Good Friday- Easter isn’t about Candy‚ Ham‚ Bunnies‚ or even family get-togethers. The heart of Easter is Christ’s sacrifice. This event is the most important part of our religion as Christians. Jesus Christ coming to Earth‚ living the perfect life‚ and then sacrificing Himself on a cross for us- for our sins. Two questions that I pose to you tonight: #1 What does Jesus dying on a cross- Good Friday- mean for us? Forgiveness- Freedom from sin and what we rightfully deserve for our actions
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The Friday prayer at the mosque or salatul Jumu’ah is an essential part of the practice of Salat and the life of a Muslim believer and holds special significance for both the individual and Islamic community and is considered one of the blessings with which the Muslim nation has been endowed as “the best day…(as) on it‚ Allah created Aadam” (Ahmad and At-AT Tirmithi). In the holy Quran and the Hadiths‚ it is mentioned that Friday is one of the most important days of the week because of this. The
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Black Lives Matter Protests on Black Friday Last year‚ Black Friday saw protests everywhere from St. Louis to New York City; however‚ the demonstrators weren’t protesting Black Friday’s reach into Thanksgiving Day. Instead‚ they were turning to top retailers to protest the lack of an indictment in the death of Michael Brown‚ an unarmed‚ black teen from Ferguson. Now‚ some shoppers are wondering if Black Friday 2015 could see similar protests from “Black Lives Matter” activists. Let’s take a closer
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Black Friday is becoming an American tradition. This day is the Friday right after thanksgiving‚ but why is it so big? Well it is the day where the majority of Americans wait behind store doors for hours. Why? Almost every store in America lowered the price of their merchandise up to half off. Americans love it so much because this is the day that a person can finish their Christmas list and still have money in their pockets. This year money is extremely tight because of the trip to hell in the stocks
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“One Friday Morning” One Friday Morning” is written by Langston Hughes in 1950’s.The story is about a young black girl‚ Nancy Lee‚ who recently moved out of the South with her parents so they may provide her with a better life and schooling. Very talented in watercolor painting‚ she wanted to make that her major in college. . He brings in themes like racism‚ equal rights between human beings‚ racial and national pride and of course the American dream. His biggest aim is to show the world how black
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The short story “One Friday Morning” by Langston Hughes is about a young black girl‚ Nancy Lee‚ who recently moved out of the South with her parents so they may provide her with a better life and schooling. Very talented in watercolor painting‚ she wanted to make that her major in college. Regrettably‚ there are some people in the world that are just blinded by race and forget how America was supposed to be a place for equal rights without tyranny. Nancy Lee may be a colored girl‚ but at times
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The Scary Friday Night Descriptive writing It was a Friday night. The full moon was shining through the bare branches making scary shadows on our path as we walked. A cool light wind was blowing sending leaves dancing noisily in the forest floor. I remember thinking to myself that the night‚ was the scariest night ever‚ and I wanted to ask Scott to go back and take the long way through the road‚ but I was afraid that he would laugh at me and make jokes about me for being scared of the dark. The
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Around 8:30 PM on a regular Friday night‚ three friends Jamie‚ Rachel‚ and Freddy all had to stay back after school to finish their group assignment. On a Friday night‚ all the janitors and teachers wanted to rush home. Without even noticing‚ all of them stayed way past the time they were suppose to be there. Jamie Hey Rachel‚ have you decided to accept the lord and saviour Jesus Christ into your heart yet? Rachel Jamie‚ how many times have I told you‚ I don’t want anything to do with your religion
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A Good Friday Celebration In many countries of the world that celebrate Easter‚ we think of dressing in our best clothes and going to church to pass our respects to Christ. If not Catholic or Christian‚ we think of a nice peaceful day with bunnies‚ Easter Egg Hunts for the kids‚ and a nice day to barbeque with family and friends. Meanwhile‚ on the other side of the world in a small country made up of thousands of islands is Philippines‚ a country that contains a majority of uneducated religious
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Words: 894 ”One Friday Morning” by Langston Hughes The short story “One Friday Morning” is a short story by Langston Hughes and it’s one of the stories found in “The Short Stories of Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes. The main theme of the short story is undoubtedly discrimination because the text is focusing on racism when the high school student Nancy Lee Johnson is not awarded the Artist Club scholarship because she is colored. Therefore the short story is a great picture of the American society
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