The Facts This was my first encounter with the Monastery of the Holy Spirit. I chose the Monastery because it was the only place that I haven’t visited on the list of samples. I also enjoyed the scenic, ten-minute drive to the Monastery. At first, I was simply blown away by the beautiful landscape. When I stepped out of my car, I remember feeling this sense of peace. Before I even went inside, I started walking the trail that leads to the retreat. All I could think about was how beautiful the place…

15. How did spirits help build America? Spirits helped build America in many ways. Rum in particular had always been favored drink by Americans, however in the late seventeenth century, New Englanders began importing raw molasses so they could distill their own rum at a lesser cost. This became an extremely profitable business and arguably helped America come one step closer to independence as they deviated away from British rule and became self-sufficient. In addition, when the British passed the…

William Wordsworth is considered as one of the “pillars that shaped early English Romantic movement. (Staroň 4)” and the most recognized romantic poems that he wrote is the Lucy poems. The Lucy poems contains five series of poems entitled “A slumber did my spirit seal”, “She dwelt among the untrodden ways”, “Strange fits of passion have I known”, “Three years she grew in sun and shower” and “I travelled among unknown men” which were arranged in a series by poem experts that studied Wordsworth poems. For…

a major milestone. Occurring over a year ago, my high school graduation took place on that day, and because of my family, it is a very special day in my life. Senior year is often occupied with various class exclusive activities—prom, class field trips, football games—all events that screamed school spirit. My own school spirit was barely a whisper as I began my junior year at Lee Davis High School, and this was due to my family moving following my sophomore year at Varina High school. All of…

My knowledge and understanding of the Holy Spirit began later than would be expected for someone who was raised in the church since birth. I grew up in a tradition that, due to fears over the exaltation of emotionality in some charismatic movements, responded by practically ignoring the third part of the Trinity. While I knew the three names that made up the Trinity, the Holy Spirit was some forgotten concept that languished because revealing it might lead to excess. In some ways, I think that fear…

The Spirit of Antonia in My Antonia The life of Antonia Shimerdas, the main character in Willa Cather's My Antonia, could easily be judged a failure. Perhaps measures of wealth, career, beauty and love fall short when held next to Antonia. If one could categorize life by that unnamable light or spirit which Antonia never loses, she would surpass all who belittle her achievements in other areas. Where the spirit comes from, no one can say. “Perhaps an ethereal or god-like being…

Prior to this class my understanding of the Holy Spirit was that it was a somewhat mystical and mysterious force that was a part of the Trinity. I had major misconceptions of the Holy Spirit’s power, role, and purpose for the everyday life of Christians. The Holy Spirit was something that was not to be prayed to or something that was what Pentecostals subscribed to. My beliefs were wholly and seriously wrong. What I have come to learn and believe is that the Holy Spirit witnesses to God’s people…

Introduction My spirit felt ill at ease while learning about the Gospel Order during our on-site class discussion last June. The Holy Spirit convicted me of being at fault for taking the act of worship lightly and getting too comfortable. Likewise, the Holy Spirit persuaded me to consider the reason we gather for worship and whether we are telling God’s story. I began this doctoral journey under the assumption that I knew a great deal about worship. Coming from a Latino church where God’s presence…

values and traditions that conflict a person’s decision in life. However, having different cultures make one interesting to learn about and explore the cultures. Cultures define my life with romance, traditions, language, and friendship. The autobiography I chose is “Korea is My Heart and My Soul, America is My Mind and Spirit” by Leah Lee. It is about a woman whose conflict is with herself, her Korean and American cultures, and her values. The article I chose is “Living in Two Cultures” by Andrew…

his lyrical ballads, wrote “A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal.” Although not initially intended, the poem eventually became part of a series labeled as the “Lucy Poems.” The five poems, in some way or another, address loss, separation, and their connection to nature. Recent analyses have yielded interesting results in interpreting the poem. Because of the ambiguity present within the lines, varying interpretations have emerged. As it turns out, “A slumber did my spirit seal” is not just a poem, as most…