Three Admirable Souls
There are different people that have certain qualities that make us admire them.
Some people have their own admirable souls. The three nationally known figures that I
admire and respect are Jackie Robinson, Billy Graham, and Condolezza Rice, due to all
of their recognizable tributes that they have given not only to their families but to
everyone around the world.
The first person I admire and respect is Jackie Robinson there are many reasons
for my admiration for Mr. Robinson. To begin with Jackie Robinson proved to be a man
of courage and self respect. He earned and proved this courage and self respect by
accepting a very challenging invitation to become the first African American to enter the
Major League Baseball, where there was only Caucasian players. For example, when he
first began to play he was faced with racism with this also came along, discrimination,
physical, and verbal abuse. While facing this racism, Jackie Robinson held on to proving
himself a man of self respect and looking forward to proving that a man should not be
valued or accepted by the color of his skin, but by the inward person, which makes us
who really are. Jackie Robinson behaved like a gentleman despite of all the challenges
before him and so by doing this he gained respect by those around him and opened
opportunities for other African American players to enter the National Baseball League.
These are the qualities of Jackie Robinson courage, humbleness, and self respect that
have come to make me admire and respect him.
The second person that I admire and respect is Billy Graham. Billy Graham is a
world famous evangelist that has been called to preach the Gospel according to his
religious belief. Billy Graham began his ministry in the United States and England for
the "Youth of Christ Crusade", which eventually led him to have large-scale evangelistic
campaign in Los Angeles in 1949. I admire his dedication to his ministry because he has
taken the gospel so that every one will have an opportunity to receive salvation according
to his religious belief. Billy Graham is still obedient to the calling of his ministry because
of his fifty six years of preaching and at the age of eighty seven his obedience is still
having an influence on young and older people. Those who have had an encounter with
Mr. Graham have had their faith stronger and have spiritually grown.
...respect his teachings. His teachings were sound doctrine and GOD’S truth. A Christian must not be one who forces his way to the top or looks to be praised but rather a person who is humble and patient. We must not be so eager to be the first to go sit at the top but rather be welcomed in. Patience and humility must be incorporated into our lives. A Christian must understand that if they do these things GOD will bless them.
be allowed to preach. But despite all the pastor's complaints, Billy kept preaching, saving more and more lives every day, and changing America for the better.
Nevertheless, Billy Sunday was a sincere man whose life was fundamentally changed by his response to an evangelist’s call to repent of his sins, to believe that Jesus Christ died in his place for those sins, and to follow Christ in thanksgiving by worshiping and obeying him. Following this spiritual rebirth, the convert became deeply devoted to Jesus Christ. A devotion manifested in living out many of ...
"This is the Hour of Decision with Billy Graham, coming to you from Minneapolis Minnesota" Billy Graham, has preached to more than 210 million people through a live audience, more than anyone else in history. Not only that, but Mr. Graham has reached millions more through live televison, video and film. This has led Billy to be on the "Ten Most Admired Men in the World" from the Gallup Poll since 1955 a total of thirty-nine times. This includes thirty-two consecutive more than any other individual in the world, placing him as the most popular American for about forty years. This essay is going to talk about Graham's personal life, and what kind of family he grew up in and im also going to talk in detail about how he became an evangelist, because I feel it is very important yet interesting. His accomplishments in the fifties are uncomparable, so I will be including a considerable amount of information concerning that topic. Finally I will be talking about his personal achievements, books written, and how he has been a companion to some of the American Presidents. William Franklin Graham Jr. was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on November 17, 1918. Graham was raised on a dairy farm by William Franklin (deceased 1962) and Morrow Coffey Graham (deceased 1981). In 1943 he married his wife Ruth McCue Bell, and had four children Virginia 1945, Anne Morrow 1948, Ruth Bell 1950, William Franklin, Jr. 1952, and Nelson Edman 1958. At age eighty, he keeps fit by swimming, playing with is nineteen grand children, and from aerobic walking, in the mountains of North Carolina, where he currently lives. (Billy Graham Best Sellers, 1999) Billy Graham told Time Magazine in one article about his life before becoming a preacher. "I lived on a farm. The only difference was I had to get up early in the morning and go milk cows. When I came back from school that day, I had to milk those same cows. There were about twenty cows I had to milk. By hand. That was before they had those machines. I loved being a farmer. But God called me to this work that I'm in now. I knew it was God calling. I said, "Yes. I will follow what God wants me to do." And so I went to two or three schools to get education.
What kind of traits do you find most admirable? In “The Story of the Three Little Pigs”, there are three little pigs and a wolf. The three pigs each build their own house out of materials that they gather. The first pig's house is made of straw, the second furze, and the last, bricks. Then a wolf comes knocking at each of the three pigs doors, successfully breaking the first two pigs' houses down and gobbling up the pigs inside. As the wolf comes to the third pig's house, he is unable to break it down, as the house is made of bricks the pig, then outsmarts the wolf and it is the wolf who ends up being eaten by the Third Little Pig. In this story, Third Little Pig is the most admirable of the Three Little Pigs.
doctorate. However he is most known for his progressive movements trying to gain more rights
career was heavily affected by racism; however, it is that racism and hardship which helped him
“What difference is there in the color of the soul?” (Northup 86). Northup doesn’t understand why Blacks have to be so different than Whites. He is asking; what is the value of skin color? In biological terms, it 's worth nothing. Skin color doesn’t define how smart you are, or how strong you are, but in the social point of view, it defines community standings, confidence, and in this case, whether you should be treated as human or animal. This matters because many individuals are discriminated against based on race, and has a majorly negative effect on one 's happiness and wellbeing. Skin color is used as a way for Whites to make Blacks feel inferior, it 's a way to establish control and domination, yet in reality, skin color is nothing more than a physical characteristic and under our skin, all of mankind is
Race is a social construct that has been used to justify the capitalization of slavery. These subtle genetic phenotypic differences have become a very crucial influence on the lives of people because it is fundamentally how they identify with themselves and with others alike. The color of the skin had become somehow synonymously intrinsic with self-worth and acceptance; moreover, dissociation and low self of esteem if views are unfavorable.
throngs of people to seek a friendship with their surrounding world. He had a way
In today’s society, Effective leaders are essential to an organization and exceptional leadership techniques impact the success of reaching goals. Most important leaders often viewed and analyzed as a key component of an organization improperly trained leader can cause both moral and costly negative consequences. Even though unprepared leaders lead in our community today, Billy Graham’s leadership style and communication skills affected the United States because he exhibits characteristic of a leader. There were several obstacles as a leader that Billy Graham endured as a visionary, and his leadership effectiveness and traits observed throughout his ministry.
his pride in lack of fear and thought that he was not scared of him.
preached against abuses in the church and attempted to shift the focus of religious faith
Robert Clinton states “The central task of leadership is influencing God’s people toward God’s purposes” (Clinton, 1988). George Barna defines a Christain Leader as “someone who is called by God to lead; leads with and through Christlike character; and demonstrates the functional competencies that permit effective leadership to take place” (Barna, 1997). It is a shame we as Christians fail to recognize that Christ would have us be leaders in more than the church.
before he had been exposed to the social injustices of his time. Also, one can