Childhood is packed with memories of events and activities that have touched their lives. These events have shaped them into the person that they are today. For me, it was attending Vacation Bible School from the time I was in pre-school until I was in the sixth grade. I truly believe that I would b...

The last line of the Lord's prayer is, "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit." It is a key line in the Christian religion. The intention of this is reminding one of where we came from and to thank Jesus Christ for giving his life to remove humanitie's sin. ...

The Holy Bible is a book written by man, which tells us the word of God. It was written almost two thousand years ago, in a language nothing like our own. It has been translated into thousands of languages in thousands of versions. Yet, people continue to read it, and practice its teachings, o...

Literature and art have led a close and mutually influential relationship through the ages. Literary works have influenced a predominant majority of artists from the great to the lesser and common. Michelangelo is considered by many as the greatest artist of the Renaissance and one who was also grea...

Members of Congress: I am writing in reference to the possible upcoming technology of cloning humans and altering DNA tissue makeup of the unborn child. This issue will come before Congress for approval or disapproval in the near future. This technology would allow scientists to alter the t...

Evolution is described as a gradual change. That is what many scientists believe about the earth, it evolved over many years to the earth we know today. All things were just formed through this very complicated ever changing process. The word evolution also refers to the formation and development o...

Religion is a subject that has never and will never be completely agreed upon by society. With countless different religions flourishing in the world, each with infinitely differing beliefs, this is far from surprising. Because of these innumerable differences between religions, many things have bec...

Creation vs. Evolution I believe God is the Creator of life. It says in Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth." I think God is the Creator if you just look around and the order and sophisticated. Everything is too dang complex for it to come about by rand...

NEWBERY WINNER BOOK REVIEW Jacob Have I Loved Author - Katherine Paterson Summary: This is a very heartwarming story of thirteen-year-old twins Caroline and Louise Bradshaw who live on Rass Island located on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland in the 1940's during World War II. Louise perceives her...

Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626) once said, "Knowledge and human power are synonymous." Perhaps most definitive of the span of time from 1450-1600 is the shift of human power, and the most significant aspect of development the expansion of the collective knowledge of the common people. The ...

The Old Testament, no matter what religion, is the same. The Hebrew Bible, among the others, contains texts of violence, and especially the abuse of women, and talks that most people would conclude to be pornographic, and quite horrific. The main discussion of the twenty first century would be t...

Creation or Evolution? Where did we come from? Did God create our incredible world in six days, and do we all descend from Adam and Eve? Or was the universe created billions of years ago, possibly by a "Big Bang", with all living things evolving from a single organism? These questions hav...

In its essence religion is a set of beliefs, traditions, and practices that define the way in which people worship GOD. Its purpose is to create an individual connection with oneself and with GOD. Religion, when kept pure, has done remarkable things for mankind. But when it becomes corrupt, it is re...

THE STUDY OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL IS THE STUDY OF PROPHECY, AND AS SUCH DEALS WITH THE FUTURE. IN STUDYING THESE, WE AS CHRISTIANS, CAN GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BIBLE AND OF GOD. THROUGH THIS STUDY AN UNDERSTANDING IS OBTAINED OF THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE FORCES OF GOOD AND EVIL, AND...

Science Fiction Turns Reality Hundreds of movies and books are based on the fear for clones. In 1997 "Dolly," the first cloned mammal, was created and no longer was cloning considered Science Fiction. "The public responses to Dolly the sheep varied but, from President Clinton...

The film Prince of Egypt did a wonderful job at filling in the details of Moses' life. While many scenes were added to the biblical narrative, the film's poetic license needed to create some of the interaction between Joseph and his older brother Ramses in order for the characters to find ...

A Moral Issue of Murder Capital punishment is an issue that has long been debated amongst Americans. We have been questioning the morality of "an Eye For an Eye" way of thinking. Many say that serious crimes deserve serious punishments such as death, where others view death to be an unj...

Brenda Barry Persuasive Essay English 101 Fran Pliskin Solving the Mystery of Life Take a look at yourself. You're here. That much you know. You pinch yourself. It hurts. Yes, you are here. You can think. Two plus two equals four. You are a conscious being and to whatever degree, a th...