realistic and brutal picture of gang violence in America. Throughout his story‚ Scott views his gang participation as the only viable means of survival. Killing is done through the necessity to promote oneself in order to become an O.G.‚ or Original Gangster‚ the pinnacle of gang member status and achievement. The urge to become an O.G. seems to be paramount in Scott’s eyes‚ and he outlines his plan: first he must build his reputation‚ then his influence as part of his set‚ and finally as a “promoter”
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riches‚ no powerful connections in society‚ yet he amassed a following like no one before or after him. In Matthew chapter 16 Jesus himself asks the questions which are on his disciples minds‚ “What do men think of me? What do you think of me?” To be a part of the inner circle of Jesus must have been unimaginable. The disciples would have had to realize that history was in the making even if they did not understand at the time exactly what was going on. At this point in Jesus’ Ministry he had already
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Messiah Not all miracles are signs pointing to the deity of Jesus‚ but all signs are miracles. Signs communicate unique teachings in addition to their demonstration of power of God (“Thoughts on the Eight Signs of John’s Gospel”). John‚ the disciple whom Jesus loved‚ only records eight of the many miracles preformed by Jesus during his three year ministry on earth. John chose miracles that reveal Jesus as God in the flesh. This reflection of Jesus as God incarnate can be seen from a different
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scripture the servants knew what Jesus had done‚ but the master of the feast was baffled. This also goes in line with the ‘old patch on a new garment” ( (Knight 2010). This gave the disciples belief in Jesus Christ‚ and shows his power as the son of God. As Ray Knight says “The result in this account was that the disciples believed on him and not just on the things he did or said.” This miracle asks us if we would be willing to do Jesus’ commands‚ and do what is given unto us. In this wedding it was
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Interestingly‚ the scale of Jesus and his disciples‚ and the other half- the people and the wall of Jerusalem- are different. Jesus on the colt and his disciples are scaled larger than the people hailing his entry. Noticeably‚ Jesus head is held high‚ just as a king nobly receives the respect he is due while he also greets them and accepts their joyous
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characters often seem to live in a different world‚ with their frequent killings and the absence of emotion that they display. Then all of a sudden‚ you’ll find yourself identifying with the character‚ and they will seem so classically human. The Gangster‚ as Robert Warshow puts it‚ is a “quintessential ’tragic hero’‚ a character whose very nature and deeds ultimately condemn them to a short and fruitless existence‚ outside of the boundaries of normal society”. The Gangster’s place within cinema is
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REFLECTION ABOUT BIBLE MYSTERIES-DISCIPLES The Disciples is an episode part of the Bible Mysteries is very interesting and informative video clips that I have been watched. It showed how Jesus influenced others through his thoughts and being a good leader to his followers. Through his good quality‚ the people of the Galilee believed to his teaching and valuable effort and faith that attracted by the disciples to Jesus Another value that attract them to Jesus is that He can heal anything but for
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story is when Jesus asks the disciples who they think He is at Caesarea Philippa‚ they all replied with
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living together outside marriage call themselves evangelicals” What?!? 24- “The solution to our ineffectiveness as churches is to train people to be spiritually mature‚ fully devoted followers of Christ‚ and the in turn to have those disciples make more disciples” 30- “A strict emphasis on fellowship alone creates a church that struggles with an inward focus instead of reaching others‚ because the group values real relationships that require so much.” 45-
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through many struggles through his childhood and teenage years. Pi faces most of his struggles on the time with the tiger‚ Richard Parker‚ on the lifeboat. In Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel shows how Pi deals with hardships by his connection to the 12 Disciples‚ the Three Wise Men and the Virgin Mary. Pi was named after a swimming pool in Paris‚ Piscine (Martel 8). This is ironic because Pi’s parents never took a liking to water or swimming. When Pi was in primary school‚ kids used to call him ‘pissing’
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