblings were taught morality, cheerfulness, and education. Cleverly his father “Joshua” and his mother “Sarah” named him after the great Commodore James Lawrence who had the famous saying “Don’t give up the ship.” As a boy Lawrence loved playing outside, he loved traveling out into the backwoods of Maine and loved galloping across open fields on his horse. During his early life we will see what great deeds he did before the war, and then at Gettysburg you will see what courageous acts he did for the Union army. Finally his later life, when the War Between the States ends and what happened after the war and what he accomplished. Joshua’s mother and father had very different views on what their son should do with his life, which to most parents was normal; however, on one side his father wanted him to honor and serve to what he had done with his life, meaning going into the military. His mother, however, wanted her son to go to a Christian College. He agreed with his mother. When he was thoughtfully and wisely thinking about where he was going, he finally decided on Bowdoin...
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...Col Chamberlain is one of the many great leaders that the Civil War produced. There were many leaders in the Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army that made bigger impacts on the war than Col Chamberlain made. But none, that has made a bigger impact on me than Col Chamberlain. Col Chamberlain was an American college professor from the State of Maine. He volunteered in the Union Army and by the time he got out had reached the rank of brigadier general. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at Gettysburg during the fight at Little Round Top. He went on after the Civil War to successfully run and serve as the Governor of Maine and even served as president of Bowdoin College. Col Chamberlain is probably most known for his actions during the Battle of Gettysburg where his defense of Little Round Top became famous. Chamberlain and the 20th Maine found themselves on the left flank of the Union lines and understood that if they were overrun the confederate army would have artillery advantage over the entire Union Army. The 20th held their ground due to the fact that Chamberlin had to think of new stock maneuvers suitable to the terrain to repel the attacks that were not in the Army manuals. The Confederate attacked five times until the 20th Maine was down to 1-2 rounds per man. Knowing that he couldn’t give up his position ordered a bayonet charge. The Confederates where caught by surprise and finally retreated. Chamberlains loyalty to his superiors’ orders...
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...Angelou Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi Coming of Age The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros A Separate Peace by John Knowles Detective/Thriller Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries The “A is for…” series by Sue Grafton The Client by John Grisham Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Shining by Stephen King Watcher by Dean R. Koontz Fantasy The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony Any Harry Potter book by J.K. Rowling Historical/Social Issues The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel The Color Purple by Alice Walker The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Lord of the Flies by William Golding Of Mice and Men and The Grapes ofWrath by John Steinbeck Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd White Teeth by Zadie Smith Inspirational/Spiritual Care of the Soul by Thomas Moore The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For by Rick Warren A Simple Path by Mother Theresa The Tao of...
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...everything to ensure that their lives are peaceful; he places peace above money and even love. This is an insightful perspective on happiness, as it suggests that happiness is both subjective and yet relatively objective, a theme that recurs throughout the novel. Happiness is subjective in that it is experienced differently by each person according to their experiences, and yet objective in that there are certain environments where it cannot occur. For Grandfather and presumably the author Foer, those who are oppressed by violence are robbed of their right to the pursuit of happiness. Throughout the novel, Foer portrays people struggling to be happy in a variety of circumstances: Yankel as a social exile and father to Brod, Brod as the strange and lonely miracle child and wife to the saw-blade damaged Kolker, younger Alex as he strives to create a life for himself and his brother Igor, and Jonathan Safran Foer in his search for his past, as well as many other characters. With each character, Foer explores what it is to love and be loved, putting the concept through many tests by applying it in unusual and trying situations. These narratives question and test the generally accepted notions of what love is. For example, the character Brod’s relationship with the Kolker is extremely unconventional. At first their relationship seems unequal; Brod, intelligent and well-read, is obviously smarter than the Kolker...
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...Racism, the Destruction of Humanity Greed, arrogance, anger, and ignorance are destructive forces in our world that may destroy our humanity, beat down our beliefs and wreak havoc on our morals. But none is as powerful as racism. Racism is the worst kind of prejudice in society, as illustrated in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, what befalls Tom Robinson and his family, it can ruin Bob Ewell’s lives. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Tom Robinson and his family are the most apparent victim of racism. He is guilty by raping a white woman but actually he is innocent. Everyone is blinded by his color and has already decided to put him into the jail. Obviously, he gets an unfair trial. In the court, Mr. Gilmer, the lawyer who defends for Mayella Ewell, treats Tom without any respect. Even though Atticus finds much evidence that proves Tom is innocent, no one listens to him. Tom is a nice man and he only wants to help others, however, his kindness becomes his murderer. After his death, his wife Helen Robinson needs to raise their children by herself. But no one feels sympathy for her and even no one is willing to offer her a job. Is appearance so important that can destroy our humanity? We are going to lose our selves because of racism. Atticus defends for Tom in order to protect the justice. However, he and his children are disliked by the town people. Jem and Souct get troubles from school. Everyone teases them and no one is willing to make friends with them. Furthermore...
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