Q Awards Essays

  • Free Things They Carried Essays: Instinct

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    Human Instinct in The Things They Carried Fear is a strong emotion that is constantly haunting the minds of the men in Tim O'Brien's book, The Things They Carried. Fear is handled by different men in different ways. However, through the characters of Dave Jenson and Lee Struck in "Enemies" and "Friends," two opposing reactions can be seen. HCAL defines cultural studies as something that can "...either create community or cause division and alienation"(240). By using cultural studies it is possible

  • Short Story: The Princess Of The Prince

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    Since early childhood, every girl dreams to be she recognized as special princess of her prince and waits for the most important event in her life, which is a meeting with her charming prince sooner or later. These types of dreams for girls are a fantasy of meeting their prince, and here at this point, the truth should be considered just in key words that sooner or later every girl meets her life partner (prince). For some, this meeting happens very early and sometimes so early that girls could not

  • Musical Theatre Evaluation

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    Eisner, witnessed Paige O’Hara (The original voice of belle) and Jerry Orbach (The original voice of Lumiere) perform musical highlights of the film at an awards presentation. The show was produced quite quickly and previews began on March the 9th, 1994, and with good reviews it ran for 5461 performances. Its success was backed up with many award nominations at the Tony’s, such as best musical, best book of a musical, best original score and best costume design to which it won. It could be said that

  • Elements of Comedy in The Simpsons

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    variety of stereotypes through its characters. People can relate to the stereotypes. Many of the characters are recognizable by name from week to week, and those that arenÕt either take the form of a stereotyped profession, or the typical John Q. Public. The result is rather amusing as everyone from the nerdy scientist to the ambulance-chasing lawyer makes appearances. Another reason "The Simpsons" has lasted so long is that much of its comedy comes from takeoffs and parodies of other shows

  • Alexander Hamilton: Traditional Form Of Hip Hop Music

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    After performing the popular and diverse musical, Hairspray this fall it is imperative that the choice of musical for the next fall semester prove that the productions performed at this college only get better every year. Performing a musical that is new and risky may be the key to making next year's production even better. I wholeheartedly endorse the musical Hamilton. Hamilton is a musical about the founding father, Alexander Hamilton told non-traditionally through hip hop stylings. Hamilton is

  • Beatitudes In The Gospel Of Matthew 9

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    Our lesson starts off with this statement that say’s if we know something about the Pastor delivering our Sunday sermon; we will enjoy the sermon that much more. That sounded like a very logical statement. Don’t we place more value on the statements of someone we know is truthful and sincere? We will also place a greater value in what a person tells us if we see them living a life that sets a good example in their daily lives? I remember Grace Perry a pastor’s wife making a statement about her husband

  • Death on the Cross

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    INTRODUCTION For centuries, the canon narratives of the crucifixion and resurrection have been told through various Medias. The interpretations of these essential scriptures were influenced and shaped by the theological perspectives of the era they were formulated. The rendered expressions functioned as confessions of faith, teaching instruments, sources of devotion, expressions of individual piety and hermeneutical reflections.1 The passion and resurrection narratives are fundamental to Christian

  • The Two Gospel Theory

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    Christians all over the world disagree on many topics relating to the life of Jesus among other biblical characters and the debate about which gospel was written first is no exception. Many Christian faiths today believe that the gospel according to Mark was the first book written and they use what is called the two document theory to explain their belief. There are many reasons to accept this hypothesis as truth, however there are many who still believe that the book of Matthew was written first

  • Comparing the Synoptic Gospels

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    Comparing the Synoptic Gospels Should one fully read the opening four Gospels of the New Testament, he or she can find many similar patterns of literature and themes affording much attention to detail and study. This is what someone such as Merriam Webster would define as the ?Synoptic Gospels?. So, what are and how can we explain the differences and similarities among synoptic authors Matthew, Mark, Luke, and the gospel, John? Which Book was written first? To what extent did the Evangelists

  • The Sermon on the Mountain

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    The word of Jesus found in Luke 6:20-26 are the opening statements of His Sermon on the Plain. As with any other passage there are translation differences, literary, historical, linguistic, economic and sociological backgrounds for this passage. It is sometimes difficult to discern the original, or real, meaning of biblical passages and Luke 6:20-26, and beatitudes in general, are no different. The Sermon on the Mount, found in Mark 5-7, is generally referred to as the greatest sermon ever preached

  • Psychology Applied to John Q. Archibald

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    affects certain behaviors and psychological changes in an individual. In the film, “John Q.”, the main character, John Q. Archibald, who is played by Denzel Washington, experiences a sudden life change when his son, Michael Archibald, is suddenly diagnosed with cardiomegaly. Cardiomegaly is an abnormal enlargement of the heart and requires a heart transplant for long term survival. In the beginning of the movie, John Q. Archibald’s wife’s car was repossessed due to non-payment, his hours were reduced

  • Jesus and the Kingdom of Heaven

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    Jesus and the Kingdom of Heaven The Gospel of Thomas is unlike any other scripture written about Jesus. It is a collection of Jesus' secret sayings that only someone who actually knew him, like his "twin", would be able to recount. Jesus, in the Gospel of Thomas, is a teacher that points his followers in the direction of the Kingdom of Heaven. He explains that the kingdom is a place with no poverty, where all is revealed and that it is already inside and around them but they must learn

  • The Gospel of Luke

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    Gospels are not boring and serious like I had anticipated them to be. I think this is going to encourage me to read more! Works Cited http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_Luke_portray_Jesus_in_his_Gospel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_according_to_Luke http://images.acswebnetworks.com/1/591/GospelofLuketext2.pdf http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Whom_was_the_Gospel_of_Luke_written_to

  • The Synoptic Gospels

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    The Synoptic Gospels are composed of the gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke. These three gospels covered many of the same stories; yet, they disagree with each other on various details within certain stories. Also, numerous events that are in Mark, is not in Matthew or Luke and vice versa. Many historians have concluded that Mark was the first of the three gospels written and that Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source to their own gospels. The Synoptic Gospels were first written in Greek, which

  • Comparing God's Presence In Gospel Of Matthew And The Book Of Exodus

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    God uses Jesus to help the population in all different ways. Jesus helps the blind see, he clothes the poor, and overall, can cure anyone who is worthy. God shows his presence through Jesus so the people of earth have someone to follow. Even today we see God work his wonders even without the presence of Jesus. God shows miracles which no one would believe if they were not reality. God’s presence in the world is mediated through nature and reality as seen in the readings of The Gospel of Matthew

  • Come Ye Disconsolate Thomas Moore Analysis

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    Upon going through personal tragedy from the death of his family, Irish poet, and songwriter, Thomas Moore (1779-1852) wrote these prolific words in the song, ‘Come, Ye Disconsolate,’ “Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.” In keeping with that quote, the ‘Beatitudes’ found in the book of Matthew 5:3-11, shows how the lowly at heart, can be blessed with the Kingdom of God. Growing up (not in poverty, but just below the middle class), and in the church, the ‘Beatitudes’ were taught in a

  • The Factors That Affect the Strength of an Electromagnet

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    That Affect the Strength of an Electromagnet Planning What I am trying to find out? My aim is to find out the factors that affect the strength of an electromagnet. What I am going to do? Equipment list q Power pack q (Soft) Iron core q Wire q Paper clips [IMAGE] Method In my investigation I am going to see how many paper clips an electromagnet can pick up, varying how many times a wire is wrapped around an iron core. 1. I will connect the wire to

  • Care Ethicist and Virtue Theorist

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    decision. I will also discuss how some of the characters use the theory of care ethicist (care ethicist is to treat others as a human being fairly or equally) and virtue theorist (virtue theorist is doing the hard thing). My movie analysis is on John Q. John Q. Archibald (care ethicists) is an ordinary man who works at a factory and takes care of his family. His wife Denise and young son Michael are his world. But when Michael falls seriously ill and needs an emergency heart transplant operation that

  • The Synoptic Problem

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    The Synoptic Problem The synoptic problem is that of considering which of the 3 synoptic gospels. Matthew, Mark and Luke was written first and perhaps which gospel was written aided via the other and/or which writer used the questionable Q source. It is believed that there is a literary connection between the gospels as there is an obvious verbal agreement that suggests some kind of interdependence between them all. It is believed that these similarities have arisen because i. All

  • Caravaggio's First Inspiration of St. Matthew

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    Michelangelo Caravaggio, the great Baroque painter of the seventeenth century, was always an artist under scrutiny. His style, the subject matter of his paintings, and how he chose to depict his subjects, was often criticized and rejected by his patrons. In a journal article written by Troy Thomas, entitled "Expressive Aspects of Caravaggio's First Inspiration of Saint Matthew", these rejected paintings are discussed. The article focuses on the themes of these rejected works, but namely Inspiration