The scripture block that I chose is found in Alma 46:1-21. After reading this scripture, I decided to further my understanding of the principles taught in these verses so that I could learn how to become more like Moroni in being bold and raising my own Title of Liberty. In the previous chapters, at around 74 B.C., Moroni was made captain of the Nephites at age twenty-five and led the Nephite armies to victory over the Lamanites. At the beginning of chapter 46, Amalikiah, "a man of cunning device
Alma 36 is one of my favorite chapters in the Book of Mormon because of the personal meaning it has in my life. It is a great story filled with lessons, and if you look you can even find a chiasmus. After returning from his mission to the Zoramites Alma calls all of his sons together and spoke with them one by one giving them council and commandments in what could be looked at as a missionary exit interview. Chapter 36 is part of that “Missionary exit interview” with his oldest son, Heleman.
This book is filled with many different stories from many different characters, such as Angel, Alma, and Alex. Angel is the smallest kid in his family, and he has a big brother named Weasel. Weasel always plays tricks on Angel, and Angel hates it. One day while Angel was taking a shower Weasel came out of nowhere and took a picture of Angel in the shower, at least Angel covered his body with the shower curtains. Weasel threated Angel to give him 20 dollars or else he’ll show the picture to every
as well. Nicole Krauss’s book, The History of Love, is really about loss. Leo Gursky, the author of the book within Krauss’s book, has many losses to deal with. He has lost his one love, Alma Mereminsky; his son, Isaac; his book, part of his heart, and himself. Leo Gursky fell in love with Alma Mereminsky when he was only ten years old. They grew up together in love, but a day came when Alma took the opportunity to move to America. When Leo finally made it to America, Alma was committed to another
racism, and so much more that comes with being a different skin color. In the book The Book of Unknown Americans, Cristina Henriquez explores those experiences I just listed through the characters in the book. Finance is one of the biggest issues immigrants face. In the book the Toro family somewhat struggled with money, as Rafael was the only one supporting the family. When Rafael thought he was going to get a job,
In the novel, “The Book of Unknown Americans,” by Cristina Henriquez, she writes about the life of peoples migrating from Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela and many similar Spanish-speaking countries to the United States. This novel talks in deep about the hardships faced by such peoples. Many characters are involved to make this story interesting. But the story mainly revolves around Alma and Mayor. Alma is married to Arturo Rivera and belongs to Mexico. Also, she is the mother of Maribel. Basically
other kids. Alma struggled with having to act more ladylike and having her mother with her. For example, “I vowed to never grow up to be a woman helpless like my mother, but then I didn’t realize the kind of guts it often took for her to just keep standing where she was.” Alma is saying that
We have all heard the saying, “What goes around comes around”, in this particular book, “This Is How You Lose Her” written by Junot Diaz, the main character Yunior learns firsthand what it is like to have karma served to him on a cold silver platter. Throughout this book Yunior has several polygamous relationships with different women. He cheats on them, and lies to them, all the time thinking that this is what love is. Yunior did not have a father figure to show him how to treat women or the difference
appears there are only two options presented at the time for women in this novel; they can either be a prostitute or a housewife. Alma Schmidt and Karen Holmes are two examples of the oppression that women face in From Here to Eternity, which places Alma as a whore and Karen as a housewife. Both women are controlled and live in a society were men are dominate. Alma and Karen struggle to find their individuality and identities through much of the novel and both women have negative self-images of
infidelity and jealousy (Kets de Vries, 2015). The book, This Is How You Lose Her was written by Diaz Junot in 2012. It is a collection of short stories revolving around male and female relationships, love, culture, masculinity and infidelity. The nine short stories included in the book are Nilda, Alma, Flaca, The Cheater's Guide to Love, Miss Lora, Invierno, Otravida, Otravez, The Pura Principle and The Sun, The Moon, The Stars. Furthermore, this book is about a protagonist known as Yunior who is a
In the novel “The Book of Unknown Americans” by Cristina Henriquez, one of the most remarkable themes is the American dream of the Rivera family. Alma Rivera- one of the two main characters’s perspective in the novel’s first three chapters illustrate her and her family– the Mexican immigrants’ hopes for their new life in America. It is interesting to learn that the theme “American dream” in this book is one typical example of the immigrants who hold high hopes for a better life in America that they
think Alma was the only character that struggled with guilt in the book. Alma’s struggle was the most evident though. She was constantly worried and thought everything that has happened to their family, including Maribel’s accident, was solely her fault. However, toward the end of the book, Arturo revealed that he shared some of this same guilt. He told Alma that he was the one who allowed them to come with him the day of the accident, but neither of them knew what would happen. He told Alma that
life. However, during the summer, Lucas lands Cullen a date with Alma Elber who has just returned to Lily after a divorce. Unwillingly, Cullen agrees to go on a date, but when he gets home he is worried to find that Gabriel has gone missing. Cullen spends the whole summer trying to find Gabriel only to come up empty
After reading The Book of the Unknown Americans, I realized how difficult immigrating to the United States can be. I am an immigrant also, so just reading the story makes me relate to many problems immigrants experience relocating to a different country. Immigrants often face many issues and difficulties, but for some it is all worth it, but for others there comes a point in time where they have to go back to their hometown. Alma and Arturo Rivera came to the United States to better their life, but
Alma sat on the bank of the river, the moonlight reflecting off the calm surface a comfort to her. She had dried off with the dirty clothes, quickly pulled on her other clean change. It had taken a lot of work to get the tangles combed out of her hair, but now it lay down her back as smooth as she could make it. Beside her, hung on some low branches of a bush, were the clothes she’d washed out. Her wedding day things and the torn and dirty ones from their hurried trek over Cumberland Mountain. In
The Importance Of The Book Of Mormon. In the mission I learned something that certainly changed my view of the scriptures and especially the Book of Mormon. In the Mission I learned the importance of the Holy Spirit in the work, "if we do not have the Spirit we can not teach". By studying the scriptures we read in Romans 10:17, the Apostle Paul tells us that "faith is by hearing and hearing is by the word of God," and in the book Preach My Gospel chapter 3, in the lesson 3 in the beginning of the
Krauss’s The History of Love is a fascinating tale of interwoven narratives compelling the reader to consider how axial developments in one’s life can both transform and hold one back. On the surface of this book, the plot follows a Polish Jewish locksmith named Leo who has come to America in search of Alma Merminski, an old love he met during his youth in Europe. These characters are connected by Zvi Litvinoff, a novelist who has published Leo’s writing under his own name by translating it from Yiddish
section above, it is obvious that changes have been made. Elements have both been added as well as subtracted. I enjoyed the greater focus on the relationship between Ennis and his elder daughter, Alma Junior (only in the film’s version). There is a particularly touching scene not included in the book when as a child she asks to be able to live with him rather than her mother after their divorce. However, Ennis refuses,
the character Alma is seen having a parallel to Blanche. Also in the year 1937, Tennessee's sister Rose is institutionalized for schizophrenia. Typically patients with schizophrenia are at times progressive, at times intermediate and can regress at anytime. They also show a tendency toward deterioration, and memory disturbance. Knowing that Tennessee grew up around a person of this nature helps to explain the "Blanche DuBois" character and all of the other characters such as Alma who relate to
looking for better jobs. People may leave behind family, communities, memories, places they’ve lived their entire lives. However, this is all necessary to achieve a common goal: a better future. Cristina Henrquez demonstrates this in her novel, The Book of Unknown Americans. Throughout the novel, Henrquez uses literary devices to illustrate how when a family makes sacrifices, they end up leaving behind familiar environments, but it’s necessary to ensure a better future. Throughout the