The Beauty Of Accepting The Truth Winston Churchill once said‚ “The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it‚ ignorance may deride it‚ but in the end‚ there it is.” People sometimes choose to the truth due to the evil that covers the truth. However‚ the truth will always unravel. A clear example of the truth coming out is shown in the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger and in the movie “Rebel Without a Cause” written by Stewart Stern. Holden in “The Catcher in the Rye” is portrayed
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to be an ongoing differing of opinions relating to what it means to be created in the image of God. However‚ even with the differing of opinions‚ Christian faith is based on the central belief that Jesus is the Son of God‚ the second person of the Trinity of God the Father‚ the Son‚ and the Holy Spirit and that his life on earth‚ his crucifixion‚ resurrection‚ and ascension into heaven are proof of God ’s love for humanity. (infoplease.com‚ 2010). Although Christian beliefs are based on the New
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and families under the past Apartheid regime. These topics (The problem of Justice ; The problem of reconciliation ; The problem of Democratization) will emphatically manifest the themes of politics and democracy and give reason to the rising of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of 1995. With the elections of 1994 and the rise of a black president‚ Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela‚ South Africa was a free nation and each and every man no longer lived in fear for the lives of their loved ones and their
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Essay) by Doug Woolley 11/5/86 Sin is that which separates an individual from God. Jesus came to bridge this separation by taking our sins and giving us His "righteousness"‚ or right standing with God. We become righteous by having faith in the power of the blood of Jesus Christ to wash away our sins. There is nothing we can do to earn our righteousness; it is only through faith that we are put right with God. When we accept the atonement of Jesus’ blood to make us righteous‚ we become a new
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DESCARTES’ GOD Do we need a watchmaker god or the Christian God and how is it related to living a good life? The subject of god has always fascinated me‚ and I love to read how others interpret their personal gods. It is also interesting to see how people prioritize their gods in their life and what importance they give their gods. I believe that the Christian God is the true God and exactly what we need to live a good life. We need to have a goal and an end‚ which is eternal happiness with God. Descartes’
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Having faith and gaining knowledge of the truth can be a taxing journey‚ but it will always be worth it. In “The Allegory of the Cave” by Plato‚ a prisoner living in a cave is forced to learn the truth. The shadows he sees are not real‚ but are made to seem like they are. He is taken up into the sun and learns the truth. Figuratively‚ the truth he learns is that God is real and the shadows being created by society are not. He has a choice to make on whether he will go back into the cave to tell others
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of the hardest year in American history. People were suffering economically‚ people were dying of starvation‚ and unemployment had risen. During this era music and art describe the emotion of American people. Music gave people hope‚ like the song “God Bless America” written by Kate Smith. This song reflected the ability to convey a message to Americans‚ by giving them faith and prosperity. Another depression-era song was “This Is Your Land” written by Woodie Guthrie in the 1940s. Gurthie believed
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In the documentary feature film “(Dis)Honesty-The Truth About Lies” five people share true stories of lies they have told and how their lies led to disastrous results. All of them rationalized their behavior and somehow came to believe their acts were justified (www.cnbc.com). I learned even more than I knew before that there are liars and cheaters all around us. From little white lies to extraordinary acts of criminal deceit (www.youtube.com). Dan Ariely‚ along with a team of researchers‚ conducted
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of the surrounding world‚ there are certain unalienable truths‚ or natural laws. Typically‚ these regard the essence of life and its intersection with humanity‚ with examples including the creation of new life‚ the permanence of death‚ and the inability of humans to defy physics and utilize magic. In literature‚ these laws offer a common topic of exploration‚ both in terms of what constitutes a universal truth and what happens when such a truth is rejected. Two examples of works that explore the latter
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WHY WE CAN’T WAIT By Martin Luther King‚ Jr. (“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed”) 1. Summary on : The foreword by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Story about a racially segregated city Alabama‚ Birmingham‚ in 1963‚ which led to a Campaign launched by King and Civil right movement in order to achieve civil rights and equality for African Americans. Introduction Poor Boys in Harlem living in an environment surrounded
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