God is Real General Purpose: To Inform and Tell Story Specific Purpose: To explain to my audience in my experience how God is real. Introduction: I. When I was a young‚ my family did not preach about religion in the household. A. My mom was Jewish and dad was Baptist. They both believe in God B. My family let me make my own choice about God and religion and I chose not to believe. II. After becoming a teenager‚ I was interested about the many religions
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Psalmist Tell me not‚ in mournful numbers‚ "Life is but an empty dream!" For the soul is dead that slumbers‚ And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; "Dust thou art‚ to dust returnest‚" Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment‚ and not sorrow‚ Is our
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Is Time Real The aspects of time that we can understand are only based on what we can perceive‚ observe‚ and calculate. Every day we look at our watches or clocks. We plan our day around different times of the day. Time tells us when to eat‚ when to sleep‚ and how long to do things for. Is time real? To answer this question‚ let me explain what time is first. Time is defined as a measured or measurable period‚ a continuum that lacks spatial dimensions. This broad definition lacks the simple explanation
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can not live without friends and real friendship could be a great support in one’s life. Friendship is simply a divine relationship based on feelings and understanding. It’s not an ordinary social or official affair between people but a divine feeling and care based on mutual trust‚ affection and support. A true friendship is developed ultimately; sometimes relationship could be established for earthly benefits but that is not really considered friendship. A real friendship does not aim any worldly
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Tragic Greek dramas featured tragic heroes‚ mortals who suffered incredible losses as a result of an inescapable fate or bad decisions. According to Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a character‚ usually of high birth‚ which is pre-eminently great‚ meaning they are not perfect‚ and whose downfall is brought about by a tragic weakness or error in judgment. The three Greek heroes Oedipus‚ Medea and Agamemnon‚ who each killed a member of their family‚ carry most of the qualities that make up a tragic hero:
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Mythic Heroes: Sinbad the Sailor When I think about mythic heroes‚ for many years the first name that came to mind was Sinbad: Sinbad the sailor. In his days as an adventurer‚ he went on seven fantastic voyages which earned him fame for the rest of his life. Yet‚ now in retrospect‚ I no longer consider him to be the great adventurer that I saw him as in my childhood. On his seven voyages‚ Sinbad encountered every obstacle one could possibly think of. He and his crew met up with: a fish so large
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* 1.) Filipinos are real filipinos "Paliguan mo man ang baboy‚ sa putikan pa rin tatampisaw." it is stated in the selection where is the patis that filipinos love to travel. they want to fill their senses with the sights of other countries however no matter how passionate they are‚ it is innate in them they are filipinos. the selection only stated about their palate but being filipino is much more than that. unlike americans‚ filipinos have close family ties‚ unlike china‚ they value the freedom
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Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent is the story of a family who almost lost a son‚ but ended up getting a glimpse of Heaven. The Burpo family has been having a difficult year. Todd‚ the father of the family‚ is the main wage-earner. He is a pastor‚ and he installs garage doors as a side business to supplement the church income. In one year he battled cancer and a severe leg break. After he recovered‚ he and his wife
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What is a Hero? Real heros are obscure but change society one step at a time. Heros have more compassion or empathy because of a “hero gene” and their levels of oxytocin. Also their “love hormone” increases making one demonstrate altruism. Heroism is more than a person’s personality or how they are raised. According to Mr. Zimbardo‚ a Stanford professor‚ we are all born with a tremendous capacity to be anything‚ guided by the “hero gene‚” the “love hormone‚” and‚ at times‚ our family. A hero is
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definition of a hero. Some heroes can be firefighters‚ law enforcement‚ dogs‚ teachers‚ and/or volunteers. A hero can be a leader or a follower‚ a commoner or royalty‚ mentally or physically strong‚ as long as her or she performs acts of fearlessness that the general public can benefit from. The constantly changing depiction of the characteristics that define a hero can be explained by the evolvement of societal norms and times that date back to the sovereignties of ancient heroes. All the way from 2‚500
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