Ten Little Indians

‘Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' (Martin Luther King, Jr.) ‘The Paradoxical commandments” by Kent M. Keith is A poem that resembles the famous “Ten Commandments’’ from the Bible. But the paradoxical commandments is A more updated version for this generation. The poem acts as a life guide on how to deal with people, Even though people can be cruel in this day and age sometimes. The poem suggests that you should still be the best person you can be…

When observing the Hebrew Scriptures, one major theme prevalent in the Book of Genesis is deception. Throughout Genesis, many of the Lord’s prophets or “chosen people,” lie, trick, and deceive people into getting what they want. Whenever the Lord’s prophets deceive people, they are committing an act of sin. As the Ninth Commandment clearly states, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor” (Exodus 20:16). Therefore, it would make sense for the Lord to punish the prophets. However,…

In his story, George Orwell engenders the character Benjamin, the oldest, most sagacious, and stereotypical donkey; obstinate and cynical. Benjamin's personality does not seem to transmute after the revolt, as he does not care for the rebellion. He believes his world is identically tantamount with animals in control, and with humans in control. As the book progresses, Benjamin is in several significant scenes in the book, where he is a bystander, but does nothing. An example of this is when…

I chose to do the journal entries because the windmill was a larger part of the story. When they were all promised the things that would come with the building of the windmill I figured that each animal would have their own opinion about it and what they thought about in the future as well. In the book the pigs are a nasty, backstabbing group of animals that are just using the others for their benefit. On the farm there is only one animal that can see that because he has been alive to experience…

Conflict is a prevalent issue within organizations, families and relationships. It is not only present within a current societal context but it was also present in Biblical times. There are numerous examples of conflicts throughout the Bible. Each present their own unique set of circumstances and conclusions. A study of Luke 15:11-32 reveals characteristics of authentic and transformational leadership in managing conflict. Managing Conflict Conflict is something that many attempt to avoid;…

An idol is a person that you adore, love, aspire to be or even worship. In this case my idol would be the famous rapper, Kanye West. Idolizing Kanye West may sound shallow or even foolish to people, since he has a bad reputation for being arrogant, self-obsessed. But from my perspective, he is not vain at all. He is just self confident and he should be since he has the material to back it up. If I ever meet and have the privilege to share a drink with him obviously I wouldn’t know what to…

Introduction There is a constant theme of the presence of God in the Old Testament in which God attempts to show His people (the Israelites) His law and how to live by them. Idolatry, one of the largest problems amongst the Israelites in the old testament and many of the letters of Paul to the churches in the new testament are proof that this is an ongoing issue Them Exodus is the second book of the Old Testament through which God’s fulfilment of promises to past generations are communicated…

The Ten Commandments are religious rules or beliefs that show up in many of the world’s major religions. Christianity, Islam, and Judaism all have their own form of the Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue, or rules by which everyone should follow. In Christianity, the belief is that if one breaks one of these rules, he or she will be punished for ones sins: many believe that this punishment will be banishment to hell. In Judaism, these commandments are the first ten in a series of 613…

confess the truth. On the contrary Pearl may have not acted out as much if she had a father in her life. Pearl was a demon-like child that could not be controlled. “Pearl who was a dauntless child, after frowning, stamping her foot, and shaking her little hand in a variety of threatening gestures, suddenly made a rush at the…

fruit contained knowledge that only God had at the time. This portion of the bible expresses sin as any act that defies God’s command; God has certain expectations and rules for us that he provides us with in later scriptures through Moses and the Ten Commandments. “He” expects us to be able to follow these commandments and any other “rules” that he may personally give us apart from what is written in the scriptures. However, God knows that we are human beings and just like our first examples…