Sacrifice In The United States

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Ropes consist of three filaments: military, faith, and family; held together by sacrifice. Sacrifice is an offering of something to higher power, and could result in a lost life (Merriam-Webster). Along with its denotation, sacrifice can be described as letting something go or surrendering, and will benefit a greater cause because of a belief. Sacrifice comes from the Latin world sacrificium and sacer meaning holy (Merriam-Webster). Tradition lives on in the Catholic Church with Latin being the next, most frequent language used after English. The heritage of the word lives today, and will be the future of successful family, faith, and military lives. Sacrifice challenges and requires strength, but helps make the world a more viable place. Subsequent …show more content…

Paying the ultimate sacrifice is a phrase heard to often in today’s society. When a boy becomes an adult and turns eighteen, he registers for the Selective Services. Whether an interminable fear or not, this is one step towards making a sacrifice as a male, United States Citizen. Deployments transpire from an act of evil, and everything at home does not seem tangible. Infatuations are latent in the mind of a soldier while deployed. Gunshots besiege a soldier as he fights and maneuvers through the battlefield. Pessimistic thoughts flood minds of solders fearing the loss of family. Arriving safely home, romanticism ponders in the mind of soldier wanting to tie the knot. Soldiers marry, and wives suspect despair. Marriage invigorates sacrifice, which leads to a family. The strength of military sacrifices makes the single string stronger than before.
While deployments transpire again, dangers inundate soldiers. Next, lives resolute at war, and caskets soar thirty nine thousand feet above the land of the free home, covered by the American Flag, a symbol of America’s sacrifices. Families endure pain from loss, but not as much pain as a fallen soldier. Family is forever, even when the loved ones are gone. The military and family come together to make two strands into a small rope allowing it to flourish and gain …show more content…

Life lingered on, and three days changed the world forever. “A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act” (Gandhi). Innocence lurks waiting to be attacked by the Devil, but Jesus stayed innocent because it was what Gold called him to do. While innocent he became the ransom because of his sacrifice. Ransom follows sacrifice, and is its last name. Without Jesus’s crucifixion, Disciples of Christ would not be ransomed for eternal life. When sacrifices are made due to faith, the string becomes thicker and stronger allowing a person to make a difference for a greater good. Contingents of Roman Catholics believe Jesus Christ being crucified on the cross is the biggest story about sacrifice in the history of mankind. During this time people argued against him but he did not fight back because he knew it was the right thing to do. Jesus felt an abundant amount of pain from being whipped and nailed to the cross. He did not feel joy, but his sacrifice allows his Disciples to feel his love and joy

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