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David Livingstone written by Sam Wellman and The Ben Carson Story written by Gregg and Deborah Lewis are inspirational novels that focus on Livingstone’s and Carson’s struggles to defy all odds and accomplish their dreams through their tremendous faith, meekness and unconditional devotion to God. Both men were hard working people who were able to overcome many of life’s challenges to turn their lives around for the better. These novels all powerfully explore the concept of being determined and confident in one’s self in order to live up to your dreams. All two texts show how determination and confidence can go a long way even when those surrounding you may not always be as supportive and sympathetic as one would hope. At the age of ten David started working at a local cotton mill, often working long hours but getting little pay for his hard work, but still he managed finding time to study the bible and his Latin. Similarly Ben thrived to be ahead with his studies and often went the extra mile for the good of his education. There are many similarities and differences that can be seen between the two texts, specifically in relation to the issues and characters that the author uses.
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David Livingstone is a biographical series that explores the life of a famous Christian man throughout his lifetime. As a young man Livingstone had dreamed to go where no missionary had ever been, to smell the smoke of unknown villages and to witness to people beyond the vast Kalahari. Though born in a poor family Livingstone was able to study theology and medicine and was soon accepted to preach in South Africa but later realized the lack of missionaries in the northern areas of Africa. The Ben Carson Story on the other ha...
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...ings its biggest hurdles, that’s the time when we should strive to work harder to ensure that we get the most at the end of the struggles. We can also learn that sometimes God is able to work through us to help other people and get the word across. Both novels also symbolize that novels can be the windows that allow us to see exactly what the world is like. Sometimes in life a little confidence and determination can go a long way even when we are born into poor families and it seems impossible to imagine ourselves being people who can make a difference. David Livingstone helped people in Africa to know Christ more and understand what God wanted them to do with their lives whilst Ben Carson graduated to become a renowned paediatric neurosurgeon who throughout his lifetime performed many surgeries and with God was able to successfully safe the lives of many children.
Reading this book has given me more motivation to be successful in life. I can compare Bill Strickland and my life to some extent. Bill grew up in the ghetto, in Pittsburgh. Strickland’s town was falling apart and going downhill, but his mother made sure not to let her children be taken by the ghetto. Although the town was not beautiful in the outside, Bills mother always made sure her house and children were clean and up to shape. While Strickland was in High School, he met Frank Ross. Not only zdid Ross become his pottery teacher but he also became his mentor in life. Because of Bills encounter with Frank, he has now changed the lives of
While nonfiction has many sub-categories as a genre, most outline a person overcoming adversity to complete a goal. This idea is displayed in Richard Wright’s Black Boy, and Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild. Both books tell the story of an ultimate goal and the path to achieving this. Richard Wright and Chris McCandless both have virtuous and negative qualities, but they ultimately achieved their goals.
In reading The Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, I, like others, found myself to be deeply moved. The way in which Mr. Douglass walked me through each stage of his “career” as a slave gave me a better understanding of the African American slaves’ struggle. I realized in reading this mans story that he was a gifted individual and I pondered over where his strength came from? It is true and obvious that Mr. Frederick Douglass was an extremely gifted man, but with no mother or father to guide him, what motivated this man to accomplish his goal? For this man did indeed become free.
... to whom the light of knowledge does not mean anything. So, the white society directed a man into a slave. However the reader of this Narrative knows that the slaveholders’ attempt to convert a man into a slave was unsuccessful in Douglass’ case. His kind hearted mistress sparked a fire within Douglass when she taught him to read. That fire of manhood eventually raised within his heart and his manpower erased his slave like attitudes, and made a slave into a powerful man. Next he was ready to escape from South which was further a big turning point in his life. His desire for freedom was as strong as his desire to read. He said, “This was what I wanted” (92). Douglass tried to save others from abusing by writing “several protections”(94). At the end of the book, Douglass’ huge change of position made him a powerful speaker, teacher, and saver from a passive slave.
In the amazing story “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” the author tells his childhood tail. William Kamkwamba lives in a small country called Malawi. Williams family and friends make their living off of the land. Planting, selling, and harvesting everything they can. When planting season came along Williams country was struck with horrible rain which flooded the seed filled fields. Famine and disease struck his loved ones, friends, acquaintances and even his dog. Growing up Williams parents taught him about magic and witches. He was raised to believe in these things so science has been always a mystery to the boy, but as money grew scarce William was forced to drop out of school. He began taking trips to the library and found himself particularly interested in the subject science. Using what he had taught himself, he finds a way to help his family and potentially his own country. William Kamkwamba is determined, creative, and intelligent.
The Apostle John wrote letters to the seven churches of Asia Minor found in the book of Revelation. Two of those churches were Ephesus and Smyrna, which will be the two discussed in this paper. In the letter to Ephesus, Jesus talks about seven stars and seven lamp stands which refers to the seven churches and the seven leaders (Revelation 2:1). To the church of Smyrna, Jesus states that he is the first and the last, the Alpha and Omega (Revelation 2:8). These are the key points Jesus gives to Ephesus and Smyrna along with many other teachings and instructions that will be discussed in this paper.
In the story “ Mars is heaven”, Ray Bradbury utilizes many descriptions of the setting to create an enigmatic and mystifying tone for the readers and portrays, Mars as a symbol of heaven. As we know, the story is about a group of astronauts who are on a mission to travel to Mars, a completely unknown and unfamiliar area to them. The objective of the trip is to explore the environmental conditions of the planet and analyze whether the planet could be inhabitable for mankind. After the Astronauts arrive at the planet they realize that Mars’s environment looks extremely similar to the earth’s environment, making it appear and feel more familiar to them. Furthermore, as the crew explores Mars, Bradbury’s descriptions of its environment and inhabitants makes Mars a representation of the crews nostalgic desires and Heaven, as well as exemplifies the fear of the unknown and how not everything is what it appears to be.
In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch says, "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit em', but remember it's a sin To Kill a Mockingbird." This quote demonstrates Atticus's firm belioef in the Golden Rule. The Golden Rule is to treat others how you want to be treated. Atticus follows the Golden Rule throughout the novel, including while defending Tom Robinson, a local African American accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Due to Atticus's firm belief in the Golden Rule and the fact he must live with himself before others and tries to teach his children the right thing to do, it makes sense for him to defend Tom Robinson.
This book teaches the importance of self-expression and independence. If we did not have these necessities, then life would be like those in this novel. Empty, redundant, and fearful of what is going on. The quotes above show how different life can be without our basic freedoms. This novel was very interesting and it shows, no matter how dismal a situation is, there is always a way out if you never give up, even if you have to do it alone.
Addiction is a term that has traditionally been used to refer to psychiatric syndrome that is caused by illicit drug use. Actually, addition is the only psychiatric condition whose symptoms are regarded as an illegal activity. In most cases, this term is described on the basis of drug use, which is the main focus of many research and treatment programs. Generally, drug addiction has significant negative effects on individuals using the drug and those around them such as family and friends. Family and friends are usually forced to watch their loved ones wilt away in illicit drug use. While addiction has traditionally been regarded as a psychiatric condition, there are numerous debates that have emerged on whether it’s a disease or merely an immoral act by a selfish individual. My standpoint is that addiction is actually a disease because of the observations I have made on how illicit drug use takes control of the addict. I have watched my brother battle prescription drug addiction and eventually passed away from an overdose at the age of thirty-two years. As a result, I believe that addiction is a disease because it changes the functioning of the addict’s brain. In essence, studies have demonstrated the effects of chemical substances on the brain and how addiction affects feelings, thoughts, and actions.
All individuals are not just flesh and bones; important in every person is a system of values and beliefs. The philosophies that constitute an author’s creations are frequently devised from major elements of his or her own life. Ernest James Gaines, the author of numerous remarkable books in today’s literature, is a great example of a writer that parallels his life with his work. Specifically, Gaines chooses to focus on his depiction of Southern society back then (and now) to express his beliefs. In addition, his viewpoint of his African American community and background also allows him to communicate deeply universal themes of faith, courage, and dignity with his words. Therefore, Ernest James Gaines is the author he is today due to his early childhood, his education and literary influences, and his writing career which have earned him outstanding awards and recognition.
Overall, both books were highly enjoyable and uplifting and shows one that even the people in the harshest of conditions and illnesses can overcome their illness and thrive if they take the right medication and struggle through to the end.
Personality is a term that has largely been considered an unproblematic concept and primarily refers to the varying kinds of characteristics of individuals. Despite this assumption, psychologists have constantly used the word in different ways. The varying views in the use of this concept or term are fueled by the fact that psychology usually makes generalizations regarding individuals. Generally, personality seeks to examine the many differences and similarities between individuals. Formal evaluation and study of personality have mainly focused on patterns of similarities versus patterns of differences among individuals. When evaluating patterns of differences, the concept of abnormality has emerged and attracted huge concerns among psychologists. Since the issue is controversial, there are concerns whether individual differences in personality can be effectively explained with reference to genes.
If we let our personal challenges destroy us, then we are nothing and have nothing to offer the world. It is important that we take control of our situation and use the personal hardship as an opportunity to better ourselves. It takes a keen eye and careful self-evaluation to remove any inclusions that will mar the beautiful diamond we possess in all of us. Each one of us is shaped into a distinctive cut of stone, giving way to different grades of clarity and color, making us rare, valuable, and uniquely our own. Frederick Douglass and Barbara Ehrenreich are two individuals who lived in different time periods; however, both individuals used their personal struggles to inspire change in the hearts of others. Just as I use my struggle as a tool to chip away the imperfections in my life, Frederick and Barbara used their experiences to chip away the fallacies of our nation. Personal challenges encourage me to grow as an individual and make better choices for a brighter future.
For more than 60000 years, Aboriginal people have been lived with in the land called “Australia” with out invasion from outside world. However, from 1788 when European first came and settled on the land of Aboriginal as their new habitation which change the Aboriginal people life in many ways. The purpose of this report is to research and discuss about changing of Aboriginal people life after the arrival of the first fleet of European in 1788. This report will discuss the changing of the Aboriginal life from 1788 to 1901, which includes dispossession and protectionism. It will also highlight the struggle for right and freedom of Aboriginal people from 1901 to the present including Assimilation, Integration and Self-determination. In addition, it will identify role and achievement of Chatty Freeman and who influence Aboriginal’s culture to the forefront of society.