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- 2961: Hudson Taylor
- ... to a fairly financially stable family. Except he was not saved yet when he was just a lad. Yet his mother prayed earnestly for a long time for the salvation of her only son. The prayer was answered by God, when Hudson accidentally picked up a Christian brochure and read of the saving love of Jesus and Christ and what Christ did on the Cross of calvary, along time ago for ... in order to save as much as possible. Hudson worked in the medical field gaining knowledge that would someday be very useful in China. Upon work He became ill with a fatal fever, which through prayer and meditation and the good medical uses, was restored to full health after a time period. During the time period Hudson saved his money he dealt with the issue of fully relying on and trusting ...
- 2962: Adam Smith
- ... He required all the attention he could receive from his only remaining parent. He grew up with an infinite indulgence, but this did not effect his temper or disposition (Stewart 1). Adam attended the grammar school of Kirkcaldy where he received his education during his youth. Smith had a profound passion for books and had an extraordinary memory. He was described as being [uncommonly to a] degree friendly and generous. He was habitual in that he spoke to himself whenever he found himself without company, which was frequent. After his attendance of the grammar school Smith entered the University of Glasgow in 1737 and became a student of moral philosophy. He then transferred to Balliol College, Oxford, three years later. He continued to attend the college until 1746. In 1748 ...
- 2963: The Symbolism of Religion and Comparison
- ... which was a free thinker which only older people usually do. In "Conversion of the Jews" Ozzie, who was the main character, had a problem with getting along with the priest Rabbi Binder at Hebrew School. Rabbi Binder didn't really like Ozzie because he was always asking a lot of questions and Rabbi Binder was always getting angry at him. In "First Confession" Jackie, the main character, also had a ... both stories. "First Confession" deals with being in church and telling sins to a priest which is what most Catholics practice in a catholic church. In "Conversion of the Jews" the children went to Hebrew School which was a way for the Jews to practice their religion. The two stories are different in religion ways but they are the same for the ways they preach and how it is taught. In ...
- 2964: Apostle Paul
- ... age five to ten he studied under his father, a Jewish Pharisee. His father taught him the scriptures and traditional writing. Paul was sent to Jerusalem at about ten years old to attend the rabbinical school of Gamaliel. Gamaliel was the most famous rabbi who is mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 5:34). Gamaliel soon discovered Saul was an enthusiastic student and expected great things from him. He felt that ... had a real love for learning the scriptures and worship. When Saul was in his mid-twenties he went home to Tarsus. Saul left Jerusalem with the knowledge and experiences he learned from Gamaliel's school. Saul did not believe Jesus was the Messiah because Jesus often denounced the Pharisees and seemed to oppose all their rules. He had once heard that Jesus taught the people to disobey the rabbis and ...
- 2965: Isaiah 10:1-6 The Hebrews Prophets: Isaiah & Amos
- ... eating with thyne hands...the powers tocreate...cars...televisions. computers...telephones...steeling...killing...assaulting...raping...adultery. I myself look forward to the day when I do not have to work two jobs and go to school, to have a good house, a family, a nice car, to live happy. Now ask me have I eaten with my hands, or walked to school or read the newspaper instead of watched tv. Yes, to realize the best things in life are for free! So how can one judge them? How can they pay for their sins. is it the ...
- 2966: Hard Times
- ... what drop in the social ocean shall be free!" Dickens' has a more exact view of the educational system from a speech on November 5, 1857 he states, "I don't like that sort of school - and I have seen a great many of these latter times - where the bright childish imagination is utterly discouraged,. . . . . where I have never seen among pupils, whether boys or girls, anything but little parrots and ... not aware of such a system being in operation anywhere in England. They believed that there might have been too great a part of the studies dedicated to mythology, literature, and history. "In almost every school in the kingdom passages of our finest poets are learned by heart; and Shakespeare and Walter Scott were among the Penates." It was their opinion that schools such as the one that Gradgrind governed were ...
- 2967: Cartoon Violence
- ... has other negative effects. A study done in 1974 concluded that seeing violence on television, including in cartoons, might lead children to accept more aggressive behavior in others. So, a child may accept that the school bully beats him up every day because he saw a child get beat up by a bully in a cartoon. Also, cartoon violence may make children fearful that the real world is as violent as it is in cartoons (15). Do we want America's children growing up to believe that it is alright for the school bullies to beat them up or that things that happen in cartoons happen in the real world? The answer is no. It is just not healthy for children. Those who oppose this argument have a ...
- 2968: Good Versus Evil: Wars in A Separate Peace
- ... deals with throughout the book, the battles with Finny. We learn as the story begins that Gene and Finny are best friends. They go almost everywhere together and they even share a room at their school. We enter the story at what is called a "summer session" which could be described as today's equivalent of summer school. But, as the story unfolds, we are forced to ask ourselves, are they friends as the appear to be at the start of the novel or are they mortal enemies as Gene begins to hint ...
- 2969: The Outsiders
- ... He really does love Ponyboy. All the guys in the gangs have girlfriends to be with. Sodapop kept it a secret, but one night he told Pony that after his girlfriend, Sandy gets out of school he wants to marry Sandy. He really does love her and wants to wait. He and Pony also decide that is may be a good idea to wait till Pony gets out of school, because Soda doesnt want to leave Darry with the bills to pay.
- 2970: J.D. Salinger
- ... American short story writer and novelist. He was born on January 1, 1919 and is still alive at the age of 81. J.D. Salinger was born and raised in Manhattan. He went to prep school at Valley Forge Military Academy from 1934-1936. He spent 5 months in Europe when he was 18 or 19 years old. Then, in 1937 and 1938 he studied at Ursinus College and New York ... characters that he writes about in this situation is Holden Caufield in The Catcher in the Rye. He starts off in a bad situation because he has just flunked out of his third private boarding school. He finally gives up life on his own in Manhattan and returns home in solitude where he finds happiness. The critics found these situations that the characters were in debatable (Hamilton 113). In "Franny and ...
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