Jesus Is Our Spiritual Foundations The term “foundation” has been borrowed from the language of building and achitecture. It refers to the very first thing we do in build—we prepare a solid and stable support for the superstucture. Since the foundation bears the weight of the entire structure‚ it must be done well. More than one building has later dagged or even fallen because of a faulty foundation. The taller the building is to be the deeper the foundation must be. Which are: (1) Repentance
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The Strivings of The Negro People The essay that I am presenting today is “Strivings of the Negro People” by W.E.B Dubois. This essay was written in as an article in the Atlantic Monthly in 1987‚ but before I get to essay‚ I would like to give some background information about Mr. Dubois. Both scholar and activist‚ W.E.B. Du Bois was born on February 23‚ 1868‚ in Great Barrington‚ Massachusetts. He studied at Harvard University and‚ in 1895‚ became the first African American to earn a doctorate
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success is the feeling of happiness and satisfaction‚ after getting the goal. The purpose is to seek happiness and satisfaction. So‚ the key to success is to keeping on striving for excellence‚ happiness will always follow you. Why should people strive for excellence? Because‚ such a accomplishment is spiritual joy and spiritual satisfaction when people make a progress after achieving the aim. The enjoyment is not a simple with money and power to measure. So‚ strive for wealth‚ power‚ and reputation
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Striving for Better If you were a petroleum engineering student at ULL‚ you could find a unique figure. That’s Bitao Lai‚ a very young assistant professor while most of the other petroleum engineering instructors in ULL are elder. Bitao Lai is from China‚ and she is about 30 years old. However‚ she has worked for ULL as an assistant professor for almost two years. When you get to her office‚ which is a compact room‚ the first impression is tidiness. Two shelves are erected near the wall and
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because they’ll think it’s the only way they can become important to others eyes. They will do everything and anything to be liked by everyone‚ reaching their goals‚ they’ll start acting superior. So‚ striving for popularity leads students to negatively alter their real personality. Students striving for popularity start having a dominant attitude over their peers. They want attention from others‚ so they begin to do everything to make others admire them and follow them. But then what happens in
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What is accomplishment? Eleanor Roosevelt once said‚ “You must do the thing you think you cannot do”. If everyone did only what was easy to achieve‚ nothing would ever truly be accomplished. Reaching beyond goals‚ out to what is thought to be impossible‚ is one of the greatest accomplishments‚ even if these goals are not successful in being achieved. In life‚ accomplishment is something that I strive for most because without it‚ my life would feel worthless. To begin with‚ accomplishment
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Spirituals began when Africans were brought to the colonies and forced to work as slaves. These songs were used to communicate‚ pass the time‚ and tell stories. Spirituals allowed slaves to express their despair‚ pain and suffering and slaves used code words to talk about their masters or give hints about escape‚ directions‚ and escape route. Spirituals also allowed for religious devotion and unity and was homophonic‚ containg multiple parts to the same rhythm. It also incorparated sycopation‚ the
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DuBois and Washington on Education Over 100 years ago W.E.B DuBois and Booker T. Washington began a debate over strategies for black social and economic progress‚ which is still prevalent today. Booker T. Washington believed that the role of education for African Americans should be an industrial one‚ where as W.E.B DuBois wanted African Americans to become engaged in a Liberal Arts education. Washington ’s approach to solving the problems African Americans faced was rooted in his belief in
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Striving for Personal Success University of Phoenix Gen 200 Striving for Personal Success Eleanor Roosevelt once said‚ "In the long run‚ we shape our lives‚ and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility" (Goodreads Inc.‚ 2013). Although life can be a major deterrent on success‚ it also can be one factor in obtaining college success. The personal responsibility a student holds is based on their motivation and self-sacrifices
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Between me and the other world there is ever an unasked question: unasked by some through feelings of delicacy; by others through the difficulty of rightly framing it. All‚ nevertheless‚ flutter round it. They approach me in a half-hesitant sort of way‚ eye me curiously or compassionately‚ and then‚ instead of saying directly‚ How does it feel to be a problem? they say‚ I know an excellent colored man in my town; or I fought at Mechanicsville; or‚ Do not these Southern outrages make your blood boil
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